15. discuss: 1. vacation should be educational. the best way to spend a vacation is to go to an ancient place like rome or london. there you can see historic building and places. 2. we need holidays to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city, from the streets, traffic and the strain. so we
need to go to a quiet remote village to have good rest. 3. a holiday is time to enjoy yourself. so entertainment should come first. discos, parties and clubs every night — that's a good holiday for me. 4. my suggestion is a camping holiday it is cheap and you can feel the real beauty of the nature
that way besides, walking is good for health. 5. doing nothing — that's a holiday. i need a place where i can just sit and relax with a good book in my hands looking at the sea in the distance.

School uniform is an integral part of school life in many countries. Most schools in Russia also require school uniforms. However, some school accept freestyle outfit. There are different opinions on how the standard school forms should look like. Some schools have dark blue uniforms, while others use dark red or dark green colours. Some schools in Russia accept white shirts and black skirts for girls and black trousers for boys. Nevertheless, all these school uniforms have something in common. They all look rather smart and strict. Children’s opinions on school uniform differ. Some say they like wearing it, while others prefer to wear a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. In my opinion, the school uniform has both advantages and disadvantages. First of all when children wear a school uniform, they realize that they are at school not at a swimming-pool or stadium. It adjusts them to school atmosphere and helps to study harder. Secondly, school uniforms prevent social inequality. It means that both rich and poor children wear the same clothes. Furthermore, children don’t have such problem as what to wear in the morning. The disadvantages of school uniform include the loss of individuality. Everyone becomes alike and children look similar. The second problem may be untidiness. As children wear the same clothes every day their uniform starts to look a bit untidy and faded. Last but not the least school uniforms have become rather expensive lately. So, not every parent wants to buy it. As for me, I support the idea of wearing a school uniform. I think that at home we can put on what we want, but at school we need to follow the rules.

Tom has been reading for 2 hours, he has read 44 pages so far.

Rachel has been travelling for three months , she has visited six countries so far.

Patrick has won the national championship four times, he has been playing tennis since he was ten.

Lisa and Sue have made five films since they left college, they have been making films since they left college.

1 have you been playing 2 has broken 3 have you been working 4 have you ever worked 5 has she gone 6 haven’t been waiting 7 has stopped 8 have lost - have you seen 9 have been reading - haven’t finished 10 have read