NEF Student’s Book

NEF Student’s Book Grammar Bank  Slide 143, page 133 1C/a,b/

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a. 1. She has been living here for years.

2. Your boss has phoned three times this morning!

3. The kids are exhausted because they have been playing outside all day.

4. He hasn’t seen the new James Bond film yet.

5. I have never met his wife. Have you?

6. We have been studying English all our lives.

7. I have been tidying the garage all afternoon. I have nearly finished.

8. He’ll be here soon. He has just left work.

9. How long have you had your car?

10. Oh no! Someone has broken the window.

b. 1. We have known Jack and Ann for years.

2. You look hot. Have you been running?

3. Rose hasn’t done her homework so she can’t go out.

4. Did you know have they moved? They live in Torquay now.

5. How long Daisy and Adam have been going out together? Five months?

6. I haven’t had time to cook dinner. Shall we get a pizza?

7. We have been walking for hours. I think we’re lost.

8. Have you eaten my chocolates? There are only a few left. 

NEF Workbook.  Revision  Personality, Treatment and Illness  slide 8 2/a,b  slide 10, 1/a,b,c/

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a. 1. ‘Don’t panic! Everything is going to be fine.’ – calm

2. ‘I will always be there for you. A friend is for ever.’ – loyal

3. ‘I don’t like talking to other people about my feelings.’ – reserved

4. ‘I’m going to give you some advice because I’ve seen this happen many times before.’ – wise

5. ‘I don’t know why, buy I just get angry with everybody all the time!’ – bad-tempered

6. ‘He lives alone with ten cats and he always dresses in white.’ – eccentric

7. ‘I’m always happy to do what everyone else wants to do.’ – immature

8. ‘Even if I’m wrong, I’m got going to apologize.’ – open-minded

9. ‘I want you to stop seeing your friends so you can spend all your time with me.’ – possessive

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b. 1. My brother is really ambitious. He’s determined to get to the top.

2. My colleague always thinks the worst will happen. She’s really pessimist. 

3. I have no problem leaving my children with Emily. She’s very responsive.

4. You never know if you’ve offended Lauren. He’s always so moody.

5. Phil is always there when you need him. He’s completely reliable.

6. Tania never remembers her appointments. She’s terribly forgetful.

7. You have to be really careful what you say to Susan. She’s very sensitive.

8. Rachel is the most practical person I know. She can do or mend anything in the house.

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a. 1. Janet wore her new shoes and now she has a blister on her toe.

2. I’m feeling a bit dizzy. I think I’m going to faint.

3. If you touch the oven when it’s hot, you’ll burn your hand.

4. After I took the medicine, I got a rash all over my body. I must be allergic to it.

5. Robin shut his finger in the door and now it’s very swollen.

6. Our office manager has a terrible cough because he smokes so much.

7. I fell asleep in the car and now I’ve got a pain in the neck.

8. The little boy has cut himself on a piece of glass and his leg is bleeding.

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b. 1. P: I’ve been sick and I’ve got diarrhoea.

D: I think you have food poisoning.

2. P: It huts when I talk and I can’t eat.

D: You’ve got a sore throat.

3. P: I’ve got a temperature and my body aches.

D: You probably have flu.

4. P: I can’t stop sneezing and I’ve got a cough.

D: You’ve caught a cold.

5. P: I fell and now my ankle is very swollen.

D: I’m afraid you’ve sprained your ankle.

6. P: When I do exercise I have difficulty breathing.

D: I think you have asthma.

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c.1. The general word for tables and liquids you take when you are ill. – medicine

2. You can take these when you have a headache. – painkiller

3. If your doctor isn’t sure what’s wrong with you, he will send you to see this person. – specialist

4. If you sprain your ankle, the best thing is to put one of these on it. – bandage or operation

5. If you have a problem with your appendix, you will probably need to have one of these. – injection or X-ray

6. If you have a deep cut, you will probably need these to close the wound. – stitches