Susan George's cv

A: Read the CV and complete the sentences about Susan George using these verbs.

develop

market

be

obtain

spend

1. Before she went to Lancaster University, Susan ………. three ´A´ Levels.

2. Before she got her degree in biology, she ……… three years in Lancaster.

3. Before she joined Fisons, she ………. on a marketing course.

4. Before she worked at Rootes AgriTec, she ……… disease-resistant rice

plants.

5. Before she became a product Manager at Boots, she ………. remedies for

Alzheimer's disease.

NAME:	Susan Mary GEORGE
Address:	31 Whitstable Road, Canterbury, Kent.
DATE OF BIRTH	9.7.75
QUALIFICATIONS:	Simon Langton Grammar School 1993 GCE ´A´ Levels: Maths (GradeB0, Biology (Grade B), Chemistry (Grade C) Lancaster University 1993-1996 B.Sc. 2.1 Biochemistry Keele Management College 1997 Eight-week course in marketing
WORK EXPERIENCE:	1997-1999 Fisons Pharmaceutical Products Research assistant responsible for the development of genetically modified disease-resistant rice plants. 1999-2000 Rootes AgriTec Junior executive responsible to Product Manager for commercializing new remedies for Alzheimer's disease. 2000- Boots Product Manager, responsible for over-the-counter medicines.

B: Regrets

Susan has been relatively successful but things did not always turn out as she had hoped. Change the verb form in brackets. Use the Past Perfect.

1. She wishes she ………. (get) better ´A´ Level grades.

2. She wishes she ………. (obtain) a distinction at degree level.

3. She wishes she ………. (do) a doctorate.

4. She wishes the marketing course ………. (last) longer than eight weeks.

Exercise 173

Decide the order in which these things happened. Then write two sentences using after and the Past Perfect.

Example:

The prisoner ran across the yard. He jumped out of the window. He climbed over the wall.

 

After the prisoner had jumped out of the window, he ran across the yard. After he had run across the yard, he climbed over the wall.

1.	The bank clerk gave it to me. She looked at my check. She counted out the money.
2.	The tourists got out of the coach. They got back in the coach. They took photos.
3.	The reporter wrote a report on the accident. She interviewed the people there. She went to the scene of the accident.
4.	The mechanic put a new tire on. He put the wheel back on. He took the wheel of the car.

Activity

Write a paragraph describing how you carried out a job such as wrapping a parcel and posting it. (You can use these words: parcel, wrap, stick, tape, tie, string, post office, assistant, weigh, pay, stamp). Try to think of a job that you did recently.

Past Perfect or Past Indefinite?

Exercise 174

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect or the Past Indefinite.

1. He (be) _____ a newspaper reporter before he (become) _____ a

businessman.

2. I (feel) _____ a little better after I (take) _____ the medicine.

3. I was late. The teacher (give, already) a quiz when I (get) _____ to class.

4. The anthropologist (leave) _____ the village when she (collect) _____ enough data.

5. It was raining hard, but by the time class (be) _____ over, the rain (stop) _____.

6. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (roam) _____ the earth, but they (become) _____ extinct by the time humankind first (appear) _____.

7. I (see, never) _____ any of Picasso's paintings before I (visit) _____ the art museum.

8. I almost missed my plane. All of the other passengers (board, already) _____ by the time I (get) _____ there.

9. Yesterday at a restaurant, I (see) _____ Pam Donnelly, an old friend of mine. I (see, not) _____ her in years. At first, I (recognize, not) _____ her because she (lose) _____ at least fifty pounds.

10. We were driving along the road when we (see) _____ a car which (break) _____ down, so we (stop) _____ to see if we could help.

Exercise 175

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect or the Past Indefinite.

Last Monday Angie 1 got up (get up) for work as usual and 2 _____ (go) to the kitchen to have some breakfast. But when she 3 _____ (open) the fridge, she 4 _____ (find) that her flatmate Lucy 5 _____ (drink) all the milk - not a good start to the day! So she 6 _____ (have) a quick cup of black coffee, 7 _____ (get) dressed and 8 _____ (go) out to the car. There she 9 _____ (find) that she 10 _____ (forget) to put the cover on the car the night before and there 11 _____ (be) thick frost all over the windscreen. She 12 _____ (scrape) it all off and 13 ______ (get) into the car. However, when she 14 _____ (turn) the key, nothing 15 _____ (happen)! Someone 16 _____ (leave) the headlights on and the battery 17 _____ (go) flat. She 18 _____ (be) furious as Lucy 19 _____ (use) the car last and it 20 _____ (be) her who 21 _____ (forget) to switch off the lights. Angie 22 _____ (head) for the bus stop to wait in the freezing cold.

Exercise 176

Choose between the Past Perfect and the Past Indefinite. The first one has been done for you.

1. Alice felt very pleased with herself. She had found / found what she was looking for.

2. "Where are we?" had asked / asked Martha.

3. By the time I got back to the bathroom, the bath, had overflowed / overflowed.

4. She walked into the station only to find that the train had left / left.

5. I was just about to leave when I had remembered / remembered my briefcase.

6. My sister told me that Joe had died / died.

7. He had looked / looked at his watch again and began to walk even faster.

8. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister had resigned / resigned last night.

9. Jim discovered that Leslie had lied / lied to him.

10. Roy's mother thought that Roy had gone / went with his father.

11. I had wanted / wanted to visit the gallery before I left Florence, but

it's closed on Sundays.

Exercise 177

Use these pairs of verbs to complete the sentences. Choose the Past Perfect where possible; otherwise, use the Past Indefinite.

turn / catch	come / start	eat / pick	check / go
type / give	collapse / phone	finish / decide	lend / promise
leave / die	buy / sing	become / appear	step / ring

1. After Michael _____ the letter, he _____ it to Kate to sign.

2. When she _____ into the hall, everyone _____ cheering.

3. When Jenny _____ that the children were asleep, she _____ out to the concert.

4. As soon as I _____ the ignition key, the engine _____ fire.

5. When Norma _____, I _____ for an ambulance.

6. After they _____ all the food, they _____ up their bags and left.

7. After I _____ digging the garden, I ______ to go for a walk.

8. They kept arguing about the money their father _____ them in his will when he _____.

9. I _____ Beckie flowers yesterday because she _____ so well in the concert the night before.

10. I _____ Fiona some money only after she _____ to give it back the next

day.

11. She _____ just _____ into her office when the telephone _____.

12. She _____ famous after she _____ on the TV Programme.