Exercise 9. a) Say how long something has been happening. Use the present
perfect continuous tense and the prepositions for, since.
Models:
1. A young man is looking for a job. He began looking for it six
months ago. He has been looking for a job for six months.
2. Alex is working in London. He started working there on Octo-
ber 20. Alex has been working there since October 20.
1. Charles is interviewing a young man. He started interviewing him
at 11 o'clock.
2. Charles is acquainting his new colleague with his duties, He started
it half an hour ago.
3. I'm waiting for my friend. I started waiting for him at 7 o'clock.
4. It
k. It's raining now. It began raining two hours ago and it is still
raining.
5. I'm learning English. I started learning English three years ago.
6. Charles and Alex are discussing a new project. They started to
discuss it two weeks ago.
7. Mary is baking an apple pie. She started baking it at 5.
8. Charles' colleague is expecting a promotion. He expected to be
promoted in November.
9. Alex is writing a paper. He started writing it a week ago.
10. Bobby is reading for his exams. He started reading for his exams
in April.
1 Brendan has got a twin brother
C twin
16 How about some pizza?
C about
2 It's my birthday on the 5th of August.
C. on
17 We go on a school trip once a year
C trip
3 The fridge is in the kitchen.
B fridge
18 They often go camping at the weekend
C go
4 There is some food in the cupboard.
C some
19 Chess and backgammon are both ..board games
C board
5 June is the sixth month of the year.
A sixth
20 We were afraid to swim in the polluted river
A polluted
6 They usually go to school on foot.
B on
21 Did they arrive home early last night?
C arrive
7 I can drive a car but I can't fly a plane.
B can't
22 I knocked on the door but no one answered.
A knocked
8 Wear your coat, scarf and gloves. It's freezing cold.
A freezing
23 We met ten years ago
B ago
9 Watch..out! There's a motorbike coming.
В out
24 Be quiet! You mustn't make noise.
A mustn't
10 Do you brush your teeth every day?
B brush
25 I'm not going to go to the cinema tonight.
C going
11 Does he teach history at school?
A teach
26 We had a nice picnic in the park.
C park
12 John is very worried about his son.
B about
27 A lion is smaller than an elephant.
A smaller
13 Frank is doing his homework at the moment.
B is doing
28 Jim does bodybuilding at the sports centre.
C centre
14 On Christmas Day, we all exchange gifts.
B exchange
29 What are the rules of the game?
B rules
15 Let's watch the firework display.
A display
30 You're on holiday. You needn't wake up early.
B needn't
Everyday English
B Choose the correct response.
e.g. How about Thursday then?
b I'm afraid I can't.
33 Would you like anything to drink?
a. A glass of juice, please.
31 Let's do something tonight!
a Like what?
34 Could I have your name, please?
a Yes. It's Brown - Mr T Brown.
32 Can I have the menu?
a Here you are, sir.
35 How do you like the fireworks?
b They're brilliant.
ReadingC Read the email and mark the sentences T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn't saу).
Пример: Sharon got a birthday card from Tamara. (T)
36 Sharon's birthday is on Saturday. (DS)
37 They are going to go to buy a birthday cake. (F)
38 Sharon is going to decorate the house in the afternoon. (T)
39 Sharon doesn't like rock music. (DS)
40 The party is going to finish on Sunday morning. (F)
1.What are you doing?
I wait for a bus.
How much time do tou wait for it?
I've waited already ten minutes.
2. We learn English. We've learnt it already four years.
3.How much time does his father work the main ingener (перевір це слово, не впевнена) of factory?
4. A rain is coming in the morning.
5.Nina lost a pen, she found it a quarter of hour.
6. Mikola finished a secondary school three years ago. Since that time he works on a factory.
7.When did you start reading this book? How much have you already read it? How much are you reading it?
8. Students have already hours discussed a roman, which they read a previous month.