C. Look at the sentences in Exercise 6A again and match them with one of the rules above. ==> page 130 LANGUAGEBANK 8A 2.4 Listen to the pairs of phrases. Notice the difference. (►) 1. I lived / lived I’ve 2. we met / met we’ve 3. he decided / decided he’s 4. they spent / spent they’ve B 2.5 Listen and write the sentences, (►) Then listen and repeat. C. Listen again and check. 9. PRACTICE Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Chris Gardner is a successful businessman and a millionaire. But things (1)___ always___ (not be) easy. He (2)___ (not meet) his father until he was twenty-eight years old. This experience made him sure about one thing: he (3)___ always ___ (want) to be a good father to his own children. As a young man, Gardner (4)___ (experience) hard times. His wife (5)___ (leave) him, he (6)___ (lose) his job, and at one stage he and his two-year-old son (7)___ (sleep) in train stations and airports. He (8)___ (come) a long way since then. His life changed when he (9)___ (meet) a man driving a red Ferrari and asked him what job he did. The man was a stockbroker, so Gardner (10)___ (ask) him out to lunch, and the Ferrari driver introduced Gardner to the world of finance. Since he (11)___ (become) successful, he (12)___ (spend) a lot of money helping homeless people, and he (13)___ also (write) books about his experiences. His story was told in the film The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith.
C. Look at the sentences in Exercise 6A again and match them with one of the rules above. ==> page 130 LANGUAGEBANK 8A (►) 2.4 Listen to the pairs of phrases. Notice the difference. 1. I lived / I’ve lived 2. we met / we’ve met 3. he decided / he’s decided 4. they spent / they’ve spent B (►) 2.5 Listen and write the sentences, C. Listen again and check. Then listen and repeat. 9. PRACTICE Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Chris Gardner is a successful businessman and a millionaire. But things (1)___ always___ (not be) easy. He (2)___ (not meet) his father until he was twenty-eight years old. This experience made him sure about one thing: he (3)___ always ___ (want) to be a good father to his own children. As a young man, Gardner (4)___ (experience) hard times. His wife (5)___ (leave) him, he (6)___ (lose) his job, and at one stage he and his two-year-old son (7)___ (sleep) in train stations and airports. He (8)___ (come) a long way since then. His life changed when he (9)___ (meet) a man driving a red Ferrari and asked him what job he did. The man was a stockbroker, so Gardner (10)___ (ask) him out to lunch, and the Ferrari driver introduced Gardner to the world of finance. Since he (11)___ (become) successful, he (12)___ (spend) a lot of money helping homeless people, and he (13)___ also (write) books about his experiences. His story was told in the film The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith.
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