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5 Read an account of an important news event. Complete the text
with phrases a)-h).
a) He had been in prison
b) one of the branches broke
©) we heard some shots
d) 50,000 people were waiting
e) to hear what Mandela was saying
f) When he finally arrived
g) were talking to each other
h) many people had climbed onto it
EER OE on
11 February 2000: Nelson Mandela's release from prison
Iwas in the crowd on the parade in Cape Town that day. It was
ahot day, and‘ __to see Mandela walk free from the prison.
2 for twenty-seven years. At one point but most
people stayed calm. People * and singing songs. There
was a great feeling of solidarity. There was a large tree inthe
middle of the parade, and * to get a better view.
Suddenly, ¢ and people fell to the ground. But nabody
wanted to leave, Nobody wanted to miss the chance of seeing
Mandela for the first time. there was a huge cheer. From
where | was standing, it was difficult * but | knew | was
there for an important moment in our history. es u
2 A Look at the phrases below. Have you done any of these things?
‘Write sentences using Ive ..., haven't... and J have never ..-
+ seeafamousband + organise a big family party
+ idea horse + playin a band/write a song
+ visitanother country + walkin the mountains/go skiing,
+ tuna marathon + swim with dolphins/go scuba diving
+ starta business + meet someone famous
+ travelonyourown + go touniversity/change your job
+ write a diary/blog
B Choose one thing you have/haven't done and tell your partner
more about it.
ve played in a band. When Iwas at university | played in a band called
‘The Hooligans.
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3 A Put the verbs in the correct tense to complete the story.
| sasha (wake) up late because she 2 |
(forget) to set her alarm clock. She * (have) breakfast
when the telephone * (ring). It was her boss. He
wanted to know why she ® (not finish) the report that
he é (ask) her to do. She quickly *
(leave) the house to go to work. She © (stand) on the
train when she noticed that lots of people ® (look) at |
her feet. Then, she ®. (realise) that she *
(forget) to put her shoes on. She * (wear) her
slippers. ‘A Underline the correct alternatives to complete
the story,
| remember when Marvin Gaye ‘died/had died.
| ?had been/was going to one of his concerts a few
‘months before. In fact, he “hadnt playedswasn't playing
\very well and Iwas disappointed. | also remember when
JFK was shot. | ‘had lived/was living with my parents in
New York and | ’studied/was studying at the time.
| remember the cleaning lady ‘cameswas coming nto the
room, and said to me, ‘Hey, President Lincoln has been
shot | teplied/was replying, know that ‘No, she said
‘President Lincoln has been shot!’ Soll said, ‘What do
‘you mean? And she said, ‘Oh no, | mean ... President,
‘you know, what's his name, the one now. President
Kennedy's been shot So then | ‘was trning/turned on
the radio.
BB Find and correct the mistakes. One sentence is
correct.
1 | was leaving the room when | had heard someone
shouting,
2 | couldn’ open the door because | eft my keys at
home.
2 We drove through the tunnel when the car broke down.
4 Assoon as the film started | realised | seen it before.
5 I never been to Egypt before, so | was really excited to
see the pyramids
6 By the time we arrived atthe party, everybody else is
leaving
7 We had waited for nearly an hour before the waiter
took our order,
8 looked through some old photographs when | found
this one of you
