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Present Perfect Continuous
1 Present Perfect Simple or Continuous?
1 Underline the correct form of the verb
[ve had / been having an accident with your car, Helen m
really sorry
I don’t believe it! Somebody has eaten / been eating my
chocolates! They’ve nearly all gone!
[ve waited / been waiting for you for ages! Where have
you been?
4 Ive broken / been breaking glass I’m awfully sorry
5 How many biscuits have you eaten / been eating today?
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A Why is your face so red?
B I’ve run/ been running
Thave never met / been meeting a nicer person in my life
How long have you known / been knowing Charles and Lisa?
He’s written / been writing a book for nearly a year It'll be
finished soon
He’s written / been writing a book I saw it in the bookshop
The children are very quiet They've watched / been watching
videos all morning
They`ve watched / been watching five videos already
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Present Perfect Continuous * Time expressions
Suffixes * Prepositions of time
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the verb in brackets, Present Perfect Simple
or Continuous
1 I’m exhausted! I’ve been working (work) all day, and I haven't finished (not finish) yet
2 He
over the past few years
(have) a lot of jobs
for ages,butl — _ (not ñnd) them yet
đt be a (shop) all morning,
anything
5 That’s one of the best jokes I ever
— — (hear)
6 A Youre really dirty! What you
(do)?
BJ (work) in the garden
7 Everything’s white! It ———
(snow)
8I_ _ — (listen)toyouforthe
past half an hour, but I’m afraid I
(not understand) a
single word
9 A Are you all right?
computer for hours, and I’ve got a headache
for ages [ (lose) five
kilos so far
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2 Replying with questions
B Tm sorry How long
the wedding?
How long
What_— — I’ve been abroad, actually
4 A Atlast! You said you'd be here ages ago
5 A Joey is getting married to Andy next week
2
invited to
known Andy?
6 A Whata surprise! I haven't seen you for years
doing all this time?
B
1 A Raoul is a singer in a band 7 A Freya has been to the States several times
How many records has he made? 8 A I’m moving to Mexico in a few months
bought a car yet? 9 A My grandmother is on holiday at the moment
Simple and Continuous revision
3 Matching
Match a line in A with a line in B
A
1 I think _a_
you're beautiful
of moving to New York
2 Iget the bus to work
I’m getting the bus to work today _ oe
My car’s broken down
It’s difficult to park near my office
3 She might study a German when she goes to university
She might be studying _ _ b inher room The light’s on
5 She cut — a_ her foot on a broken bottle
She was cutting _ b the grass when it started to rain
6 She must be washing
her hair I can hear the water running
her hair every single day!
7 Tve written
this letter since lunchtime
three letters today
8 Misha’s gone
Misha’s been going
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verb in brackets, Simple or Continuous Look at
the verb form or tense at the end for help
1 We were doing (do) the washing-up when Julia
phoned (phone) Past
Present (all time)
tomorrow Future arrangement
4 She Ss (work) for an advertising
company Present (all time)
5 She (work) for the same
company for a year Present Perfect
6 She — _— (have) the same boss for
six months Present Perfect
boss again yesterday Past
8 Sonow Helen _ (want) to
change her job Present
abroad Present
10 Her parents (not think) this is
a good idea Present
11 She'd like
tourist industry Infinitive
12 She should
but she isn’t She’s daydreaming Infinitive
(find) a job in the
(work) now,
13: ‘She - —_ (go) to bed very late last
night Past
14 When she (wake) up this
morning,it — — (rain) Past
because she SS s(hhave) a
headache Present
16 She wants ——— (go) home
Infinitive
17 If she were at home, she would
(sit) in her kitchen having a
cup of coffee Infinitive
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Time expressions
5 When Richard met Heather
Look at the information about Richard and Heather Complete the questions and answers
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@ How long _ at Cherwell School?
© How long _ —_ — ? Three years
@ How long —_ Helena? For
@ NNHGG A party
o How long — _ in the bookshop? Since
On ¡5u 2001
10} Howlong they — inWoodstock?
Australia? _ she was eighteen
mm _ she was eleven
® When — married for the first time?
@ How long in the school in Oxford? Since _
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in brackets
6 Suffixes and prefixes
L Makeatlenst onenew word withveach hase word 1 The school bully was very unpopular with all of his
using the suffixes and/or prefixes Use your classmates (popular)
dictionary to help Sometimes you will need to 2 ‘The situation was Nobody could do
change the spelling a little
anything to help (hope)
Prefix Base word Suffix 3 Rudeness won't get you anywhere always
un- ; ae -ful 4 Thank you very much for the information You’ve been
4 care \ very _ (help)
si 5 hope “less 5 His plan to become a millionaire by the age of thirty
ae 6 conscious ä is busi bank
8 success last week (success)
im 9 polite 6 She’s very sweet and polite, her brother who
13 legal party, but I can’t (understand)
14 logical
16 popular eat and I’ve been doing exercise for weeks but it’s all totally
17 use Tm still ight!
9 He caused her a lot of with that
1 impossible possibility impossibility comment about her looking awful at the
2 wedding (stress, thought)
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7 Diphthongs
Diphthongs are two vowel sounds which run together
near = /mto/ | _ — an
here: fine! | “ /i/+ fal = diphthong /1a/
han /he/| ¿e„// = diphthong /ea/
share /fea/
1 GEG) Write the words from the box next to the
correct diphthong There are two more words for
each diphthong
1 Al + /of =fo/ near
/e/ + /a/ = /eo/ hair
lel + /ñ/ = IeU pay
la+ /o/=/a0/ go
Jal + f/ =/av my
/al + /o/= /av/ how
/o/ + /a/ = /oa/ tour
2 GED Transcribe the words in the sentences in
phonetic script They are all diphthongs
1 We caught the /plem/ to the
/sao9/ of /spemn/
2 The /boi/ in the red /kout/
said that he /in'd3o1d/ the journey
3 Tve/naon/ Sally for /‘nrali/
/farv/ years
4 Shes/wearmm/_ ared/reu/ ¡ín
her /hea/ x
5 Not many people /smauk/ _ /parps/
——— these /derz/
6 He/latks/ to /raid/ a big black
/maotabaik/
Prepositions
8 Prepositions of time Put the correct preposition of time into each gap
1 Mozart wrote the tune “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’
a very young age
2 Ilived in Madrid five years, 1995
2001
3 We never see our cat He sleeps the day, and he goes out night
4 I don’t usually go out the evening, except
Monday evening, when I play snooker
5 A How long are you in Edinburgh for?
6 A How much longer are you staying?
B the end of the month Then I have to
go home
7 Tm just going out to get some lunch If anyone rings, tell them I'll be back half an hour
8 Generations of my family have lived in this town
1800
9 Are you going away Easter?
10 I met my husband in Wales the time I was
working in a pub
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Indirect questions
1 Yes/No questions
1 Complete the questions with the correct form of do, be,
and have
ls the Gobi desert in Asia?
all fish lay eqqs?
_ đinosauns lay eqgs?
John F, Kennedy the youngest American
president?
_ there ever been a female president of the USA?
_ the Olympic Games ever been held in the
game City more than once?
_ Japan have a president?
John Lennon ever live in New York?
2 Now answer the questions If you aren't sure, use these
Indirect questions * Question tags
Idioms Phrasal verbs - common phrasal verbs
Tell me about it!
2 Wh- questions
1 Complete the questions with what, when, where, who,
or which
yr —™
Which countries have a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea? igmeasured by the Richter Scale?
does the word ‘alphabet’ come from?
_ was the first man in space?
_ does NASA stand for?
did Prince Rainier of Monaco marry?
_ did Nelson Mandela become President
of South Africa?
Caribbean island did Bob Marley come from?
ey
NAAN
2 Now answer the questions If you aren’t sure, use these
Idon't knowif I've no idea if I don’t know Tve no idea
I’m not sure if I can’t remember if I'm not sure I can’t remember
I've no idea if the Gobi desert is in Asia
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1 ['mnot sure which countries have a coastline on the
Mediterranean Sea
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3 Do youknow where .?
Complete the sentences
1 A Where’s the cinema?
B I’mafraid I don’t know where the cinema is
2 A Could you tell me —_——ÌỲ
B I’msorry, I haven't got a watch
3 A Where have I put my keys?
4 A Whatare you giving your father for his birthday?
5 A Did you post my letter?
B I can’t remember _ or not
4 Newspaper headlines
Write indirect questions about the newspaper headlines
Man wins record
amount on lottery
1 he'll / away / wonder / give /1/ if / any / it / of
| wonder if he'll give any of it away
OLDEST MAN IN WORLD
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
2 is/ don't / how/ he / we/ know/ old / exactly
3 birthday / celebrate / wonder / going / I / how / he’s /
his / to
Bank robber
escapes from prison
4 managed / how/ get / nobody / out / he / knows / to
5 helped / escape / wonder / who /1/ to / him
Whose coat is this?
Tve no idea
Are you going on the rollercoaster?
I'm not sure
Do you know our new teacher 2
Yes, her name’s Jenny Carter She’s over there
How much did Frankie’s trainers cost?
Where does Andrew get all his money from?
No idea I'd love to know his job
Actress marries husband no 7
know / didn’t / she’d / many / I/ been / so / times / married
if / wonder /1/ this / last / be / will / time / the
Shock defeat for
Brazilian football team
know / what / like / to / the / ’'d/ score / was
doesn’t / headline / the / say / were / they / against / playing / who
10-year-old boy gets medical degree
wonder / how /1/ graduated / quickly / he / so
wonder /I/ he / doctor / if / a/ good / is
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5 Visiting a city
1 Read about Montreal Then complete the questions below
ION 7REAL
Montreal in Canada is the largest French-
speaking city in the world next to Paris It
has a population of 2.8 million of which
two thirds have French ancestry French
is the official language, but English is
almost as common There are language
laws that require French writing in public
2 Complete the questions about Montreal
1 A Can you tell me what the population of Montreal is?
B 2.8 million
2 A Tvenoidea how many_
Places to be twice as large as English
Montreal is situated on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and is a vital port for
ships travelling to the Great Lakes and the Atlantic It lies below Mount Royal, the ancient volcano after which the city
is named It was “discovered” in 1535
by the French explorer Jacques Cartier
and is a wonderful mix of old and new —
ancient stone buildings alongside madern, glass and steel
6 A I wonder what
The climate is one of extremes:
summers are hot, 27°C, but winter
temperatures average only -10°C and
winter lasts four to five months However,
in order that you don't have to suffer such cold, they have built an underground city called ‘La Ville Souterraine' This is
one of Montreal's most amazing sights
with nearly 20 miles of walkways below street level You can shop, have lunch,
watch a movie, and enter a hotel
without ever going outside!
The city celebrates the arts in a big
way Visitors from all over the world
travel to Montreal for its many film and
jazz festivals It's also the gourmet
capital of North America Not only can you find some of the world's finest
restaurants (over 5,000), but on nearly every street corner you can
buy ‘poutine’, a delicious dish of French
fries served with hot cheese and
brawn gravy
All in all Montreal has much to offer
It is one of the most interesting cities
in North America,
— like
B They are a wonderful mix of ancient and modern
7 A Could you tell me how long ‡
B About four to five months
es f
3 A Do you know what — _? B So that you can shop and keep warm in winter,
4 A I’m notsure exactly where _ peg
B On the Saint Lawrence Seaway, below Mount Royal
5 A Thaven'tacluewho
B The French explorer, Jacques Cartier, in 1535
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B There are lots People come to them from all over
the world
B It’s sold on nearly every street corner
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6 Questions with a preposition at the end
1 Many verbs have dependent prepositions 1
speak to talk about look for
dance with think about pointat
2 When we ask a question about the object of the sentence, the 2
preposition usually comes at the end
What did you talk about?
What were you looking for? 3
Who did she dance with?
What are you pointing at? 4
What are you thinking about?
1 Make questions from the statements, asking about the words in italics 5
1 A Who ate you looking at?
He’s waiting for his girlfriend
She works for IBM
We're talking about where to go on holiday
I stayed with some friends 9
6 ——- gM 2
The letter is from the electricity company
He died of old age
I’m worried about the exams
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I’m writing to my friend in Rome
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B Tm staring at the mess you’ve made in the kitchen
2 GE Complete the conversations with a
short question
A Althea’s getting married
Who to?_
Come here! I want to talk to you!
2
Id like a taxi, please
Give me a cloth! Quick!
Thad lunch at Le Bistro yesterday
2
My parents were absolutely furious
with me!
Ssh! I’m thinking!
Don’t you think you should apologize to her?
2
Pat and I had an argument, as usual
2
Eat your lunch
Thavent got a knife and fork!
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