Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
If you 1.
(love) surfing and 2..........
go to Plymouth University in Britain. Students who 3...
(want) to get a university degree, you should
(surf) three or four times a week for fun
..... (look) easy when you
can now do a degree in surfing, and make a career of it. While surfing 4.............
watch from the beach, getting a degree is quite hard to achieve. Jim and Helen are in their last year of school,
and 5.....................
they 7. .........
(take) their A-levels this summer. They both ................. .......... (own) surfboards, but
(not surf) much these days. They 8.......
.... (study) very hard for their A-
levels. They 9..................... (know) the academic requirements for acceptance to the surfing course are
high, and the course itself is also hard. It 10...............
........ (include) oceanography, marine biology, ecology
and the design of wetsuits and surfboards, as well as actual surfing. But Jim and Helen both
(believe) it's worth the effort. Let's wish them luck.