1 She was the most intelligent in her class.
2 It's the oldest castle in Britain.
3 I'm going to sleep on the sofa. The floor is more uncomfortable than it.
4 This new job is more important for me than last I had.
5 Living in the countryside is healthier than leaving in town.
6 These instructions were the most difficult ones I have ever read.
<span>10.30 – half past ten
12.15 – a quarter past twelve
8.30 - half past eight
</span>
<span>1. This man is a writer.
He writes books. He has been writing books since he was a young man. He has already
written eight books. 2. What have you been doing here since morning? 3. Lena is a very good girl. She always helps her mother
about the house. Today she has been helping her mother since morning. They have
already washed the floor and dusted the furniture. Now they are cooking dinner
together. 4. He is running now. He has been running for ten minutes without any
rest. 5. What are they doing now? — They are working in the reading room. They have
been working there for three hours already. 6. Where is he now? — He is in the
garden. He is playing volleyball with his friends. They have been playing since
breakfast time. 7. I live in St.
Petersburg. I have been living in St. Petersburg since 1990. 8. This is the
factory where my father works. He has been working here for fifteen years. 9.
Have you found your notebook? — No, I am still looking for it. I have been looking
for it for two hours already, but have not found it yet. 10. You have been
playing with a ball for three hours already. Go home and do your homework. 11.
Wake up! You have been sleeping for ten hours already. 12. I have been waiting
for a letter from my cousin for a month already, but have not received it yet.
13. She has already done her homework for two hours; but she has not done half
of it yet. 14. I have been waiting for you since two o'clock. 15. What are you
doing? – I am reading. I have been reading for two hours already. I have already
read sixty pages. 16. It is difficult for me to speak about this opera as I have
not heard it. 17. I have just received a letter from my granny, but I have not received
any letters from my parents yet. 16. The weather is fine today. The sun has been
shining ever since we got up. 19. Every day I wind up my watch at 10 o'clock in
the evening. 20. Come along, Henry, what you are you doing now? I have been
waiting for you for a long time. 21. Where are your gloves? — I have put them
into my pocket. 22. I am staying with some American friends in Chicago. I have been staying with them for
two weeks now. I am having a great time here, I am taking the opportunity to
improve my English. I have already seen the towering skyscrapers of Chicago which are reflected in the rippling water of Lake Michigan. I have just taken a picture of Chicago's <span>Sears
Tower</span> which rises 1,707 feet and provides
a panoramic view from the skydeck. 23. I am going to give that cat some food. I
am sure it is starving. — But Jane has already fed the cat. You needn't do it.</span>
I want to talk about my family.
My family is big. I have a mom, dad, brother, a younger and elder sister. My mother is Olga. She works as an administrator in the polyclinic. I always help her with home affairs. My father is Andrew. He works in guard. He sometimes helps me with my lessons. My My brother is called Maxim. He is studying in the third grade. I help him with his lessons. My eldest sister is Svetlana. She is working as a nurse in the hospital. She helps me get home, we love to cook at home. We are a friendly family and we try to get along with each other, we discuss our problems and try to solve them together.
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2 don't they
3 can't it
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