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| 1.How long have you been waiting? 2. Bill is in the garden. 3. You’ve been studying all morning. 4. Anne’s been exercising a lot recently. 5. It’s cold outside. 6. Jenny’s tired. 7. We’ve been practising all afternoon. 8. What have you been doing since I last saw you? | a. He’s been planting trees all day. b. That’s why she’s lost weight. c. It’s been snowing all day. d. She’s been working hard all week. e. I think it’s time to stop now. f. For ten minutes. g. Lots of things. I’ve been busy. h. Why don’t you take a break? |
Task 3. Insert the most suitable verbs (as many as possible)
1. I … for you since 12 o’clock.
2. She … for 2 hours.
3. I … a report for 2 hours.
4. The telephone … for 5 minutes.
5. Mr.Smith…with them for a week.
6. It…all the morning.
7. He… this exercise since early morning.
8. John…in his room for 3 hours.
9. He…with a red-haired girl all the evening.
10. For how long…a picture?
Task 4. Repeat rules 7, 11, 13 and put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous, the Past Simple, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Look! My son (drive) a car for the first time in his life.
2. Tom (write) letters the whole morning.
3. My mother doesn’t work. She (be) retired for two years.
4. A terrible thing (happen) to me yesterday. I (not/hear) the alarmclock, so I (get) up at 8.15 instead of 7.15. I (be) one hour late, so I (hurry) down, but I (slip) and (fall) down the stairs. I (sprain) my ankle and (hurt) my head.
5. I (listen) to this record for half an hour but I can’t understand all the words yet.
6. It (snow) heavily. It (snow) since Monday. The heavy snowfalls (make) the roads impassable.
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7. (You /ever/meet) Brian? – Yes, Sarah (introduce) me to him last week.
8. How (you/spend) the day? – I (go) shopping this morning, (work) in the garden this afternoon and I (just/finish) cooking supper.
9. For God’s sake, open the door! I (stand) here for a quarter of an hour!
10. Where is Mike? – He (pack) his kit-bag. – Oh, dear! Isn’t he ready yet? He (pack) since the very morning and (not/finish) packing it yet.
Task 5. Correct the mistakes.
1. I have looked for him all day. I can’t find him.
2. He has trying to fix the car all morning.
3. I have buying a lot of food this week.
4. I not have brought any shampoo.
5. It has been snowed, but it’s stopped now.
6. How long they have been cleaning the house?
7. I’ve been knowing Lilly for three years.
8. Have you cried? Your eyes are red.
9. The baby has been crying in the morning.
10. Hi! You look exhausted. What have you done lately?
Task 6. Choose the right form (Active or Passive)
1. The book is being discussed / is discussing now.
2. The children are playing / are being played football in the yard.
3. Our car is usually repaired / repairs in Mike Anderson’s garage.
4. All my questions were answered / will answer after classes.
5. The flowers will be watered /are watering in the evening.
6. My parents aren’t approved of / don’t approve of heavily made up girls.
7. The suit-cases had been packed / had packed by 6 o’clock as the train started / was started at 7 p.m.
8. The garden looks after very well / is well looked after.
9. Doctors send for / are sent for when people feel unwell.
10. The house didn’t live in / was not lived in in autumn and winter.
Retelling tasks
By the moment you’ve done a lot. Prove us that you know some facts and details of the story quite well.
Task 1. Agree or disagree with the following statements. If you disagree, give your own point of view.
1. Uncle Theo was an absent-minded man whose thoughts were always on learning and nothing else.
2. Adams was older than Uncle Theo, that’s why he was wiser than him.
3. The Dean, the head of the department at the University, and the committee interviewed only Uncle Theo and Adams.
4. He worked day and night at the lecture, writing it out and memorizing it and so did Adams.
5. Adam repeated the speech word for word.
6. Adams gave a very good speech, but Uncle Theo’s speech was much better. How come?
Task 2. Answer the questions on the text.
1. Why did the main character apply for this post?
2. Why did Uncle Theo have to share a room with Adams?
3. After the first interview what was the committee’s decision?
4. How did Uncle Theo behave himself while preparing the speech?
5. How did Adams behave himself while preparing the speech?
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6. What happened on the day of the lecture?
7. What was the commitee’s decision after the lecture?
8. Was the dicision correct do you think and why?
9. How could you describe Uncle Theo and Adams?
Task 3. In your point of view how many logical parts there are in the story? What are they?
Task 4. Right now try to retell the story to your partner or to your teacher. We believe that some phrases will be of great help to you. You can find them at the end of the grammar reference at p.117
OK. So now off you go to the next story!
Story 9. TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
Before reading the text make sure that you know these proper names
Switzerland
Verona
Nicolo
Jacopo
Lucia
What is so particular about the men from Verona do you think? Why is the story called like this?
