, 1 Here are some events from Nancy Mann`s life.
Match a line in A with a time expressions in B to tell the story of her life.
A
a She was born
b She went to boarding school in England
c She studied French and German
d She hasn't spoken Spanish
e She's worked in both eastern and western Europe
f She worked in Brussels
g She's worked for the BBC
h She hasn't worked abroad
i She married for the first time
į She's been married
k She married for the third time
B
1 for the last five years.
2 three times.
3 from 1970 to 1977.
4 eat various times in her life.
5 when she was twenty-one.
6 when she was at Oxford University.
7 in Argentina in 1959.
8 for two years, from 1989 to 1991.
9 last year.
10 since her son was born four years ago.
11 since she was in Buenos Aires three years ago.
2. Time expressions. Put for, since, in, ago into each gap
1 I was born …. 1961.
2 I went to university … three years.
3 I passed my driving test fifteen years … .
4 I`ve had a car … 1983.
5 Now I`ve got a BMW. I`ve had it … two years.
6 I met my wife … 1985.
7. We`ve been married … nine years.
8. Our first daughter was born six years … .
9. We`ve lived in the same house … 1990.
10- 11I`ve worked … BBC … five years.
1- d
2-g
3-c
4-i
5-e
6-f
7-į
8-b
9-k