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    Albert has worked as a lifeguard at the beach for 4 years. He enjoys his job because he is able to keep people safe and has saved some lives. His duties include giving advice to prevent injuries like sunburn. He works Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 5pm, and has Sundays off twice a month when he works a morning shift. While his friends think he should find a new job, Albert cannot imagine doing anything else.

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    Albert has worked as a lifeguard at the beach for 4 years. He enjoys his job because he is able to keep people safe and has saved some lives. His duties include giving advice to prevent injuries like sunburn. He works Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 5pm, and has Sundays off twice a month when he works a morning shift. While his friends think he should find a new job, Albert cannot imagine doing anything else.

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    Saving Lives Reading Comprehension

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    Albert has worked as a lifeguard at the beach for 4 years. He enjoys his job because he is able to keep people safe and has saved some lives. His duties include giving advice to prevent injuries like sunburn. He works Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 5pm, and has Sundays off twice a month when he works a morning shift. While his friends think he should find a new job, Albert cannot imagine doing anything else.

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    My name’s Albert and I’m a lifeguard.

    I have worked here for 4


    years and I really love my job. I have saved some lives and that’s
    really rewarding. It’s nice to know that my job is important to keep
    people safe while they’re resting and having fun at the beach.
    I also like to know that my advice is useful to keep people free from
    being assaulted, injured or even sunburned. I work from Tuesday to
    Saturday, from 9 to 5 and rest two Sundays a month. Twice a month
    I work from 9 to noon because while people rest I have to do my
    job.
    My friends think I should quit and have the opportunity to rest and
    go out during the weekend, but I can’t imagine doing anything else.

    Mark true (T) or false (F) according to the When Albert says “I have worked here for 4
    text. years” is he referring only to the present or is he

    Albert is a swimming instructor. ( T) referring to the past (4 years ago) and the present
    (he still works there)?
    His job is to keep people safe at the beach. (T )
    ____________________________________
    yes, he works yet, refers to present perfect
    He likes his job. ( T)
    If he said: “I worked there 4 years ago.” would it
    He works during the week and the weekend as
    be a reference to the past or present?
    well. ( F) Past
    _____________________________________
    His friends think he should get another job. ( T) And if he said: “I work here”?
    He saves lives and gives advice on how to swim presect
    ____________________________________
    well. ( T) Since he’s referring to both past and present, how
    Advising people to use sunscreen and to protect does he express it?
    from the sun isn’t one of his duties. ( F) _____________________________________
    present perfect

    Albert started working at the beach as a


    Complete with the present perfect of the
    lifeguard 4 years ago. He still works verbs given:
    there. = Albert has worked at the beach waited
    A. Arthur ___________________ for Sue
    for 4 years. for 2 hours and a half. [wait]
    Change the sentences to present worked
    B. Nancy ____________________ at the
    perfect. same hospital since 1980. [work]
    1. Albert moved to Miami 5 years ago and cleaned
    C. Mom __________________ the house
    since this morning. [clean]
    he still lives there.
    Albert has moved to miami 5 years ago and he stilled been
    D. The cake __________________ in the
    ______________________________
    live there
    oven for almost 30 minutes. Do you think it’s
    2. Albert stated studying Spanish 2 years
    baked? [be]
    ago and he still studies it. studied
    E. We ______________________ at the
    ______________________________
    albert has stated studied spanish 2 years old he stilled studied it
    same school since we moved to this city.
    3. Albert bought a car 6 months ago and [study]
    he still has the same car. F. The dog dug
    __________________ the
    ______________________________
    albert has bough a car 6 months ago and he stilled the garden for 1 hour. Did he lose the bone? [dig]
    same car

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