ong Ii Breen Changing lives atu srs Soe 4 GRAMMAR present perfect € Complete the conversations with the present perfect, cr for) ate present parfect continuous form of the verbs. continuous {A Did you know that Amy's in aband? B. No, Have they been playing together for along time? (they / lay) @ Write the words and phrases from the list in the correct column. 2015 longtime Christmas {was very young lunchtime six months twoweeks three days Tuesday years How long was your flight? aa aca Twelve hours. all day (we / travel) for since 2015 My brother has a very good job in New York Really? How long there? the / work) b_ Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple form of the verb in brackets and for or since. Diana’s found 2 new flat, at last. Oh good! 1 taehad ___my car for tone forages. (she look for ‘about a month. (have) 2 Myenen a ela 3 We eachother Vy does Lian teacher want io Scare esl neva 4 Om _Rithesine Cloner company five yas. no) ih tot 5 Dan and vy é sin ierearere an 6 ype sorting Yes hom Sony —_ they were young. (love) oa 7 togotoAusala seaee era 8 tome ‘You look exhausted. yom top) i a1 mr ganda Shion ard ook eee nated 10 fay yen they were at school together. How's your football team doing, Pete? Very wel, but recent. 've hurt my foot. (1/ nat play)cess ‘the correct form. If both forms are possible, tick (7) 3 VOCABULARY strong adjectives the sentence. 8 Match the normal adjactives 1-14 to the 1 How long have you lived / have you been living abroad? = W- renee 2 in sicc Te bewrT ocpihaees fe wo ea ee 4 tied 8 amazed 3 My parents have had Rave been having the same car for ten ple % 2 suprised ___b boiling 4 How long has Mark played / has Mark been playing the bass 3big = ___€ daighted guitar? 4 cold exhausted 5 Alex has worked / has been working inthis school since he 5 dirty e fithy started teaching. 6 furny freezing 6 (ve known / Ive been knowing her for yeas 7 happy 9 furious 7 We've gone / We've been going tothe same dentist since we 8 hot hy fascinating were children 9 hungry = hilarious 8 You've worn / You've been wearing the same coat for years! 10 interesting huge 9 How long have you ridden / have you been riding horses? 11 small positive 10 ve washed / ve been washing the cari looks much 2 we 1 starving cleaner now. 13. afraid m verified What have you been doing recently? Write five sentences. 4 nay = ___ tiny Use the ideas from the list or your own ideas. abook ahobby ajob anewhabit asport a TVseries your work/studies (ve been eating more vegetables because [want to be healt ve gat enarns, sa ve ben shying ae PRONUNCIATION sentence stress 2.3 Listen and complete the sentences. 1 te been travelling all da 2 have they been Sead 3 Shotbopn! = ROBE tga eee 4 They been ‘anal 5 We've been __ the 61 been @ 2.3 Listen again and re t the sentences. Copy the rhythm,BERR b Complete the sentences with the strong adjectives from a, 1 The couple are delighted 2 Theyre 4 Hes 5 tsa hamster. 6 She's absolutely ¢ Complete the sentences with the strong d_ Complete the sentences about you. adjectives from a 1 The astm |had = huge meal was when 1 The temperature has been going up all week, and ow it's absolutely boiling 2. The weather was absolutely boling when | 2 i'm that you don’t know the name of ee the president of the USA. 3. One of the most hilarious films Ive seen is 3. Tom's parents have just found out he's been missing school, so they're 4 ve been watching a horror film, and now Im elt really exhausted when | absolutely 5. When Im absolutely starving the thing I most want 5 We're because we've walked 35 km tosatis vod 6 was delighted with a present | gat 4 Thatfim is | We laughed all the way aa a through 7 saw a fascinating TV programme ecenty about This bookie ve leamed so much fromit 8 Something that makes me furious is on 8 ve been thinking about your question, and now I'm | know the answer, (Saemnamee) Geemmonararsor) A