Unit 1

Vocabulary
People & Work
1 Match the person to their profession.
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news presenter

a law

police officer

b the media

banker

c education

surgeon

d the arts

professor

e technology

graphic designer

singer

g business

health

Character
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Appearance
3 Complete the spidergram with the words below.
slim moustache bald overweight curly glasses early twenties shoulder length old plump
pretty handsome tall freckles
.
.

.
.
Hair
.

Age
Appearance

Build

Height

Looks

Special features

.
.

4 Match the pictures (1-6) to the jobs (A-F).

A Travel Nurse
B Stuntman

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C Team Mascot
D Ballboy

E Theme Park Mascot

F Face Painter

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General revision
5 Match the words in the columns to form collocations.
1

team

a children

lunch

b shelter

animal

c project

young

d break

government-run

e program

6 Underline the correct item.

1 I earn/gain a living as an actor.
2 Betty has a(n) job/occupation as a police
officer.
3 Katies daily salary/wage as a waitress isnt
very high.

4 Irene works well under stress/pressure before

a deadline.
5 Do you have any experience/skills of working
with children?
6 Please apply/volunteer online for a place on
our environmental programme.

Phrasal verbs
7 Underline the correct item.
1 Cashiers sometimes deal about/with difficult
customers.
2 The clothes company is setting up/off a new
shop in London.
3 Lets team up/out and work together.
4 I will write up/down the name of the caf, so as
not to forget it.

5 Lola wants to keep on/with reading her book so

she can get to the end.
6 Mike is looking for/at a job as a waiter.
7 Jonah wants to give out/up his job as a tutor
and work as a musician.

Word formation
8 Form nouns derived from the words in bold.
1 Lucy works as a professional ..
(JOURNAL).
2 Ask Uncle John about ancient Rome. He is a
.. (HISTORY).
3 Kelly can speak six languages! She works as a
.. (TRANSLATE).
4 Sam can play the guitar. He is a very talented
.. (MUSIC).

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5 Rebecca Sugar is the ..

(CREATE) of a great cartoon on TV.
6 Henry works as a .. (TYPE) at my
office.
7 Jessica is a really brilliant shoe ..
(DESIGN).
8 Kurt loves shopping; he's a big .. .
(SPEND).

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Grammar in use
Present simple/Present continuous
9 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
1 A: .. (you/see)
your boss today?
B: No, she .. (go) to the
other office on Mondays.

4 A: John .. (work)
full-time now.
B: No wonder he .. (look)
tired.

2 A: Karim .. (think) of
working in a cafe this summer.
B: That's a good idea. He ..
(have) lots of free time.

5 A: What .. (Louis/do)
after class every day?
B: He .. (hang out)
with his friends.

3 A: .. (you/catch)
the bus to work?
B: Yes, but today I . (go)
on foot because the weather is nice.

6 A: .. (Mike/often/
travel) in his job?
B: Yes, he .. (fly) to Paris
tomorrow.

Adverbs of frequency
10 Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs of frequency in brackets.
1 She doesnt work after 5 pm. (usually)
.
2 Mike is polite to customers. (always)
.
3 Judith travels in her job. (rarely)
.

4 The office has meetings on Saturdays. (hardly

ever)
.
5 The shop is open at weekends. (never)
.

Comparative/Superlative
11 Complete the gaps with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Tammy is the (short) girl
in her class.
2 Bill is (clever) than his
brother.
3 Kimberly is a (talent)
singer than Lacy.

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4 Florence Griffith-Joyner is the

(fast) woman in the world.
5 I think being a paramedic is one of the
(stress) jobs there is.
6 Christa is (brave) than
her brother, David.

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12 Complete the fact file with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

Results show that theme parks are 1) (popular) than ever.

There are 2065 theme parks in the world.
Cedar Point is 2) (large) theme park on the planet. Its nickname is the Rollercoaster
Capital of the World. It has 3) (fast) rides and attracts thousands of visitors.
Florida doesnt have 4) (many) theme parks as California.
World famous theme parks like SeaWorld Orlando are usually open for 5) (long) hours
than smaller parks.
Walt Disneys famous character, Mickey Mouse, is the 6) (famous) theme park mascot in
history.
7) (busy) time to visit a theme park is during the summer holidays because children are
not in school.

Sentence transformations
13 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use up to four
words.
1 Andrew earns more money than Claudette.
(MUCH)
Claudette doesnt earn .....................................
........................................................... Andrew.

4 Could you please close the office door?

(CLOSING)
Do ...................................................................
............................................... the office door?

2 Louis is smarter than all the other students in

the class. (THE)
Louis ...............................................................
..................................................... in the class.

5 Ramsay doesnt ever get up early in the

morning. (NEVER)
Ramsay ..........................................................
................................................ in the morning.

3 Marie is never busy at the weekend. (FREE)

Marie ...............................................................
.............................................. at the weekend.

6 Sabina is the most talented worker at the

bakery. (AS)
No one at the bakery is ....................................
........................................................... Sabina.

Prepositions
14 Fill in: with, for, in, of, with (x2), on, around.
1 Eva has a talent . singing and dancing.
2 Jonathan is interested . a career in
education.
3 I am very fond . big reptiles, especially
crocodiles.

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4 My boss gets angry . us when we are

late.
5 I get along well . my co-workers.
6 Snakes wrap their body . their food.
7 Maggie has been working . the ranch
for a month.

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Everyday English
15 Choose the correct response.
1 A: How much do you make?
B: a I work five days a week.
b I earn two hundred pounds a week.

4 A: Where do you work?

B: a I like working outdoors.
b I work on lots of different film sets.

2 A: What are your responsibilities?

B: a My job involves working with young children.
b I mainly work in the city centre.

5 A: I only work on Friday evenings and

Saturdays.
B: a That sounds like a good part-time job.
b I dont think I could work full-time yet.

3 A: Do you enjoy your job?

B: a I really like working in my office.
b I hate being late for work.

Reading
16 Read the text and answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D.

Do you ever think about what its like to be an action hero? Well, Cody Laudan gets to be one almost every day! As a
stuntman, he performs action scenes in Hollywood films. Its Codys job to take risks so that other people dont have to.
He does martial arts and gymnastics and he can even drive fast cars.
Cody trains every day so he has the skills to stay safe. He is always very careful that he knows how to do the stunt
properly before he performs it. This way, Cody doesnt have to worry about making serious mistakes and getting badly
injured. All professional stunt performers train for their job. In fact, there are even special stuntman schools. Cody wants
to be able to do every stunt there is. When he sees a new one on TV or in a film, he spends hours trying to do it himself.
Cody loves to travel around the world to lots of different film locations but his favourite thing about being a stuntman is
doing lots of new and exciting tricks. Famous actors often ask to work with Cody as they love watching him doing stunts.
So, the next time you watch an action film, look out for Cody as he jumps from a train or crashes a race car.
1 Cody Laudan is
A a famous actor.
B a martial arts teacher.
C an action hero character.
D a performer of dangerous acts.

D He practises a lot.
4 For Cody, the best part of his job is
A the reaction to his stunts.
B working with famous actors.
C trying different stunts.
D visiting other countries.

2 Cody doesnt often get injured because

A he prepares for his stunts carefully.
B he isnt scared of getting hurt.
C he attends safety classes.
D he doesnt make any mistakes.

5 What could be another suitable title for the text?

A Getting your Dream Role
B A Dangerous Job
C Bravery Pays Well
D The Man Behind the Camera

3 How does Cody improve his skills?

A He watches people on TV and films.
B He trains with other top stuntmen.
C He goes to stuntman school.

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Listening
17 You will hear Greg and Tammy talking about a summer job. Decide if each sentence is
correct (YES) or incorrect (NO).
1 Tammy is not feeling very calm.
2 Tammy works in a classroom.
3 Greg thinks Maths is great.

4 Tammy thinks she is too serious for her job.

5 Greg is a shy person.
6 Greg likes his job at the bookshop.

Writing
18 Read the rubric, then write your blog entry.
Your friend recently started work as a pilot. Write a blog entry about him/her and his/her job. In your blog
entry: describe the duties of the job and what they like/dislike about it. Write your blog entry (60-100 words).
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Pairwork Activities

Student A

Work with Student B. Ask questions to find out about a job as a tutor. Then answer
students B's questions about the job advert for a waitress.

For work on Saturdays (09:00am 18:00pm)

We are looking for a person who is responsible, sociable and hard-working.
No experience necessary.
Come to the caf and ask Mindy for more information.

Tutor
what/subject?
where/job at?
what/working hours?
experience/necessary?
what/salary?

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Pairwork Activities

Student B

Work with Student A. Answer Student As questions about the job advert for a tutor. Then
ask student A questions about a job as a waitress.

I am looking for a maths tutor to work with my sixteen year old son at our home
in Basingstoke city centre.
We are looking for someone who:
can be available Monday and Friday, 18:00 20:00.
has teaching experience and/or a university level mathematics qualification.
40 euros per session.

Waitress
where/job?
full time work?
which qualities/looking for?
experience necessary?
how/apply?

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Portfolio Activities
Name:

Date: .

Class: ...................

Present and describe your favourite person. He/She can be a celebrity or someone you
know. Say where they live, what job they do, describe their appearance and character. Say
what you like about them. Put a picture of the person.
My Favourite Person
Name:
Age:
Occupation:
Country:

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Game
Students play in small groups. Each group has a Snakes and Ladders board. Each student
rolls the dice and moves their counter the same number of squares that the dice shows.
The student completes the task on the square their counter lands on. If the square has a
ladder the student can go up the ladder. If a student lands on a square with the head of a
snake they must go down the snake. The winner is the student who reaches the FINISH
square first, by landing on it with an exact roll.

30 Lily .
(catch) the bus
to school every
day.

31 The shop is
never/always
open on a
Saturday. Its our
busiest day.

32 Stuntmen are

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28 My parents a
living as
paramedics.

27 Our boss gave

us a bonus/
wage for our
good work.

Kim is a sports
.
(JOURNAL)

26 Sacha gets
.
(high) salary in
the company.

25 Betty wants to
take a week off
work/job.

23 What is the
opposite of the
adjective
responsible?

24 Kristina
.
(be) really
unfair at the
moment.

17 Nick isnt.....
(clever) as
Bruno.

16 What is
the
opposite
of the adjective
honest?

15 Kevin is
.
(good) than
Jim at sports.

11 Ollie and I
disagree
with/about
whos the best
footballer!

12 Elizabeths
looking
for/about a new
job

13 Sally is of
medium/
short
height.

14 Ben is a
successful
.
(MUSIC)

8 Kathleen works as
a .
(LAW).

7 Ricky isnt
.
(creative) as his
sister.

6 Tom is making
progress/
training in his
new job.

5 My mother is in
her early
teens/late
forties.

1 Meghans as
patient/more
patient than me.

2 Davis is a top
surgeon /
engineer at the
hospital.

3 .
(you/work)
now?

4 I don't
never/often
walk to work.

20 Brian is
...
(responsible)
than Adam.

21 Where are
they setting
up/off the new
offices?

19 Shauna has to
deal with/about
the customers
complaints.

18 Jim .
(think) of
changing jobs.

10 We don't
rarely /often
work at the
weekend.
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Please write
up/down up
your address.

brave/loyal.

33 Kenny is
taller/the tallest
of our sons.

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22 My little sister
has freckles/
wrinkles on
her face.

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