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The sentences by changing the verbs in brackets into tense forms.a. appropriate :::11 Tara has broken up with Tony. Now she ... Frank. (date) 2 3 We didn't go for a walk because it ... at the time. (rain) 4 The playing field was almost under water because it ... for days . (rain) 5 This time next week , Anthony ... children how to abseil. (teach) 6 By the end of his stay in Mexico, Ben ... Spanish for a month. (learn)
PERFECT SIMPLE vs PERFECT CONTINUOUS Present We are tired. We have walkedWe are tired. We have been eight kilometres . walking for two hours . (Present Perfect Simple : the focus (Present Perfect Continuous: the is on amount) focus is on length of time) Past We were tired. We had waked eight kilometres . (Past Perfect Simple) We were tired. We had been walkingfor two hours . (Past Perfect Continuous) Future We'll be tired when we arrive. We'll have walkedeight kilometres . (Future Perfect Simple) We'll be tired when we arrive. We'll have been walkingfor two hours. (Future Perfect Continuous) &Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense forms. 1 I see you're reading TheDa Vinci Code. How long ... it? (read) 2 I see you're reading TheDa Vinci Code. How much of it ... ? (read) 3 We said 'enough is enough' and stopped working . We ... what we could. (do) 4 We said 'enough is enough' and stopped working . We ... all day. (work) 5 They're on holiday. When their holiday is over, they ... for two weeks and ... six different countries. (travel, visit)
0 Read, then ask and answer the questions below in pairs . I'VE GOT A WHOLE NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT THE WORLD Natasha Anderson , 19, had not planned to take a gap year this year. "I didn't get the grades I needed for univers ity . I'll take my exams again next June . At first , I didn't know what to do, but after a couple of months of doing nothing and feeling bad about myself , I contacted a gap year agency and now here I am , far from home." "I've been here for five weeks so far. I've been helping build a water system , working alongside professionals . We're based in a permanent tented camp , but for the last two weeks I've been staying in a small camp some distance from the main one . It's all very exciting . Before I came here, I had just been sitting around watching daytime TV and getting bored." "I've learned so much while I've been here. For example , I've been learning Spanish since I arrived , and that might be very useful for me later. I've met so many interesting people . I've got to know the locals and to understand their point of view. I realised how much of what I thought was true was just the way my particular culture viewed the world . In fact , I've now got a whole new way of looking at the world . Not only that , I now feel much more confident about myself ."
1 What activity is Natasha involved in? 2 How long has she been doing it? 3 What language is she learning? 4 How long has she been learning it? 5 Where is she staying? 6 How long has she been staying there? 7 How has she benefited from her experience?
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1 What type of university preparation course is available in the UK? 2 On which education system are New Zealand progr<;Jmmes founded? 3 Which two values are extremely important to Americans? 4 Which US educational programmes are two years in length? 5 Who concluded that Canada is one of the best countries in the world to live in? LISTENING
0Match the words from the 'Word File' with their definitions (1-9). 1 ... is known and admired by a lot of people, especially for some special skill , achievement , etc. 2 ... is attractive or interesting 3 ... is the right to do what you want without being restricted by anyone 4 ... is the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without being afraid of authority 5 ... is a variety including a range of different people or things 6 ... is someone who has completed a university degree course , especially for a first degree 7 ... is a course of study including several different subjects , taught in the first year at some universities in Britain 8 ... is funded by ordinary people in a country, who are not members of the government 9 ... is thought about in a good way
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Tara and Frank ... for two weeks. (date)
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(;') Listen to the information about what each of the five English speaking countries has to offer for students who are thinking of going overseas to study and answer the following questions in no more than three words. Make notes if you need.