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Unit 3
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text. 3 Choose the correct answers.
1 A lot of intellectual / menial jobs are paid the
The new nine to five minimum wage.
The workplace is changing. Gone is the traditional office 2 For some jobs you need special paperwork /
and gone too are the traditional office hours. We are training.
no longer tied to a desk from 9.00 a.m. until 5.00 p.m.
3 I’d prefer to work outside than work in an
with a couple of coffee breaks and an hour for lunch.
office / a company.
Technology has revolutionised our working lives in
many different ways. 4 She earns a good salary / pay.
One of the greatest changes that we can see happening 5 You will have more free time with a part / full
today is related to where we do our work. The daily -time job.
commute to and from the office will soon be a thing of
Mark /5
the past for many of us. Technology allows us to work
wherever we wish because of the increased ability to
communicate via the Internet and send our work round
4 Complete the sentences with the correct noun
the world in seconds. More and more people are taking
form of the words in the box.
advantage of this freedom and working from home. train   music   attend   act   assist
One significant effect of this trend is that people
are having to develop their self-discipline and time 1 I’ve been a flight for ten years
management skills. And perhaps the greatest danger is because I love flying.
that the workforce will become increasingly isolated, 2 She’s a very good and has been in
and some people will see no one from one day to the many films.
next. From a practical point of view, however, the way
we organise our days is becoming more flexible and 3 There are three in the family. We all
companies can cut office expenditure. Only time will played instruments when we were four years
tell whether the benefits of working from home make it old.
worthwhile or not. 4 He’s only a at the moment but he
should get a full-time job with the company in
2 Are the sentences true or false? two months.
5 The farm shop is looking for a new .
1 No one will work in offices in the future.
Mark /5

2 Changes are happening because of

technology. Grammar
3 People talk to each other more these days. 5 Put commas where necessary in the following
sentences.
4 We have to control our working time carefully. 1 That’s the car which they used in the James
Bond film.
5 Working from home can be lonely. 2 I met the man who started the company.
Mark /10 3 The police arrested the man who stole the car.
4 We live near a forest where you can see deer
and wild horses.

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5 The competition which lasted two hours was 5 That blonde girl is the new student
really exciting. has just joined our class.
6 The hotel where a lot of film stars stay has five 6 Do you know a restaurant I can get
stars. vegetarian food?
7 The driver of the red car who had just passed
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his driving test caused the accident.
Mark /7
Listening
6 Rewrite the following sentences. Use the 8 3.03  Listen to the people talking about what
sentences in brackets to form non-defining is important for them in a job. Complete the
relative clauses. sentences with the correct speakers, A, B, C, D
1 Majorca is a beautiful island. (We have a villa or E.
there.)
1 Speaker wants a job that gives him/
her a lot of free time.
2 My dad’s new car is very fast. (It cost a lot of 2 Speaker wants a job that’s enjoyable.
money.)
3 Speaker wants a job that is varied.

4 Speaker wants a job where he/she
3 The restaurant on Oxford Road serves
can meet people.
excellent food. (I used to work there.)
5 Speaker wants a job that doesn’t

have fixed hours.
4 Our English teacher speaks French as well.
(Her name is Miss Oakes.) Mark /10

5 J.K. Rowling is a millionaire. (She wrote the Writing
Harry Potter books.)
9 Imagine you have seen an advertisement for
your dream job. Write a formal letter applying for
6 The new block of flats will be finished next the job. Include the following information:
week. (It has 25 floors.) • the job you are applying for and where you
saw the advert
7 Mr and Mrs Brown live next door to us. (Their • why you are right for the job
daughter is a pop star.) • your qualifications and/or relevant experience
• your personal qualities
• your availability for an interview
Mark /7 Mark /10

7 Complete the sentences with who, which or Total /60

where.
1 I’m trying to find a teacher gives
private lessons.
2 That’s the book made her famous.
3 Mr Parks is the surgeon operated on
my sister.
4 That’s the house I was born.

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