11 Spot on form: Present perfect for changes Read the statements below about how women’s football and ski jumping have changed over the years, then rewrite them using the present perfect of the verbs in brackets. Example: Finding sponsors has become easier for female footballers. How women’s football has changed 1 Not many people used to care about women’s football, but now it’s very popular. The popularity . (grow) 2 In the past, women’s football games attracted only small audiences, but now huge crowds turn up. Audiences . (become) 3 Female footballers used to have little support, but now there are many organisations that help them. Many organisations . (found) 4 Women footballers now earn higher salaries than in the past. The salaries of women footballers . (increase) 5 But female footballers still earn less than their male counterparts. But female footballers . (not achieve) How women’s ski jumping has changed 6 There are now fewer obstacles for women ski jumpers competing internationally than in the past. Many obstacles . (remove) 7 Female ski jumpers used to be barred from the Olympics, but now they have the right to compete. Female ski jumpers . (win) 8 In the past, ski jumping wasn’t very popular among young women, but there is more interest now. Interest in ski jumping . (rise) 9 Female ski jumpers struggled to get sponsorship deals in the past, but now they have more opportunities. More opportunities for sponsorship deals . (open up) 10 Women’s salaries are still not on the same level as men’s. Women’s salaries . (not reach) LANGUAGE 13 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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