3. Give the dialog a title.

(See APPLICATION CONTEXTS)

4. Complete the conversation with your own answers.

5. What is the dialogue about? Illustrate it.

ME. Hello ANDREA how are you doing?

YOU. GOOD And you?

ME. Fine, thanks, Tell me, What have you been doing?

YOU. I WATCH MOVIES

ME. How interesting!!! What kind of movies have you been watching recently? Would you

recommend any?

YOU. I WATCH COLOMBIAN COMEDIES FILMS

ME. I’d like to see it. What new TV series have you been watching that you would recommend?

YOU. HERCAI LOVE AND REVENGE

ME. I’ve watched it several times. I like it too. On the other hand, What are some of your favorite
books,

newspapers or magazines that you have been reading lately?

YOU. MY FAVORITE BOOK IS THE COLONEL DOES NOT HAVE WHO TO WRITE IT, BY GABRIEL
GARCIA MARQUEZ

ME. I’ve been reading ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE. Hmmm…Are there any blogs that you
have been

following?

YOU. IF

ME. Are you a member of any clubs or groups? How long have you been a member of that club or
group?

YOU. OF COURSE

ME. Virtual groups are very useful nowadays…and, What have you been doing with your free time
recently?

YOU. SLEEP AND EXERCISES

ME. Yeah…I’ve been sleeping as well. Have you been getting enough

exercise? ME. Not really me…What has been happening in the news lately?

YOU. NEW COVID VACCINES

6. Read the text APARTMENT PROBLEMS, and tell me, what is it about? R/: The
text us about a morning having problema with the place where they live
7. Write 5 Wh questions on the story, answer them, don’t forget to use PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

1. How long have they been having problems with the apartment?

R/: they have been having problems severa weeks ago

2. Why are mr andi ms Bank furious?

R/: they're forious because they have been calling the apartment manager every day.

3. Why have they been taking cold shower the lost weeks?

R/: because the watir heater hasn't been working

4. What has been doing the apartment manager?

R/: the has been promising to help them but the'se done nothing so

for 5. Why haven't been slieping well?

R/: they haven't been slieping well because the heating system has been making noises.
8. From an image, (some image you choose), write a story using as much as possible PRESENT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS.

8. Hi, my name is Annie, I started to work at home since the pandemic begun, it has been difficult
because I have a lot of work right now, my computer has not been working since last week, I have to
use my brother’s computer and he’s not happy with that. My mail is filled with a bunch of letters
from my colleagues, I have not been able to check it out. My internet connection is not working well
lately, I’ve been calling to the internet company but I haven’t received any solution, so I have been
trying to figure everything out by myself, I think I’m going crazy instead, Definitely I need vacations.

10. Look at his comic strip, analyze it, now try to write the SPEECH BUBBLES, you have to take into
account the verb tenses we have studied so far, even Present perfect continuous.

1. Tommy has been looking for a book to read.

2. He found it, it’s a green book.

3. Tommy has been calling his dad to read together

4. When Tommy’s dad arrived, he was already sleeping.

11.
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