Use of English. Level: A2

Juan Sala — underwater scientist and film-maker!

When Juan Sala          [was, is, has been] young, he lived with his family just five minutes from a quiet beach in the south of Spain. He spent all day in his summer holidays swimming and snorkeling there. He loved watching television programmes about underwater adventures in the evenings. Even then, he dreamed of filming and          [studying, study, to study] unusual fish and other interesting creatures under     [a, the, -] sea. But he         [wasn`t, don`t, didn't, weren`t] actually begin to do that until he was in his twenties.

Juan describes a normal work day on his 45-metre            [bike, boat, skateboard]: ‘I get    [in, on, up] before everyone else. I      [take, have, get] breakfast and jump in the sea as soon    [or, so, as] I can. I usually work underwater three or four        [time, times, clocks] a day. I collect and film anything that looks interesting.

‘After       [that, those, these], I make notes about my work on my laptop and have a meal. After dinner, I'm usually so tired I             [slow, immediately, fastly] go to bed. My friends sometimes invite me to go to a party, but I'm always asleep       [by, in, after] the time the fun starts`