W10 - Pre - Int

Pre – Intermediate – Week 10 – Work

I)            Listening:

Listen 

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.

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.

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.