a) 1. Anna has lived in London since 1985. She works in a Bank. She's been working there for three years.
2. Bill always wanted to visit Brighton. He has read many books about this resort.
3. - The Browns haven't built their new house, yet.
"How long have they been building it?"
"They've been building it for two years.
4. I haven't seen you for ages. Where were you? Where were you hiding?
I'm writing a book about my adventures.
I've been writing it for 1.5 months, so I've been living in my summer cottage since May.
b) 1. What's the weather like in Los Angeles today? - It's hot and sunny.
It's a fine day to go to the seaside, to swim and sunbathe.
2. How long does it rain? It's been raining for three days. It's windy, wet, and cloudy outside. We have got autumn weather.
3. What was the weather like in Moscow yesterday?
It was snowing, and the temperature was 10 degrees below zero, but it was sunny.
ответ:
just as the white house in washington, the kremlin in moscow is the official residence of the president of the russian federation.
if you look at the kremlin's plan, you will see that it is an irregular triangle with the area of 27.5 hectares.
from the south of the kremlin there is the moskva river, in the northwest there is alexander gardens, and in the east there is red square.
the present red walls and towers of the kremlin were built in 1485-1516. at the top the wall is decorated with the teeth in the form of a swallow's tail. on the outer side the wall is smooth and the inner side of the wall is framed with arched recesses for reinforcement and facilitating the construction. in the kremlin there are five palaces and four cathedrals.
along the walls there are twenty towers. the tallest tower is the troitskaya tower. new year is traditionally greeted by the russians with the chimes of the spasskaya tower.
московский кремль был построен в 1482-1495 годах. он расположен на высоком левом берегу москвы-реки, где в нее впадает река неглинная.
как белый дом в вашингтоне, кремль в москве – это официальная резиденция президента российской федерации.
если посмотреть на план кремля, то мы увидим, что он представляет собой неправильный треугольник площадью 27,5 га.
с юга от кремля протекает москва-река, на северо-западе находится александровский сад, а на востоке – красная площадь.
настоящие красные стены и башни кремля были построены в 1485-1516 годах. сверху стена украшена зубцами в форме хвоста ласточки. с внешней стороны стена гладкая, а с внутренней стороны оформлена арочными нишами для и облегчения конструкции. на территории кремля расположено пять дворцов, четыре собора.
вдоль стены расположено двадцать башен. самая высокая – троицкая башня. новый год россияне по традиции встречают с боем курантов на спасской башне.