Name ____Rojas Rendón Jorge de Jesús______________________

Class ______7:00-10:00 ______________________

Unit PRACTICE 7A

1 Choose the correct options. Conversation 3

1 How long have you lived / did you live here? You A (10 have) __do____ you ___have___ an iPad?
haven’t unpacked yet!
B Yes, I do.
2 Did / Have you ever been married?
A (11 cost) How much __is____ it ___cost___?
3 We have lived / lived here for five years, and we’re
B (12 pay) My dad _paid_____ for it, so I don’t know
very happy here.
exactly.
4 What have you done / did you do last weekend?
5 She moved / has moved to Barcelona in 2001. 1 point for each correct answer 10

6 I haven’t seen / didn’t see you for months! How are

you?
7 They got / have got back from their vacation last
night.
8 What did he do / has he done before he became a
politician?
9 When have you inherited / did you inherit the house?
10 How long have you known / did you know the couple
next door? They’re wonderful!
11 My great-grandmother died / has died last year.
1 point for each correct answer
2 Complete the conversations with the Simple Present,
Present Perfect, or Simple Past form of the verbs in
parentheses.
Conversation 1
A (1 do) What do you do?
B (2 be) I 'm a foreign correspondent for The Times.
A (3 work) Where _do_____ you __do____?
B All over the world.
A (4 work) How long ______ you ______ as a
correspondent?
B (5 leave) Since I ______ school.
Conversation 2
A (6 meet) Where ______ you ______ Anya?
B At a tennis match at Wimbledon.
A (7 know) How long ______ you ______ each other?
B About ten years.
A (8 talk) What ______ you ______ about at the
match?
B (9 talk) We ______ about our passion for tennis!
3 Complete the text with the appropriate form of the
verbs in the box.
enjoy move be (x2) grow write end have
begin use
Erica Luetzow (1) has worked as an interpreter for
twenty years and (2) _been______ fluent in Spanish.
Currently she runs a freelance translation and
interpretation business in Raleigh, North Carolina.
“While I was in Mexico studying Spanish in college, I
10 (3) _had______ the opportunity to train as an
interpreter,” says Erica. “The course (4) _ended______,
and I (5) __moved_____ back to the US. I (6)
__began_____ working as a volunteer interpreter.”
“As the need for translation and interpretation services
(7) __grew_____ in my hometown of Raleigh,” she
continues, “I (8) __used_____ my bilingual skills to
start my own translation and interpretation business.”
Erica (9) __enjoy_____ the variety of jobs, people, and
opportunities that her interpretation job includes.
“I (10) __have____ never ___been___ bored with my
job,” she says.
“I (11) __have____ even __write____ a book about
interpreting!”
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4 Complete the sentences with for or since.

1 I’ve had this laptop for years. 2 points for each correct answer 10

2 The lawyers have been in that meeting __since____

ten o’clock.
3 I haven’t seen Sam __for____ we were in college.
4 He studied at Hofstra University __for____ three
years.
5 We’ve been married __for____ fifty years.
6 I haven’t been anywhere on vacation __since____ I
was in Kenya.
7 She worked as a journalist __for____ ten years.
8 I’ve become interested in my family history
__since____ I talked to my grandmother about it.
9 We haven’t had a break ___for___ over an hour.
10 He hasn’t seen his parents ___since___ the
beginning of the year.
11 They’ve been in the restaurant __for____ a couple of
hours.

1 point for each correct answer 10

5 Read the interview answers and write the questions.

David Romney-Phillips is a celebrity chef in
Australia. We talked to him about his passion for
food.
A (1) How long have you been a chef?
B I’ve been a chef since I was 20.
A (2) ___Who taught you to
look_____________________________?
B My grandmother and my mom taught me how to
cook.
A (3) ___Have you ever won an
award_____________________________?
B No, I’ve never won any prizes!
A (4) _Do you watch cooking shows on
Tv_______________________________?
B Yes, I have watched some cooking shows
on TV.
A (5) ________________________________?
B No, I’ve never thought of moving to the US. I
love Australia!
A (6) ________________________________?
B I can’t tell you how much money I’ve made. But
my books and TV shows have done well …

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6 Use the endings in the box to complete the sentences. 8 Complete the sentences with words from exercise 7.
There are some spelling changes. 1 I’ve been very successful in my business.
2 Have you ever been in a singing
-ian -or -ant -ian -er -ist __competition_____?

1 The library ian helped me find a few books I needed. 3 Who did you __invitation_____ to your party?
4 Does Marcos __behave_____ badly at school?
2 I’m a press photographer__. I’ve worked for The
Daily News for five years. 5 Don’t touch that – it’s __dangerous_____!
3 Has your mother always worked as an accountant__? 6 A newspaper __critic_____ made some polite
comments about my new book!
4 He’s a fantastic decorator__ – he repainted our house
in only two days! 7 Did you ___inheritance____ a lot of money when
your grandmother died?
5 What’s the name of that actor__? He’s been in lots of
movies. 8 Excuse me – I need some __help_____. Could you
carry this, please?
6 My husband is a computer scienceist__.
7 Do you know a good electrician_? 1 point for each correct answer 7
8 Alice studied law but then decided not to be a
lawyer__. 9 Underline the stressed syllable.
9 Could you ask the receptionist__ to bring us some 1 behave 5 compete
coffee?
2 famous 6 employ
10 My great-grandfather was a farmer__. He had cows
3 kindness 7 discussion
and chickens.
4 danger 8 collection
11 That politician__ is awful. He’s talked for over an
hour and hasn’t answered a single question! 1 point for each correct answer 7

1 point for each correct answer 10

10 Read 1–6. Match them with a reply and comment.
1 Our dog is big, isn’t he? 11 c.
7 Complete the table.
Noun Verb Noun Adjective 2 Your mom married young, didn’t she? _9 e__
___
competition (1) compete ambition
(6)Ambitions____ 3 You have ten grandchildren already, 8 b___
___
(2) _Invitation______ invite
don’t you?
(7)Help_____ helpful
4 My singing has improved, hasn’t it? 10 a___
behavior (3) __Behave_____
(8)Critic_____ critical 5 He’s visited Biltmore House, hasn’t he? 12 f

explanation (4) __Explain_____ danger 6 Leo loves playing computer games, 7 d___
(9) ___Dangerous____ doesn’t he?

(5) __Inheritance_____ inherit success Reply

(10) ____Succesful___ 7 No, he doesn’t.
8 No, we don’t.
1 point for each correct answer 9
9 Yes, she did.
10 Yes, it has.
11 Yes, he is.
12 Yes, he has.

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Comment
a You’ll be winning competitions in no time!
b We have eleven – six boys and five girls.
c And he’s still a puppy!
d It’s his sister who really loves them.
e She was only twenty.
f It’s the one in Ashville, North Carolina, isn’t it?

1 point for each correct answer 10

11 Translate the sentences.

1 Have you ever entered a writing competition?
¿Alguna vez has participado en un concurso de escritura?
2 She worked for a famous newspaper for ten years.
¿Trabajo para un periodo famoso durante diez años?
3 How long have you been in Singapore?
¿Cuánto tiempo has estado en singapur?
4 I’ve had this book since I was a child.
He tenido este libro desde que era niño
5 Over the years the estate has evolved with the times.
A lo largo de los años, la finca ha evolucionado con los
tiempos
6 Which countries have you been to?
¿En qué países has estado?
7 Has she worked with that actor before?
¿ Ha trabajado con ese actor antes?
1 point for each correct answer 7

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