3. Child Genius

Read this magazine excerpt and complete it with for or since.

Thirteen-year-old Ronnie Segal has loved math___1._since_____he was a little boy. When I asked him about his passion for numbers, Ronnie replied, "I have been interested in them_____2. _____nine years, five months, three weeks, and two days."_____3.______the past two years, Ronnie has attended graduate-level classes at a local university.____4.____January he has taken five extremely difficult exams in number theory and has gotten 100% on all of them. ______5.______Ronnie began classes, he has met an average.of 1.324 people a month. And what about his future plans?

Thirteen-year-old Ronnie has known_____6.______many years that he is going to become a famous math professor, get married, and have exactly 2.2 children.

4. A Resume

Rosa Rodriguez is applying for a job us a college sports instructor. Look at her resume and the interviewer's notes. Complete the interview. Use the words in parentheses to write questions. Then answer the questions. The year is 1994.

Rosa Rodriguez 2136 East Travis Street San Antonio, Texas 70284 Education. 1990 Certificate (American College of Sports Medicine) 1989 MA Physical Education (University of Texas) (moved to San Antonio in 1983) Employment: 1980-present part-time physical education teacher (high school) teachers tennis, swimming 1987-present sports trainer(private) Skills: speak Spanish, English, and French sell-defense -started classes 2 mos. ago Awards: 1990 Teacher of the Year Award 1987 Silver Medal in Texas Tennis Competition Memberships: 1990-present member of National Education Association (NEA)

1. (How long/live in San Antonio?)

Interviewer: ___How long have you lived in San Antonio?

Rosa: I've lived in San Antoino for 11 years. OR We`ve lived in San Antonio since 1983.

2. (How long/have your MA degree?)

3. (have any more training since you got your MA?)

4. (How long/be a physical education teacher?)

5. (How long/be a sports trainer?)

6. (How long/take classes in self-defense?)

7. (win any awards since then?)

Interviewer: I see you won a tennis award.____________

Rosa: I won the Teacher of the Year Award in 1990.

8. (How long/be a member of the NEA?)

5. Practice Listening

John Baker is looking for a job as an electrical engineer at Weston Industries. Listen to his interview. Listen again and highlight the best way to complete the statements that follow. The date is June 1994.

1. John has been an electrical engineer for (8, 14, 5) years.

2. He's been at the same company since (1970, 1980, 1990).

3. He's been married since (1980, 1992, he became an engineer).

4. John has lived in Los Angeles for at least (one year, two years, three years).

5. He's only seen his wife's family once since (they got married, the job interview, Christmas).