16 Read part of a letter you have received from your penfriend abroad. Write a reply in about 200 words. So I'm really looking forward to your country - finally! But it's so sad that I'm coming you away! Anyway, can you tell me what places I should go to, what things I I , should do, and what things I should eat coming when and drink?

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous:

1. Why don't you stay at the institute and finish your homework? - I (have already

finished) it.

2. He's bored. He (has been reading) a dull book for three hours.

3. Cadet Ivanov (has gone) to the canteen. He'll come soon.

4. My Dad is happy. He (has been driving) his new car for three hours.

5. Have you (ever been) to the Drama Theatre?

6. We're worried. We (have been waiting) for the examination results for an hour.

7. The freshmen (has already swept) the drill ground. They (have been doing) it for two hours, they're tired.

8. It (has been snowing) a lot this morning. We should clean the drill ground.

9. Why don't you stay at home and finish your housework? - I (have already finished) it.

10. Why are you so dirty? - We (have been cleaning) room 414 for three hours.

A. Choose an appropriate word to complete each sentence. There are two extra.

charity/ appealing fresh spicy/ rare/ mashed/ grate/ poached/ boil/ portions

1. Would you like to stay for dinner? We're having roast chicken with mashed potatoes.

2. A healthy diet should contain plenty of   fresh

fruit and vegetables.

3. This restaurant serves very small  portions

. I'm always hungry after I leave here!

4. Greg made a delicious  spicy

sauce for the spaghetti.

5. He can't cook. He doesn't even know how to   boil

an egg.

6. Not only should obentos be nourishing and healthy, they should also look   appealing.

7. Dinner is almost ready. I just have to  grate the cheese for the pasta.

8. Ben likes his steak  rare

so don't cook it more than ten minutes.

Grammar

B. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or present perfect continuous.

1. She  has been studying with me for three years.

2. I  haven't tried

windsurfing so far.

3. I  haven't done much sightseeing yet.

4. Brian  has been reading

this book all morning.

Have you ever tried Chinese food?

C. Underline the correct item.

1 Gary has gone to

the baker's to buy some bread.

2 Helena has never been

been to Japan before so she's

very excited about the trip.

Alex has been in

Scotland for two months now

and he loves it.

4 Can you take the dog for a walk,

please? He's been in the house all day.

George has

gone to the post office but he

won't be long. You can wait for

him, if you like.

6 Mum bought Dad a pair of

Italian leather shoes for his birthday.

7 Your doctor can give you some good

advice on how to follow a more balanced diet.​

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