Junior genius

James Stoker was fifteen years old when he became the youngest fully qualified doctor in the United States. James was a genius. By the age of three he had learned to read and write. Before his sixth birthday his father had taught him to speak three languages fluently and he could play the violin perfectly. James spent all his time reading and studying. After he passed his school-leaving exams at the age of nine, he went to college. A year and a halh later he finished college and started at a medical school. At the age of twelve he didn’t know what football was, because nobody had taught him how to play football. There hadn’t been time.

At fifteen he was ready to take the final exam. On the morning of the exam, although he had been studying for 48 hours, he wasn’t tired. After the exam he walked through the park, but he didn’t arrive home until seven o’clock in the evening, very tired and very dirty. “What had he been doing?” his mother wondered. He had met some eight-year-olds in the park. They had been teaching him how to play football.

A. Ask and answer questions on the text. Retell the text.

B. Invent a story about another amazing child genius. Write the story of his/her life in a short paragraph. Use the Past Perfect and phrases, such as by the time, at the age of, before, as soon as.

BAD LUCK

- Did you enjoy the film yesterday?

- Well, it’s a long story. I got on the bus but I had left my bus fare ticket at home.

- So what did you do?

- I got off the bus and ran home, but everybody had gone out. I couldn’t get in, because I hadn’t taken my key. So I went to Paul’s house to borrow some money.

- Wait, let me guess: he’d spent all his money that afternoon.

- No. He hadn’t come home yet. When he finally arrived, I had been waiting for twenty minutes. After he had lent me some money, I caught the next bus. But when I got to the cinema, the film had almost finished.

A. Ask and answer questions on the text.

B. Roleplay the conversation.

C. Use the words from the box in the Past Perfect Continuous to complete the sentences.

Eat repair try revise fight run wait swim read sit watch

Jenny’s eyes were tired.

She had been reading all evening.

1. Amanda was hot and sore. She …in the sun.

2. Jane had oil on her hands. She …a friend’s motorbike.

3. Tom was hot and out of breath. He …in the park.

4. Ben’s clothes were dirty. He …with Jason.

5. She was angry. She …for Mike for twenty minutes.

6. Jane was nervous. She …a TV programme about crime.

7. Jenny had a stomach ache. She …sour grapes.

8. Sue was tired. She …for exams all night.

9. Mike was cold. He …in an unheated pool.

10. Bob fell asleep. He …to learn the Past Perfect Continuous.

D. Talk about the last time a) you felt very tired b) your feet ached c) you were very wet.

What had you been doing? How long had you been doing it?

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