Question

Choose the correct form.
1 El Sistema is a social programme in
Venezuela. It aims to help children from
poor backgrounds avoid problems like
crime and drug addiction by teaching
classical music. It has been running
for /since over 30 years and it 2has
been producing / has produced several
international stars, including the conductor
Gustavo Dudamel. He iis conducting /
has been conducting the National Youth
Orchestra for the last ten years. Since 2007,
Scotland 4has been having / has had a
similar scheme and many other countries
are also considering adopting the idea.
2 Henning Mankell '•has been writing I
is writing since the late 1960s. He 6has
started /started by writing plays, but then
became internationally famous through
his crime novels. He 7has been winning /
has won several awards for his books. In
1985, he founded a theatre in Mozambique
and sfor I since then, he's been working
there part-time.
3 I've always 9loved / been loving the
Eurovision Song Contest. It's great. I've
been watching it1 0for /since I was eight,
when a rock band from Finland won.
Apparently, it nhas been being shown /
has been shown on TV every year since
1956 and is one of the longest-running TV
programmes in the world. Abba and Celine
Dion were both past winners.

Answer 1

1 El Sistema is a social programme in Venezuela. It aims to help children from poor backgrounds avoid problems like crime and drug addiction by teaching classical music. It has been running for over 30 years and it has produced several international stars, including the conductor Gustavo Dudamel. He has been conducting the National Youth Orchestra for the last ten years. Since 2007, Scotland has had a similar scheme and many other countries are also considering adopting the idea.
2 Henning Mankell has been writing since the late 1960s. He started by writing plays, but then became internationally famous through his crime novels. He has won several awards for his books. In 1985, he founded a theatre in Mozambique and sfor I since then, he's been working there part-time.
3 I've always loved the Eurovision Song Contest. It's great. I've been watching it since I was eight, when a rock band from Finland won. Apparently, it has been shown on TV every year since 1956 and is one of the longest-running TV programmes in the world. Abba and Celine Dion were both past winners.