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Task 2: present perfect simple and past simple

Example: Since he died (die) in 1977, Elvis Presley has had (have) 31 single hits. During his lifetime, he produced (produce) over 60 hits, including 18 number ones.

1 In 1965, Paul McCartney (write) the most popular song of all time, 'Yesterday'. Since then, there (be) over 2,500 cover versions.
2 Jack Nicholson (have) one of the longest careers in Hollywood - he (work) in the film industry for more than fifty years. Over his career, he (receive) more award nominations than any other actor, and he (win) three Oscars. He (win) Best Actor Award in 1975 and 1997 and he (receive) the Best Supporting Actor Award in 1983.
3 Which movie is the most successful of all time? It is difficult to say. Avatar (make) the most money since it (appear) in 2009, but it only (win) three Oscars. Titanic, which (come) out in 1997, (win) 11 Oscars, and it (make) nearly $2 billion since its release.

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Task 3: present perfect simple and present perfect continuous

Example:
A How long has he been waiting to speak to someone? (he/wait)
B He's been waiting for half an hour.

1 A How long ? (you/work)
B I here three months now.
2 A How long with Rob? (you/go out)
B We we left school.
3 A How long single? (Penny/be)
B I think she she broke up with Paul.
4 How long your driving licence? (you/have)
B I it ten years.
6 A How long to find a job? (Pete/try)
B He he left university last year, but no luck!
7 A How long to be a doctor? (your sister/want)
B She to be a doctor she was seven years old.

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Vocabulary

Task 1: Work and work-life balance

1  Ann is in of the business section of the paper. She is responsible for it.
2 He was for surfing the Internet during work time.
3 Many of our offices will be working until the end of the year. We have a lot of orders.
4 The duties listed in this job description are not intended to be . You don't have to take care of everything.
5 The work of men and women in law enforcement requires great courage and . They have to be physically and mentally strong.
6 If you are interested and meet the for this position, please apply.
7 He is trying to involve community leaders in on reform.
8 After a stressful few weeks, being able to sit peacefully and was idyllic.
9 If you have unexplained breaks in employment, don't use some crazy in an attempt to make yourself look better. Just admit you have made some mistakes in the past and move on.
10 Becoming a in most business environments is a good way to damage your career progress permanently. It's a bad idea to constantly complain about how hard your life is.

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Task 2: War and conflict

20 years ago, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York, US, and the US and UK started a war with the Taliban. Their aim was to get Osama Bin Laden, defeat the Taliban, and, ultimately, terrorism. In 2011, the USA conducted an operation that killed Bin Laden. There was a sense that, overall, a threat of a terrorist attack against the United States from Afghanistan was greatly .

Recently, the US has started to its troops from Afghanistan, and the Taliban quickly took control of nearly all the country. The president the country, and only a few hours later, the Taliban took control of the presidential palace. The took down the flag of Afghanistan which was in the palace. The Islamist militants no resistance as they took back power two decades after the US overthrew them.

Thousands of Afghans wanted to the country, which caused chaos at the international airport in Kabul. People ran on runways, and they tried to get on planes. Some people even jumped on the planes when they were taking off. Foreign diplomats left the country because it was not safe for them anymore.

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Task 4: Brain and perception

Many people with unusual brains are able to succeed and not in spite of their so-called differences and , but rather because of them. Dr. Temple Grandin was with autism in 1949 at the age of two. At that time, little was known about the condition, and people with autism were not expected to do much with their lives. The for many of them was to live in institutions where they got increasingly worse and died. Dr Grandin finds many daily things difficult or impossible to do and struggles with abstract thinking. These difficulties could have meant the of her dream of becoming a scientist. However, she managed to become successful and helped the attitude of society towards autism.

Task 5: Opposites