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Study the sentences below.
● The government has been working relentlessly to put an end to child labour.

● Many poor people in India have been living in bad conditions for years.

Fill in the blanks with the present perfect continuous tense of the verb in brackets.

1. She ________________ for the exam for three months. (prepare)

2. They ________________ ludo since morning. (play)

3. It ________________ since last night. (rain)

4. Grandfather ________________ these pills for a month. (take)

5. Mother ________________ a novel since afternoon. (read)

6. Scientists ________________ space research for a decade. (do)

7. The musician ________________ for an hour. (sing)

8. The team ________________ on the project for a week. (work)

9. The doctor ________________ patients since 10 am. (see)

10. My parents ________________ a strict diet regimen for a month. (follow)
Pronunciation

Say these words aloud. Note that ‘ph‘ is pronounced as ‘f‘.

physical dolphin graph

photo phenomenon elephant
phone phobia enough

physique emphasis laugh

physician atmosphere philosophy

Conversation Skills

Practise this conversation with your partner.
Gita: Mina, I see so many children working in factories, fields,
shops and markets to earn money to support their families.

Mina: Yes, the problem of child labour is very rampant in our
country.

Gita: I see the children engaged in dangerous work.

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