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Flat ln your life 7
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The Editor
Brindley Bul1etin 12 Nc
Brlndley Colleg.e
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Language focus:
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The present perfect with for and since
Dear Sir or Madam
I have just. read the ,Where a Look at the sentences and answer the questions.
of this year,s collesre *";;;"'. He's worked there for five years,
are they now?, pag,e
with some news, as you ask. ?=i* *_itirrs r Does he work there now?
The last. three years He worked there for five years.
have been vetlz int-eresting.
r Does he work there now?
for me. When T left co11eg" r stariea work with
fcf, buL 1 only sLaved rhora F^- _ _
serreral .*poru.r1, j;;" She's been in Australia for six months.
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with a record co.. .,|n"u ls she there now?
h".. ;";';";:,:T:""' in London' r have been She was in Australia for six months,
, n.,." .-,.* r",ni.."l f,:f il ffiill"Tiili"?=,1;. ls she there now?
veqa biqr, but has b Complete the rules with the names of the tenses.
reen in-trr. o".-"ri.l'"ffi:ffi:.:iew. r have
Crist.ina Saltorini
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has gJne f".f. a" Mexico. She We use ti the to talk about
was working in Birminsham for ;
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and f met her at a of years an action n which starled in the past and
ror a while, ;.#X? ffiI: ;j:_TJ;::.. conti nues :s in the present,
She h3s a good job "y: We use tl the to talk about
out there. but f cannot
remernber what it is. an action n which started and finished in
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the past.
f hope you can use some of this information
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photograph ,j, i;iE: lli:lfr",. C Look at these two sentences. Translate them,
Yours faithfully -
I have been in the flat since September,
1/ohn Maah We've been married for eight weeks.
John Marsh d Find examples in the letters with for and slnce.
Complete the rule with for and slnce.
27 Ch\|r'ern Gardeno
5al\eburY r We use with a perlod of time,
eA7 1AM r We use with a point in time.
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Check the rules for for and since in Grammar
Dear Jack, Reference 7.2.
ai.lr'eF\anaeoyou'ree'\llaLOr\nd'\ey'eh?Vlelllhopeyott're
e Complete the phrases with for or slnce.
en)oy\nq lite u:'"n::
Tl7"\)lr'?i"r",:,r""aL qobei? trom me tor vour'where -**'' 1 994 then
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^ And who's Nhe luckv
?aao ;'1 etart wib the ffoet .mpo':il ,O," ii:?::?::i:, two o'clock two days
'ied"'iee' \t"6 r'rue'
qo| marr
eurVr\ae.|'ve iuaL , _.- ) r,-^ *-At,t in tn\/c w\r,h hin ten years hours
))!ir''*^i,' n,i iiZ'2 *'"i''"1Kent and I m mat'tv,t.n ",u," Yu).lt*'
i,7';' ;:):;;;-,'^0"' i'*^btv haven't'heard' ot htm' He worka three minutes Wednesday
rYobUlY \n t'he thealre' a long time last week
frZ"il,!"'),,:i,"";i;:;,"butunrortu,nauto':':^':::^^:3:",+;i. my birthday
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;tr;;;;;;r:"v*'on n oreece' whtch wae wond'efiut' e\mpt'1. Write two sentences about yourself, using for
wond,edu\' 5o, we've been marr\ed' tor e\qhr weeko now - whal a and since.
,onq Linel haA the\r .;
Now aone oLher newe Zelda and Colin Jackeon have iuel
lh\r d b aby. T h ey' v e c all e d him A'l exan d' er' T h e r'win e' Ch ar\ otL e an d 5 Write the rnagazine article. Use the
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;r'\,; h:;:; i*"1 u"un"d ochool' untorLunatelv',col\n'e information chart from 4.
cloa"A do*n, so he's been ouL of work eince June
73i"i"1it-^;r""ir*"""'^l''"''happenea"?t*"\u:?,",I!,"^t,2 6 You are a forrner student of Brindley College.
li'Z::i;|,;';di;;;b'eenrheret*n?-')o?!,?I!T;i{,ii: Write a letter to the editor with news about
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u'.? u:o ehe Lo\d me'rhe runn'v
"o',pt" "'*'"0" yourself and two other former students.
thiiq \o, he eLud'\ed Law al1r\ndleY\
Vle\\, I maa| cloee now' 1Ye lor now'
Love lrom Fiona
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