2. Read th                               Read the text and do the True/False activity after it. 
 
Commercial fridge and freezer units, which go by many other names, were in use for almost 40 years prior to the common home models. They used toxic gas systems, which occasionally leaked, making them unsafe for home use. Practical household refrigerators were introduced in 1915 and gained wider acceptance in the United States in the 1930s as prices fell and non-toxic, nonflammable synthetic refrigerants such as Freon or R-12 were introduced. It is notable that while 60% of households in the US owned a refrigerator by the 1930s, it was not until 40 years later, in the 1970s, that the refrigerator achieved a similar level of penetration in the United Kingdom.


 Decide which of these statements are false and which are true.
1. Commercial fridge and freezer units used toxic gas systems. 
2. Practical household refrigerators were introduced in 1915.
3. Non-toxic, non-flammable synthetic refrigerants such as Freon or R-12 were 
introduced in the 1930s.
4. The refrigerator achieved a similar level of penetration in the United States.
5. Domestic refrigerators were in use for almost 40 years.


2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
 
Dear Bob,
I …. (write) to you from Italy. I … (be) here on holiday with my friend Lynn. We … (visit) her parents in Rome.
It … (be) very hot today and the sun … (shine).
We …. (be) very busy these week. There is a big family dinner on Wednesday and we … (try) hard to have everything ready. Now Lynn … (listen) to music and I … (swim) at the sea. We … (have) a good time here.
See you soon.


3. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous or present simple.  
1. He (to work) in the centre of the city.
2. I (to write) an exercise now.
3. You (to go) to school on Saturdays?
4. We (not to dance) every day.
5. They (to play) in the room now?
6. Where he (to live)? – He (to live) in a village.
7. He (to sleep) now?
8. They (to read) many books.
9. The children (to eat) soup now.
10. He (to help) his mother every day.
11. You (to play) the piano well?
12. Look! Kate (to dance) now.