Dialogue. Vocabulary: to hide Keep quiet. Don’t worry. to have a look Nancy: Harold!

«The Smugglers»

Vocabulary: to hide Keep quiet. Don’t worry. to have a look

Nancy: Harold!

Harold: Yes?

Nancy: Look! There are two men on the beach.

Harold: Yes, you are right. Goodness, they are climbing up to the castle.

Nancy: Come on, Harold. Let’s get away from here.

Harold: It’s too late. We must hide somewhere. There, behind that wall. Come on, quick.

Nancy: Do you think they are the smugglers?

Harold: Yes, I think so.

Nancy: Look, they are coming. Oh, Harold.

Harold: Keep quiet and don’t talk. Shhsh.

Smuggler 1: Well, Jack, where are those boxes?

Smuggler 2: This way. Come along.

Smuggler 1: It’s a good place to hide the drugs.

Smuggler 2: Yes, nobody knows this place. This way. Come along.

Nancy: What are they doing?

Harold: I can’t see them. They are in the cellar.

Nancy: Good, let’s run down to the farm now.

Harold: No, we must wait. If we run away now, they’ll hear us.

Nancy: Oh, Harold. I’m really afraid.

Harold: Keep quiet, Nancy. Don’t worry. There they are again.

Nancy: And with the drugs.

Harold: Hush.

Smuggler 1: Are these all the boxes, Jack?

Smuggler 2: Yes, that’s the lot. Let’s take them to the boat. We haven’t got much time.

Smuggler 1: Yes, the captain of «The Dolphin» doesn’t like waiting.

Nancy: What are they doing with the boxes?

Harold: They are carrying them to the beach.

Nancy: What shall we do?

Harold: I’ll have a look. Stay here, Nancy.

Nancy: Oh, no. I’m coming with you. I don’t want to stay here alone. Can you see anything?

Harold: Yes, there’s a boat down there. It looks like a speed-boat. There she goes. The police are too late.

Nancy: One of the smugglers was talking about the captain of «the dolphin».

Harold: The dolphin? Wait, that must be the name of the smuggler’s ship.

Nancy: They must be taking the drugs to that ship then.

Harold: Right. Come on, Nancy, to the farm. The police must be there by now. There’s the farm.

Peter: Hello.

Nancy: Oh, at last. Peter and Uncle David.

David: Hello, Nancy! Hello, Harold! What’s happening?

Harold: The smugglers were in the castle.

David: The smugglers?

Harold: Yes, they went away by speed-boat.

David: By speed-boat, of all the bad luck.

Nancy: And with the drugs.

David: Oh, blast!

Nancy: What about the hovercraft? Father is on duty this afternoon.

Peter: And he has got a radio on board.

David: That’s a good idea. Back to the car.

Grammar Notes: Forms and Patterns.

1. Formulas of Politeness

a)	Will Would	you	take me down to Park Road	,	please?	Of course. Certainly.
	Could	pass me the salt	,	please?	Here you are.

b)

Give me some more tea Please, pass me the sugar

,

will you?

Here you are. Of course. Certainly.

c)

Would Do

you mind

holding the door open?

Not at all. Of course not.

d)

Would you mind

my (me) shutting the door? if I shut the door?

Not at all. Of course not.

e)	Shall	I get you a taxi? we all go to the pictures tonight?	Please do. Yes, let’s.
	Let’s go	,	shall we?	All right.

2. The Conditionals

A. The First Conditional

e.g.	I’ll come at 8.00 if you phone me.

(a) Form:	Ö	If it rains, I’ll stay at home.
	?	What will you do if you don’t find a job?
	x	If I don’t find it, I’ll phone you.

(b) Meaning: We use the first conditional to express a possible condition and a probable result.

B. The Second Conditional

e.g.	If I had enough money, I’d eat in restaurants all the time. If I saw a ghost, I’d run away.

(a) Form:	Ö	If I won some money, I’d travel around the world.
	?	What would you do if you had £1,000?
	x	If I saw a ghost, I wouldn’t talk to it.

(b) Meaning: We use the second conditional to talk about things that are not real or not probable now.

C. The Third Conditional

e.g.	If you had asked me, I would have helped you. (But you didn’t, so I didn’t)

(a) Form:	Ö	If the weather had been better, we would have gone to the sea.
	?	What would you have said, if Mary had seen you?
	x	If she hadn’t gone skiing, she wouldn’t have fallen and broken her leg.

(b) Meaning: We use the third conditional to talk about unreal past events – things that didn’t happen.

3. Ing-forms: Gerund and Present Participle

A. We use Participle I (e.g. playing, walking, worrying) as a verb in the continuous forms.

e.g. Where is Sally? – She’ s playing tennis.

We also use Participle I in the function of an attribute.

e.g. It’s a worrying problem.

We can use Participle I in the function of an adverbial modifier.

e.g. I hurt my leg playing tennis.

We also use Participle I as a part of complex object after the verbs

	see, hear, feel, watch, listen to, notice
	e.g. I heard them going out.

B. We use Gerund (e.g. talking, drinking, reading) as subject of the sentence or as object of the sentence.

e.g. Skiing can be dangerous. I enjoy walking in the countryside.

4. Pronouns “both, either, neither”

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+

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s

or

s

r

r

both

either

neither

e.g. Rosemary has two children. Both are married. Would you like tea or coffee? You can have either. Neither of my parents is English.

Drills

Drill 1.	Could you switch on the light, please? · Certainly. (Of course) · Sorry, I’m afraid I can’t at the moment.
	1. post this letter for me 2. switch on the TV for me 3. answer the phone 4. pass the menu 5. tell me where the hospital is 6. hold the door open for me	7. dial a number for me 8. translate a letter for me 9. deliver some flowers for me 10. show me how to do this 11. make me a copy of that 12. do the cooking tonight

Drill 2.	Can I have a sandwich, please? · Of course you can. · No, you can’t. I’m afraid.
	1. a look at your newspaper 2. a slice of toast 3. some potatoes 4. an orange 5. some fruit	6. something to eat 7. another cup of coffee 8. one of those biscuits 9. a bit of advice 10. a little more time

Drill 3.	Would you mind doing the washing up, please? · Not at all. · Of course not.
	1. waiting a moment 2. coming back later 3. helping this lady with her bags 4. paying cash 5. telling them that I called	6. closing the door behind you 7. doing the shopping on your way home 8. helping me 9. coming ten minutes before the we leave 10. telling me when you’re ready

Drill 4.	Do you mind if I wash the car? · No, I don’t mind if you wash the car.
	1. Do you mind if he writes letters? 2. Do you mind if they paint the door? 3. Do you mind if she reads a book?	4. Do you mind if I carry the suitcase? 5. Do you mind if he builds the house? 6. Do you mind if they sweep the floor?

Drill 5.	Shall we go for a swim? · Yes, let’s. · No, I’d rather we didn’t.
	1. drive to the coast 2. have a meal out this evening 3. travel first class 4. have a holiday in Egypt 5. talk about something different now 6. borrow the money from the bank	7. take a later train 8. call a taxi 9. go and see a film 10. ask Bill to help 11. take a winter holiday for a change 12. take a week off in July

Drill 6.	Do you want to stay? · Yes, let me stay please?
	1. Do you want to sit down? 2. Do you want to go? 3. Do you want to wash?	4. Do you want to sleep? 5. Do you want to eat? 6. Do you want to drink?

Drill 7.	You will tell Tom, won’t you? · Well, if I see him I’ll tell him. · Yes, I’ll tell him as soon as he comes in.
	1. ask Peter 2. thank John 3. pay Ann 4. remind Mary 5. invite her 6. congratulate them	7. discuss it with George 8. explain the situation to Nancy 9. speak to Harold 10. warn the children 11. apologize to George 12. kiss him

Drill 8.	I want to go to Ascot. · I shouldn’t go to Ascot if I were you.
1. I want to tell the truth. 2. I want to come back. 3. I want to join the club.	4. I want to stay here. 5. I want to leave immediately. 6. I want to smash his face.

Drill 9.	Tom is on holiday now. I expect he is sitting on the beach. · If I were on holiday, I would be sitting on the beach too.
1. sailing 2. gardening 3. lying in a hammock 4. fishing 5. camping 6. sight-seeing	7. playing tennis 8. swimming 9. painting pictures 10. watching a football match 11. sun-bathing 12. taking photographs

Drill 10.	I think I’ll have to ask someone else to help me. · I’m afraid so. I would help you if I could.
	1. meet me 2. see me off 3. wait for me 4. show me the way 5. fix it for me 6. translate it 7. give me a lift	8. carry it for me 9. find me a job 10. babysit 11. do it 12. drive me 13. show me how to do it 14. explain it to me

Drill 11.

I was sitting in the park. I was writing a letter. · I was sitting in the park writing a letter.

1. The woman was driving along. She was listening to her car radio.

2. I arrived at the examination hall. I was feeling very nervous.

3. He came into the room. He was carrying a suitcase.

4. They were walking down the street. They were holding a book.

5. She was sitting in an armchair. She was reading a book.

6. Jill was lying on the bed. She was crying.

7. I got home. I was feeling very tired.

8. The old man was walking along the street. He was talking to himself.

Drill 12.

Jim was playing tennis. He hurt his arm. · Jim hurt his arm playing tennis.

1. Ann was watching television. She fell asleep.

2. The man slipped. He was getting off the bus.

3. The boy was crossing the road. He was knocked over.

4. He fell off a ladder. He was changing a light bulb.

5. Dick burnt himself. He was cooking his dinner.

6. He broke a cup. He was doing the washing-up.

7. He ran out of petrol. He was driving to work.

8. She lost her keys. She was getting out of her car.

Drill 13.	He reads a lot. · He likes reading.
	1. We play a lot. 2. She dances a lot. 3. I swim a lot. 4. They sing a lot.	5. You sleep a lot. 6. He drives a lot. 7. I sail a lot.
Drill 14.	He left school and went to university. · After leaving school he went to University.

1. He studied for three years but failed his exams.

2. He worked in an office for a while and then emigrated to Australia.

3. He tried several jobs and then he became a farmer.

4. He made a lot of money and decided to go home for a holiday.

5. He arrived in England and married an old girlfriend.

6. He met his old friends and didn’t want to go back again.

7. He left school and went to university.

8. He sold his farm and bought a business in England.