4 VOCABULAR personality adjectives 1 Underline the correct, adjective in each sentence. 1 Jonathan is such a _sensible/ sensitive boy. He always does what the teacher asks and never | gets into trouble. 2. He's so adventurous/ambitious that he said he intended to be the boss in two years time! 3 To avoid any mistakes, we need to be serious/ cautious in a situation like this and not make decisions too quickly. 4 Be energetic/assertive! Make a decision and stick to iw 5 like your new girlfriend. She's sociable without being too talkative/easy-going 6 | think all older brothers tend to be quite bossy/ self-confident, They usually tell their younger brothers what to do. 7 He isn't energetic/creative because of his father. It must be because of his mother. She was always making things or painting 8 Inioverts tend to be organised/harc-working in their approach - they like to know where everything is and make sure it oes back in its correct place. [[PRONUNCIATION® word strexs 2a EB Listen and underline the main stress in each word. 1 adventurous 7 energetic 2 easy-going 8 onganised 3 ambitious © reliable 4 eventempered 10 self-confident 5 cautious 11 generous 6 open-minded 12 creative 2b EA Now listen again and practise saying the words. QOS eso natiy Personality 1.1 PERSONALITY TYPES EXTRA VOCABULARY: negative prefixes 3. Match each prefix to an adjective to make it negative. Write itin a sentence 1-5, reliable | in ambitious im sociable un patient sensitive 1 She's so insensitive. She should think before she speaks in case she hurls someone! 2 This job is ceally boring so let’s employ someone who is —___ 3 An — teacher is one who doesn't give students enough time to think, 4 Vim feeling rather [don't think Vll goto the party this evening, I wouldn't expect him to arrive on time. He's fitly TRANSLATION 4 How many of these adjecti translated into your language? What is the closest translation for the others? 1 sensitive sensible — ‘open-minded saeeee” = easy-going, 2 3 4 hard-working Pos 5 6 ‘moody Pea 7 even-iempered Poti 8 strong-willed EMEASURING PERSONALITY READING Do you believe your handwriting can tell you about your personality? Take this test and find out! 1 Write your signature (or two words) in the square below. 2. Now answer these five questions about your handwriting, Tick (7) answer a, b or 1 Does your handwriting 2) fil the box? by fill half the box? 6) fill a small part of the box? 2 Do the leters 2) point tothe right? b) go staight up and down? ©) point to the let? 3 Isthere space between the two words? a) No by) Not much, Yes, a lt 4 Did you undertne the signature with 2) lots of ines? bone line? © ro tines? 3 Count how many a,b or canswers you ticked. Then read below to find out what your score means. Mostly As ‘You tend to be an extrovert, You like people to know you are in the room, You appear to be very ambitious and self-confident, You like to be where the action is and preferably to be in charge. Mostly Bs You can be sociable but you aso like quiet times. You enjoy meeting people but there are only afew people you can call ‘close friends’. You are hard- ‘working but know how to relax and have fun Mostly Cs ‘You tend to prefer your own company or to have justa few close friends around for dinner instead, ‘of a large event. You can be ambitious but in general you don't make decisions quickly - you are Cautious and when you speak, is usually to make a thoughtful comment. 4. Use the handwriting test to analyse these signatures, Which signature shows the person i mostlya,b oret za Ya 5, HED A handwriting analyst is interpreting the Signatures, Which signature is he describing, 1,2 or 3° Personality [JMEASURING PERSONALITY [retation] ‘When you first listen and won't be able to write every word. Listen for the content words firs ofall, such as important verbs, Adjectives or nouns. Then listen again and start to ‘write the words in between, such as articles and. pronouns. 6 ED tisten again and write in the missing parts. ks into a It obviously belongs to someone who room and likes everyone to know he's there. The way hhe uses the box tells me that _ The signature Tooks fairly normal but the letters lean that way. If you combine that with the narrow gap between the words, then you have 8 Complete these questions about Carl Jung. 1 Who was Cad jun 2 Carl jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and athe Finally, the way he finishes off the signature with the lines makes __ 2 Where — He studied medicine at the University of Basel [[GRAMMAR: question forms 3 What _ He specialised in psychiatric medicine. 7 Write the missing question wordsin 1-8 4 What__ a Where Doc Have Is How Are He developed ideas about personality types. Do What _Why When Sewers i 1. How reliable ae the tests you use? He identified two personality types. 2 ___ exactly do psychiatrists do? 6 Who _ im 3 ______you done any of these exercises? Introverts don't lke large crows 4 _____you ever get impatient? 7 What a 8 5 ____areyou from? Extroverts form close relationships. 6 _____are you changing jobst 8 How influential ______! 7 ____ they living in Thailand now? Jung was very influential. 8 he expectto be late? 9 Which ist 9 _____is Michael studying at the moment? ‘The Myers-Briggs and Keisey tests are based 0” 10 ___ long have you lived here? ahr 11 _____ were you last in London? 10 Which lmmaker —________————" scaavonnivet stanly Kubrick read his work 14 What Bi ce He tried to intespret dreams, 412 Which __ He wrote The Undiscovered Self in 195 6 EESIMD PersonatiyCHARISMA [LVOCABULARY: prefixes 1 \ite the correct missing prefix in sentences 1-8. ‘Some of them are used more than once. under dis ex mono- mis. anti= over. _semi- ins bis _re-_out 1 ind him rather quiet and antisocial. When you try to start a conversation he walks away. used at work, She wants more She's really responsibilty. gitliriend today. She was with a I saw your 4 He's always been organised, Sorry, think | understood you. Can you explain what you mean? 6 The architect has built a rail to help passengers travel from one side of the city to the ther. 7 His success was shadowed by one small mistake. {8 Guess what! I've got tickets for the ___ finals of the tennis. Would you like to come with me? 9 This injection may cause a little comfor. 10 Carl Jung __ defined our understanding of psychology in the 20th century. 11 The greatest athletes always try to__ perform their last record, 12 she’sa really rated singer and much better than everyone in the newspapers say 13 Youranswer to this question is_ correct. Ty again, 14 The latest government report proposed lingual education in schools. GRAMMAR: present simple and present continuous 2 Underline the correct verb forms in this article. I you are the President of the USA, what 1 do you do/ are you doing when you lose your job? The answer is easy. You 2 start/are starting giving talks about being the President! That’s what’ happened to Bill Clinton, He 3 makes/’s making between nine and ten million dollars a year by giving speeches all over the world, from Australia to Egypt. This 4 compares/is comparing well with the $200,000 salary a year he received as President of the USA. With around 350 talks a year, his present schedule means that he ° probably gives/ is probably giving a talk somewhere in the world at the same time as you 6 read/are reading this. Currently, he 7 also tries/’s also trying to raise even A QO ‘more money for his charity which he ® runs/is running to combat HIV/Aids 3 Complete email to your friend called Jules. Use the words to write sentences in the present simple or the present continuous. Hi Jules how / you? How are you? 1/work/in the office / the moment @—___ ‘but my boss always /Iunch /12 flee s01/ write / you while he's out, @—____ - you /have / good time / Barcelona at the moment? ® es what /you / think of your course? 6) how / weather? © it/rain /herel m— Wish Iwas with yout Love Rachel Personality [USTfe. Seen oA 4 Read the art in the present si Je and write each verb in brackets iple or present continuous form. (Do you wake up every night thinking of your favourite singer? Or do you wonder what a TV presenter "has. (have) or breakfast in the morning? I so, you may have a newly identified psychological condition: Celebrity Worship Syndrome (CWS). Following @ recent study, psychologists at the University of Leicester now 2 (balieve) that one in three ‘of us are obsessed with celebrities and the number 3__{(goup) ‘One theory is that our modern lives 4 | (become) more and more dominated by TV and so | moder celebrities oten 5 (take) the place | of relatives, neighbours and close iriends for many | People ‘he study of around 700 people aged 18 1060 \s (show) that there are tree types of Colby Woreip Syndrome, The largest number of people ~22 percent he study — only? | rave) a emal problem ad hey ee thay be | exrorens witha passion taking but thee || chosen celebrity. Another 12 percent have an intense | persona! ype af elatonsio wi thiido, hie he tha grup, vith he most exreme CWS, 8 {Wink thee colby knows ham. These people are ten intoves nt-ocia and insensitive Fortunately, most people's interest in the rich and famous is perfectly normal and healthy, r John Meliby ul Leicester University says, ts not || necessariy @ bad thing. Many people are interested in celebrities.’ However, says Dr Maliby, We 9 (begin) to define OWS for the first time and research is suggesting that, generally, people with CWS 10 (place) normal relationships with these fantasy relationships. 8 EMERY Personal 5. What do these numbers and figures from the reading refer tot Match 7-5 to ae fone in three _¢)_ 2 700 = 3 60 Be 4-22 percent 5 12 percent a) the maximum age of people in the stucly b) people with the first type of CWS ©) the ratio of people with CWS 4) people with the second type of CWS €) the number of people in the study [Lusteninc 6 EEE Listen to someone being interviewed as part of the study on CWS. Complete the researcher's questions. Spon, especially football. Ronaldhino. a : Of course. We no idea Ga Quite often. | 2 Pe sane Johnny Depp (met him ata frst night premiere. : eee Sh Not often,SCENARIO: Personality clash KEY LANGUAGE ° nions, agreeing and disagreeing 1 Puteach phrase a-h in the correct place to complete the conver 2) don't know bycome on great idea don't agree @) how about 4 I suggest think hits tue x: |_g__ Roger isthe best person for the team. Afterall, he scored very well on the psychometric test 8: Well, that he scored well, but do you really want another ambitious, self-confident extrovert on the team? ro You make him sound awful. He's a nice person, & Well, 14, He seems a bit over-confident. But the main issue is that we already have two big characters on the team. 5 ‘we take on. someone who is quieter and gets on with the hard ‘work. Otherwise, we'll have too many egos. w OK16 with you about Roger but let's look at the alternatives. Petra? She's nice and she seems like the sor of person who gets on with everyone. That's a8 1d forgotten about her. Maybe Ill be abie to put Roger on another project. 2. Rewrite the first sentence with the same meaning using the words given. 1 We could employ Magda, couldn't we? ‘Why dort we TSE 2 We should call him and see if he wants the job. | suggest 3 What if we give them all a team task? How about 4 think we ought to check their references before we decide? What about 2 5. How do you feel about Petra? think about Petra? 6 I think Michael's right, agree PRONUNCIATION: sentence stress 3a EEL Listen to five mini-dialogues. Which word in each response is stressed? Tick the version with the correct word in bold, a,b oF c. 1 I don't believe he's sixty! a) Well, it’s true. by Well, i Well, its true, 7 true, 2 Let’s go out tonight a) That’sa great idea b) That's a great idea «) That's a great idea. 3 In my opinion, she’s the best person for the job. a) Tdon't agree. by Idon't agree. ©) Idon't agree. 4 I don't think well find the right person in the company. a) I suggest we tr b) I suggest we try 6) suggest we try. 5 Who can we ask to do this? a) How about Ben? bb) How about Ben? ©) How about Ben? 6 She drives me mad! 2) Come on. She's OK. 'b) Come on. She's OK ©) Come on. She's OK. 7 How do you fee! about it? a) Hthink i fine. b) think is fine. ©) think its fine 3b _ HB tisten again and practise saying the Sentences Personality [UST fe 915 STUDY AND WRITING SKILLS When you take notes, write down the key words such as names, numbers and key verbs or nouns. 1 Look back at the article about Bill Clinton on page 7 and complete these notes Salary as President ico) Salary for A gees Bill Clinton Gives \ Chan s vity work: a Raises monty to 2 (ey See See [DWRITING: comparative essay 2 Write the missing linking words in sentences 1-8 The fist letter of each word s given. 1 It's still the case that more men than women, become politicians. However, itis slowly changing, with more and more women entering politics. 2A people should be fined for speeding in cars, | don’t think the police should use 3. Using abbreviations helps with note-taking. For e ——_, you can use the symbol ‘>" instead of writing “is greater than, 40 the fact that everyone is talking about climate change and global warming, we don't seem to be doing ‘much to solve the problem > Many men become manages. This b hey rte take career breaks. y 6 Inc —tomen, many women take career breaks to have children, 10 OMIM Personatiy 7; Tos___ Up, six is probably the maximum number of people you want on most teams. 8 Onb. safer drivers than men, Women are probably 3. Astudent is writing two paragraphs for an essay titled: ‘Are women better at working in teams than ‘men?’ Write these missing sentences in the correct, places in the paragraph. a) women make decisions more slowly b) they also enjoy being in groups © they like to lead groups 4) women are betterfsteners €) men are more likely to disagree and argue 1) women like to discuss ideas 8) men are usually in charge Some people believe that momen ave better at working in teams than mex. Thoct ace various ‘veasons for this. Fivstly, 1_d)_ and 2___ Secondly, 3__ with other people. On the other hand, 4 than wen ie addition, > ___ of teams because 6 Despite this, 7 with other menbers of the team.Travel 2.1 TOURISM AND TRAVELLING VOCABULARY: | expressions 1 Read the clues below and write the missing travel words inthis crossword Across 1 The place you travel to. 4 The place where bags are checked for illegal items. 6 Togoona journey. 7 Akind of journey. 8 The industry which helps people to go on holiday. 10 You pay this to protect yourself on holiday. Down 1 Papers with official information for travel (e.g, esspon, tickets, visa), 2 To live ina place for a temporary period. 3 You have this to protect against a disease. 5 A special place to see (eg. famous monument, building, palace f 8 To.come together with new people on holiday, 2 write one of these verbs in each sentence 1-10. get respect findout see broaden become explore _ find I think it’s good for young people to take a gap year and travel to. their horizons. 2 We're going to__some old temples in the ‘mountains. 3 Lots of people travel to themselves as ‘much as to visit new places. 4 ike holidays where you just_away from itall on a beach doing nothing, 5 My daughter has _ more independent since her trip to Thailand 6 So what sights did you hile you were there? 7 Its important to the local culture and act in the correct way. 8 Did you ____what time the train leaves for Rome: EXTR vo word pairs 3. Make pairs of words for talking about holidays by matching a word in A to a word in B. Then complete the sentences 1-5 with each pair A 8 sess iat wid aes \ — policy Remember to take out an iasurance policy before you go on holiday in case of an emergency 2 We used to book with but now we book online, 3 They've builta new on the. coast. Its so ugly! formal We booked a which included the bus and al our meals. Travel "Mu [READING 1 Read this biography about the travel writer, Bruce Chatwin. Complete the timeline of his life with events 1-9. See the example. Bruce Chatwin was born on 13May 1940 [© buthis interest in writing grew lateron inhis fe. He started his careerat the auction house Sotherby’s where he soon became the expert on Impressionist art But in 1964 he went ‘ona journey to Ethiopia and is interestin archaeology began.He studied archaeology fora year at university but found academic study boring and lft. Jn 1972 The Sunday Times Magazine employed him to | write about art and architecture Thejob improved | hiswrting skilsand also gavehim the chanceto travel. In 1977 he flew to Patagonia. He spent six | | months there and wrote the highly successful book In Patagonia, CChatwin carried on writing both fiction and travel books forthe rest ofhis life including the famous Songlines about the Aborigines in Australia. In his. ‘career Chatwin received praise forhis story-telling abilities and criticism from others for not telling the truth in his books. n thelate 1980s Chatwin, developed AIDS and died in 1989, 6 Wrote his first book 7 University for a year 1. Went to Ethiopia 2 Died 3 Became a journalist 4$-Chatwwin-bomn 5 Worked at Sotherby’s 8 Wrote Songlines 9. Travelled to Patagonia 1940 1964 1972 1977 1989, 2 OD tives EXPLORERS VOCABULARY phrasal verbs (1) 2. Match the verb to the particle and complete the sentences. set 7 get 1 Marco Polo set_out in 1271 with his fatherto China, 2 Let's _ in Venice for afew days before continuing to Greece. ext on around stop carry off back get look to J 3. What time do we our destination? 4 ll call you when 1 from my trip to Mexico. Do you have any time to city while you're 6 The bus stops here so we'll have to by foot. EXTRA VOCABULARY: travel phrasal verbs 3 Ineach sentence, replace the words in bold with a phrasal verb. Write the verb next tothe sentence. checkin getin stop over take off check out 1 You need to go to the airline desk two hours before the plane leaves._check in 2 What time do you have to go to the hotel reception and pay? 3 What time does the plane arrivez____ 4 When does the plane leave? _ 5 We'll probably stay in Singapore for a day in between our two flights 6 ‘I'm lost. Park the car atthe side of the road and we ‘ean look at the map.EXPLORERS Ps Jt [[GRAMMAR: pastsinple [[PRONUNCIATION: -ad endings 4. Read this page from an explorer’s diary. Write teach verb in brackets in the past simple. 1 Wel (ar) our journey in October. Three fut (eave) earl in the morning and the rest of the group 2 (lion) us an hour later The group 4 (oat) all day and inthe cevering we 5 (ind) a seal ake with fresh water. The desert &_ (be) cal but very beautiful. My colleagues 7 (Ghotogeapi) ‘he righ yun finally we 8 (0) 10 bed tn the morning the team (Continue) the Jour but it (become) harder and tearder to val in the beat. i pane 5. Wiite these verbs in the quiz below inthe past Simple. Afterwards test your own knowledge and amplete the qui, See the answers on page 3. be reach lead make sail ‘estyour tnowiedge of the Great Explorers! 1 Who the South Pole first? ‘A Robert Scott B Roald Amundsen Richard Branson 2 Who the first expedition westwards from Europe to Asia via the Pacific? A Fetdinand Magellan B Marco Polo. C Vasco da Gama 3 Who A Yuri Gagarin B Neil Armstrong Eewin Alden the second man on the moon? 4 Who A TheVikings B Christopher Columbus. € James Cook to America first? 5 Which European first the continent of Australiaz A Thor Heyerdahl 8 Captain James T Kirk € Captain james Cook contact with, 6a How many syllables are each word, 1,2 or 3? Write your answer next to the word. 1 invented 3 (in -vent = ed) 2. danced 3 discussed ee 4 decided —_________ 5 travelled —_____ arte Lest Bastar ome 7 introduced 8 landed —___ 9 worked — 10 lifted 6b EEG Listen to check your answers and practise saying the words. [Derctation 7 HED Listen and complete the next page inthe explorers lary. We the desert for another and outa, During this time, feel sick out the journey Then, some people and a ___to their tents, Their leader was an old man and a _.We__ what the ‘medicine was but __ = The people inthe desenDae} THE EMPTY QUARTER GRAMMAR: present perfect Sy waa wi eile wsdarhee We correc orm, and past simple present periect or past simple. 1 Match the two halves of the sentences. Dear Petra 1 Ralph hasn't been to Europe —— How ' have you been/were you? I think the last time we 2 ve spoken/spoke was over two months ago. Anyway |} ‘ve just returned just returned from 3 week walking in Morocco. We have flown/fiew to ‘Marrakesh and then § have walked/walked for three days in the Atlas mountains.IS ‘venever done/never did anything in my life so tring but so amazing 2 Hes — 3 Has he been — 4 He's never — 5 Ralph went there — 6 He's already been to three capital cities this 7 Has Ralph — before! The tour leader? has taken/took us to parts Of the mountains where tourists don't normally a) before? go and the local people ® have invited/invited us by week into their homes. At the end, the group 9 have spent/spenta night in Fez with its ancient markets, 110 havent spent/didn't spend too much money there but "” have bought/bought a couple of really beautiful ornaments. Anyway,! 2 vealready booked/already booked another holiday there in the autumn, Would you like to come? © been before. dyet @) ever been to Europe? 4) already been there. 8) when he was a boy [[EFRANSLATION 2 Translate the sentences 1-7 in Exercise 1 into sounlankvaat PRONUNCIATION eae MU ls WALA La lan contracted form ('s e) 4 HED Listen to six sentences, Tick the sentence ee 1 [travelled all night BO ve travelled all night 2. He climbed this mountain. 4 He's climbed this mountain. 3 They worked here for years. § They've worked here for years. 4 she told him the news. 5 She's told him the news. 5 Wetalked to them 7 We've talked to them. eC tthitthe baiting. Ws hit the building, 14 OS travelTHE EMPTY QUARTER [Rene 5 Read about Martin Strel and write the verbs in the past simple or the present perfect. Sharks, stingrays and crocodil the Amazon at 52 There 1__{be) a time when explorers? (tell) us about their amazing adventures in books. But nowadays, no ‘true’ adventurer or explorer travels without a documentary film crew. And so Martin Sel, a 52-year-old Slovakian, >________ (take) camera men to the Amazon with him. Last week they #_____ (begin) filming Sire’ attempt to swim the length of the iver. On the frst afternoon, they 5____ itm) him successfully ‘wim through parts of the river in Peru. In the past, these sections of the river ® (top) passenger ships. But Strel 7 (ourvive) ‘many previous dangers. As a young man, he i: (swim) the English channel and since then he 9 {alsovswim) the Danube, Mississippi and Yangtze rivers. The Amazon, however, 0 the} a greater thallenge for Sirel with its crocodiles, stingrays and shat, In case of emergencies, his back-up team n swimming (pack) animal food to throw _{P any imexested meat-eaters and his medical team #—_ (ake) a supply of blood from Mr Site! before the journey began — justin case the 01 happens! 2G (lustene | 6 Write questions about Martin Strel’s adventure in the past simple or present perfect. 1 QéIn the past, how. 2 As In books. 2 Q:Who 2 A: Afilm crew, a back-up team and a medical team 3 Q: What —______ 2 A: Strel's attempt to swim the Amazon. 4 Q:What 2 |; Passenger ships. Why oF A: For emergencies. 7 TBI tisten to part ofa lecture about the travel writer Robert Byron. Decide if the statements 1-7 are true or false 41 Byron was irom France. 2 Noone had written books about travel before The Road to Oxiana, 3 Byron also wrote about architecture, — 4 The Road to Oxiana was his first book. — 5. It was about his journey to Afghanistan. — thas been translated. — Byron died on one of his journeys. — 6 7 8 Answer these questions about Byron. 1. Who has said it is the first example of great travel waiting? 2 When was Byron bout 3. When did he publish his frst book? 4. How long after First Russia, Then Tibet did he weite The Road to Oxiana? 5 Which of his books is known worldwide? Travel 5KEY LANGUAGE: discussing dyantages and disadvantages 1. FBT tisten to the conversation and tick the correct answers. 1. What is one advantage of eco-tourism a) W's cheap. bb) I's in interesting places, Ws in different parts of the world. What is one disadvantage of eco-tourism? a) thas lots of people, by It causes more problems. ©) I's in different parts of the worl 3 Why cant they go? a) They can't afford it b) They can't agree. ©) They both disagree with eco-tourism. 4 What kind of holiday don’t they want? a) A package holiday: ) A sightseeing holiday. ©) Abeach holiday What can you find on an archaeological dig? a) Old buildings. b) The desert. ©) The beach. ing 1-7 with an ending a-g, to t expressions. 1 I suggest a) a good idea to 2 How bywe... 3 On the one hand 4 Lthink we 60 forand agains. 4) should 5 Thereareargumenis _@) buton the other hand 6 Wd be 1) about 7. another disadvantage 2) shat. 3. Use parts ofthe expressions in Exercise 2 to Complete this discussion DeFinveya ah ay roe tolesthere io alan holiday? 1: Yes | was eading about something called ee eee somehing ike that, What do you think? ae oN 2 SCENARIO: A study trip ‘x: Well, 've read about that too, and there are 18; What do you me: ‘A: Well. on the 3 you fly to interesting places and help with projects, but on having lots of people travelling to parts of the world with ecological problems is probably causing more problems. the Another 5 is that we don't have enough money to do that! I's quite expensive, 8: So, where should we go? Well, | agree that itd be 6____do something different rather than just sitting on a beach.7 archaeological dig? 18: What's that exactly? ‘A: Well you travel to an ancient place and help dig. _— about going on an for old buildings and objects. A friend of mine is working on one in the Sahara desert. | 8 we should join, {sten and check your answers. Practise saying the conversation,STUDY AND WRITING SKILLS STUDY SKILLS: taking notes while listening iii ‘When you take notes listen forthe key words such rooney and adjectives These aethe words that are normaly stressed in sentences, 1 EBD Listen to these sentences and underline the words or parts of words (syllables) which are stressed, 1 Amelia Earhart was bo rn in Kansas. 2. She attended Columbia University in nineteen nineteen, She went to her frst air show in nineteen twenty. 3 4 Her first record was to fly at fourteen thousand feet ‘Most people remember her as the first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic. 6 She took off from New Brunswick. 7 She published two books about her experiences. 2 HB Listen to the lecture about Robert Byron 262i. This time, complete the notes below about ROBERT BYRON: British * Born in? at Oxford Wrote about $ and Second World War inthe Titles of famous books: Fist? Then ee cos) The? to Oxana (1937) WRITING: a biographical profile 3° Underline the correct time linker in each sentence. 1 After/During qualifying as a teacher, | moved to France, 2. Before/After they met in Australia, both of them had worked in offices. 3. During/While that time, they got married. 4 first met him during/when we were both at university. 5 | gave up my job after/when only a year 6 ‘She moved to New York before/while her friend ‘was there. They shared a flat, 7 She took a gap year while/when she left university 8 He wrote the book while/during he was living in Tibet. 9 I need to call them after/before they go abroad. Do you have their home number? 10 I worked as a secretary and during/when that time I saved all my money to go around the world. 4 Number these sentences from a short biography in the correct order (1 to 5) _— But before I had finished my frst year, | decided to leave and travel — While we were living there, I started a degree in business at the university _—— In 2003, during a trek in the Himalayas, | met my wife, Angela _— After we had finished our journey round the ‘world together, we started an online tourist business, specialising in tourism to exotic places. — In 1995 my family moved to Brussels when my father took a job there. TravelWork 3.1 JOBS nN 1 Each speakers describing a job. Match the ajectve to the description, Thre is one extra adjective. glamorous exciting rewarding challenging flexible stressful repetitive 1 77, lgeta lt of satisfaction from h helping people in my work and the pay is od too! rewarding 2 Every day presents a new problem which I like to solve, When I say im an actor everyone thinks I must have an amazing lifestyle of champagne, meeting celebrities and appearing in magazines. And they're right. | love it! My wife's job involves long, hours and people constantly se) 5 Every day is the same, | start at 9: [finish at 5. | meet the same people. | answer the same phone calls. It’s so boring, ‘My friend works for a company where lean ye [[LPRONUNCIATION 2 Match the words in Exercise 1 to the stress patterns. Oo stressful Ooo ___,_, 000 0000 3 EBB Listen to the words in Exercise 2 and check your answers. Practise saying the words. EXTRA VOCABULARY: prepositions 4. Undertne the correct preposiion in these adverts ‘Weare looking | o/fr/o an experienced individual who sable to work alone. You willbe responsible forin/ofthe ruaningof our new Madrid ofice whilst porting} fort/on ‘a manage in south-east of England Fluency in fron Spanish i exci anda good knowledge 5 offn'th Porkoguese is preferred for dealing with our Lain “American clients ae well the ability to comsmunicate with ‘people from al cultural backgrounds, [Sati wil depend onroinexperince] ‘The pst comes wih exalt ng em prospects? oft Jost tha proven ack ecard, etry ith percne fron planing bee TRANSLATION 5. Do these jobs exist in your country? Can you translate them into your language? Personal assistant ——_____— 2 Sales manager s 5 3 Finance director 4 Chief admintstrator 5 Marketing executive: aeeeS 6 Chief executive oiticer ‘What is your job title (or what job would you like to do in the future)? Can you translate it into English?[[RERDING AND VOCABULARY] With this type of reading exercise, remember to: + read the whole text first. + think about the words before AND after the gap. + look for collocations. 1 Read this text about ‘Extreme Commuters’ Look at 1-10 and complete each gap in the text with the ‘correct missing word, a, b or c. ‘AND WHY DO WE NEED THREE CUPHOLDERS? ‘In recent years, advances in technology have given us greater "opportunities with new ways of working such as telecommuting and? But new figures from the US Census Bureau suggest the for long commutes to ‘work may not have ended. In fet, ‘extreme commating’ ie increasing, Extreme commuters can 4__ 90 minutes traveling to work one way. Te seems that more 3 than ever restil prepared to take time-® — journeys in return fora big house in ‘he country. This search forthe perfect ‘work-life? means that neatly 10 milion people now deve more than 3 hour to work, Thats up by 50 percent 990, On eft ofthis is that one in every four restaurant meals ‘re now eaten inthe eran to help our time carmakers are adding extra cupholders tefrge wl even passenger seats which tur nto dining on boxes bles. So suriedatin eee ane aa HOMEWORKING a) time-saving b) job c) workstation 2 a) housework b) homework c) homeworking 3 a)trend b) rise ©) drive 4a) use b) spend) save 5 a) employment b) unemployed c) employees 6 a) consuming) saving ¢) management 7 a) home b) balance ¢) style 8 a) since b) inc) by 9 a) for) clock) management 10 a) makes b) takes) does 2 “Péadlthedrticle again and choose thelesrie 1 What are people spending more time doing? 8) Working. ») Travelling to work ©) Drinking coffee. ‘What would many extreme commuters prefer to dot a) Work longer to buy a big house. b) Travel longer to live ina big house. © Travel less to live in a small house. What has gone up by 50 percent since 19902 4) The number of people with cupholders. b) The number of people with a car. «) The number of people driving for over two hours per day to and from work. ‘What do one in four of us now do? a) Eat in cars by Eat in restaurants, (©) Eat out at lunchtime, 3. Look again at the words in 1-10, in Exercise 1. Choose sik of the words you didn't use in your angwers and write six sentences. For example: A workstation is the place where you work io the — office with your computer WorkBe HOMEWORKING [Dusteninc 4. BD Listen to the conversation between Sandy and Frieda and complete sentences 1-5. 1. When Sandy arrives, Frieda 4) finishes the book. by stops reading, ©) continues reading. 2. The detective in her book started chasing the ‘bad Buy 2) Iast month, b) for a month, ©) months ago. 3 Sandy has a) passed her exams. ) looked for a job. 6) to take her exams. 4 Frieda’s company has promised her a promotion a) once, b) last month, ©) many times. 5. Sandy thinks Frieda should a) leave the company. b) ask for a promotion. ©) work longer. GRAMMAR: present perfect continuous 5a Write the verbs in this conversation in the present perfect continuous. fF: Hi Sandy. s: Hi Frieda, Sorry I'm late. How long | have. you ‘been waiting (wait)? F Not long. ts OK. 12 book. ts about a detective. He» (read) my (chase) this bad guy for months, Ive just got to the final chapter. Anyway, what 4 you (do) today? : Iwas with a friend, We 5 (study) for our exams. +: What do you think you'll do alter universityt 5: I haven't spent any time on that ye. | just want to ppass these exams first. What about you? How's the job? 20 USE wok : Well, my company & — (promise) ‘me a promotion for months but nothing's happened ss Well, you? (work there a long, time. Maybe it’ time to move on. Sb ABE Listen again and check your answers, 6 Complete each sentence with since o for. 1 T've been working here 2003 2 He's been in charge Kasia lett 3 Ye been waiting for a reply overa fortnight 4. Maria has been out of work June, 5 We've only been here a few minutes. hasn't seen her family _ child. 7 There have been a lot of changes they arrived. she was a 8 My friend and | have been trying to solve this problem a week now. [Derctation 7 BB tisten to part of a job interview and write in the missing words: Interviewer, C: Candidate tr So in your current job I see that_____ from home. How long that Well, my employer for about three and a hal years but after a couple of years Iwas able to 1: So, how : mean, ae iw ‘c: Actually, iS one of the reasons I like to change jobs. | love my work but I miss = That's one of the thit to this post. So if we offered you eS ‘c: Well, obviously ifthe job requit would be fine. But | people: think that’s ‘one of my strengths ~ my ability to communicate,KILLER QUESTIONS 1. Read the information leaflet about interviews. Choose the correctheading,a-f, for each paragraph. 1) Show you are interested The handshake (0) Make every second count 4) First impressions «) The eyes and the mouth 4) Use your body 1 From the moment an interviewer meets you, he or she forms an idea about what sort ‘of person you are, and what kind of employee you would make. So how can you appear more confident, even if you are feeling nervous? 2 ‘When we are nervous, we tend to walk more slowly and look indecisive. Alan Powers, an ‘expert in body language, says that when an interviewee walks into the interview room, he or she should pause at the door and then walk confidently. When you shake hands, hold it with a strong, srip but also be friendly. A weak grip means a ‘weak character whereas if you are too strong, you won't impress the interviewer either. Its important to look interested and attentive but don't stare at your potential boss. And SMILE fom time to time! I also helps you to relax. Sit up and be interested. Lean forward and avoid crossing your arms or legs. According to Powers, it can also be helpful to ‘copy’ the interviewer's movements. Copying, or what Powers calls ‘mirtoring’, is a way for us to tell others that we think in the same way, “You never get a second chance’, says image Consultant Jane Chapman: ‘Interviews only give you shor time to show who you are. By using body language and dress, you can start as soon a you get through the door: 2 Read the leaflet again and decide if these statements are true or false. 1 Interviewers usually don’t form an opinion about you until you start answering their questions, —_ 2 The speed at which you walk will tell the interviewer how you feel. — 3. When you shake someone's hand, a really strong grip is always best. — 4 Don't stop smiling and when you talk, make sure what you say is interesting. —— 5 Try to copy what the interviewer says and always agree with him or her. — 6 Think about how you can use every moment of the interview to make sure you get that job. — EXTRA VOCABULARY: noun combinations 3. Match a word from each column to make noun combinations about work and interviews. shock details Sate se eee ae ae survey agency past experience killer results customer question recruitment appearance smart services 4. Complete sentences 1-8 with noun combinations from Exercise 3. 1 Can you tell meif these contact _detais_ are correct? For example is your telephone number sill 0207 859 68772 2 show that 68 percent of ‘employers rate real life experience more highly than qualifications. 3 The interview was awful. She asked me a ___ about which famous celebrity ! would invite © dinner. 4 Atan interview, | like to ask simple questions ‘and then t use to throw the ‘candidate off guard. 5 Tell me litle about your _ with your previous employer. Did you enjoy working there? 6 Hello. today? How can |help you Work aKILLER QUESTIONS 7 Wve registered with a hope they find me some work soon. 8 I think a can make all the difference at an interview. After all, 70 percent of ‘what we think about a person is based on how they Took. GRAMMAR: present perfect simple and continuous 5. Underline the correct form of the verb. 1 1 ve done/‘ve been doing my essay and handed it 2 I've done/‘ve been doing my essay and | still reed to write the conclusion. 3 They've replied/‘ve been replying to all one hundred people so that’s an end to it. 4. He’ talked)’ been talking on the phone since 10 o'clock so | haven't been able to see him yet. 5. How much money have you spent/have you been spending since last week? 6 How long have you waited/have you been waiting for their decision? Why don’t you give them a call and ask for their answer? 7 We've always used/been using this type of computer. 8 No-one has ever complained/been complaining before. ‘9 The photocopiers broken/‘s been breaking down again, That’ the fith time this month. 10 How many people have applied/have been applying so fart 6 Underline the correct phrase. 1 te been writing and sending letersalready/all day. 2 We've employed twenty new workers in the last three weeks/for months. 3. You've answered five questions in the last hour/for an hour. 4 Ve been asking them about this for days/three times 5 They asked me really difficult questions atthe interview/over the interview. 6 She's had lots of interviews over the years/hour. 7 They've interviewed 10 people in three hhours/ all day long. 8 He's been waiting since over two hours/8 o'clock this morning. 2 Pwo | PRONUNCIATION 7a Listen to seven sentences. Circle the ‘number of words you hear in each sentence. Contracted forms count as two words, for example, they've. Sentencet: 5 6 7 8 Sentence2: 3 4 5 6 Sentences: 6 7 8 9 Sentenced: 3 4 3 6 Sentences: 6 7 8 9 Sentence 6: Sentence7; 6 7 8 9 7h EEE Listen again and practise saying the sentences. 8 Look at these mini-dialogues. Write full {questions using the present perfect simple or continuous form. 1g: How long / you / write / that report? 1: About 6 hours. 2. @: How many reports / you / write? a: Six in total 3 a:Have / you/ wait /a long time? a: Yes, about an hour. 4: Where /he live? ns In five di 5 a: Where /they / live? rent counties. A: In France since last year. 6 a; Who / she / interview / all morning? ‘a: Candidates for the post of receptionist 7 Q: How many / they / interview / this morning? ‘A: Two people. One of them was irom Vietnam,SCENARIO: Situation vacant verb + not 1 Match a verb to a noun to make verb + noun combinations about work. VERBS NOUNS recruit plan dal with new markets research team set customers serve — es more staff put together costs reduce objectives leada complaints asking questions, giving answers 2. Match the correct ending a-g for the beginning 7 A question now — a) knowing more about your studies. by) where do you think you'll be in five years’ time? © about your free time, 4) you think you can add to our company? €) about is how long you intend to stay here? §) about your previous jb. £) with another question. 3 Write one of these words in each response, 1-7. honest question 1 m___ you asked me that 2 Thats a very interesting —_ ask glad moment etal expert 3 Without going into too much _ _ my boss and | didn't agree 4 Let me just think about that for a 5 thought you might me about that. 6 Well, I'm not an but [think the increase will continue. 7 Tobe Vim not sure. [LostTeNInG 4. before you listen, can you guess the missing words in these interview questionst Th fst eters et ‘What kind of person are you ‘What would you say is your biggest w What do you have outside work? If you were an a what would it be? What do you think you can b, to this post? How much of a t player are you? How do you think your ¢ you? would describe 8 Can you tell me about your ¢ 2 5 Now match questions 1-8 in Exercise 4, to answers (a-h) a) Probably, that | tend to take my work home, though some people call that a strength | suppose. bb) Well, in my last job I learnt to use the latest technology. ©) That’ a dificult one. a leopard, perhaps. d) Well, !have a degree in business studies and an MBA, @) I think the people | work closely with would say | ‘was supportive, 1) think I'm quite outgoing. —_ 2) I like cycling and visiting museums. bh) Well, I have plenty of experience of working with groups of people. 6 BIB Now listen and check your answers to Exercises 4 and 5. Practise saying the questions and 7 Imagine you are at the job interview. Write your ‘own answers for the questions. WorkSTUDY AND WRITING SKILLS STUDY SKILLS: organising ideas 1_ ead sentences a-h below. They ae from two diferent paragraphs: the frets about preparing for ‘job Interview, the second is about what to wear Put the two paragraphs in order and write your answers here: Borage ts Heal 2 ys? ore Paragraph2: 5 6 — 7 8— a) This means that employees may be expected to wear ties. b) For example, ‘What are your greatest achievements?’ and ‘What is the company vision or philosophy?’ © On the other hand, some modern employers allow jeans and Tshirts. 4d) Asa general rule, it’s better to be slightly over dressed than make the mistake of appearing too casual. ©) There are two main points to consider when preparing for a job interview. 4) One important factor when deciding what to wear to.an interview is to know what the dress code is at the company. 8) First of al, find out as much as you can about the company. hy) Second, try to predict the type of questions you might be asked and also prepare questions to ask. WRITING: cover g letter 2 Read the covering letter. Write the missing word in each line. Dear (oA Siror Madam (1) writing to apply forthe post of wainee journalist, (2\you advertised in this morning's newspaper. (3)! have always been interested current affairs and (4)local politics and | like the opportunity to report on them, (6)1 am outgoing, confident person with good (6}communication skills. In spare time I have also run (the student newsletter my university (6) am available at time convenient to you for an (a)interview, where | look forward discuss application. my. 24 OM wo 3. Ajob applicant has seen this advert ina student magazine, WANTED summer school activities leader wanted to work with children (aged 11-15). You will need to organise games such as football and netball and take the children on tripsand visits. Please send your CV with a covering letter to He has also made these notes to help him write the letter. tivities leader | post — summer school | adrian in staan wag inteceats — vork dining — team outgoing — leadership skills ~ te any time intervien ~ av Now complete his covering letter using the information in the notes. Dear Sir/Madam Lam writing to apply for as advertised ia _—' have been interested in outdoor activities for many years and in my spare time |__ —— Jaman Jam available Took you to discuss m application, Yours faithfully