1. Listen to the conversation and check TRUE or FALSE.
TRUE
FALSE
b) He already had responsibilities before he started working.
TRUE
FALSE
c) Immediately he moved away from home, he learned
to take care of himself.
TRUE
FALSE
a) First, uncle Jim went to Alaska, and then, he graduated.
2. Listen again and complete Jim’s life events with the words from the box.
a)
TIME CLAUSES
I graduated, I went to Alaska to work
as a fisherman.
BY THE TIME
ONCE
b)
I started working, I’d never had any
important responsibilities.
c) But
I moved away from home, I learned
to take care of myself.
AFTER
BEFORE
THE MOMENT
AS SOON AS
3. Look at the following sentences and choose the suitable words (time
clauses)
a) When one event happens, another event happens immediately.
__________ John learned a little Spanish, he was able to talk to her
neighbors, The Delgados.
__________ you’re hired for your first job, you’ll feel more confident.
b) A particular point of time when two events happen together.
_________ Charles got married, he felt like an adult.
c) To that time and then no longer.
___________ I met Donna, I hadn’t known what friendship was.
d) One event is completed before another event.
___________ I graduated, I had already found a good job.
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