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GRAMMAR 1                                                                                                                        2     Write. What about you? Imagine you are visiting three of these places.

                                                                                                                                               On a sheet of paper, write at least three things that you have been doing
           Present perfect progressive with for and since TR: 4.4                                                                              at each place. Don’t tell the name of the place!

           How long have you and your sister been taking swimming lessons?
           I’ve been taking swimming lessons for three months.
                                                  for about a year.                                                                                                             The Dead Sea
                                                                                                                                                                                The Asmat Swamp
           My sister has been taking swimming lessons since March.                                                                                                              The Hubbard Glacier
                                                            since she was nine.                                                                                                 The Pyramids
                                                                                                                                                                                Qin Shihuang’s tomb

          1    Read and write. Complete the dialogue. Then circle for or since.


                                        live    have    surf    take                                                                                                   I’ve been feeling very warm today.

                                                          have                been surfing                                                                             I’ve been walking through the sand.
                 You’re a good surfer. How long                       you                           ?
                                                                                                                                                                       I’ve been looking at very big structures.

                  I                           for / since about five years. I

                lessons for / since last year. I live right over there. I surf every day.                                                      Now read your sentences to your partner. Guess where your partner is


                 Oh, how long                               you                            there?                                              and then switch roles. Listen to your partner’s sentences and guess your
                                                                                                                                               partner’s location.
                 I                            there for / since I was a baby!
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                 How long                               you                            that surfboard?

                 I                            it for / since I was about eleven years old.
                                                                                                                                         I’ve been feeling very warm today.






                                                                                                                                                                                     Are you at the Dead Sea?
                                                                                                                                                           No, I’m not. Try again.
                                                                                                                                                           Here’s another clue.
























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