8 Choose the correct answers:

a) Dr Griffin was / has been a surgeon since 1997.

b) I went / have gone to the hairdressers last week.
c) The bus driver didnt take / hasnt taken the children to school in the
morning.
d) Did you see / Have you seen Cowboys and Aliens yet?
e) We didnt have / havent had crisps for two months.

9 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Perfect Simple or Past Simple affirmative, negative or interrogative:
a) I (see) Tony for a month.
b) you ever (be) to a hairdresser?
c) I was at the shopping centre yesterday, but I (not buy)
anything.
d) We already (hear) this story.
e) What he (say) to you last night?

10 Complete the interview with a film producer. Use the Present Perfect
Simple or Past Simple:
Q: When 1 you (become) a film producer?
A: I 2 (get) my first job in 1996. I 3
(be) a film producer for more than 15 years.
Q: Why 4 you (decide) to become a film
producer?
A: Well, I 5 (always love) films. Im good with money and
schedules. So one day, I 6 (decide) to try producing.
Q: How many films 7 you (produce)?
A: I 8 (just complete) my eighth film.
Q: 9 you (meet) a lot of famous film stars?
A: Yes, I 10 . I 11 (work) with some
very famous people.

Reading

11 The words below appear in the text in Exercise 12. Find the words
and guess their meanings. Use a dictionary to check your guesses:
a) clown c) balloon
b) make-up d) shout

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12 Read the text. Then imagine you are interviewing Jill. Write
questions with the words. Use the Past Simple, Present Simple or
Present Perfect Simple. Then write Jills answers to the questions:

THE CLOWN OF THE PARTY

Jill Blackstead is a professional party clown. She uses the name
Tiddlywink and people pay her money to perform at childrens
parties. Jill has been a party clown for more than ten years. Her career
began when she was still at school. She wanted to make some money to
buy CDs and clothes, so she began organising childrens parties. Her
parties became very popular and soon she was doing more than eight
parties a month. Today, Jill works as a party clown almost every day.
She has a good salary and really enjoys her work.
Jill wears the usual clown costume a red nose, a big hat and funny
shoes. She doesnt wear face make-up because this often frightens
young children. Over the years, she has improved her programme. Her
parties include face painting, magic, silly games and balloon animals.
Jill has won an award for being the best party clown in New York. So
what is her secret? Jill believes that a party clown must make children
feel happy. While she is painting faces or making balloons, she always
talks to the children and asks them questions. She has also noticed that
every year there are two or three words that children think are funny.
When things are not going well at the party, she just shouts one of these
words and the children immediately start laughing.
a) Interviewer: how long / you / be / a party clown
Interviewer: ?
Jill:
b) Interviewer: when / your career / begin
Interviewer: ?
Jill:
c) Interviewer: you / enjoy / your work
Interviewer: ?
Jill:
d) Interviewer: what / costume / you / wear
Interviewer: ?
Jill:
e) Interviewer: you / ever / win / any / awards
Interviewer: ?
Jill:
f) Interviewer: how / you / make / children / laugh
Interviewer: ?
Jill:

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