4 Programme 4

Practice Section

Text three

They were much too hard.

They are all over now, except for the results.

I couldn’t look at another book for months.

That’s the trouble with you.

Malcolm: How did you get on in the exams, Pete?

Pete: They were much too hard up. I’m sere I’ve failed.

Malcolm: Oh no, of course you haven’t, they were dead easy.

Pete: Well, they are all over now, except for the results, of course.

Malcolm: Yes, now I’ll have enough time for my own reading.

Pete: Reading! I couldn’t look at another book for months!

Malcolm: Well, I’ve got to do some serious work if I’m going to Oxford..

Pete: You never stop; that’s the trouble with you.

DRILL 1(R)

1 John’s still waiting for Mary. How long has he been waiting for her?

2 They’re all sitting in the garden. How long have they been sitting there?

3 He’s still working in that office. How long has he been working there?

4 We’re living in London now. How long have you been lining there?

5 Mary’s still staying at the Grand Hotel. How long has she been staying there?

6 Mrs. Smith is still talking to Mrs. Jones. How long has she been talking to her?

7 Peter’s still reading that book. How long has he been reading it?

8 That fire’s still burning. How long has it been burning?

Drill 2(R)

1 That car is very expensive. I can’t buy it. That car is too expensive for me to buy.

2 Those cases are very heavy. The children can’t carry them. Those cases are too heavy for the children

3 The coffee is very hot. John can’t drink it. The coffee is too hot for John to drink.

4 This question is too difficult. The question is too difficult for them to answer.

5 These oranges are very sour. We can’t eat them. These oranges are too sour for us to eat.

6 This hat is very small. I can’t wear it. This hat is too small for me to wear.

7 The hotel is very far away. You can’t walk to it. The hotel is too far away for you to walk to.

8 That tree is very high. John can’t climb it. That tree is too high for John to climb.

Drill 3

1 The water is too cold to swim in. The water isn’t warm enough to swim in.

2 This suit is too expensive for him to buy. This suit isn’t cheap enough for him to buy.

3 John is too young to see that film. John isn’t old enough to see that film.

4 She is too ugly to be a film star. She isn’t beautiful enough to be a film star.

5 This case is too heavy for me to carry. This case isn’t light enough for me to carry.

6 That man is too weak to lift this box. That man isn’t strong enough to lift this box.

7 This bikini is too small for me to wear? This bikini isn’t big enough for me tp wear.

8 Our dog is too slow to catch that cat. Our dog isn’t fast enough to catch that cat.

Drill 4

1 Is John still sleeping? hours Yes, he’s been sleeping for hours.

2 Is Mary still writing letters? two o’clock Yes, she’s been writing letters since two o’clock

3 Are you still living in Scotland now? a year Yes, I’ve been living in Scotland for a year.

4 Are you still working for the same company? I left school Yes, I’ve been working for the same company since left school.

5 Are they still trying to learn French? ten years Yes, I’ve been trying to learn French for ten years.

6 Are they all sitting in the garden? lunch time Yes, I’ve been sitting in the garden since lunch time.

7 Is he still playing tennis? ten o’clock Yes, he’s been playing tennis since ten o’clock.

8 Is John still waiting for Mary? more than an hour Yes, John’s been waiting for Mary for more than

an hour.