Are we going shopping? Yes, we are.
Are we going to buy clothes? No, we are not.
Are we going to buy food or drinks?
Where are we going?
We are going to eat, aren't we?
Are you going to travel this summer? Yes, I am.
Are you going to the spa? No, I am not.
Are you going to Italy or Spain?
Where are you going?
You are going to have a rest aren't you?
Are they going to Europe? Yes, they are.
Are they going to travel by train? No, they aren't
Are they going to Germany or France?
Where are my parents going?
Your parents are going to see friends aren't they?

Was I going to stay with you? Yes you were.
Was I going to the office? No, you were not.
Was I going to the shop or to the market?
What was I going to do?
I was going to be here tomorrow wasn't I?

239-Шапокляк > is it correct?
I was going to be here tomorrow, wasn't I?

Was he going shopping? Yes, he was.
Was he going to buy food? No, he was not.
Was he going to buy a car or a motobike?
Where was my brother going?
Your brother was going to the disco, wasn't he?
Was she going to buy a present? Yes, she was.
Was she going to the supermarket? No, she wasn't.
Was she going to buy a skirt or a dress?
Where was my sister going?
Your sister was going to a restaurant, wasn't she?
Was it going to rain? Yes, It was.
Was it going to be late? No, it was not.
Was it going to be black or brown?
[b]What was it going to be like? [/b]

It was going to be big, wasn't it?

Were we going shopping? Yes, we were.
Were we going to buy clothes? No, we were not.
Were we going to buy food or drinks?
[u]Where were we going? [/u] (try to pronounce it)

We were going to eat, weren't we?
Were you going to travel this summer? Yes, I was.
Were you going to the spa? No, I was not.
Were you going to Italy or Spain?
[b]Where were you going? [/b]
You were going to have a rest, weren't you?
Were they going to travel by train? No, they weren't
Where were my parents going?
Your parents were going to see friends weren't they?

- What is Jane going to buy?
- Is she going to buy a suitcase?
- Why is she going to buy it?
- Is Jane going to travel?
- Where is she going?

I only have one shoe
I only need a spoon.
Did we only bring one towel?
- Have you had enough cake?
- No, I would like a little more cake.
-Would you like more water?
- Yes, but I would only like a little more water.
-Excuse me, Do you speak English? Yes, but I only speak a little English.
- Do you speak Chinese? Yes, but I only speak a little Chinese.

I said in a chair while Slim made some coffee.
"- Who did this Lenny", Slim asked.
Slim answered the call.
I have to go to the administrative's office for five minutes.
Now I wanted to live Santa Rosita as fast as possible.
Quickly I leant across his desk and opened the drawer.
He started to ask me some more questions.

That's all for today. The lesson is over. See you tomorrow.

243-Человече > да- ничего неправильного не вижу

I said in a chair while Slim made some coffee- sat,
но лучше I was sitting in the chair while Slim was making coffee ( мне так кажется, но не поручусь)

Oh, yes of course, It was my misprint. - sat instead said

but this is from the ebook - L.A. Winners
[url]http://www.macmillanenglish.com/products/macmillan-readers-l-a-winners-elementary-pack/[/url]

so let's it as in original text. Yes, I think so, that Past progressive would be better, because he was sitting in a chair, while Slim was making coffee.

Автор, print ( по крайней мере, в Штатах) не употребляют в значении "печатать на клавиатуре". Print-чаще всего "распечатать".
В вашем случае- type.

254-Человече >а где там оригинальный текст?
Я оговорилась, что "мне так кажется", так как я среагировала на while. Но опять же- не поручусь.

я тоже с Вами согласен, но мне говорили, что в США часто упрощают и заменяют например длительное действие - обычным, и к тому же это учебная история - elementary level, может быть сделали для простоты так.
OK, Never mind. Let's it be so.

255-Шапокляк > OK. Thanks.

256-Шапокляк > Все таки стало интересно, с точки зрения грамматики и я скопировал оригинальный текст

I went with Slim to his office by the gateway. I sat in a chair while Slim made some coffee. He started to ask me some more questions.
Suddenly, the phone rang. Slim answered the call. Then he put the phone down.

Может быть здесь простое прошедшее время, т.к идет просто описание фактов в прошедшем времени?

Хотя по правилам грамматики например С.И. Блинова Практика Английского языка. Сборник упражнений по грамматике - The Past Continuous (Progresive) употребляется для выражения:
3. Нескольких длительных действий, происходящих одновременно: While she was cooking dinner, Ann was laying the table.
A вот у А.А.Иониной Английская грамматика Теория и практика: Действия в процессе в придаточных предложениях с союзом While. В главном предложении, как правило, употребляется Past Simple.
She watched TV while the children were playing in the garden. While Nancy was cooking dinner, her husband read the letter.

А вот у Murphy Essential Grammar in use - говорится, что длительное действие должно было начаться еще до возникновения второго действия (Past Simple).
What happened? The phone rang. What was Jack doing when the phone rang? He was reading a book.
What did he do when the phone rang?
He stopped reading and answered the phone.
Jack began reading before the phone rang.
So: When the phone rang, he was reading.

В нашем примере: I was sitting in a chair while Slim went in and started making coffee.
Т.е поскольку два длительных действия совершаются в одно и тоже время одновременно, то получается, что идет просто констатация фактов в прошлом.

У Murphy English grammar in use - это правило закрепляется:
We use the past continuous to say that somebody was in the middle of doing something at a certain time. The action or situation had already started before this time but had not finished.

В нашем же случае: Они вошли вместе, он присел в кресло, а Slim пошел готовить кофе.

259-Человече >ну да-простое

только не понятно, как к Блиновой относиться в этом случае: 260-Человече >3. Нескольких длительных действий, происходящих одновременно: While she was cooking dinner, Ann was laying the table.
у Murphy - на этот случай ничего не написано.

Good morning, friends. Let's begin our new lesson.
In this lesson we'll repeat a few difficult expressions or sentences from the previous lesson. And repeat some sentences, we have learnt before.

What is going to be like? What was it going to be like?
Is it going to rain? Was it going to rain?
Where were we going? Where are we going?
Where were you going? Where are you going?

What are you going to sell? What are you going to buy?
Which one are you going to sell? Which one are you going to buy?
What else are you going to buy?
OK, no problem. Thanks for your shopping here.

It's not going to be interesting. It was not going to be interesting.
The students were not going to travel by train.
They are not going to travel by aircraft.
The students weren't going to travel by train.

I went with Slim to his office by the gateway.
He started to ask me some more questions.
Suddenly the phone rang.
The he put the phone down.
Quickly I leaned across his desk and open the drawer.
Lie - lay - lain - lying.
lay - laid - laid - laying.
lean - leaned - leaned - leaning.

There were lots of yellow and blue passes in the drawer.
I took a blue pass and I put it in my pocket.
I took a blue pass and I put it into my pocket.
as soon as possible; as fast as possible.

Lying - laying - leaning.

Well, let's break for a few hours. See you

Человече ты сам с собой тут общаешься?

This is my timeline of learning English and I'm waiting a partner with my level of English to study English together and have better progress in it.

273-Sovereign > What do you think about this point?
264-Человече >

Т.е как в теме написано Let's learn English together - я приглашаю любого желающего попрактиковаться в скайпе с этим материалом. Вначале на обратный перевод, а затем составляю друг-другу задания, комбинирую местоимения, существительные глаголы по изученным образцам. И так каждый день. Я по немногу, но учу Английский каждый день, и так будет до тех пор, пока я не пройду всю граматику, чтобы можно было уже правильно начинать общаться с иностранцами на свободные темы. А сейчас нужно заложить основы для этого, что я и делаю, и ищу с кем это делать вместе.

В отличии от тех кто только собирается учить, я учу каждый день и повышаю свой уровень, и если сейчас ко мне можно присоединиться на элементарном уровне, то с каждый днем уровень повышается, и те, кто остается по прежнему на элементарном уровне уже не смогут ко мне присоединиться, т.к я перейду на pri-intermediate и т.д.

272-Человече >let's have a break

thanks for your teaching us

I am not)))