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Elementary Unit 14, p116: Life changes

Review
1 Which expressions in the box go after 16? Write them in the spaces.
1 I went to

Osaka

2 I moved

3 I had

4 I took up

5 I left

6 I got

a Osaka b abroad to the USA c dancing lessons every week d singing e an M.A. in history
f into my own flat g engaged at eighteen h university before graduating i a baby girl
j home when I was young k making jewellery l Madrid to study Spanish
2 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it. Write the new sentences.
1 I left the home when I was twenty.

2 I had tennis lesson every day.

3 I moved to abroad in 1998.

4 I had divorced when I was thirty-two.

5 I went university in Buenos Aires.

6 I got fantastic job in a hotel.

7 I got marry to Sarah, a university student.

8 I took up play piano in secondary school.

9 I moved into Berlin to study German.

10 I got two children before I was twenty-five.

Extension
3 Read the web postings and answer 15. Write the peoples names in the spaces.
1 Whose family got bigger?
2 Whose family got smaller?
3 Which people talk about work?

4 Who met people from the past?

5 Which people made big decisions?

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My biggest life change was when
It was when my baby brother was bornA2. EVERYTHING changed after that! Ross, USA
My biggest life change was when I met some old friendsA2 after twenty years. We recognised each
other immediately, and talked and laughed about the old days. We are never out of touch now.
Lucia, Spain
My biggest life change? It was when I retired fromB1 work. Hideki, Japan
Mine was when my grandmother diedA1 at the age of 92. I was very sad, but my father said I could
have my grandmothers house, so suddenly I was a house owner. That was a big change.
Chuka, Nigeria
I had two. One was when I celebratedB1 my 18th birthday (age of adulthood). The second was when
I became the manager ofA2 my uncles company. Jos Luis, Mexico
It was when we had our sixth wedding anniversaryB1. We decided it was time to have a child.
Freda, Australia
Mine was when my friends had a surprise partyA2 for me on my 75th birthday. I suddenly thought,
Im 75. Im going to do anything I want for the rest of my life. Mirella, Italy
The biggest change in my life was when I first startedB1 working. Jenna, Wales
4 Cover exercise 3. Add one word to the correct place in each sentence.
from

old

was

thirtieth

at

first

party

of

first

1 When I started studying law, it was really difficult.

2 When my sister born, I was so excited.
3 He was very happy when he became the president Callander Steel.
4 Weve just had our wedding anniversary.
5 I retired my company in 2007 and now I spend my time playing golf.
6 We had a surprise for Minna last Friday.
7 I had a great time on Friday when I met some friends from high school.
8 My grandfather died the age of 100.

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