Grammar
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1. Present perfect for experience
Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets. (5 marks)
Example: ___________________________________________________
reading. (My brother / never / enjoy)
Answer: My brother has never enjoyed reading.
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that it’s very important for children to learn a foreign language. (I / always / think)
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an online course on the Internet? (you / ever / do)
3 My cousins________________________________________________
an exam in their lives. (never / fail)
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her course yet because she took a year off to go travelling. (My sister / not / finish)
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for you to do an English course? (your company / ever / pay)
2Present perfect with for and since
Rewrite the sentences, adding for or since in the correct place. (8 marks)
Example: I’ve had this watch I was a child.
Answer: I’ve had this watch since I was a child.
1 Most of my colleagues have been with the company five years or more.
2 I haven’t seen Shaheen we left school.
3 Have you known about this situation a long time?
4 My parents have taught in the same school nearly 30 years.
5 Linda hasn’t missed a single day of school she started.
6 I’ve wanted to see that film ages, but I’ve never found the time.
7 We’ve had our car over five years so we want to get a new one soon.
8 Nasser broke his leg last year so he hasn’t played football a few months.
Make each of these essential specifications for an it Team Leader into a sentence using the words given in brackets. (5 marks)
Ability to provide leadership to junior team members. (must)
Excellent communication skills. (essential)
Ability to manage a team. (have to)
Positive and flexible attitude. (need to)
Good resource planning skills. (must)
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18 marks
Listening
Interview with a Network Designer
Listen to Sami describing his career path to becoming a Network Designer. Complete the table with what Sami was doing at different ages. (6 marks)
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