3. Are the statements true or false? 1. The events described in the story happened in the morning.
2. Merlina was hiding in the centre of the Christmas tree. 3. The
man had spent quite a lot of time before he found Merlina.
4. It was easy to get Merlina from the place where the bird was
sitting. 5. The man and his wife had a nice birthday dinner at
the restaurant.​

1. He started at school at the age of seven.
2.After four years of primary school, at the age of eleven he went to secondary school. 
3.Primary and secondary schools together comprise eleven years of study.
4.Nine years of classes are compulsory in our republic.
5.The primary school curriculum included such subjects as Kazakh, Maths, Russian, Drawing, Physical Training and Music.
6.The school year begin on the first of September and ends in May.
7.We have 4 holidays a year: winter, spring, summer and autumn.
8.We got acquainted with our teachers on the first of September.
9.Every lesson lasts fourty five minutes.
10.Every day we had 4 or 5 lessons.
11.If we don't know how to do my homework I usually ask the teachers for help.

1) I have been writing emails all day.

2) John has never seen this film before.

3) What on earth have you done? You're covered in mud.

4) Have you ever seen Altamira Cave? I hear it's incredibly beautiful.

5) How long has he been learning English?

6) I have just spoken to my cousins. They told me the news.

7) I'm sorry. Monica is not here... She has gone out.

8) We're really tired because we have been training for marathon since eight o'clock.

9) Have you finished doing your homework yet?

10) The students have been receiving for their Spanish exam for two hours.

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