- •Wordlist
- •Kitchen Utensils & Recipes
- •Match the pairs, then make up sentences.
- •Match the opposites, then name foods or drinks which can go with each.
- •Put each verb in brackets either in the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
- •Unit 2 Word list
- •To set up a company
- •Supply the missing questions.
- •4. Answer these general knowledge questions about work.
- •5. Think about your own job. Can you explain your responsibilities and daily duties in English?
- •Match 1-5 with the specific job descriptions a-e
- •2. When you look up a word, you can also use your dictionary to increase your vocabulary by learning related words and phrases. Find out if your dictionary helps you to answer these questions.
- •3. In the word “island”, the letter “s” is silent. Use your dictionary to find the silent letters in these words.
- •Decide if the speaker is using British English or American English, and cross out the incorrect answer.
- •Formal English
- •Informal English
- •Rewrite the sentences in more informal English.
- •Rewrite the letter in more formal English.
- •Use your dictionary to find out if these underlined words are either formal or informal.
- •With the meaning “not”
- •Verb prefixes: un- and dis-
- •Other verb prefixes
- •Agree with these statements.
- •Complete the verbs in these sentences.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
- •Complete the sentences with a negative adjective.
- •Include information about the following:
- •Organize these words into pairs of opposites and put them in the columns below.
- •What prefix forms the opposite of each of these words?
- •How would you describe the person in each of these descriptions?
- •What nouns can be formed from these adjectives?
- •Match the adjectives in the box to the sentences.
- •Make nouns from the adjectives in the previous exercise.
- •Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the box.
- •Answer these questions.
- •Answer the questions using –ed or –ing adjectives.
- •Match these –ing adjectives with the nouns.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •It is a good idea to ask questions about the words you learn. Discuss the answers.
- •Identify the nationalities and languages of the residents of the following capitals.
- •1. Put one suitable word in each space.
- •2. Put one suitable word in each space, beginning with the letter given.
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •3. At the airport
- •1. Complete the text with the words from the box.
- •Can you write down a vegetable and fruit:
- •Which is the odd one out in each group and why?
- •Complete these sentences about yourself and your country.
- •Read the first two paragraphs of the article. Answer the questions.
- •Read the rest of the article and make lists of the following things.
- •Discuss these questions :
- •Which o the four endings are not correct?
- •Think of two more ways you can finish each sentence starter in exercise a.
- •Put the sports into groups according to what you think they have in common.
- •Here are some people talking about their hobbies. Can you guess what the hobby is in each case?
- •Complete these sentences with a suitable verb.
- •Answer these questions.
- •Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
- •Put each verb in the brackets into a suitable passive form.
- •Radisson sas Portman Hotel, London
- •Langley Castle Hotel, Northumberland
- •The Metropole Hotel, Cornwall
- •Old Oxenhope Hall Cottage, West Yorkshire
- •4) Read the article again, chose one hotel and make notes under the headings below. Then, use your notes to talk about it.
- •5) Make notes under the same headings for a place you have stayed on holiday. Then use your notes to write a short article about it. Use the given article as a model.
- •Wimbledon
- •The Super Bowl
- •To benefit from
- •You have an important form to fill in and you know it’ll take at least two hours to do it properly. It’s Tuesday today and you have to hand it in by nine o’clock on Friday morning at the latest.
- •2. You bump into a friend you haven’t seen for ages in the street – she suggests a night out together next week.
- •5. You’ve been given an important message for a friend.
- •6. You’re due to be at a meeting in another town at three o’clock. You know it’ll take you at least thirty minutes to get there.
- •7. You’re about to go on holiday. It’s eight o’clock the evening before. Your friend is picking you up to take you to the airport at eight-thirty tomorrow morning.
- •Conclusions to the quiz
- •Getting a job
- •Moving up
- •Leaving the company
- •Hard times
- •Happier times
- •Write a synonym for each of these words/ phrases.
- •Complete these sentences with a suitable word or phrase.
- •Complete this word-building table.
- •Have you got a job in a company? If so, answer these questions as quickly as you can.
- •Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets (to –infinitive or –ing form), as in the examples.
- •Write the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- •Match the phrases in Column a to those in Column b to make complete sentences.
- •Use the phrases to make up sentences about yourself.
- •Talk about the article from memory using these prompts:
- •III. Find the equivalents (in the box) to the words, given below:
- •1) Modals to express obligations
- •2) Modals to express permission
- •In the following dialogue, which person do you agree with?
- •Vocabulary list
- •I. Find the equivalents (in the box) to the words given below:
- •Vocabulary money
- •Vocabulary
- •1A Complete the statements with the words in the box
- •1B Work with a partner to discuss the statements.
- •2 Match the people in the box with their job role.
- •3 Work with a partner to discuss the following.
- •Freecycle
- •1. Meaning
- •1. Work is pairs. If you are working, discuss whether you think networking meetings would be good for your company. If you are studying, discuss whether you think networking could help you find a job.
- •2. Read the role card and prepare what you are going to say.
- •Vocabulary list
- •Vocabulary
- •1 Number of emails
- •2 Technology
- •3 Stress
- •2. Work with a partner. Write two possible recommendations for the end of the report. If you need help, look at the list below.
- •Vocabulary list
- •5. Underline the correct form of the verb.
- •6. Underline the correct phrase.
- •7. Write the verbs in this conversation in the present perfect continuous.
- •8. Complete each sentence with since or for.
- •9. Look at these mini-dialogues. Write full questions using the present perfect simple of continuous form.
- •2 Read the leaflet again and decide if these statements are true or false.
- •3 Match a word from each column to make noun combinations about work and interviews.
- •4 Complete sentences 1-8 with noun combinations from Exercise 3.
- •5. Do these jobs exist in your country? Can you translate them into your language?
- •IV. Reading
5. Think about your own job. Can you explain your responsibilities and daily duties in English?
Workplaces and activities
Match 1-5 with the specific job descriptions a-e
1. I work in the warehouse.
2. I’m in the accounts department.
3. I work in human resources.
4. I’m in sales.
5. I’m part of the marketing team.
I’m mainly involved in planning the campaigns.
I’m the rep for the whole of the south of Italy.
I’m responsible for packing all the orders and doing all the admin for the delivery.
I’m responsible for recruitment contracts and working conditions.
I deal with all the pay and finances.
B. Work in pairs. Use the words and phrases in ex. A to have conversations like this:
A: What do you do?
B: I work for a ………… company
A: Oh yeah? Doing what?
B: I’m in sales. I’m the rep for the whole of the South.
C. Translate the sentences into your language.
1. It’s very competitive. It’s difficult to find a good job.
2. It’s very well-paid. He gets $60,000 a year as well as a bonus at the end of the year.
3. It’s quite rewarding. You really help people and that makes you feel good.
4. It’s quite insecure. You are often self-employed or have a temporary contract and it’s quite badly paid.
5. You don’t have any responsibility. Once your day’s finished, you don’t have to worry about anything.
6. You need to be quite creative. You have to think of a lot of new ideas and new ways of doing things.
7. It’s very stressful. You’re under a lot o time pressure.
8. It’s physically demanding. You have to be strong and fit.
9. It’s very varied. You get to do lots of different things.
10. There’s a lot of paperwork – writing reports, filing in forms, things like that.
Exercise 1
Rearrange the following to make
questions.
Here are on business you?
…………………………………………
Line business what are in you of?
………………………………………………….
Do do exactly you what?
………………………………………………….
Long you have doing been that how?
………………………………………………………..
You did what do that before?
………………………………………………………..
Travelling much involve does job the?
………………………………………………………...
You your do spend of whereabouts time most?
……………………………………………………………………….
Visit first London this is to your?
………………………………………………..
You arrive did when?
……………………………….
Here for long you are how?
……………………………………….
Exercise 2
Match the questions above with these answers:
A couple of days ago.
Oh, everywhere really, but especially the EU countries.
No, I’ve been here several times before.
Quite a lot – especially in Europe.
I work for a pharmaceuticals company.
Oh, for about 5 years now, I suppose.
I’m staying until next Friday.
I worked for another pharmaceuticals company in the Sales Department.
I’m in charge of the Sales and Marketing Department.
Yes, I’m here to meet some clients.
COMPANY HISTORIES
Read the history of Nintendo. Complete the text using the words and phrases in the box.
Sales of microprocessor subsidiary one billionth game pack hand-held game system more than 500,000 a breakthrough game concept manufacturing games sales records corporate headquarters first playing cards anniversaries of
NINTENDO Co. Ltd, of Kyoto, Japan, is the worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment. Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including the Nintendo 64 and Gameboy, the world’s best-selling video game system.
1902 Fusajiro Yamauchi, great grandfather of the present president, manufactures the______________________ in Japan.
1933 Mr Yamauchi founds Yamauchi Nintendo & Co.
1963 The company changes its name to Nintendo Co. Ltd. And starts ____________________________
in addition to playing cards.
1970 Nintendo reconstructs and enlarges its___________________________.
1975 The company develops a video game system.
1976 It uses a _________________ in a video game system for the first time.
1980 Nintendo establishes a ________________________ ,Nintendo of America Inc.
1985 The company starts ________________ the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in America.
1987 NES reaches number one selling toy status in America.
1989 Nintendo introduces Gameboy, the first portable ___________________ with interchangeable game packs.
1995 The company celebrates the sale of the __________________ .
1996 They launch Nintendo 64 in Japan on June 23, selling _________________ systems the first day.
1998 Nintendo releases Pokemon, ____________________ for Gameboy, which generates a worldwide collecting craze.
1999 The company expands the Pokemon franchise.
2001 With the 20th ______________________ Nintendo characters Mario and Donkey Kong, Gameboy Advanced and the Nintendo Game Cube home video game console hit the market. The US launch of Game Cube on November 18 smashes previous US __________________________ .
Using a dictionary
Use a dictionary to find/check the answers to these questions.
1. What does dreadful mean?
2. How do you pronounce lose?
2. What part of speech is choose, homesick?
3. Homework and chaos are both nouns, but what type of noun are they?
4. What adjectives are often used before chaos?
5. What two prepositions are often used after choose?
6. Write down a sentence example of choose used with a preposition.