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8. Katty won’t go to the party so late, because she doesn’t want to provoke her father’s negative reaction and catch his disapproving look on herself.
9. If you drop this sculpture here now, a huge bang will wake up the whole house.
10. Her overcritical stare won’t influence my self-evaluation.
11. It’s not a good idea to tell him jokes and entertain now, nothing will console him, until he gets over the critical moment by himself.
12. Betty didn’t believe that her brother could hurt somebody deliberately.
III Complete the sentences using will or be going to in the appropriate form.
1. They _________________ give their son a broad education, so they _______________ hire several tutors to teach him sciences and languages.
2. Andrew _________________ play with his friends in the yard later, he _____________do sums first.
3. Look out! I _________________ collect the fragments of the broken glass.
4. The guy _____________ enter the University, that is why he studies so hard.
5. She __________________ bring the presents tomorrow before our cousin’s birthday party.
6. Your teacher hopes that you __________________ write the essay about modern art in time.
7. “I expect you __________________ tidy the game room up and keep it in order”, Tommy’s mother said in a quiet voice.
8. Robert says that he (not) ________________ listen to his aunt and obey her orders when she visits their house.
9. On Friday the family __________________get together in this light spacious living room around the table under the splendid fine glass chandelier to celebrate granny’s anniversary.
10. “I ________________hide from mum behind the cream curtains! Don’t give me away!” Tommy whispered into Lilly’s ear.
IV Write sentences about your future plans using to be going to or will. Explain your choice.
DISCUSSION TASKS
I Describe the living room in Tommy’s house.
II Answer the following questions.
1. What did the family usually do in the room?
2. Why did Tommy try to keep order in the house?
3. What incident happened in the living room?
4. What was Tommy’s reaction when he broke the vase?
5. What was his mother’s reaction?
6. How did Lilly act in that situation?
7. Why did Tommy’s mum take his toy cars from him?
8. What did the incident with the broken vase lead to?
9. What aspects of Tommy’s life did his parents control?
10. What new subjects was Tommy supposed to take up?
11. Why did his mum want her son to study so hard?
12. Did Tommy have the same intentions?
13. Did the child want to spend much time studying?
14. What would Tommy like to do instead?
15. What was his mother’s attitude to his own interests?
16. Why were Tommy’s parents strict with the boy?
17. Did Tommy follow all his parents’ rules? Why?
18. What was the living room associated with?
III Analyse the following:
1. Lilly’s behaviour in the situation with the broken vase;
How does it characterise the girl?
2. Conversation between Tommy and his mother; How does it characterise the boy, and his mum?
TALKING POINTS
I Tell about the room that you associate with your family place. Describe it.
II Answer the following questions.
1. Is there a tradition in your family? Tell about it.
2. Are you accustomed to keeping order in your room?
3. Do you have to follow a lot of rules at home? What are they?
III
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