Complete the sentences with the present
continuous form of the verbs in the box.
There is one verb you do not need.

They‘re staying in a small hotel.
1 He ….. to school on his new bike.
2 I …… TV at the moment.
3 It’s really hot and sunny, so they
……._in the garden.
4 My brother …… for his exams.
5 My grandmother……._ in the sea.
6 We …… in thе mountains.
7 You ……. an online dictionary.

1 Read the text and answer the following questions.

1 How old was Arthur Conan Doyle when he started studying at a Jesuit school? he was nine years old

2 Who was the inspiration for the character of Sherlock Holmes? Professor Dr. Joseph Bell

3 What was Arthur Conan Doyle's first job? he worked as a doctor aboard Mayumba, a ship travelling from Liverpool to Africa

4 How many books about Sherlock Holmes did Arthur Conan Doyle write? about sixty

5 How many daughters did Arthur Conan Doyle have? two (one with Louisa Hawkins and one with Jean Leckie)

6 What does Professor Challenger find in South America? living prehistoric animals

7 What was the last book about Sherlock Holmes? The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

2) Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 Arthur Conan Doyle came from a poor family. F (his parents were rich)

2 Doyle's father had some problems with drinking. T

3 Doyle's mother liked books and told her son interesting stories. T

4 Doyle went to university with other famous writers. T

5 The Sign of Four was the first book about Sherlock Holmes. F (A Study in Scarlet was the first Sherlock Holmes book)

6 Doyle's second wife died of tuberculosis. F (his first wife died of tuberculosis)

7 Arthur Conan Doyle wrote some books about spiritualism. T

1.They have been working there for three hours already.
2. They have been playing since breakfast time.
3. She has already doing her homework for two hours; but she has not yet done even half of it.
4.  I have been waiting for you since two o'clock.
5. I have already read sixty pages.
6. This man is а writer. Нe writes books. He has been writing books since he was a young man. He has already written eight books.
7. Today she has been helping her mother since morning. They have already washed the floor and dusted the furniture. 
8. Have you found your note-book?No,I am still looking for it.I have already looked for it,but haven't found it.
9. You have been playing with a ball for already three hours. Go home and do your homework.
10. Wake up! You have been sleeping for ten hours already.