Сilona: sorry i'm late. model: emma: it's ok. … i haven't been waiting…(i / not / wait) long. what ( (you/do)? nelly: i've been with mrs. king. ( (she / help) me with my english. nelly: your english is very good. you don't need lessons, surely. how long ( (you / study) english? ilona: er, eight years now. but my accent wasn't so good before i came to england. ( (i / try) to improve it. i think ( (it / get) better lately. nelly: your accent is fine, ilona. honestly.

ilona: sorry i'm late.

emma: it's ok. … i haven't been waiting long. what (1) have you been doing?

ilona: i've been with mrs. king. (2)she's been helping me with my english.

nelly: your english is very good. you don't need lessons, surely. how long (3) have you been studying english?

ilona: er, eight years now. but my accent wasn't so good before i came to england. (4) i'm trying to improve it. i think (5) it has got better lately.

nelly: your accent is fine, ilona. honestly.

1. have you been doing

2. she has been helping

3. have you been studying

4. i have been trying

5. it has been getting

my parents teach me (to do something) 

(1) c_s : c [s] - face, pencil - s [s] - sister,

(2) g_j : g [ ʤ ] -page, large - j [ ʤ ] - jeans, jam