Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous tense. 1. Her phone (ring) for ten minutes

1. Her phone (ring) for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn't answer

2. Have you seen my bag anywhere? I (look) for it for ages.

3. He (study) Russian for two years and doesn't even know the alphabet yet.

4. How long you (wait) for me? - I (wait) about half an hour.

5. It (rain) for two days now. There'll be a flood soon.

6. We (argue) about this for two hours now. Perhaps we should stop!

7. You (drive) all day. Let me drive now.

8. How long you (smoke) cigarettes?

9. It (snow) for three days now. The roads will be blocked if it doesn’t stop soon.

10. Ann (look) for a job for 6 months.

11. Where are the Browns? – They are traveling round the Europe.

- How long they (travel) round the Europe?

12. Peter (live) in Africa for the last three years.

13. I (sit) here waiting for you for nearly an hour. I’ve already drunk four whiskies.

14. It (not rain) for a month now. The grass is very dry.

1. Fill in the suitable word: wrinkles, sharp, excited, lovely, regret, touching, handsome, leading

1. He had so … appearance that no one could put off his eyes. 2. There were merry … in the corners of his eyes. 3. You will … your words. 4. Be at the restaurant at 5 … I have an important gift for you. 5. What a … weather, let’s go for a walk! 6. We were excited by this …. scene. 7. The performance …Jane so greatly that she could hardly speak. 8. During the war it was the … article.

3. Give a short description of your friend according to the model:

She is rather short but so slim and graceful that she seems taller than she is. She has shapely legs and arms and her hands are beautiful. Her hair, slightly red, is curly. Her face is oval, her eyes are brown, but when she is angry they seem black. Her complexion is fresh, her mouth is full, her lips — red. She is lovely.

4. Translate into Russian:

The truth flashed in her mind. “You... you killed him... here, in our library! ” “Aren't you a smart young lady! ” hissed the short man angrily, “go on helping me and avoid attracting attention, or you'll get what Blackie got.” Pamela obeyed. They were in front of the window when suddenly Pamela had an idea. That new judo hold that Tim had taught her, maybe it would work! She must take her chance. That murderer was very dangerous, one more dead body that could well be her own w ouldn't make him lose sleep. Oh, if only the hold worked! Her hand touched the window blind. It went up with a loud noise. The man, greatly surprised by it, dropped Blackies arm and Pamela let go of the other arm. The heavy body fell to the floor. The murderer snatched out a knife and rushed at Pamela, who was ready for him... W hen the frightened people from the library came running into the back room they saw two men lying on the floor and white-faced Pamela standing over the unconscious murderer.

Variant 4