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4. Complete the dialogue with the Present Perfect Continuous.

Manager:X	I’m sorry, the museum is really busy today. How long (wait)?
Guest:X	It’s OK. We (not wait) long. We (stand) in this queue for about twenty minutes.
Manager:X	Right. Well, I’ll introduce you to Henri, our curator. He (work) here for over twenty years.
Guest:X	Thanks. My son, Jack, is very excited. He (learn) about Leonardo da Vinci at school.
Manager:X	Well, I’m sure Henri can answer any questions. He (look after) the Mona Lisa for ten years.
Jack: X	Er … How long (she/hang) in the Louvre?

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5. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous.

1 I (have) the same computer for .....

2 I (study) English since .....

3 I (listen) to the same music since .....

4 I (go) to the same hairdresser’s for .....

5 I (know) my oldest friend since .....

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7. Choose the correct form.

1 the Mona Lisa twice.

2 My mum buying a new car.

3 since yesterday.

4 the piano for years.

5 My parents .

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8. Write questions. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous and How long/many … ?

1 texts / receive / today?

2 wear / the same watch?

3 have / the same bag?

4 foreign countries / visit?

5 books / read / in the past three months?

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1. Look at the adjective order key and put the clothes descriptions 1–5 in the correct order.

1 trainers / black and white / new

2 a / cotton / shirt / patterned

3 jeans / blue / fashionable / skinny

4 leather / high-heeled / black / boots

5 a / striped / jumper / big / woollen

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6. Complete the description of photo A with one word in each gap. Then listen again and check.

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5. Read the WRITING FOCUS and complete the examples with the words in purple in the text.

into

straight

who

medium height

early

dark

make

our

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6. Some adjectives can be very negative when used to describe a person. Replace the underlined negative adjectives with the kinder phrases in the box.

1 Jo is skinny. She doesn’t eat very much.

Jo is . She doesn’t eat very much.

2 Ryan is fat. He doesn’t do much exercise.

Ryan is . He doesn’t do much exercise.

3 Harry is scruffy. He doesn’t care what he wears.

Harry is . He doesn’t care what he wears.

4 Ellie is rude. She needs to be more polite.

Ellie is . She needs to be more polite.

5 Ken is a(n) old student. He’s back at university because he wants a career change.

Ken is a(n) student. He’s back at university because he

wants a career change.

6 Kelly is lazy. Her parents are worried that she’ll fail her exams.

Kelly is . Her parents are worried that she’ll fail

her exams.

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