Jason Peters (1) .................. (be) a wildlife
cameraman. He (2) ...................... (film) wild animals
for documentary programmes on TV. For fifteen years,
as part of his job, he (3)....................... (explore) the
world's jungles and rain forests. Snakes (4)...........
(bite) him more times than he can remember and
alligators (5)....................... (attack) him, too. At the moment he (6)............. (prepare) to go back to the Amazon. He (7)................ (love) filming there but
another reason is that his girlfriend, Carmen, (8)..........
(live) in Manaus, near the Amazon. Peter and Carmen (9)............ (work) together when they can.
They (10)................ (film) in Venezuela several times.
While they were there, they lived with the Matis Indians.
'The Matis (11) .... (eat) monkeys,' says Jason 'but they
(12).... (not eat) some animals which are
part of their religion. At the moment I (13).... (study) them and the Amazon
people and I (14) ................................ (try) to compare the
two. I (15) ................... (find) books about the
Amazon people to help me but there's nothing about
the Matis. I'll have to write something myself!'