Answer — Exercise 2
5B - A quiet life?·English File Elementary - Student's Book
Question
- Look at the picture of the house and listen. Why are Max and his mother unhappy?
- Listen again and complete the conversations with verbs from the list.
- Listen. What happens when Paul goes next door?
- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb be.
- Read the rule and circle the correct option.
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- Listen to the sounds. What's happening? Write eight sentences.
Answer
a)
- Max is unhappy because he can’t study. His family are making a lot of noise.
- His mother is unhappy because of the noise from the neighbours’, and their dog.
b)
- trying
- making
- practising
- playing
- cooking
- listening
- happening
- barking
- having
c)
The neighbours invite him to the party and offer him a drink.
d)
- They’re / are having a party next door.
- Are they playing music?
- No, they aren’t playing music. They’re talking.
e)
now
g)
- Somebody's cooking.
- Somebody’s sending messages / texting.
- Somebody’s having a shower and singing.
- It’s raining.
- Somebody’s eating spaghetti.
- Somebody’s making a coffee.
- Somebody’s crying.
- Somebody’s doing the housework.