B — Which sentences are correct? 1) a) Timmy is asking a lot of questions now. b) Timmy is sometimes asking a lot of questions. 2) a) He often reads a book. b) He reads a book now. 3) a) Every afternoon Mum makes a cup of tea. b) Listen! Mum makes a cup of tea. 4) a) Every day the boy is making a snowball. b) Look! The boy is making a snowball. 5) a) Look! Stan is doing magic tricks. b) Stan is usually doing magic tricks. 6) a) Listen! The girls are making a lot of noise. b) The girls are often making a lot of noise. 7) a) Listen! We play the drums. b) We never play the drums. 8) a) Dorothy helps with the cooking in the afternoons. b) Look! Dorothy helps with the cooking. 9) a) They always go to school by bus. b) They go to school by bus at the moment. 10) a) Andy repairs things at the moment. b) Andy sometimes repairs things.

Перевод задания: Какие предложения правильные?

Выбираем Present Simple для привычек и регулярно повторяющихся действий, а Present Continuous — для происходящего сейчас. Наречия частотности обычно употребляются с Present Simple.

1. a) Timmy is asking a lot of questions now. (Тимми сейчас задаёт много вопросов.)
2. a) He often reads a book. (Он часто читает книгу.)
3. a) Every afternoon Mum makes a cup of tea. (Каждый день после обеда мама готовит чашку чая.)
4. b) Look! The boy is making a snowball. (Смотри! Мальчик лепит снежок.)
5. a) Look! Stan is doing magic tricks. (Смотри! Стэн показывает фокусы.)
6. a) Listen! The girls are making a lot of noise. (Послушай! Девочки сильно шумят.)
7. b) We never play the drums. (Мы никогда не играем на барабанах.)
8. a) Dorothy helps with the cooking in the afternoons. (Дороти помогает готовить по вечерам.)
9. a) They always go to school by bus. (Они всегда ездят в школу на автобусе.)
10. b) Andy sometimes repairs things. (Энди иногда чинит вещи.)

Ответ: 1 — a; 2 — a; 3 — a; 4 — b; 5 — a; 6 — a; 7 — b; 8 — a; 9 — a; 10 — b.