Open the brackets using the verbs in one of the following tenses Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous. 1. He (to run) now. He (to rim) for ten minutes without any rest. 2. What they (to do) now? — They (to work) in the reading-room. They (to work) there for already three hours. 3. Where he (to be) now? — He (to be) in the garden. He (to play) vol¬ley-ball with his friends. They (to play) since break¬fast time. 4. I (to live) in St. Petersburg. I (to live) in St. Petersburg since 1990. 5. She already (to do) her homework for two hours; but she (not yet to do) half of it. 6. I (to wait) for you since two o'clock. 7. What you (to do)? — I (to read). I (to read) for already two hours. I already (to read) sixty pages. 8. This man (to be) a writer. He (to write) books. He (to write) books since he was a young man. He al¬ready (to write) eight books. 9. What you (to do) here since morning? 10. Lena is a very good girl. She always (to help) her mother about the house. Today she (to help) her mother since morning. They already (to wash) the floor and (to dust) the furni¬ture. Now they (to cook) dinner together. 11. This is the factory where my father (to work). He (to work) here for fifteen years. 12. You (to find) your note-book? — No! I still (to look) for it. I already (to look) for it for two hours, but (not yet to find) it. 13. You (to play) with a ball for already three hours. Go home and do your homework. 14. Wake up! You (to sleep) for ten hours already. 15. I (to wait) for a letter from my cousin for a month al¬ready, but (not yet to receive) it. 15. It is difficult for me to speak about this opera as I (not to hear) it. 16. I just (to receive) a letter from my granny, but I (not yet to receive) any letters from my par¬ents. 17. The weather (to be) fine today. The sun (to shine) ever since we got up. 18. Every day I (to wind) up my watch at 10 o'clock in the evening. 19. Come along, Henry, what you (to do) now? I (to wait) for you a long time. 20. Where your gloves (to be)? — I (to put) them into my pocket.
We all look forward to our holiday. It’s a chance to forget about the stress of the office or the factory and relax for a week or two.
Recent research, however, suggests that for some people going on holiday might cause more stress than staying at work because it's impossible to relax for them.
For a few weeks they are living in a different country or town they can't distract from usuall life,
There are also problems caused by spending twenty-four hours a day with the family. During the rest of the year, individual members of the family can get away from each other; they go to school or work; they see their friends. But on holiday, they can’t do that; there is no escape and can be tension, disagreement, arguing.
Also, the theory that most of us return from a holiday fresh and ready to start work seems to be largely untrue as it often takes them up to a week to get back to normal.
We have spent so much time and money planning the holiday that we say ‘We had a great time, even if the weather was lousy and the hotel was a dump.
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Queen Ethelburga's College, compared with other schools, is special, friendly and pleasingly different having dedicated caring staff and the high academic standards.
They aim to give every pupil an Education for Life, with academic excellence at its core but with social and life skills at its heart.
They are top UK school for GCSE results and A-Level results.
Queen Ethelburga's College welcomes students aged 11 to 21. Their junior School, Chapter House welcomes pupils aged 2 to 11.
They aim to give first-hand the quality of education.
Their PHILOSOPHY and PRINCIPLES:
To offer all students a broad and balanced curriculum.
To treat all students as individuals.
To strive for academic excellence.
To develop and promote self-confidence, independence and co-operation.
To foster a spirit of enquiry.
To encourage self-discipline and a high standard of behaviour.
To provide a happy and stimulating environment for study.
To prepare students for future educational and working environments.
To foster and promote spiritual development.
To encourage physical and mental fitness.
To promote community and global awareness.
To equip students with technological expertise*.
To provide a safe and secure environment in which students thrive.
Their class sizes are small and their teachers are able to give every student a high degree of individual attention.
Their objective in the early years at school is to identify each student’s strengths, weaknesses and particular lines of interest in order to develop the most appropriate selection of GCSE subjects when that time arrives.
Those students who join them aged between eleven and thirteen will enter a broad programme of courses including English, Mathematics, three Sciences, Music, the Arts, Languages, Information Technology and the Humanities. PSHCE (Personal Social Health and Citizenship) includes Careers, Citizenship and RE (Religious Education). Sport is also included.
Class work goes well beyond the requirements of the national curriculum to every student could discover where his interests lies.