14 Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the past simple.
A: Hi, Sarah. I (have not seen) you for a long time. Where (have you been)?
B: I (went) to China to teach English.
A: wow! how (was) it?
B: very nice! I (stayed) in Beijing and (taught) eight-year old children.
A: how (did you find) teaching them?
B: Great! the children (were) clever and (learnt) very quickly. what (have you been) up to?
A: nothing as interesting as that! I ( have just finished) my exams.
B: that's good. do you have any plans for the summer?
A: yes, I (have bought) a ticket to Italy. I'm planning to stay with my cousin Sabrina for a month.
B: that's great! Sabrina is a lot of fun. I'm sure you'll have a great time. don't forget to send me a postcard
A: okay! take care. speak to you when I get back.
Hello, everyone.
I'm going to show this photo where you can see me. I'm holding the carp and it's quite heavy. Moreover it's twitching so desperately that my arms are still aching. I've never caught big fish, so i wasn't ready when i was pulling fishing line up. i was scared and screamed, so i would've lost the carp, if my my friend hadn't helped me. Unfortunately, the carp dived the water and was dragging our boat about 20 minutes. 20 minutes later we managed to draw out the carp and our boat ceased.
In the end, if you have a desire to do fishing, you shouldn't lose concentration even in this sport