UNIT

2 My Place
S TA R TER RE A DING WORK SHEE T: Services

READING
Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Top to Bottom
This big office is in the city of London. It’s on the top floor of an old
building. There are five floors in the building. The building is old,
but the office is very modern. “It’s an amazing place to work. We’re
on a noisy street, but it’s quiet up here,” says the manager.
There is another office on the ground floor of the building. It is
small. It isn’t a modern office and it isn’t quiet. The workers don’t
like this office. “It’s hard to work here because it’s very noisy,” says
one worker.

building (noun): a structure such as a house, hospital, school,

office, etc.

The text is about free time / homes / offices in London.

VOCABULARY
Complete the definitions with words from the box.

amazing  floor  ground  office  top

1 A/an is a room or a building where people work.

2 A/an is one level in a building.
3 The floor is the highest level in a building.
4 Something that is means it is very good.
5 The floor is the lowest level in a building.

COMPREHENSION
Find the mistakes and rewrite the sentences correctly.

1 The building isn’t in a city.

2 The building has two floors.
3 The office on the top floor is noisy.
4 The office on the ground floor is modern.

THINKING
What do you like about the place where you work or study? What do you dislike about this place?

Published by Macmillan Education, a division of Springer Nature Limited. © Springer Nature Limited, 2020.
This page may be photocopied and used within the class.
UNIT

2 My Place
S TA R TER RE A DING WORK SHEE T: Business

READING
Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Tech Connect
An entrepreneur is a person who starts a business. An entrepreneur needs a very good idea for a business and a lot of money.
What things help entrepreneurs do their job?

Zack Benson, technology entrepreneur, says: Lilly Prentice, tourism entrepreneur, says:
I need my phone every day—every minute! I carry a big bag with brochures and gifts
It’s really important. I speak with customers. for new customers, such as pens and
I send emails to co-workers. I check new umbrellas. I also carry my laptop. I book
softwares. My phone is my business! vacations for customers on my laptop.

co-worker (noun): someone you work with

software (noun): a program that a computer uses

Zack and Lilly are entrepreneurs with different businesses / co-workers in the same business.

VOCABULARY
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 It’s important to book / check your answers are correct.

2 People book / carry big things, like bags or umbrellas.
3 This is a beautiful brochure / umbrella. Look at the pictures and the information about the hotel.
4 Thank you for the gift / email. I love red flowers.
5 I book / carry vacations or hotel rooms by phone.

COMPREHENSION
Answer the questions.

1 What two things does an entrepreneur need?

2 What three things does Zack use his phone to do?

3 What things does Lilly carry with her?

THINKING
What are five things to help start a business?
Published by Macmillan Education, a division of Springer Nature Limited. © Springer Nature Limited, 2020.
This page may be photocopied and used within the class.