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Simple and continuous
Tick() the correct sentence.
1 a My daughter's eyes are red because she's cried.
b My daughter's eyes are red because she's been
crymg.
2 a The athletes have already rm 20 kilometres.
b The athletes have already been running
20 kilometres.
3 a OWe're thinking about moving to France soon.
bo We think about moving to France soon
4 a My toe hurts so much I think I've broken it.
b My toe hurts so much I think I've been
breaking it.
5 a Sorry I'm late. Have you waited a long time?
b Sorry I'm late. Have you been waiting a long
time?
6 & I didn't understand a word he said.
b I wasn't understanding a word he said.
7 a I've learned how to play the violin but I'm still n
not very good
b I've been learning how to play the violin but I'm
still not very good.
8 a II wrote to my grandma this morning. I'll finish
the letter later
b I was writing to my grandma this morning. I'll
finish the letter later.
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My Favourite Writer (M. Lermontov)
One of Russia's most celebrated poets of all times, Michael Lermontov was born in Moscow in the family of a nobleman. He spent his childhood and youth in Tarckany, in the province of Penza.
In 1830 Lermontov entered the Moscow University, but very soon he had to leave it. Then he entered St. Petersburg School of Cavalry Cadets. He finished it and served in the Hussar Regiment of the Imperial Guard.
In 1837 the poet was exiled to the Caucasus for his poem "Poets Death". In 1840 Lermontov was exiled to the Caucasus for the second time. He was provoked into personal quarrel with his schoolmate. The quarrel led to a duel. On July 15th, 1841 the poet was killed. He was not even 27 at that time.
Lermontov began writing when he was very young. One of his first writings to be published was his verse tale "Hadji Arbek".
But he won fame as a poet after his poem "Poets Death" was published. Lermontov's poems "Demon" "Mtsyri" his great novel "A Hero of Our Time" and his play "Masquerade" are masterpieces of Russian literature.
Whether he wrote poetry, drama or prose, the stamp of his genius was to be found on his works. Lermontov's influence as of a poet and a thinker on all Russian writes can't be overestimated.