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Charts 1 Complete the paragraph. Use the correct form of each verb in parentheses
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1d) had (have) a terrible car accident when I was
sixteen. I (2) (lose) a leg. As an athlete, this was
especially devastating. 1 (3) (be) a gymnast from
the age of eight, and I (4) (win) three national
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competitions. It (5) (take) mea lot of time to recover,
and 1 (6) (not think) about competing again. Then, one
students the opportunity to
of my coaches (7) (tell) me about the Paralympics and
8) (suggest) that I train for swimming. I could do that with
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only one leg. (9) (always / want) to be in the Olympics. In
fact, 1 (10) (train) for the Olympics at the time of my accident. So their reading, writing, listening,
L(t) (listen) to my coach and (12)
and speaking.
(start) swimming. 1 (13) (swim) ever since that day
and L love it. 1 (14) (win) several competitions. Lately, L
(15) (train) for the next Paralympics. I hope to win a medal!
Charts 2 EDIT. Read the text by a traveler on safarl. Find and correct eight more errors with the simple
21, 2.3-2.7 past, present perfect, past perfect, or past perfect progressive
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It had always been our dream to travel to southern Africa, and we'd make a lot
of plans for our trip. L wanted to take a lot of wildlife photographs, so my friend has
recommended that I bring two cameras, When L got to Namibia, I had panicked. One
camera had been missing. Luckily, Lwas finding it later.
The next day, we had started out on our safari with a tour. By the end of our tour, we
saw some amazing things. One time, when we stopped to take pictures. we were onlv a
few feet away froma cheetah. Amazing!
We had never bothered the animals at night. Hor
and other noises outside our tent every night. At first,
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but not by the end of the trip. It was really the most ir LISTEN & SPEAK.
21, 2.3-
2.4, 2.6 > Circle the correct form of the verb. Then listen to the conversation and check your answers.
Cheetah running, 1. Liu Yang is the first female astronaut that China ever sent / has ever sent into space.
Namibia
2. She trained / has trained to be a pilot at China's Air Force College, and then
she joined / has joined the Air Force.
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3. She flew has flown five different types of aircraft, and she did / has done 1680 hours
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of flight time.
4, She also participated / has also participated in military exercises and emergency rescues.
5, Liu started training to be an astronaut. She has never experienced / had never experienced
anything so challenging.
Listen to the next part of tne conversation. Then work with a partner. Discuss the questions.
Then listen again and check your answers.
1. What has Liu Yang done in her life?
2. Had she always wanted to be an astronaut?
3. How have her coworkers described her?
4, How long had she been in the Air Force before becoming an astronaut?

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