Match each place to its description

1) Westminster Abbey 2) Buckingham Palace 3) Whitehall 4) Downing Street, 10 5) Tower of London 6) Soho 7) City of London

a) the residence of Prime Minister b) former prison and now the museum c) crowning and burial place of the British monarchs d) financial and historic centre of London e) Queen’s residence f) centre of entertainment g) street with important government offices

SPEAKING TASK

Make a short report on geography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

12. Situation. You’re going to visit London. Speak on the places of interest you would like to see.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Perfect Continuous Tenses

13. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Continuous.

1) I _____ (make) cakes. That's why my hands are all covered with flour.

2) Her phone _____ (ring) for 10 minutes. I wonder why she doesn't answer.

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

4) He _____ (work) in this company since 1985.

5) The film _____ (run/not) for ten minutes yet, but there's a commercial break already.

6) I _____ (ask) you to mend this window since summer. When are you going to do it?

7) I'm sorry for keeping you waiting. I _____ (try) to make a telephone call to Rome.

8) How long _____ (you/wear) glasses?

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

10) He _____ (study) English for two years and doesn't even know the alphabet yet.