John Tarver has been sitting on a park bench in the rain for hours. His clothes are soaked because it has been raining since the night before. He has also been coughing all morning and eating a bowl of soup that someone gave him earlier. John lost his job and apartment after hurting his back and has been living on the street since then. The number of homeless people in the US has been increasing steadily since 1980 and is estimated to be around 7 million people. The government needs to take action to address the rising issue of homelessness.

1. 1. How long has it been raining?
2. How long has John Tarver been sitting on the same park bench?
3. How long has John Tarver been coughing?
4. How long has John been eating his soup?
5. How long has John been living on the street?
6. How long has the number of homeless people been increasing?
It’s been raining since last night.
He’s been coughing for all morning.
He’s been eating his soup since someone gave it to him.
He’s been living on the street since he hurt his back.
It’s been increasing steadily since 1980.
It’s been raining since last night. The ground is still wet. John Tarver has been sitting on the same park
bench for hours. His clothes are soaked and he’s been coughing all morning. A while ago, someone
gave him a bowl of hot soup. It’s no longer warm, but john has been eating it anyway.
How did he end up like this? John, a former building superintendent, lost his job and his apartment
when he hurt his back. He has been living on the street since then, and he is not alone. John is just
one of the possible seven million Americans who have been making their homes in the streets, parks,
and subway stations of our cities. The number of homeless men, women, and children has been
climbing steadily since 1980 and will continue to rise until the government takes action.
Source: The National Coalition for the Homeless.
He’s been sitting on the same park bench for hours.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
LESSON 8 - ANSWERS
LIVING ON THE STREETS BY ENRICO SANCHEZ