4. Make up sentences using either Past Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous:

She Mary My sister

I

Alice

Jane

My mother

Helen

Jane

has been cooking dinner

was cooking chips and chops

has been boiling some beef

for an hour.

for several hours.

for an hour before you

came.

at that time, when he came in.

since I went to the market, for an hour and a half.

since I came home.

5. Put the Infinitives in brackets in Present Perfect Continuous Tense:

1. She (choose) some dairy products: butter, cheese, milk and cream for 20 minutes. 2. My mother (read) a cookbook for a month. 3. At the bakery department I (buy): white and brown bread, buns, rolls and rings for 10 minutes. 4. At the market my mother (choose) potatoes, carrots, beetroots, onion, tomatoes, cucumbers and cabbage for an hour. 5. Meat and fowl (boil) for two hours. 6. We (talk) about fruits which are sold at the greengrocery shop for 15 minutes.

6. Complete the following sentences:

1. I have been boiling some pork ... . 2. She has been pouring tomato juice ... . 3. My sister has been frying onions ... . 4. I have been making some chops ... . 5. My grandmother has been buying some lemons, oranges ... .

2. My younger sister has been having breakfast ... .

3. 1 have been translating this article about English meals ... .

7. Answer the following questions according to the model:

Model: How long have you been laying a table?

• I have been laying a table for twenty minutes.

1. How long has your mother been cooking dinner? (for two hours) 2. How long have you been boiling pork and beef? (for three hours) 3. How long haven’t you been to this restaurant? (for five years). 4. How long haven’t you been drinking orange juice? (for a week) 5. How long haven’t you been eating pork chops and roast beef? (for a month) 6. How long haven’t you been eating strawberry ice-cream? (for a week) 7. How long have you been reading that cook­book in English? (since June) 8. How long have you been cooking fish and chips? (since 2 o’clock)

8. Translate into English:

1. Де Мері? — Мері на кухні. Вона вже дві години готує обід. 2. Я вже півгодини шукаю рецепт тієї англій­ської страви в кулінарній книжці і ніяк не можу знайти. 3. Скільки років Ви працюєте в цій їдальні? — Я пра­цюю в цій їдальні двадцять років. 4. Невже вона варить повидло з самого ранку? 5. Я не відвідую цього рестора­ну вже два роки. 6. Моя дочка не їсть шоколадних цуке­рок уже п’ять років. 7. Коли ви почали читати цей кулі­нарний довідник? Скільки розділів Ви вже прочитали? Скільки часу Ви читаєте його? 8. Моя сестра закінчила кулінарне училище шість років тому. З того часу вона працює кухарем у студентській їдальні.

Communicative situations

1. You discuss with your friends the menu and choose dishes and drinks at a restaurant.

2. You want to arrange a birthday party and discuss with your wife (husband, mother) what to serve the guests.

3. You are treating your guests to the dishes that you have cooked yourself.

4. You describe your usual meals to your friend.

5. Your English friend tells you about traditional dishes and meals in Britain.

6. You are going on a picnic. What food will you take?