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!