III. Practice.

Exercise 1. Express your surprise using the word “really” as in the Model.

He is speaking English. Is he really speaking English?

Model:

 

 

1. This teacher is teaching English. 2. He is writing French words. 3. The students are studying grammar. 4. John is looking at the teacher. 5. She is speaking on the phone. 6. The girl is cooking dinner. 7. It is raining. 8. They are discussing something.

Exercise 2. Object to the statements given below. Use the phrases:No, it is not so. I am afraid you are wrong. I can’t agree with you.

We are studying English. No, it is not so. We are not studying English.

Model:

 

1. The students are translating a new text. 2. I am waiting for my friends. 3. She is registering a letter. 4. He is reading the newspaper now. 5. The boy is smoking a cigarette. 6. The baby is sleeping. 7. The friends are talking. 8. The young woman is buying sweets.