TOPIC 2

To read the text a love that’s lasted for fifty years.

1. In pairs, choose one of the photos and answer the questions. Use the ideas to help you.

What can you say about the two people?

Are they…?

-in they teens/twenties/fifties/ seventies

- married /divorced/engaged/ retired

What kind of relationship do you think they have? How do you know?

* romantic / caring /passionate/ friendly

*hold hands//kiss/ be in love / hug

2. Read the text and see if your predictions in Exercise 1 were correct.

In the first picture they are in their seventies.

In the second picture they already seventy years and he hugs her. They are married. They are romantic, caring and friendly. They are in love. He used to be a policeman and he retired ten years ago.

3. Look at the article again and complete these sentences.

1- fifty years;

2- 14 February 1956;

3- ten years ago.

4. Look at the sentences in Exercise 3 and circle the correct words in these rules.

a Present Perfect;

b since;

c for.

5. Read the text again and answer the questions. Use the Present Perfect and the time expressions in the box.

1 - 1953;

2 - 50 years;

3 - 18 years;

4 - Christmas 1977.

6. Read the sentences and answer the questions.

1 - Ian; 2 - Pat; 3 - Karen.

7. Decide if these expressions take for or since. Then choose four expressions and make sentences.

For: 10 minutes; a long time; ages; a week; most of my life.

Since: 7 o’clock; last night; 1 January; 2004.

1 I stood at the bus stop and waited a long time for the bus;

2 My morning begins at seven o'clock;

3 To gather I need 10 minutes;

8. In pairs, answer the questions about yourself. Then interview your partner.

1 I’ve a student at this academy here for three years;

2 I’ve known best friend 12 years;

3 I’ve live in my flat one years;

4 I like my favorite artist the past three years;

5 I have this book the past 4 years

Do you know occasions when love lasted (lasts) very long?

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