D. Use the Present Perfect Continuous with the verbs in brackets.
a) We ______ (wait) for ages. – How long ________ (you/wait)?
b) David _______ (watch) TV all afternoon. – What ______ (he/do)?
c) Elizabeth ________ (not/work) this week.
d) My grandparents ________ (not/feel) well recently.
e) How long _________ (you/study) English?
f) How long _________ (you/use) this book?
E. Choose the correct words in italics.
“You won’t believe this but I’m /I’ve been (1) learning to drive! I suppose it’s a bit late to learn to drive at my age. But my husband used to do all the driving. So when he died I really needed to learn. In fact I enjoyed/’ve really been enjoying (2) it. I’ve had/been having (3) lessons for six months now. I suppose I’ve been having/had (4) about 30 lessons so far. I’ve gone/been going (5) to the local driving school. The instructors are very friendly and it’s quite close to my house. But it’s rather expensive. I’ve already spent/been spending (6) over £500! After the first ten lessons I took/have been taking (7) my first test. It was a disaster! Of course, I didn’t pass. Since then I’ve tried/been trying (8) to improve, but it isn’t easy at my age. I find it very difficult to change gears smoothly because of my bad leg – for the last ten years I’ve suffered/been suffering (9) from arthritis which makes my legs stiff. I’ve been taking/took (10) some special vitamins which seem to help. I take two each day. My instructor says I should use an automatic car but I think I prefer manual ones, although in fact I’ve never been driving/driven (11) in automatic car, so perhaps I should give it a try.”
F. Complete the conversation.
Roy: You look tired. ________ (you/work) (1) all day?
Ben: Not exactly. I ________ (do) (2) some research on the Internet. I ________(3)(try) to get some information about one of our old friends from college.
Roy: Who?
Ben: Dave Holston. Do you remember him?
Roy: Yes. I _______ (not/see) (4) him for years! What do you want to find out?
Ben: Well, I _______ (just/get) (5) an email from Willy Parkham. He wants to get in touch with Dave, but he doesn’t know where he is now. He thinks Dave ________ (live) (6) in the Far East for the last few years.
Roy: Yes! I remember he was always interested in oriental philosophy.
Ben: Exactly. I _______ (look) (7) at six or seven different websites already, but I _______ (no/find) (8) much information.
Roy: ________ (you/try) (9) that website that reunites old college friends?
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Ben: Yes, I ________ (already/look) (10) at that one, but he’s not on it. I posted the message to some of his other friends on some other websites and I _______ (wait) (11) for a reply, but so far I ________ (hear) (12) nothing.
G. Choose the correct words in italics. In two places both are Ok.
1) Jake doesn’t have any family. He’s always lived/been living on his own.
2) He never answers the phone. I’ve called/been calling six times!
3) Sorry I’m so late. I’ve waited/been waiting for a call from New York office.
4) Debbie knows Seattle really well. She’s lived/been living there for two years.
5) I’m afraid the house is a mess. We’ve decorated/been decorating it.
6) Look at the new garden lights. Sam’s just turned/been turning them on.
7) Carol’s an expert on economics. She’s studied/been studying it for years.
8) Harry’s my old friend. I’ve known/been knowing him since we were kids.
9) Marking essays is hard work. I’ve marked/been marking twenty this evening.
10) I’m curious about the food here. I haven’t tried/been trying Mexican food before.
11) I hate cabbage. I’ve never liked/been liking it.
UNIT 4. LANGUAGE
READING
A. 
Pre-reading task. What is language? Read different sayings and give your opinion.
§ There is no language barrier when it comes to kids and when it comes to play.
§ A man who knows two languages is worth two men.
§ If culture is a house, then language is the key to the front door, to all the rooms inside.
§ One language sets you in a corridor for life, two languages open every door along the way.
§ Language is the road map of culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.
§ You live a new life for every new language you learn. If you know only one language, you live only once.
§ If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
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