Unit 19 Present Perfect and Simple Past (pages 212-221)

Section After You Read:

True: 1, 3, 4, 5
False: 2

Section 1:

2. a
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. b
7. a
8. a
9. b

Section 2:

2. began
3. ‘ve written
4. has been
5. ‘ve worked
6. didn’t get
7. saw
8. ‘ve lived

Section 3:

2. slept
3. haven’t stopped
4. ‘ve been
5. ‘ve seen
6. came
7. didn’t do
8. haven’t caught up
9. ‘ve already had
10. drank
11. ‘ve had
12. haven’t finished


Section 4:

2. In the 1990s Joe was clean shaven. Since then, he has grown a beard.
3. In the 1990s Joe was heavy. Since then, he has lost weight.
4. In the 1990s Joe was a student. Since then, he has become a professor.
5. In the 1990s Joe lived in a dormitory. Since then, he has bought a house.
6. In the 1 990s Joe was single. Since then, he has gotten married.

Section 5:

2. How long did you live in Detroit?
3. When did you get a job offer?
4. When did your company move?
5. How long have you lived apart?
6. How often did you see each other last month?
7. How often have you seen each other this month?
8. When did you start to communicate by e-mail?

Section 6:

I’ve just finished reading a fascinating article about Felicia Mabuza-Suttle. Actually, I’ve read several articles about her this year. She’s a very famous international businesswoman and talk-show host in South Africa. Guess what! We have something in common! She and her husband have had a “commuter marriage” for more than 15 years, and they are still happily married! She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa; he lives in Atlanta, Georgia. That’s a whole ocean apart! They met in the 1970s. In the first 10 years of their marriage they lived in more than 10 cities. Then, in the early 1990s she returned to South Africa to help her country. It hasn’t been an easy life, but they both feel it’s been very worthwhile.

Their situation makes our problems seem not that bad. Joe and I are only 3,000 miles apart, and we have managed to see each other a lot since we left Detroit. But, to be honest, I was happier when we lived together in Detroit. I hope we can live together again someday soon.

Section 7:

Items Checked: 1, 3, 5, 6

Sections 8-12:

Answers will vary.