Example as a model.Example: Computer / interesting / learn to program in BASIC A: How has your computer class been going? What have you been doing in it? B: It’s an interesting class. Over the last few days we’ve been learning to program in BASIC.
1. psychology / gripping / do experiments with rats 2. economics / confusing / study World Bank policies 3. German / hard / memorize irregular verbs 4. physics / interesting / study sound signals 5. film history / enjoyable / watch silent films 6. statistics / boring / calculate probabilities 7. art history / informative / read about the Renaissanceartists 8. scenic speech / fascinating / learn tongue-twisters
Exercise 20.In pairs, take turns asking questions and responding to them. Using the following cues and the example as a model, form questions with how long...? and answers with for or since. You can give long or short answers. Example: work on that report / early this morning A: You look tired! How long have you been working on that report? B: Too long! I’ve been working on it since early this morning. 1. study / 6:30 A.M. 2. do research for that term paper / three days 3. do homework / midnight 4. practiseyour presentation / early this morning 5. memorize German verbs / more than two hours 6. type that report / late last night 7. calculate those statistics / dinnertime 8. review English grammar / over six hours!
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