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1. Look back in the profile. What verb tenses are used? Why does the author use these particular tenses?
2. Join the beginnings with the ends to make rules about the usage of Present Simple, Present Progressive, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, Past Simple and Past Progressive.
| Present Simple | to talk about an activity or situation that began and ended at a particular time in the past | |
| Present Progressive | to speak about an activity that began in the past, continue to the present and is still in the process | |
| Past Simple | is used to | for the event that started in the past and has been recently completed |
| Past Progressive | to describe activities that are happening at or around the time of speaking | |
| Present Perfect | to speak about permanent situations and routines | |
| Present Perfect Progressive | to describe an activity or event in progress at some time in the past |
3. Complete the sentences with the correct tenses.
a) At the moment Graham also (to do) a course in scientific journalism and he (to seem) to enjoy it greatly.
b) One of the things I (to like) about the atmosphere at college (to be) that students (to study) across the disciplines.
c) Since arriving in Manchester to study biology, Helen (not, to look back). She (to be) on the microbiological subgroup and (to study) molecular biology techniques.
d) When I (not, to work) on my project during industrial placement, I (to carry out) routine lab work.
e) Since being at Cornell, Behrad (to enjoy) everything about doing research!
f) Helen (to spend) a year working at research lab at the Cornell University. The lab (to win) the Genetics competition in 2003, and (to win) the Genetics Level 1 Prize for the last five years.
g) My friend (to decide) to take the science route and (to plan) to begin the Ph.D. track in Physiology at the University of Leeds.
h) Many of the university lecturers (to be involved) in research, and they (to share) the details of their work with their students.
i) A: “I (to have) to use all these assumptions in my calculations.”
B: “But I actually (to be pleasantly surprised). We never (to do) anything
like this before, but it (to work).”
| Writing |
Use the text above as a model to write your personal Biology Student Profile in 150-200 words. Make use of the guidelines.
Paragraph 1
· Your education background and reasons for choosing a course in biology
Paragraph 2
· The length of study at the Biology faculty
· The biology course you are doing this semester
· Your study experience and achievements
· Compulsory and optional courses you are going to take next year