Exercises

Ex 6a
Present perfect simple – c,e.
Present perfect continuous – a,b,d.
Ex 6b
1 – a,b,d. 2 – c,e. 3 – a,b,c,d.
Ex 7a
1. `ve been studying, 2. `ve been learning, 3. `ve lived, 4. `ve always loved, 5. `ve
had, 6. `ve always wanted.
Ex 8A
1. How long have you known your best friend?
2. How long have you been doing your hobby?
3. How long have you had that (watch/phone/jacket)?
4. How long have you been living in this town or city?
5. How have you spent your days off recently?
Ex 9a
1. common with – схожість з…
2. access to – доступ до…
3. world-class at – світового класу(навички світового класу)
4. puts in – витрачає час, прикладає зусилля
5. think about – роздумувати про щось
6. picks up on – підтверджує, висвітлює
7. talent for – талант до…
Ex 9b
1. have a lot in common, 2. think, 3. have access, 4. have a talent, 5. pick up, 6. be
good(world class), 7. put
Ex 2A
a. an expert in – експерт в якійсь галузі, добре розуміється
b. gifted at – мати природній талант
c. have ability as a – мати здібності до
d. skillful – майстерний
e. has an aptitude for – мати природню здібність або навичку до
f. talented – талановитий
g. hopeless at – безнадійний у
h. useless at – марний у
1 useless, hopeless.
2 nouns: expert, ability, aptitude. adjectives: gifted, skilful, talented, hopeless, useless
3 expert: with special skills of a subject, gifted: having a natural ability to do
something, ability: being able to do something, skilful: good at doing something that
you have learnt, aptitude: a natural ability or skill, talented: have a natural ability to
do something well, hopeless/useless: very bad at doing smth.
Ex 4c
1 He couldn’t make friends. Aged eight, he was able to calculate 82 x 82 x 82 x 82 in
his head, but he couldn’t tie his own shoe laces, or ride a bicycle.
2 He has an incredible ability with numbers.
3 He appeared on a TV programme and recited 22,514 numbers from pi perfectly.
4 He went to Iceland and learnt Icelandic in a week.
5 He is now a bestselling author.
6 He has published several books, including Born on a Blue Day, Embracing the
Wide Sky and Thinking in Numbers.
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Ex A
1.’ve been sitting, 2. `ve been studying, 3. `ve been waiting, 4. `ve (always) hated, 5.
’s been doing, 6. haven’t been listening, 7. ’s been teaching, 8. have (you) been
living, 9. haven’t been watching, `ve been reading, 10. haven’t known
Ex B 1. Seen, 2. Known, 3. Met, 4. `ve been playing, 5. has been travelling, 6.
Enjoyed, 7. `ve been waiting, 8. have been studying.