They’ve been working on it for two years

Frank is from a small town near Dallas. He’s giving Gina a tour.

- The building on our right is City Hall. They’ve been working on it for two years, but they haven’t completed it yet.

- What’s that on the left?

- That’s the police station, and next to it is the post office. The post office is the oldest building in the town.

- And what’s that little building over there?

- Which one?

- The building across the street.

- Oh, that’s the newspaper office. You’ve read the Bloomington Daily News, haven’t you?

- No, as a matter of fact, I haven’t.

- Well, it’s not really a very good paper, but it’s been improving lately. The reporters have been writing better stories, and it has some new photographers.

- Hey, there’s your mother.

- Yeah, she works in that office building next to the newspaper. She’s been working there since 1987 for over ten years now.

- Really? I didn’t know that.

- Yeah. Come on. Let’s go and say hello.

A. Answer “True” or “False” and correct the false statements.

1. They have finished the new city hall building.

2. The police station is as old as the post office.

3. The Bloomington Daily News is an excellent newspaper.

4. The Bloomington Daily News is getting better.

5. Frank’s mother has just started a new job.

B. Make sentences about the members of Frank’s family. Follow the examples.

Frank’s mother/work in the same office building since 1987.

Frank’s mother has been working in the same office building since 1987.

She/not work for the same person, however.

She hasn’t been working for the same office, however.

1. Frank’s father/relax at home since he retired

2. He/not go out with his friends from the factory

3. Frank’s elder sister/live in New York since she got married

4. She/not enjoy herself in that busy city

5. Frank’s younger brothers/work full time during the day and part time at night for over two years

6. They/not try to save money to go to college

7. They/try to save enough money to start their own business

8. Frank/work for an insurance company in Dallas

C. Ask and answer questions about the people in exercise B.

- Has Frank’s mother been working for the same person since 1987?

- No, she hasn’t.

1. Frank’s father/relax at home since he retired?

2. He/go out with his friends from the factory?

3. Frank’s elder sister/live in New York since she got married?

4. She/enjoy herself in that busy city?

5. Frank younger brothers/work hard for over two years?

6. They/spend all their money?

Now ask and answer these questions.

1. You/live in this city for a long time?

2. Your father/do the same job for over ten years?

3. You/drive since you were sixteen?

4. Your classmates/enjoy themselves in this class?

5. You/learn a lot since you started this class?

6. You/think about living or working in another country.

FIRST NOVEL

- Hello, Charles – I haven’t seen you all day. What have you been doing?

- Actually, I’ve been working on my first novel.

- Oh, yes? How far have you got with it?

- Well, I’ve thought of a good title, and I’ve made a lot of characters, and I’ve designed the front cover…

- Have you started writing it yet?

- Oh, yes. I’ve written two pages already.

- Only two?

- Well, yes – I haven’t quite decided yet what happens next.

A. Roleplay the conversation.

B. Have you done any exciting or interesting things? Write down two or three things. Find out what other people in your class have done.

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