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Week 11 - vježbe
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4.
1 How long/Jane/wait?
How long has Jane been waiting?

2 How many cruises/you/go/on?

How many cruises have you been on?

3 How many hotels/you/work/in?

How many hotels have you worked in?

4 How many times/you/go/on a package holiday?

How many times have you been on a package holiday?

5 How long/he/take/work home?

How long has he been taking work home?

6 How many times/you/get/a taxi to work?

How many times have you got a taxi to work?

7 How long/ you/study/English?

How long have you been studying English?

8 How long/Tony and Maureen/be/married?

How long have Tony and Maureen been married.

3.
Philip Martin has never had/been having a permanent home. He's travelled/been traveling round
the world since he left university. "There are over 190 countries in the world and I've stayed/
been staying in about 85 of them," he told me. At the moment hes in the Gambia in Africa.
Unfortunately Philip hasn't felt/been feeling well for the last week. "I've tried/been trying a lot
of different foods on my travels and l've never had/ been having any problems before. But
everyone has looked after/ been looking after me very well!"
For the last ten years Philip has kept/been keeping a diary of his travels and so far he's
published/ been publishing two books about his adventures. Since he started writing, Philip
hasn't had/been having to do other work. He's just finished/been finishing lis third book and he's
now planning his journey to South America. "I've explored/been exploring this world for over
15 years, but Ive got a long way to go!"
2. Complete the following text with either Past Simple or Past Perfect:
It was (be) a cold and rainy Sunday, so I decided (decide) to finish the essay that I had started
(start) writing a few days before. I had switched (switch) on the computer and opened (open)
the document. Then I began (begin) looking for my notes that I had written (write) on a sheet
of paper. But the notes were (be) not on my desk and I couldn't (can / not) remember where I
had put (put) them.

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2.
The funniest jokes in the world?
A recent experiment in the UK attempted to discover the world's funniest jokes. Dr Richard
Wiseman from the University of Hertfordshire invited people from all over the world to send
in their funniest jokes and rate the jokes sent in by other people. In the year of the experiment,
the website received over 40,000 jokes and 2 million ratings!
The experiment showed many things about what different nationalities find funny. Many
European countries, such as France and Denmark, preferred jokes about things we normally
worry about/with/of-for example death, illness and marriage. Americans and Canadians liked
jokes where someone was better in/of/at something than someone else. Germans, in particular,
seem to be keen at/on/about jokes. Overall they gave jokes the highest scores.
Of course, there is a serious reason for the research. Dr Wiseman is interested in/on/at how
communicate. And humour and laughing are important parts of communication. Dr Wiseman
was very pleased of/with/at the results.
He said the popular jokes seem to have three elements: a stressful situation, we feel superior to
someone in the joke and we are surprised of/by/in something in the joke. Many of the jokes
contained all three elements. For example, here is one of the most popular jokes:....