Pre – Intermediate – Week 10 – Work
I)
Listening:
Listen
Decide if these statements are True or false. Correct the false statements to make them true.
Decide if these statements are True or false. Correct the false statements to make them true.
a) Mr Reynold never forces anybody to retire.
b) The oldest employee at Reynold's is
97.
e) Reynold's pays a decent salary.
d) Employees get five weeks' paid holiday.
e) All the staff are over the retirement age.
f) Mr Reynold's secretary Edith had to resign
because she wanted to get married.
g) Mr Reynold's brother is going to run
the business from next year.
II)
Vocabulary: work
1) Use
appropriate words and expressions underlined in exercise above to complete these
statements.
a) Everybody should get six weeks' ______________
a year.
b) Nurses, teachers and police officers don't
get _________ . They should get more money.
e) The official ____________________ should be the same for men and women.
d) If you don't want ________________ you should be able to continue working.
e) Managing directors who ______________ large
corporations shouldn't earn such large salaries.
f) Politicians who tell lies should _________________.
2) Tick
the ending that best describes the meaning of should in the statements
in Exercise 1.
You use should when
you think something is...
a good idea
a funny idea
a strange idea
3) Do
you agree or disagree with the statements in Exercise 1?
III)
Speaking : anecdote
1) Listen
to Kim talking about her friend's job.
Underline the answers she gives.
Underline the answers she gives.
a) 'What's his or her name?' 'Her name' s Hannah
/ Ann.'
b) 'What does she do?' 'She's a train driver /
personal trainer.'
c) 'Who does she work for?' 'She works for a local sports centre /
She's self-employed.'
d) 'What time does she start work?' 'At 7.00 / 8.30 a.m.'
e) 'How much does she earn?' 'She gets £35 / £25
an hour.'
f) 'What does she love about her job?' 'She
helps people to get fit /
She travels a lot.'
g) 'Would you like to do your friend's job? Why?'
'Yes, because she doesn't have to work in an office / No, because she has to get
up early.'
2) You're
going to tell your partner about somebody you know who has a good job.
• Ask yourself the
questions in Exercise 1.
• Think about what to say
and how to say it.
• Tell your partner about
the person's job.
IV)
Useful phrases
1) Listen
to four people presenting themselves to the Quit Smoking group.
Underline the correct information.
Underline the correct information.
Layla
‘I work for a big company
and we produce sports clothes/ audio equipment / bicycles. I'm responsible
for sales and promotion/ quality control/ advertising.'
Mike
'At present I'm working for
my father/ unemployed/ training to be an engineer. I'm looking for a job in
publishing/ the theatre/tourism.'
Jack
'I work as a bodyguard and
I'm based in the south/ at head office/ in London. My job involves a lot
of foreign travel/ import and export/ sitting at my desk all day.'
Elsie
'I run the photography
department/ the accounts department/ my own company. I'm in charge of a department/ marketing/ taking
photographs.'
2)
Three
people arrive late for the group. Read the notes and use words from Exercise 1 to
complete their presentations.
Sarah
• Receptionist, Cutters Hairdressers
• Responsible for appointments and accounts
'Hi, I'm Sarah. I
work _________ receptionist ______ Cutters Hairdressers. I'm in __________ of appointments and
accounts
Charles
• Tour guide, City Tours
• Takes tourists around London
• Wants to be hotel manager
I’m Charles. I' m a tour
guide and I work _____ City
Tours. My job _____ taking
tourists around London. At present, I'm ________ for a job ______ hotel
management:
Andrew
• Director of Fine Wines
• Make red and white wine
• In south-east England
'My name's Andrew. I ______
a company called Fine Wines. We _______
red and white wine. We're ________ in
south-east England
V)
Homework:
1) Complete
the conversation with the past simple or present perfect forms of the verbs.
A: Hi. I'm
interested in the shop assistant job.
B: (you/
work) _____________________ in a shop before?
A: No,
but I (do) _______________ lots of shopping!
B: Oh. (you
have) _________________ any other jobs?
A: Yes, I
(be) _______________ a waitress, and last year I (work) _________ as an au
pair in Paris. I (go) _____________
to Paris after I (leave) ___________
school. Wonderful shopping!
2) Spot the mistake!
Cross out the incorrect sentence.
1 a) I like
always to read on trains.
b) I always like to read on trains.
2 a) He
bought me a very nice book.
b) He bought for me a very nice book.
3 a) Do
you want to go out tonight?
b) Do you want go out tonight?
4 a)
Athens is more older than Paris.
b) Athens is much older than Paris.
5 a)
It's too late for TV now. Please
turn it off.
b) It's too late for TV now. Please turn off it.
6 a) I've
seen that new show on TV last week.
b) 1 saw that new show on TV last week.
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