Tenses: past and present perfect	

Richard Fox has lived in Hong Kong for around seven years and for the past two years he has shared a flat in Wan Chai. He originally came here on holiday but decided to stay on when he heard that it was easy to find a job as a teacher. He has worked for four different schools over the years – he has just started work for his fourth employer.

He likes Hong Kong because of its convenient location in Asia which allows  him to visit a lot of countries in the region. To date he has been to to China, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. He has not been to Macau as he says he’s not interested in gambling. 

He likes the food in this part of the world and has tried a lot of dishes that he had not heard of before he came here. While on holiday in China a couple of years ago he even tied dog, which he describes as ‘quite tasty’. He has not sampled monkeys’ brains yet, but says he’ll give anything a try...once.

He says that living in city like Hong Kong, which is so very different to the small town in England where he was brought, has given him a broader outlook on life and has taught him a lot about other cultures and ways of life.

He still finds communication with local people difficult at times. However, he has enrolled for a course in spoken Cantonese which starts next week.

Questions

What did Richard Fox do seven years ago?
Why did he decide to stay in Hong Kong?
When did he go to Thailand?
When did he try eating dog?
How has living in Hong Kong changed him?
What has he done to help him communicate with local people?

Some possible answers

What did Richard Fox do seven years ago?
He came to Hong Kong.
Why did he decide to stay in Hong Kong?
Because he heard it was easy to find a job as a teacher.
When did he go to Thailand?
Sometime in the last seven years / Sometime since he came to Hong Kong.
When did he try eating dog?
Two years ago when he was in China.
How has living in Hong Kong changed him?
It has given him a broader outlook on life.
What has he done to help him communicate with local people?
He has enrolled for a course in spoken Cantonese.