A Résumé

ITERVIEWER: How long have you lived in San Antonio?
INGRID: I’ve lived in San Antonio for 15 years.

ITERVIEWER: How long have you had your M.A. degree?
INGRID: I’ve had my M.A. degree since 1995.

ITERVIEWER: Have you had any more training since you got your M.A?
INGRID: I haven’t had any more training since I got my M.A.

ITERVIEWER: How long have you been a physical education teacher?
INGRID: I’ve been a physical education teacher since 1997.

ITERVIEWER: How long have you worked as a sports trainer?
INGRID: I’ve worked as a sports trainer for 11 years.

ITERVIEWER: How long have you had a black belt in tae kwon do?
INGRID: I’ve had a black belt for 2 mos.

ITERVIEWER: I see you won a medal in skateboarding. Have you won any awards?
INGRID: Yes, I won the silver medal in Texas Skateboarding Contest. I won the Teacher of the Year Award in 1998.

ITERVIEWER: How long have you been a member of the NEA?
INGRID: I’ve been a member since 1998.

Skateboarding Facts.

1. Skateboarding has been popular for more than 50 years.
2. Skateboards have been around since the 1930s. The first ones were simple wooden boxes on metal wheels. They have changed a lot since then!
3. The first skateboarding contest took place in California in 1963. Since then, thousands of contests have taken place all over the world.
4. In 1976, the first outdoor skate park opened in Florida. Since then, hundreds of parks have been opened in countries around the world.
5. Skateboarding can be dangerous. Since last year, more than 15,600 people in the United States alone have gone to hospital emergency rooms because of injuries.
6. When he was seven years old, Jon Comer lost his right foot as a result of a car accident. But that didn’t stop him. Since then, he has become one of the best-know professional skateboarders in the world.
7. Tony Hawk hasn’t competed professionally for many years, but he is still the most famous and successful skateboarder in the world.

For Love Of The Sport

1. Maria Andrade has lived in Sao Paulo since 1995.
2. She has been a sportswriter for four years.
3. Since June she has written several articles about skateboarding.
4. This sport has been very popular in Brazil for many years.
5. Mariana has met Burnquist twice since she started her job.
6. She loves to skate, but she hasn’t skated for a long time.
7. She has been married to Alvaro, another skater, since 2003.
8. They’ve had their own house for two years, and they’ve been parents since July.

Discover The Grammar

Caterina has been a skater since 1998.
She is still a skater.

She has had long hair since she was a little girl.
She has long hair now.

She lived in the same apartment for ten years.
She moved a few years ago.

Caterina and Roque were married for five years.
They are not married now.

They haven’t been on vacation since 2001.
They were on a vacation in 2001.

Caterina hasn’t won a contest for two years.
She won a championship two years ago.