1. She hasn’t been called Orpah since she lived with her grandma. 2. She has been an extraordinary speaker for about forty years. 3. She has been able to read since 1 early childhood. 4. She has known what it is like to be poor since more than ten years. 5. Gayle has been her best friend for most of her life. 6. She has been a billionaire for 1957, when she was three years old. d) Fill in the gaps. Use for or since. Oprah Winfrey has had her name since 1 1954, when people didn’t know how to spell “Orpah”. She has liked being on stage 2 childhood. Oprah has been afraid of chewing gum 3 many years. She has lived in lots of different homes 4 she was a small child. Oprah has known her best friend, Gayle King, 5 1974. She has been together with her boyfriend 6 more than 30 years, but they haven’t married yet. Oprah Winfrey has been one of the most successful people on TV 7 a very long time; she started her career when she was 19. The billionaire has not forgotten what it feels like to be poor. She has been a teacher for South African girls 8 more than ten years now. What a life! e) Tell your partner what you think about Oprah’s life. Use the sentence starters below. Useful phrases I think it’s really special that … I found it surprising that … It’s quite unusual that … I find it extraordinary that … P I think it’s … Yes, how extraordinary! c) Look at the grammar box. Then match the sentence halves about Oprah Winfrey’s life. Grammar For more details see 1 G 3 “for” and “since” Period of time: for … hours, days, years, a long time, ages, most of my life, more than five minutes I’ve known my best friend for lots of years. Starting point: since … 2019, last winter, the beginning of the month, two o’clock, my childhood, I was three years old She’s been at this school since last September. G 21 2 twenty-one Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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