4 Just the job!

Grammar 2 05 Read what a student said about the

photographs of the two jobs below and choose the
Expressing possibility, probability and
correct word. Then listen and check your answers.
certainty
1 Choose the correct modal verb in each sentence. The people in the first photo are working in a lab.
1 When you choose a book for a child to read, it can’t / They (1) may / can be students in a university or it
shouldn’t be too difficult for their age. (2) could / must be a hospital but it’s difficult to tell.
2 Katerina knew it can’t / couldn’t be Igor ringing the It seems highly likely that they’re doing some kind
doorbell because he had a key. of research though. They (3) could / can be working
3 When the new students arrived, there was nobody separately but it is more (4) possible / likely that they
to welcome them and this mustn’t / shouldn’t have are working together with the man taking notes.
happened. There’s a (5) strong / little likelihood that they are
4 If you give Angelo the news now it could / must upset working with chemicals as the woman has protective
him, so tell him later on. glasses on. This kind of work demands a high level
5 Jack isn’t here yet so he must / should be waiting for of accuracy and (6) must / can’t be very rewarding if
Rose who’s always late. you’re good at it. In the second photo the people are
6 According to the directions, the hotel could / should doing a tour of a famous place. They (7) must /can
have been next to the park but there was only a garage have travelled to the place together with a tour guide.
there. She (8) can / might be telling them about the history
7 If we offer free sandwiches, it can / may encourage of the area as she has something in her hand. She
more people to attend the lecture. looks interested in what she’s saying even though
8 We are looking for people who might / should be able she (9) might / should have said the same thing lots
to write reviews for the magazine. of times before. It looks quite cold as everyone is
wearing coats but it (10) must / might well be summer
in some northern European country!’

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Vocabulary Dependent prepositions

Adjective–noun collocations 3 Look at these sentences written by exam
candidates. Correct the underlined prepositions.
1a For each group of four, match the word on the left to to
a word on the right to make a suitable collocation. 1 The newspaper devoted a whole column for the charity
event.
flexible leave
2 I was pleased to participate at the discussion about the
employment working conditions future of the sports club.
poor agency 3 I hope you will find the proposal adequate to your
sick working hours needs.
4 The additional investment to advertising resulted in
minimum balance increased company profits.
5 The school has a reputation of producing winning
work/life responsibility
athletes.
temporary contract
6 There has been a gradual decline of the number of
managerial wage new members.
7 Carlos never seems to be at a loss of words.
foolproof pressure 8 The employees were rewarded with an increase of their
major solution salary of 6 per cent.
constant workload 9 My manager is very sensitive for other people’s needs.
10 Over the last fifty years, many changes of working
heavy drawback
conditions have taken place.
b Put one of the expressions above in each space.
Word building
I’m an architect. I started in my company at the age of
25 when I was on a (1) temporary contract . and earning the 4a Make adverbs from these adjectives. There is one
(2) . Since then, I’ve worked my way up and adjective that does not change.
I’ve now got (3) for several of our major
actual ly basic common
projects and ten members of staff. I love my job but there
extraordinary fast full
is one (4) which is the fact that I have a very
general historic incredible
(5) and I’m under (6) to make
private public realistic
sure we meet all our deadlines. The great thing is that if
satisfactory shy sincere
I work a lot of extra hours I can take a day off as we have
suitable true whole
(7) , so if you are a really good organiser
you can have a good (8) and make time for
b Write the adverbs in the correct place in the table.
leisure when you want it.
Think of one more adverb to add to each line.
work and job To make an adverb:
2 Complete the sentences, using work or job. add -ly to adjective: actually
1 I like outdoor work so I’m applying for a job as
a tour guide.
change -y at end of adjective to -i
2 If you want to get a in a big company,
and add -ly:
you’ll probably have to attend several interviews.
3 As people climb the promotion ladder, they tend
change -le at end of adjective
to spend longer and longer at as their
after a consonant to -ly:
responsibilities increase.
4 I really like living in Sydney so I’m planning to find add -ally to adjective:
here.
5 I’m going to do a full-time course so I’m leaving my
at the health club at the end of the week. Exceptions:
6 I’d like to accept the of deputy manager
offered to me in your email received yesterday.
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 Unit 4

Reading and Use of English | Part 3 Writing | Part 2

For questions 1–10, read the text below. Use the word A report
given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form Read this report written by an exam candidate.
a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an First, choose the most suitable formal expression
example at the beginning (0). and then write a suitable heading for each of the
paragraphs, A–E.

Report to the Principal on changes to catering

arrangements in the college canteen

A Introduction
The aim of this report is to (1) give / point out the advantages
and disadvantages of the two catering companies we are
considering to manage our canteen. Students have been
complaining about (2) not having / the lack of healthy food and
limited opening hours, so I have carefully (3) examined / looked
at what each company is offering in relation to this.

B
Kavanagh Catering Services (KCS) (4) talk about offering /
propose to offer fast food and snacks (5) throughout the day /
Putting some fun into the workplace
all day, but (6) they don’t say / there is no mention of how
In a study of 737 chief executives healthy these snacks are. In contrast, Rainbow Ltd (RL)
working in large corporations, the vast (7) emphasise / say that their meals are all made from fresh
(0) majority gave the same answer MAJOR ingredients and that they will offer nutritious food and also
when asked what kind of person they like herbal teas.
to employ. Ninety-eight per cent said
they would hire someone with a cheerful C
attitude, (1) with a good sense PREFER Students eat at the college five times a week so a varied menu
of humour. is (8) crucial / needed. KCS offer fast food and snacks and some
Having fun at work apparently inspires hot meals, but they don’t (9) state / say how often their menu
(2) in employees. A survey of LOYAL changes. RL offer hot meals and salads. Their menu changes
1,000 workers showed how (3) SIGNIFY daily, they have a choice of two special hot dishes a day but
their manager’s sense of humour or lack of (10) it doesn’t look like they / they don’t appear to include many
it was to the (4) of time they LONG salads.
stayed in a job. If they worked for a boss D
whose sense of humour they described KCS (11) guarantee / promise to stay open from 8 am to 10 pm.
as ‘below average’, the employee’s However, they will not serve hot food of any kind after 6 pm.
(5) of staying dropped to LIKELY RL are only open from 9 am to 6 pm, and they only serve hot
seventy-seven per cent compared to ninety meals for a (12) short / limited time from 12 to 2.
per cent for a boss who had an ‘above
average’ sense of humour. E
Laughter may be both (6) BENEFIT I suggest that we (13) accept / agree to the contract with RL
and good for business but it isn’t even though they only serve hot meals from 12 to 2. Whilst it is
(7) a positive aspect of NECESSARY not possible for students to eat a full meal outside these times,
all jobs. Some people working in retail RL still offers snack food during the (14) remainder / rest of
jobs are required to smile continuously. the day, and in addition they will provide a variety of food.
Such enforced happiness can cause I am certain that the majority of our students will be happy
(8) at work and also result in SATISFY with this arrangement as it addresses both issues related to the
emotional stress. current unsatisfactory provision.

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Reading and Use of English | Part 4

For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to
the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between three and six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).

Example:
0 I gave up the job at the hotel because there were too few challenges.
ENOUGH
I gave up the job at the hotel because it wasn’t challenging enough for me.

1 There is a strong possibility that the manager will choose Antonio to play on Saturday
but it depends on his state of fitness.
WELL
Antonio the manager to play on Saturday but it
depends on his state of fitness.

2 We are sure that the government’s new policy will successfully reduce unemployment.
BOUND
We think that the government’s new policy in
reducing unemployment.

3 You can’t blame Sam for breaking the window because he wasn’t even here this morning.
BEEN
It broke the window because he wasn’t even here
this morning.

4 It is not likely that the effects of global warming can be reversed.

LIKELIHOOD
There is reversing the effects of global warming.

5 Some people tend to do better in a pressurised working environment.

CONSTANT
Some people work better when they are work.

6 I do not intend to stay in my present job very much longer.

NO
I have in my present job very much longer.

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Listening | Part 4
06 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about their jobs.

TASK ONE TASK TWO

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) each For questions 6–10, choose from the list (A–H) what each
speaker’s job. speaker says they enjoy most about their job.

While you listen you must complete both tasks.

A air traffic controller A extending existing skills

B engineer Speaker 1 1 B doing accounts Speaker 1 6
C fashion buyer C keeping regular hours
Speaker 2 2 Speaker 2 7
D interior designer D managing staff
Speaker 3 3 Speaker 3 8
E museum director E meeting new people
F shop assistant Speaker 4 4 F satisfying customers Speaker 4 9

G lawyer Speaker 5 5 G travelling abroad Speaker 5 10

H website designer H working as a team

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