Present Perfect Continuous
have / has been Ving
Open the brackets.
1. It
2. I
(to rain) for two hours. (to learn) Spanish since
December.
3. Ann
(to look for) a job for six
months.
4. Mark
(to work) in London since
last year.
5. They
(to live) in this house for
two years.
Ask How long … ?
1. How long
2. How long
3. How long
4. How long
(it / to rain)? (you / to learn) Spanish? (Ann / to look) for a job? (Mark / to work) in

London?
5. How long
(they / to live) in this
house?
Answer the questions about yourself.
1. How long have you been going to school?
2. How long have you been learning English?

Dear Nick,

Thank you for your letter. I'm happy to get it.
In your letter you ask me how I spent my summer. I think that most people spend the summer on the shores of ponds, swimming and sunbathing. As for me, I spent the summer with his grandmother in the village. We walked a lot in the woods, picking berries and mushrooms. I've seen a lot of wild animals and birds. Moreover, we met a large moose with huge antlers. I did not think that the forest is so interesting!

How did you start out? There are new lessons? You learn in school last year?
Sorry, I have to go now. Write back soon!

Best wishes,
Tom

Many people dream of traveling to different countries. Great Britain is one of the best places where people can go to.

I would like to visit Great Britain. There are many wonderful sights there. First of all, I would like to go to the park of entertainments in London.

They say you can see the most distant corners of London from the London eye. Secondly, I would like to go to the Loch Ness Lake where the Loch Ness monster lives. Thirdly, I would like to visit Buckingham palace and to talk to Elizabeth the II, the queen of England.

But on the other hand, I heard that not everything is so good in Great Britain. On the Internet I read that in London there is criminality. Streets on suburbs of London are dirty and ugly. But the worst thing in Great Britain is weather. It is raining cats and dogs.

I heard many different things about Great Britain. I don’t know if they are true. I believe that to know more about this country you should visit it.

Многие люди мечтают о путешествиях в разные страны. Великобритания одна из лучших стран, в которую можно поехать.

Я бы хотел съездить в Великобританию. Там многое можно посмотреть. Во-первых, я б сходил в парк развлечений в Лондоне. Говорят, что с колеса обозрения можно увидеть самые дальние уголки Лондона. Во-вторых, я бы хотел съездить на озеро Лох-Несс, где обитает Лохнесское чудовище. В-третьих, я бы хотел посетить Букингемский дворец и поговорить с королевой Елизаветой II.

Люди говорят, что жизнь в Великобритании не такая радужная, как пишут в книгах. В интернете я читал, что в Лондоне большая преступность. Улицы на окраине Лондона грязные и некрасивые. Да и погода в Великобритании ужасная. Там почти всегда идёт дождь.

Я много слышал о Великобритании разных вещей. Я не знаю, правдивы ли они. Чтобы узнать о Великобритании больше, я и хотел бы поехать туда.