Grammar pages 76-77:

Ex. 1:

2. Gone

3. Become

4. Forgotten

5. Been

6. Told

7. Eaten

8. Taken

9. Done

10. Heard

11. Run

12. Seen

13. Kept

13. Known

14. Woken

15. Found

16. Had

17. Bought

18. Red

19. Made

 

Ex. 2:

1. We have missed the bus.

2. The car has broke down.

3. I have lost my keys.

4. There has been an accident.

5. At last it has stopped raining.

 

Ex. 3:

Harrods has been the most famous shop in the UK for over a hundred years and today it is the third most popular tourist attraction in London (after Buckingham Palace and the Houses if Parliament). It is the largest department store in the world and sells over 1.2 million different items.

The Harrods story begun in 1849, when a local fruit and vegetable seller called Henry Harrod bought a small shop in Knightsbridge, London.

At first, the shop had only one room and sold only a few items of food, but after a few years it expanded and started to sell other goods as well. The store’s motto is “Everything for Everyone Everywhere” and over the last 150 years, Harrods has sold many unusual items, including luxury cars, aeroplanes and various exotic animals. In 1967, King Zog of Albania bought an elephant from Harrods as gift for the president of the United States.

Henry Charles Harrod died in 1885 and since the shop had a number of different owners. The current owner, Egyptian businessman Mohammed al-Fayed, has bought the shop in 1985.

 

Ex. 4:

1. How long is it since you last sow Andrea?

2. It’s been ages since we have heard Katie.

3. I haven’t been to a party for months.

4. I haven’t play tennis for about two weeks.

5. This place has changed a lot.

 

Ex. 5:

1. I have never been in a foreign country.

2. I live in Rome for ten years.

3. I have lived in Milan for five years.

4. Have you heard? Simona broke her arm.

5. Oh no! I’ve lost my mobile.

6. How long do you know Lorenzo?

7. Have you ever been on TV?

8. Mr Vecchio teaches here since 2000.

 

Pages 82-83:

Ex. 1:

1. A. You’re soaking wet! What have you been doing?

   B. We’ve been cleaning the windows.

2. A. Have you been working all evening?

   B. Yes, I have been doing my science homework.

3. A. What have you been buying?

   B. Oh, just a few clothes. I have been spending my birthday money!

4. A. You eyes are red. Have you been crying?

   B. No, I have been chopping onions.

5. A. How long have you been waiting?

   B. About 20 minutes. I have been trying to get a taxi instead, but they’re all busy.

 

Ex. 2:

A recent survey has shown that Chinese is the UK’s favourite take-away food. Indian food, which has been one of the UK’s official national dishes for many years, is our second favourite take-away. Of the 5000 people in the survey, 44% said they preferred Chinese food, with only 24% preferring Indian food. Surprisingly, fish and chips and pizza are less popular with only 14% and 13% of the votes.

The top reason for ordering a take-away meal is being too tired or not wanting to cook. “When you have been working all day, the last thing you want to do is cook dinner”, explained survey participant Gary Hill. “It’s much easier to pick up the phone and order something.”

But for others, having take-away is a ritual. “We have had a take-away pizza every Friday night for about ten years,” says mother-of-four Beverly Stringer, “It’s our end-of-the-week treat, but only if the kids have been been well-behaved.”

 

Ex. 3:

1. I haven’t been seeing Larissa for ages.

2. It haven’t been raining since midday.

3. Ernesto has been interesting in astronomy since he was a child.

4. I haven’t been going in a cinema for about six months.

5. He has been waiting for ten minutes.

6. I have been going here twice already.

 

Ex. 4:

1. I’ve saw two DVDs today.

2. I have been watching TV for about twenty minutes.

3. How much time have you been doing your homework?

4. I have finished my homework.

5. Oh no! I have lost my keys!

6. I’ve left my mobile on the bus yesterday, but somebody has found it and has given it to the police. I haven’t already been retiring.

Pages 88-89-90-91:

Ex. 1:

Bernardo broke his leg while he was playing football. He went to the hospital in an ambulance.

We were having a picnic when it started to rain. We ran to the car and waited for the rain to stop.

I was waiting for the bus when Leon appeared on his scooter. He had a spare helmet so he gave me a lift. We were riding away when I suddenly realized I wasn’t having my bag with me. I’d left it at the bus stop.

 

Ex. 2:

- How did it happen?

- I have kicked the ball at it accidentally.

 

- I’ve just finished my exam.

- How has it gone?

- It was OK, I think.

 

- I didn’t know that you wore glasses.

- Yes, I’ve had them for a few months now.

- Have you tried contact lenses?

- Yes, but I didn’t like them.

 

Ex. 3:

1. The Titanic has just hit an iceberg.

2. Italy has just won the World Cup.

3. Apollo 11 has just landed on the Moon.

 

Ex. 4:

Alexander Flaming discovered penicillin by an accident while he was conducing an experiment. He was growing some bacteria in a petri-dish when he noticed a strange mould that appeared to be killing it. The bacteria become contaminated because one of his assistants has forgot to replace the lid of the petri- dish the night before.

People had use a horizontal “potter’s wheel” to make ceramics for hundreds of years before somebody turned the same circular shape on its side and used it to create a means of transport. This was in about 3200 BC. Incredibly, the wheel was been in use for about 5000 years before the invention of the train and the bicycle in the mid-1800s.

 

Ex. 5:

Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the Moon’s surface early today. The spectacular moment came after he had descended the ladder of the lunar module Eagle, while his colleague Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin has been watching from inside the craft.

The landing, in the Sea of Tranquillity six hours earlier, had been near perfect and the two astronauts on board later reported that they were having no difficulty in manoeuvring the module in the Moon’s gravity and that the module had suffered no damage during the landing. The very first words from the Moon came from Aldrin: “Tranquillity base. The Eagle has landed.”

During the landing, there were tens moments back on Earth while the controllers at mission control in Huston had waited for radio contact to be re-established with the astronauts. When the news of a safe landing finally came, the room had erupted with shouts and cheers.

American president Richard Nixon, who has been watching the events on television, has described it as “one of the greatest moment of our time.”

Ex. 6:

1. When I arrived, they have already been starting dinner.

2. I haven’t been swimming for months.

3. I was watching TV at 8.00 last night.

4. We have never met before last night.

5. I have saw Lisa about two weeks ago.

6. Your English has been improved I last saw you.

 

Ex. 7:

1. I was listen to Edguy at 9.30 last night.

2. I have studied yesterday.

3. I have read for years.

4. I have never play rugby.

5. I was eat a sandwich last weekend.

6. I used to watch TV but I don’t now.

 

Ex. 8:

1. I have never been in USA.

2. I was having a shower when you called yesterday evening.

3. I didn’t see Anastasia at the party. She had just leave when I arrived.

4. Where were you born?

5. Did you go out yesterday evening?

6. Have you ever been in UK?

7. We have been studying English for two years.

8. We haven’t learned English in primary school.