Topic 4: Learning a foreign language - Do you like learning English? Why? - When did you start learning English? - How long have you been learning English? - How do you learn English? - What aspect of learning English do you find most difficult? - What should you do to improve your English? - How will you use English in the future? - Do you speak any other languages? - Which school/ language center would you like to go? Why? 

1.My brother hasn’t seen his best friend for nearly five years.

It’s.............................................................

2.When did you start learning English?

How long......................................................

3.We started living here fifteen years ago.

 We have.............................................................

4.The last time she visited me was five years ago.

She hasn’t ........................................................

5. I last came to my uncle’s house in July

 I haven’t .............................................

6. It’s long time since we last met Anna

  We have ........................................

7. She hasn’t had a swim for five years.

She last .................................................................

8. They last talked to each other two months ago.

They haven’t .................................................................

9.The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.

She hasn’t .................................................................

10.She hasn’t written to me for years.

It’s years .................................................................

11.Robert and Catherine have been married for ten ỵears.

It’s ten years.................................................................

12.It’s two weeks since they deaned their room.

They .................................................................

13.It’s over six months since John had his hair cut.

John .................................................................

14.Tom started playing the piano when he was 6 years old

Tom.................................................................

IV Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given.
17. When did you start learning English?
 How long _________________________________________________________________________
18. They began to study French three years ago.
They have _________________________________________________________________________
19. It’s two years since I saw her.
 The last time _____________________________________________________________________
 I haven’t ________________________________________________________________________
20. He last wrote to me three months ago.
 He hasn’t ________________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the following sentences

1. I bought this tape recorder in September.

=> I have...............................................September

2.My neighbours have been married for ten years

=>My neigbours.........................ten years ago

3. When did you start learning English ?

=> How long.............................................English?

4. Micheal learned how to sing when he was small

=> Michael has............................................since he was small.

5. When did it start snowing ?

=> How long.................................................snowing?