1.This man is a writer. He writes books. He has written (has been writing) books since he was a young man. He has already written eight books. 2. What have you been doing here since morning? 3. Lena is a very good girl. She always helps her mother about the house. Today she has been helping her mother since morning. They have already washed the floor and dusted the furniture. Now they are cooking dinner together. 4. He is running now. He has been running for ten minutes without any rest. 5 What are they doing now? — They are working in the reading room. They have been working there for three hours already. 6. Where is he now? — He is in they garden. He is playing basketball with his friends. They have been playing since breakfast time. 7. I live in St Petersburg. I have lived in St Petersburg since 1990. 8. This is the factory where my father works. He has worked (has been working) here for fifteen years. 9 Have you found your notebook? — No! I am still looking for it. I have already been looking for it for two hours, but haven't found it yet. 10. You have been playing with a ball for three hours already. Go home and do your homework. 11 Wake up! You have been sleeping for ten hours already.
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Lake area is about 17,000 square meters. km, it is the second largest in size in Central Asia after the Aral Sea.
The northern shore of the reservoir rocky and high, and the south - low and sandy, covered with reed beds. Twisty coast is indented bays and gulfs. The average depth of Lake Balkhash about 6 meters, maximum - 26 meters. The width of the lake - 74 km to the west and up to 3 km at the narrowest point of the eastern half. Islands in the pond a little, the largest of them - and Basaral Tasaral.
The second text:
The monument erected in honor of workers in the rear, which during World War melted molybdenum for such reservation. As planned by the designers of the monument "Tank" will constitute a single ensemble with the Memorial to the Fallen balhashtsam and howitzer.
The third:
The Palace of Culture named M.Hamzina metallurgists - one of the oldest buildings in the city, was opened on May 1, 1952. It built a palace designed by architect L.Melesha Leningrad. The Palace of Culture is an architectural monument of local importance. There are 10 amateur groups such as Ensemble Modern Dance "Natalie", a brass band, folklore ensemble "Saryarka" dramatic Kazakh theater "Dostar", a circle of playing the piano, playing a circle on the lute, chess club, an exemplary ensemble of dance "Breeze "folk choir" living memory. "