Choose the correct words in the dialogue. Then watch or listen and check. What does Louise want to do next weekend? Where does Grace suggest going for lunch?

Louise: Have you ¹been / seen to Bowl You Over, the new bowling club?

Grace: Actually, I've never ²been / had bowling. I've heard it's a bit boring.

Louise: You've never ³been / made bowling? Seriously? Let's try it next weekend. We can invite Lori and Jack, too.

Grace: It doesn't sound much fun to me, but we'll see what they say. I'm hungry. Have you ⁴had / taken lunch?

Louise: No, I haven't ⁵ate / eaten since breakfast. Let's have lunch together.

Grace: What do you fancy eating?

Louise: I don't know. Fish and chips, I suppose

Grace: Wait a second. There's a great restaurant really near here. Come on.

Louise: OK.

Grace: Here it is.

Louise: Can't we ⁶had / have fish and chips?

Grace: Why not try something different? The food here is delicious. I think you'll enjoy it.

Louise: OK. I'll give it a try.

Grace: Great.

Choose the correct words. Then practise with your partner.

Zach: Hey, Dan. Have you seen this horror film, Zombies Attack?

Dan: I've never seen a horror film.

Zach: You've never seen a horror film? Seriously? I think you ¹'ll / are / have enjoy this. I've ²hear / hearing / heard it's good.

Dan: It doesn't sound much ³great / fun / interesting to me. I don't like scary films. Can we have dinner first?

Zach: OK. What do you ⁴want / fancy / try eating?

Dan: Why not ⁵try / want / fancy something different? What about some Indian food?

Zach: ⁶Can't/Will/Are we have pizza? I've never had Indian food.

Dan: Really? It's delicious.

Read and listen to the dialogue. Who do you think is more enthusiastic about seeing the film: Jack or Ellie? Find evidence for your opinion.

Ellie: At last! I've been waiting for ages. Where have you been? What have you been doing?

Jack: My bus didn't come. I've been trying to phone you since 7.30...

Ellie: You're 25 minutes late! The film has started.

Jack: Sorry. Do you still want to see it?

Ellie: Yes, I do. I've been looking forward to it for weeks. It stars my favourite actor. And I've already bought the tickets!

Jack: Let's go inside then.

Ellie: OK. But why is your hair wet? It hasn't been raining.

Jack: That's sweat. I've been running for 25 minutes! And I haven't eaten. Can we see the film later?

Read the blog post quickly and check your ideas from exercise 1.

GPS CHALLENGE

Dear Friends

CLAUDIA'S BLOG

Sorry I haven't blogged for a while. I've been a bit busy lately. You'll find out why... But first of all, have you ever heard of geocaching? It's a kind of treasure-hunting game that uses a GPS device-usually your smartphone-to find small containers called geocaches hidden all over the world. I can definitely recommend it- it's healthy and fun. So how does it work, exactly? Well, the first step is to go to the geocaching website or download the geocaching app onto your phone. Then choose a geocache and start looking. People have been hiding geocaches for more than ten years, so there are literally millions of them around the world, including Antarctica!

Geocaching began around the year 2000. However, similar games did exist in the past. For example, in the middle of the 19th century, a game called 'letterboxing" became popular in the south of England. People walking in the countryside began to hide boxes of addressed postcards all along the route. When other walkers found a box, they collected the cards and posted them.

In geocaching, the boxes contain a logbook, where the person who finds it can write their name and the date. (They also record the find on the website.) Geocaches often contain a toy or gift, too. You are welcome to take this, provided you replace it with something you have brought with you.

The basic game just involves finding a geocache and recording it online and in the logbook. However, there are lots of variations: multi-cache challenges (each cache leads to the next until the final cache containing the logbook), 'travelling caches' (you move it to a different location and update the information on the website) and webcam caches' (you find a public webcam and capture an image of yourself on the webcam as proof of success). I've tried all of these types, and personally, I've enjoyed the multi-cache challenges the most.

Geocaching is an activity you can do alone or, like me, with a couple of friends, or at events with hundreds of other fans of the game. An example of such an event is the annual "Fumble after Dark' in November in Sweden. I'm seriously thinking about joining it next year. So why don't you get into geocaching too, and I might see you there!

Bye for now!

Claudia

Fill in the blanks with ''for'', ''since''

1 I got here an hour ago. - What ! You mean you've been waiting .................an hour ?

2 I have not seen him ............he was 16. 

3 I've known raining .............ages

4 Things have changed a lot .................our previous meetings.

5 It've been raining .............four o'clock

6 I'm sure he's been watching us ...........we came in.

7 He'd been here ...............over an hour when we arrived

8 I've been trying to fix this computer..............early this morning.

9 He hasn't had anything to eat ....................nearly a week.

10 It's three years..............he started learning German

11 He's been collecting stamps ...........the past twenty years.

12 Nobody has seen him................last Friday.

13 It has been foggy ..............some days.

14 He has been fishing ..................six o'clock

15They've been living in France......................eight years.

16 The pilots have been on strike .................two months.

17 We've had terrible weather .................Saturday

18 I've know Tom ..................1990

19 We have been waiting for the bus.................half an hour 

20 She hasn't lost a match .......................April

21 Things have changed ...................she's become headmaster

22 The police have been looking for him..............a month

23 Our dog has been ill ....................two days

24 I've been looking for this book .,.................a long time

25 I've been working .................I got up

1, We haven't been to this restaurant for two months ,

-> It is ...

2, When did you begin to write this book ?

-> How long ....... book ?

3, How long have you learnt how to drive a car ?

-> When .....?

4, How long is it since Mr Ba bought this flat ?

-> When ... ?

5, I've never talked to the headmaster before .

-> It's ....... 

6, How long is it since she wrote an e-mail ?

-> When .....

7, That's the worst film I've ever seen .

->I've never ....

8, Have you gone to school late before ?

-> Is this ...?

9, He last came back to his home village five months ago.

-> It's.........

10, It's three years since I last spoke to her .

->The last time ......

I haven't seen him for months => I last

I haven't beem to a concert for over a year => The last time

The last time I really enjoyed myself was you birthday party => I haven't

It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother => My father hasn't

When did you learn to driver? => How long is it

you have tidied this room for week? => I't weeks

we starrted looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking? => We have

This is the first time I've been to a night club? => I haven't

They have never hear such a thing before? => This is the first time

1.Complete the text . Use the present perfect of the verb in brackets.

              Hi Billy <

It was great to hear about your trip to Australia .I 've never been (never go) to that part of the world , but I _________(visit) Canada. I've got a friend there , but his parents_________ ( never travel ) abroad . They ___________(never see ) America , and they _______________ ( never catch ) a plane . My friend ____________(travel) by plane ten times ! __________(you ever want) to live in a different country ? I have ! I'll call you soon for a chat . Bye for now , Andy