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Teacher’s book ENTERPRISE 4 Intermediate Virginia Evans Jenny Dooley ZN Express Publishing Published by Express Publishing Liberty House, New Greenham Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 6HW Tel: (0044) 1635 817 363 Fax: (0044) 1695 817 463 ‘e-mail: nquirles@expresspublishing.co.uk http: /)www.expresspublishing.co.uk © Virginia Evans - Jenny Dooley, 1987. First published April 1997 New edition March 2001 Fifth impression 2008 Made in EU All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means; electronic, photocopying of othenwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers. Tests may be reproduced without permission for Classroom use only. Note: There are four photocoplable assessment tests in two versions. Each test is provided with a marking scheme based on a total of 100 marks. Ths book is not meant to be changed in any way: ISBN 978-1-84216-022.6 Enterprise Intermediate Coursebook - Unit 1: People & Jobs is Lead-in (p. 6) Jobs shown: pilot, astronaut, acrobat, builder, waiter(waitress, dentist, bullighter dangerous jobs: pilot, astronaut, acrobat, builder, bulfighter ‘well-qualified: pilot, astronaut, dentist, bullfighter (Suggested answer) (Before Ss answer this question T can ask them to think ‘ofvarious bs which helshe then writes on the board e.g. farmer, doctor, chef, clown, actor, reporter, teacher, ec) Some jobs aré usually dono by men (6g: bulders) as ‘men are physically stronger than women. (Suggested answer) | think bullfghters need to be strong and brave, They should also be quick thinking, to avoid getting seriously injured. 10 professionals 6. Parla 2. crowds 7. gym 8. dancer 8. smoke 4. woman 8. stomach 5.1974 10. champion’s D> Reading (pp: 6-7) The Reading Task consists of a text followed by. four-option mute choice questions. T should ‘oxplain to. Ss how to treat this type of exercise. Steps to be followed ‘+ Skim-read the whole text. + Carefully read each question and decide whether they are asking for specific or general information. ‘+ Re-read the text looking for relevant Information. Pay attention to the meaning of Individual words. ‘+, Make your choice (A, B,C or D). If you don't know the answer, use the process of elimination to help you decide, 1. Diln2a) 48 2B (ln 1721) 5. B(Ln32-88) 3. Ddn3031) 6 A(t 46-47) (After Ss have done the Reading Task, Tasks Ss comprehension questions.) (Suggested comprehension questions) 1. Were Cristna’s parents pleased when she told them she wanted to be a bullfighter? ‘No, they weren't vory pleased. 2° Whore did her parents send Cristina to train as & bulfighter? They sent her to a bullighting schoo! in Madi. 3. What does Cristina look like out ofthe ring? ‘She's casually elegant, very feminine and wears ther long blond hair loose. 4, | the world of builfghting easy for a woman? No, it isn't A woman has to prove herself many times. ‘5. When did Spanish women win the legal right to ‘ight bulls on equal terms with men? tn 1974. 6. Where doss Cristina live? She lives in Parla, south of Madrid. 7. Hom does Cristina's mother feel towards her daughter's occupation? ‘She would be happy i Cristina quit but they get on well, 8. What is Cristina’ fness programme? ‘She runs, works out in the gym and practises with her father in the afternoon. 8. Does Cristina have any social fe? ‘She has @ rather limited social fe since she has to follow her fitness programme strict. 10; How many times has Cristina been injured? Twice lightly inthe leg and once seriously inthe stomach, 11. What does Cristina think about after being injured? ‘She can’t wait to get back tothe ring. 12, Who is Cristina managed by? ‘She's managed by Simon Casas. 18, What does Cristina's manager think of her? He belioves that she's got a champion's mentality, Courage and technique so she is going to be successtul DS Vocabulary Practice (p. 8) 1. [Ss try to explain the words in bold by giving a definition or an example or by using Lt (students’ native fanguage).} 2 1. socialise 6. ‘support 2) novice 7. protessional 3. face 8 confidence 4. masculine 9. courage 8. get my foot inthe door 10. mature Enterprise Intermediate Coursabook - Unit 1: People & Jobs ‘3. (Ss should memorise these collocations. T checks in the next lessor.) 4. tough 7. casually 2 toaive 8 totake 3. towin 8. of equal terms 4. to damage 10. to wear 5. limit 11. to prove 6. popular 42, achampion’s 41. career 3. occupation 2. jb 4. profession (Ss should memorise the phrasal verbs and preposi- tions from Exs 6 and 6, T checks in the next lesson.) 8 1. up 3. infup 5. offfout 2. away 4. outlaway 6 out 6 1, about 6 offabout 11. with/by 2. with 7. with 12. in 3. on/about a in 18. to 4. about 9. at 14. with 5. aboutiby 40. tofon DSF Talking Points (p. 8) (Twrites the headings on the board and elicits answers from $s completing the table, then he/she asks some Ss to.report back to the class. Tcan assign this as writen HW afterwards.) Training: Bullighting school in Madrid. Problems: Bullighting is a masculine profession and tough for a woman. Some male matadors won't fight if'a woman isin the ring, Fitness Routine: Running, working out in the gym, practising with her father in the afternoon. Dangers: injuries. Qualities needed: A champion’s mentality, courage and technique. + (Suggested answer) Sanchez trained for her profession at a bullfighting school in Madrid. She discovered that it is a very ‘masculine profession which is dificult for female bul. ‘fighters. Infact, some male bulfighters won't even fight fawomanisinthering. She has totrain very hard, and ‘every afternoon she runs, works out in the gym and, practises with her father. Bullighting can be very dangerous and Sanchez has received several injuries. Fortunately, she has the qualities needed to be a matador; she has a champion’s mentality, courage and technique. + (Guggested answer) boxing/mininghworking as a fremar/soldier/working (on an oil rig, ete, 1 DSP _ Language Development (pp. 9 - 11) 2. baker - He/She makes/bakes bread and cakes, 3. secretary/typist-He/She types letters and makes ‘appointments in an otfice. 4, doctor- He/She helps people who are sickicures sick people. 8, boxer - He/She fights in a ring. 6. cashier - He/She takes money from customers. and gives receipts to customers in a shop. 7. farmer - He/She grows plants and rears animals. for food. 8. painter - He/She paints the walls of buildings. 9. magician - He/She performs magic tricks. 10. halrdresser - He/She cuts and styles hair. (Tpoints out that the vocabulary items in Ex2 are easily confused, therefore Ss should pay attention when using them. Ss fist do the exercise on their own, then Tchacks round the class explaining each profession.) 1, mechanic, engineer 2. editor, publisher 3, Lifeguards, bodyguards 4. Booksellers, librarians 5, journalist, newsreader 6, astronomer, astrologer 7. weather presenter, meteorologist 8. Fishermen, fishmongers (Botore Ss do this exercise, T goes through the list of ‘adjectives pointing out that these adjectives describe the qualities that ceriain professions demand. T ex- plains unknown items and points out that each quality ‘should be justified e.g. We can say that salespeople ‘have to be persuasive butwe have o justify this:to get people to buy their products. Ss do the exercise on their own, then T checks round the class.) 1k persuasive 4. accurate 7. patient 2. intelligent 5. polite 8. fair 3. friendly 6. brave 9. creative plotures: cheticook, cameraman, policeman, clown, secretary (Suggested answers) ‘Cameramen have to be imaginative when filming so that their films are interesting. They must also be ppatient as they may need to wait for hours for a good shot. Policemen have to be courageous as they often find themselvesin dangerous situations. Theymustalso be physically fit because they might have to chase a suspect. ‘Cooks/Chets have to be creative so as to make. their food interesting. ‘Clowns have to be cheerful, Imaginative and ‘creative in order to make people laugh. Enterprise intermediate Coursebook - Unit 1: People & Jobs ‘Tapeseript for Exorelae 5 (oe heard twice) Radio Presenter: We ali have our own ideas about but are we right? Today, very different jobs. Our frst quests James Barnes, & business executive. James, what kind of qualities do ‘you need to be a business executive? Business Executive: Being a business executive re- ‘quires a number of qualities. You definitely have to be hard working or you'll never succeed. You also have to be persuasive, since doing business is all about ‘getting peopleto seethings your way. There re plenty Cf good things about being an executive: | mean, it's well paidjob, and people respectmeforwhat! do. On ‘the other hand, there's a fot of travelling and | don't hhave much free time. | enjoy though ~ t's the right kind of work for me. Radio Presenter: Thank you, James. Our next quest today is Reg Bowies, Reg, what does ittake tobe fre- fighter? Firesighter: Well the frst thing you have to be is ‘courageous. You have to keep calm at all times, and of course you have to be fit @s well. The great thing ‘about the jobs helping people—youhave the chance to savellves. Itcanbe exciting, aswell. Unfortunately itsadangerousjob. t's possibleto get injuredor even dig onthe job. Considering the risks, t's not well paid either. On the whole, though, | think the good things outweigh the bad ones. Radio Presenter: | see. Thank you Reg. Finally, our Jast guest today is Jenny Baxter, a nurse. Jenny, what arethemostimporiant qualities foranurseto possess? ‘Nurse; Fist and foremost, a qurse has to be patient. Sick people can be very dificult, and the worst thing you can do is lose your temper, You have to be sympathetic and caring i00, so that people know you care about them. I's a very satisfying job— you always know you've done your best to help people. Unfortunately, i's not a well paid job, not in Britain anyway. It can be very upsetting as vel, especially when people ci. | can't imagine doing another job, though — nursing is my ite, Radio Presenter: Thank you, Jenny, and thank you ‘again James and Reg. Now if you would lke to know more about... (FADE). ‘travelling a lot, not much free time dangerous, not well paid ‘not well paid, upsetting 6 (Tasks Ss 10 work in closed pairs for 3 minutes and ‘encourages them to use vocabulary from Exs 3, 4 and 55, Tgoes round class and checks. Then he/she invites ‘Some pairs to report back tothe class. Alternatively, T ‘can elicit answers from Ss and write them an the board. ‘Ss then work in closed pairs for 2-3 minutes. T asks ‘some pairs to report back to the class. At this stage, T.should explain to Ss that when discussing a topic, they should not monopolise the conversation but ‘should involve their partner, as this is a major part of successful palrwork. Tassigns this exercise as writen HWafter Ss have done this in class.) (Suggested answers) pilot qualities: brave, well-trained, ete. advantages: wel paid, can travel a lot, respected, etc. disadvantages: risky, tring, often away from home, ete. miner qualities: courageous, determined, not afraid of ‘working underground, ete. advantages: well paid disadvantages: dangerous, diy, tng, risk of serious ilinesses, etc. fashion model qualities: patient, it, hard-working, ete. ‘advantages: well paid, exciting, glamorous, etc. disadvantages: tiring, model has to retire at a ‘young age, lack of private life (points out that the words in bold are related to jobs ‘and allows Ss some time to look through the exercise. Then, T checks the answers, pointing out the differ. ences in meaning between the words in bold.) 1. salary 5. redundant 2. perks 6. post 3, GV (currcullim vitae) 7. experienced 4. apply 8. parttime 1. wage = regular payment for work (usu weekly) salary = fixed regular payment to employees (usu monty of yearly) 2. perk = money/goods given asa right (i adation to one's salary/wages) bonus = payment extra to what is usually ven Enterprise Intermediate Coursebook - Unit 1: People & Jobs 8, CV (curriculum vitae) = brief account of sb's previous career application form = form listing qualifications and personal details which sb completes to apply for a post 14, appoint = to choose sb for a job ppt or = to make a formal request = to sack; dismiss Somade rwcinden« We Secaumendttmsjob because one is no longer needed 6. post = position vacancy = unfilled position experienced = having knowledge gained through 8, full-time = working a complete normal working week part-time = working loss than a complete normal working week 8 (T elicits questions trom $s and writes them on the board. T points outthat Ss can use words and getideas: trom Ex 7 in order to form their questions.) (Suggested questions) Interviewer: How old are you? What are your quali: cations? Have you got any experience? Where were you working before? May see your CV? ete. ‘Applicant: What isthe salary? Could you tell me what the working hours will be? What career prospects are there? ete. (Questions heard) Interviewer: 1. Where did you see the advert for this post? 2. Have you brought your CV with you? etc. ‘Applicant: 1. Could you please tell me what the ‘working hours will be? 2. Could you tell me what salary | might expect? ‘Tapescript for Exercise 8 (o be heard twice) Interviewer: Hello, Miss Jones. Thank you for coming, Please, sit down. Applicant: Thank you. Interviewer: Firstly, where did you see the advertfor this post? Applicant: | saw it in last Friday's Evening Post. Interviewer: Mmmm. Now, have you brought your CV with you? Applicant: Yes, here you are. Interviewer: Thank you. Could you tell mea bit about. your qualifications? Applicant: Of course. | left school with 2 "A" levels in English and French. Then | did a diploma at Crewe College. Interviewer: What sort of diploma is that? Applicant: Its a secretarial and business diploma, Interviewer: Fine. Could youtellme about any relevant ‘experience you have? Applicant: Yes. |worked at Francobank for 2 years, as ‘a personal secretary to the director. Interviewer: Would you mind teling me why you left? Applicant: Well, the salary was fairly good, but there ‘were no promotion prospects, so I decided to resign and look for something more challenging. Interviewer: see. Now, ityouwereto be otfereda post, would you be able to start straight away? Applicant: Yes, of course. Interviewer: Excellent. Now. is there anything you know about us? Applicant: Yes, | have a few questions. Could you please tell me what the working hours will be? Interviewer: Of course. The normal office hours are 9am to 5 pm, with an hour for lunch. But we are quite flexible about this. Applicant: That sounds fine. Could you tell me what ‘salary | could expect? Interviewer: Well, the starting salary is £750 a month before tax.After6 months, the salaryincreases by 10%. Applicant: Oh, that sounds good. Interviewer: Well, do you have any more questions you'd like to ask? Applicant: No, | don't think so. When could | expectto. hear from you? Interviewer: Wehave.atewmore peopletosee, butwe hope to reach a decision by Friday. Weill be in touch by the end of the week. Applicant: Thank you for your time. Goodbye, Interviewer: Goodbye. And thank you. (7 elicits trom Ss points to be included in their dla- ogues and writes them on the board - CY, qualifica tions, experience, salary, working hours. T also ‘points out tha this jb interview is @ formal situation and tells $s to use the expressions that appear in Ex 9 Then T asks Ss to work in pairs for 3-4 minutes. T .90es round the class and checks, then asks some pairs to report to the class.) (Suggested dialogue) ‘A: Hello, Mr Watson. Thank you for coming. Now, firstly, would you mind telling me where you saw our advert? ‘twas in this month’s Kitchens and Catering. You sent us your CV and it looks very impressive. {see that you graduated from the Gourmet cater- ing schoo). Yes. I've always been interested in creating new dishes and after | finished my French degree at (Oxford | decided to go to Paris to study catering. ‘A: Could you give me some more details about your post at the George Hotel? ‘Certainly. tthe mioment!’min charge of planning all the hotel's menus for its three restaurants, ‘A: Why do you want to leave? B: Well, | feo that | have done everything can there ‘and now | want a new challenge. ‘A; Mtyou were to be offered this post when could you star’? a: A Enterprise Intermediate Coursebook - Unit 1: People & Jobs 10 " It would not be until the end of the month, as | am training my replacement. A: | $9. Do you have any questions? B: Yes. Could you tell me what salary | might expect? ‘A: Itwill be around £1,200 a month, but there will be a 10% increase after the first six months. ‘And what about the working hours? Well the hours vary from week to week but you will always have one day off every week. Is there anything else that you would like to know? - When could expect to hear from you? You'll be informed within the next three days. ‘Okay. Thank you very much. Goodbye. A: Goodbye, and thank you. (Tg0¢s through the list of words and elictsexplains the meaning, then Ss do the exercise. Talows Ss some time to-decide on how to list the words: Meanwhile, T draws a table on the Doard and then checks round the class writing the correct answers under the correct headings. As an extension, T asks Ss to describe thelr partner Using the vocabulary presented) SS SERGE G wacmudepialasen aeaopea ‘straight, wavy, curly, blond, shoulder-length, permed (+ brown, red, grey, dyed, short long, white) ‘almond-shaped, slanting (+ blue, green, brown, grey) ‘straight, crooked, hooked, curved (+ small, tuned up) full (+ red, thin) dimples, scar, mole, imp, tattoo, high cheekbones (+ earring, birthmark) (Tasks $s to go through the table before they listen to the tape. Ss hear the tape twice and fll in the missing words. Then T checks the answers and invites two or three Ss to describe each of the suspects. T assigns Ex 17 as witten HW.) ‘SUSPECT 1 ‘SUSPECT 2 Height short tall quite muscular mid-fities/middle-aged Enterprise Intermediate Coursebook - Unit 1: People & Jobs ‘Tapescript for Exercise 11 (to be heard twice) We interrupt this programme to bring you a news- flash. Two dangerous and heavily armed criminals 4are believed to be at large inthe area of Riggsham following the robbery of Lioyds Bank this morning. Several police officers were seriously injured during the incident. The description of the two suspects ‘seen leaving the scene of the crime together is as follows: The frst man, and possibly the leader is described by witnesses as being short, quite mus- Cular and middle-aged (probably in his mid-fities) with tanned skin. He has around face and ery thick, ‘wavy grey hait. He is also described as having blue {@y85, a crooked nose and thin lips. He was weering along dirty overcoat and shiny black shoes and he walks with a limp. By contrast, the second suspect may tilbe ateenager. Hels tall skinny youth, well over six feet. He has pale skin and a square face with very shor blond hai, slanting eyes, a curved nose and{ulllips. One witnessnoticedalargetattooon his Tight arm. He was wearing tight blue jeans, a plain white cotton T-shirt and heavy boots. if you believe youhave seen eithrof hese people, please contact your local police station. 12 (8s do Ex 12 0n thelr own. T then asks Ss to read aloud and checks answers explainingleliciting the ‘meaning of unknown words.) (first text) casual, loose-fting, slip-on, short-sleeved, low-heoled (second text) jacket, cuffs, blouse, collar, skin, tights, boots, gloves, hat, buttons 13. Models A and D are casually dressed. Models B and C are formally dressed Mode! A is wearing trainers, Model D is wearing knee-high boots and polo-neck jumper. Model B's wearing high-heeled, sling-backshoes, Mode! G is wearing braces. Model D is wearing a scarf (round her waist). Mode! Ais wearing a leather jacket and a checked shirt Mode! 8 is wearing a jacket which has a tle fastening at one side. Model A: Chris: Model B: Kate Model G: Steve Model D: Helen (Note: Ss are not expectedto describe each mode''s Clothes in exactly the same way as Janet does. ‘Simple but acourate descriptions are adequate. ‘As an extension T can ask Ss to cut pictures from newspapersimagazines, stick them on a piece of ‘paper and write a description of the people's clothes.) [£2] Tapescript for Exercise 13 (to be heard twice) Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present this ‘year's winter collection. First, you will See our day- ‘wear collection, all shown off by our gorgeous models. First on the catwalk is Steve, wearing a classic-cut, ‘two-piece black woollen suit. ‘Steve wears it with black shoes and a plain white shirt. Thered and white spotted braces and the lively Coloured tie brighten up the sult and make it more interesting. Thanks, Steve. Dressed in comfortable clothes, He roduces ‘our women's casual wear collection. Helen is wear- ing a pair of blue jeans and a black polo-neck jumper. The cowgit style brown jacketand the knee- high brown boots add taste. Helen has thrown a jumper over her shoulders and added a hat and a belt witha silver buckle tothe outfit Shehasalso tied ‘ascarfround her waistto complete the ook. Thanks, Helen, What about men’s casual wear? Well, colour is ‘everything this season. Chris is wearing bright red jeans with a black leather jacket. He has chosen to ‘combine these with a comfortable pair of black trainers rather than heavy boots. A checked shitt ‘completes the outtit. A smart and trendy look to brighten up dark winter days. Thanks, Chris. Dressed with classic elegance, Kate is wearing a white, two-piece suit. The skirt is short and is worn with a matching iong-sleeved jacket. The jacket has a tie fastening at one side. She is wearing high- heeled, silver, sling-back shoes which perfectly complement this beautiful outfit. Thank you, Kate. 14 (7 goes through the list of adjectives describing people's character and elicits/explains the meaning of each. Tcan also ask Ss to identify which of these adjectives are positive and which are negative in meaning. While checking Ss’ answers, T points out that when we talk about negative qualities we use ‘expressions such as:.. tends fo be, .. Seems to be, ‘is sometimes, .. often, etc to avoid sounding rude and critical) 1. selfish 5. optimistic 2. reliable 6. impatient 3. generous 7. persistent 4. stubborn 8. helpful 1 Enterprise Intermediate Coursebook - Unit 1: People & Jobs 18 (it Sshave cifcuty with some ofthe adjectives, T Can give examples to clanly meaning e.. Lite Tammy only hast ask ora fey and Wis parents Buy itforhim. They never say ‘no" to anything he asks for. Tommy is a spoilt child.) (Suggested answers) | would describe somebody as being ... reserved when they don't talk about themselves alot pleasant when they are nice to others. bossy when they tell everybody what to do. rude when they are not pote. ‘polit when they always get what they want. sensible when they think carefully before doing something, sensitive wien they are easly affected emetionally by other people and situations. shy when they feel uncomfortable taking to people. sociable when heyliketobe with and talkto people. (Aiter Ss have done Ex 15 in class, T can ask Ss to ‘make sentences using these adjectives as written HW.) LS) Grammar/Use of English (pp. 12-13) (T refers Ss to the relevant Grammar Reference ‘Section in Student's Book and explains the theory ‘before Ss do the exercises.) 41. Present Simple (6) 2. Present Continuous (h) 3. Present Continuous (a) 44. Present Simple (0) 5. Present Continuous () 6. Present Simple (d) 7. Present Simple ()) 8. Present Simple (0) 9. Present Continuous (9) 40. Present Continuous (0) (Tasks 8s o justly heir choice of tense foreach blank) 1 Dave lives (permanent state) 2 1. lives, works, has, ears, meets, leads, is expanding, is seeing 2. ate flying, takes off, arrives, owns, are staying 3. bangs, is doing/does,isinstalling,is driving/crives, doesn't seem, bothers 4. swims, tits is training, wants 3. (Suggested answers) 2. My city Is becoming bigger as more and more buildings are being constructed. 3. lam going to the cinema on Monday. 4. Bilis always biting his nails. 12 5. Atthe weekend my friends usually go shopping/ {go to the cinema, 6. The sun is hot. Water boils at 100° ©. The sun rises in the east, etc. eal rab ebyot mg nedche Ar Bb Horujpi glawpnee eBovernoot'@.eah Daily routines (Suggested answers) ‘Secretary: She probably gots up quite early, at about 7 o'clock so, that she can get ready to go to work by nine. At work ‘answers the telephone, makes appointments and ‘yas letters. | expect she has a lunch break at about ‘one o'clock and goes home at about five. | don’t think she goes to bed very late. Baker: He probably gets up very early every day so that he ‘can get to work at about three o'clock. Then, he bakes. bread and cakes until about ten o'clock. He wears a hatfor hygiene reasons and an apron so his clothes, don't get dry. | expect he goes to bed early as well. Firefighter: ‘Sometimes he has to work at night and other times during the day because firefighters have to be on duty ‘24 hours a day. At work in the fre station, he probably ‘does emergency drills, writes reports, or cleans the fire engines. When thereisafire, herushestothescene and puts it out. Sometimes he saves people's lives. Diary Plans Secretary: ‘She is meeting Fiona at9 o'clock in the morning. Then. she is going to the dentist at noon. At five, she is ‘going shopping with Helen and in the evening she is babysitting for Stella. Baker: He is digging the garden on Saturday moming. Then he is taking the children to the zoo. At seven, he is, ‘having dinner with the Smiths. Fire-fighter: He is picking up his car from the garage on Saturday morning. Then he is taking his dog to the vet: At four, he is playing football, and at nine, he is going to the theatre with Janet. «= 100 expensive for her to 100 complicated for us to is not tall enough to is too much work for ‘not enough room in here waone Enterprise Intermediate Coursebook - Unit 1: People & Jobs 7. Pronunciation 1. oursevesius 6. on 11. in 2 what 2b 12. isflooks (Texplains the phonetic symbols: |e | (ront vowel ae ot ene between open andlhaltopen e.g. cat),/a/(backvowel, ni Sen tiaden open, long-fronted e.g. hear) and | n | (back vowel, arent ee ont haltopen, raised (a €.9. cup.) T explains to Ss how to deal with a word formation exercise. Steps to be followed 5 Read through the text to get an understanding of| its general meaning. Lookat the words on each side of the gap to determine the kind of word missing (adjective, ‘noun, verb, etc). ‘Once the kind of missing word is determined, think about typical endings or prefixes. Pick the ‘one that sounds best, keeping in mind that ‘some words may need to be made negative. Read through the text a final time to see it your answers make sense. 1. intensive 6. courageous 2. various 7. annoying 3. complicated 8. patient 4. equipment 9. intating (T should pause between words the second istening ne Sang ag ay lly 5. inteligence 10. challenging 8 A Hihoney. I's me. (statement-neutral) [> Listening Task (p. 14) B: What's wrong? (surprise) AS Nothing. (statement-neutral) T explains to Ss how fo deal with this type of B: Nothing? (disbelief stoning, 4: Nothing serious. Christina had @ minor injury, ‘that's all. (statement-neutral) c Steps to be followed t B A minor injury? (disbelief) Yes, she's going to be okay. (statement-neutral + Listen the first time fing in any gaps you can. *+ Listen again, filing in the remaining gaps and ‘checking your answers to make sure they make T explains to Ss how to deal with an open cloze sense. f net + Don't try to fill in words or phrases before : Steps to be followed — PETAR RTE : ees rel iat ci muerinainin a Se age , a + Thinkabou! the mssing words ta noun, areata hs Sgerra oe adjective, verb, adverb, article, preposition, 5. sleep. 90. -amoiee ‘model, pronoun? ‘= Read the text sentence by sentence; write the answers you are sure about fist. ‘= Look atthe words surrounding the gap and the ‘Tapeseriptfor isting Task tobe heardtwice) Interviewer (male): And so, as unemployment ‘words inthe sentence. . reaches record levels, now is a good time to discuss ‘Wet only one word for the answer. what you can do to getajob, and we are lucky to have + Re-read the text filing inthe remaining answers. in the studio with us today, Jane Longly from the + Check your sentence is grammatically correct Department of Employment to give some advice to those currently seeking work. Welcome, Jane. Jane: Hello. I's nice to be here. Interviewer: So, how can today's job-hunters get themselves back into employment? ‘2nd check for speting. 13 Enterprise Intermediate Coursebook - Unit 1: People & Jobs Jane: Well, the person seeking work faces two major problems. The first is actually getting an interview, and the second is making sure they perform well atthe interviewitself. And dike, if! may, to give afewhandy tips - some ‘Do's and Don'ts” as it were. Interviewer: That sounds fine. So starting with looking for jobs.. Jane: Right. Firstly, you must make sure that you have ‘a CV that is up-to-date. Emphasise the positive as- pects of your career history and outline the range of skills you possess which could be useful to an em- ployer. Further details on CV preparation are avaliable inthe free leaflet from your local Job Centre. Anyway, ‘once you've got a CV, the next thing isto get tinto the hands of possible employers. There are several ways to do this. Interviewer: Such as...? Jane: First you should check the newspapers on a regular basis for vacancies. Think what kind of obs you ‘could actually do. it may well bethe case that youhave the skills necessary to do work which you hadn't previously thoughtof. So, don’t restrict yourseffunnec- fessatily, Also make sure you ask your family and friends about work, as up to fifty per cent of job vacancies never get advertised in the newspapers at all. Another thing you can always do is to make a lst ‘of organisations which need yourkind of skis and just ‘send them a copy of your CV. An employer may have ‘a vacancy, or they often put your CV in their files and Contact you later when a vacancy arises. Interviewer: OK, let's imagine that you have finally got an interview. What should you do to make @- good impression? LS Speaking Task (p. 14) Ss relerto Exs 8, 4 (p. 9), 5, 6, 7 (p. 10) and 14, 15 (p. 11) in Language Development section of Unit 1. T elicits ‘answers and writes them on the board. Ss, looking at the table, compare and contrast the pictures. 4 (Suggested answers) hard-working, patient, efficient, careful, experienced, knowledgeable, etc. ‘Advantages ‘open air, close to nature, physical exercise, etc. ‘not well paid, stressful tring, ‘no promotion prospects, irregular working hours, etc. Jane: I'm glad you asked me that. Well, many of the ‘things are just common sense really. For instance, ‘make sure you get enough sleep the night before. That ‘way you will look and feel your best on the day itset. Secondly, make sure you wear the right clothes for the Job. Ifi’s an otficejob you must wear formal clothes but foratactory orshopjobitis often OKto wear something ‘more casual. But you should always look clean and tidy. And always make sure you arrive, say, ten min- tutes early, That way you can sit down and relax for a ‘couple of minutes before the interview. Another good tip is to be extra nice to the receptionist, as in many ‘organisations she or he often has a surprisingly large ‘say in who gets the job. And when you meet the interviewer smile pleasantly, shake his or her hand but

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