Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the correct affirmative, negative or interrogative form of the present perfect continuous.

1 My eyes are sore. I ________ computer games for too long!

2 We ________for weeks so that we can pay for our next holiday.

3 I'm so happy you phoned. I ________ about you all day

4 I love the new sitcom on BBC1. ________ you ________it?

5 She recently bought a new bike, but she ________it much.

6 Maybe her phone is broken. She ________ my calls.

7 My hands are cold because we ________ a snowman.

8 I hope they enjoy the food. I ________  for hours!

Complete the second sentence in each pair to mean the same as the first. Use the correct affirmative or negative form of the present perfect continuous.

1 It started snowing just a short time ago.

It _________________________for very long.

2 I put these jeans on yesterday afternoon, and I haven't taken them off yet!

I _________________________ these jeans since yesterday afternoon!

3 I started feeling unwell two days ago.

I _________________________well for two days.

4 She sat down in the sun three hours ago, and she hasn't moved.

She _________________________in the sun for three hours now.

5 I began this book nearly a year ago, and I haven't finished it yet.

I _________________________ this book for nearly a year.

6 We moved to Scotland three years ago.

We _________________________ in Scotland for three years now.

Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.

      In Britain, wedding invitations go out about six weeks before the wedding day. The guests reply as soon as possible to say if they can come or not. Choosing a present for the couple can be difficult. People don’t take their present for the wedding. They send them to the woman’s house before the wedding day. Most weddings take place before lunch or in the early afternoon. Many people like to get married in church. The bride often wears a long white dress. Guests wear their best clothes and most of the women wear hats. In the church, the bride’s family sits on the left and the groom’s one sits on the right. Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand. Most married women wear wedding rings, but married men often do not.

According the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Invitations are sent out some weeks before the wedding day.

B. People who accept the invitations have to send their presents to the couple.

C. It is not easy to choose a present for the couple.

D. Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the right hand.

Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.

      In Britain, wedding invitations go out about six weeks before the wedding day. The guests reply as soon as possible to say if they can come or not. Choosing a present for the couple can be difficult. People don’t take their present for the wedding. They send them to the woman’s house before the wedding day. Most weddings take place before lunch or in the early afternoon. Many people like to get married in church. The bride often wears a long white dress. Guests wear their best clothes and most of the women wear hats. In the church, the bride’s family sits on the left and the groom’s one sits on the right. Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand. Most married women wear wedding rings, but married men often do not.

According the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Invitations are sent out some weeks before the wedding day.

B. People who accept the invitations have to send their presents to the couple.

C. It is not easy to choose a present for the couple.

D. Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the right hand.

III. Complete the following sentences. Use affirmative or negative of "have to".

1. Secretaries ________answer the phone. That is a part of their job.

2. Jason and Linda are on holiday. They ______ go to school today

3. He _______ come if he doesn't want to join with us.

4. You _______worry about me! I am ok now.

5. Lam ________ leave her house at 6.30 a.m. in order to get to her school at 7 a.m.

6. All the students _______obey the school rules.

7. Today she doesn't have the literature lesson, so she ________bring her literature book.

8. I _______take these books back to the school library on time or I will get a fine.

9. There is a lift in this building, so we ______climb the stairs.

10. Susan doesn't like her new job. Sometimes she _______ work at weekends.

IV. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

1. The parents of the groom go to the fortune teller to see what date and time is best for them to ____________________ the wedding ceremony. (celebration)

2. ____________________, the reception occurs at their houses, but now many families hold wedding parties at the restaurant. (tradition)

3. On that day, the groom's family and relatives visit the bride and her family with round lacquered boxes known as betrothal presents which are covered with red cloth and carried by ___________________ girls or boys. (marry)

4. Wedding ceremonies are less _______ now than they used to be in the past. (complicate)

5. To many ____ street vendors, the success of their day is determined by how it starts and by their first customer. (superstition)

Exercise 2. SENTENCE NOUGHTS AND CROSSES. Work in pairs. One of you is a nought (O) and the other is a cross (X). Take turns saying sentences about your partner. Use the present simple affirmative or negative. If your sentence is true, write a O or a X in the table.

(Câu O và X. Làm việc theo cặp. Một trong hai người là O và người kia X. Thay phiên nhau nói các câu về bạn của em. Sử dụng thì hiện tại đơn khẳng định hoặc phủ định. Nếu câu của bạn là đúng, viết O hoặc X vào bảng.)

You don’t play video games. – Yes, that’s true.

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