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Level: Intermediate – Advanced
The Present Perfect Continuous is formed with – has/have + been+ present participle.
has/have + been + -ing
They have been practicing all afternoon.
Have you been practicing all afternoon?
She has not been practicing all afternoon.
The Present Perfect Continuous is used to express that the action began in the past and has continued up to present. Time phrases such as ‘for a few minutes’, ‘for several weeks’, ‘for today’, ‘since last week’, etc. are used together with the Present Perfect Continuous.
We have been dealing with this issue almost all morning.
He has been waiting for her for hours.
They have been winning since the beginning of the tournament.
How long has it been boiling?
Additionally, it doesn’t always need to have a duration but the words “recently” and “lately” need to be added in this case.
She has been feeling really lonely lately.
Have you been going to the gym recently?
NOTE: Always, only, never, ever, still, just etc. are normally placed in the middle of the auxiliary verb “has/have” and “been”.
She has only been working here for a few months.
B2 – Upper Intermediate
Tech giant Samsung has once again created buzz around one of its new releases with the launch of the Galaxy Z Flip. Unorthodox in design, it resembles a flip phone when folded.
One Samsung executive hailed the phone’s innovative build, going so far as to say that “it changes everything.”
Listen to the audio and read the transcript to decide whether the Galaxy Z Flip truly deserves such high praise and if its features merit a hefty price tag.
Samsung Launches New Foldable ‘Flip’ Phone
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B2 – Upper Intermediate
The popular music streaming platform Spotify is launching a new feature for songwriters. These pages would have a list of songs that composers have written. This will help musicians showcase their music and for users to discover more songs they may enjoy.
Read this article and be ready to answer
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/12/spotify-is-giving-songwriters-their-own-pages-and-playlists/
Discussion Questions:
B1 – Intermediate
Parents in Finland can now enjoy seven months of parental leave. This new law will help new parents spend more time with their babies and enjoy this family benefit.
Let’s read the article and be ready to answer the discussion questions.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2002/200209-maternity-leave-2.html
Discussion Questions :
1. What do you think of seven months of paid leave for new parents?
2. How much leave should parents get?
3. Should parental leave be paid?
4. What are the laws on parental leaves in Spain?
5. How can governments reverse the problem with falling birthrate?
B1 – Intermediate
A babysitter is a person who takes care of children temporarily with the parents’ approval. There are different terms used for babysitters such as nannies and mother’s helpers. What do you think of a babysitter’s job?
Listen to the audio below and be ready to answer the discussion questions.
https://listenaminute.com/b/babysitting.html
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Level: Intermediate-Advanced
The following intensifiers often go together with comparative adjectives:
| much | a great deal |
| far | a good deal |
| a lot | a good bit |
| quite a lot | a fair bit |
They are much richer than us.
This pair of shoes is far more expensive than that bag.
Madrid is a lot bigger than Sevilla.
It’s quite a lot calmer now after the storm has passed.
The intensifiers much and far are used with comparative adjectives before a noun.
The UK is a much bigger country than Japan.
He is a far better tennis player than Federer.
The intensifiers easily and by far are used with superlative adjectives.
She is easily the greatest singer of all time.
This was by far the most challenging thing I’ve ever had to do.