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Vocabulary
1 Replace the words and phrases in bold with a word or phrase below.

rise • confident • overtime • staff • see the point • reliable • organised • common sense
1. Kate is a babysitter who is someone you can trust. ……………………
2. We get an annual increase in salary every June. ……………………
3. Daniel feels certain that he will win the race. ……………………
4. Pam isn’t suitable to be a company manager. She isn’t able to plan well. ……………………
5. My mum doesn’t like to work extra hours because she wants to be home by dinner-time.
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6. The group of workers at the hotel made our stay very enjoyable. ……………………
7. His ability to make sensible decisions has always helped him in difficult situations.
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8. I understand, so you don’t have to continue explaining. ……………………

2 Match the sentences in A to their logical continuations in B.

A
1. He knows how to run a business.
2. My father is self-employed.
3. I have a full-time job.
4. That job pays peanuts.
5. The boss calls the shots.
6. She has great people skills.
7. The office job is part-time.
8. The school wants to hire an experienced teacher.

B
 a. The hours are long.
 b. The customers love her.
 c. He doesn’t have a boss.
 d. He makes good decisions.
 e. Don’t expect a high salary.
 f. You’ll only work in the afternoons.
 g. There’s no point in arguing with him.
 h. Anyone who has just finished university should not apply.

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3 Complete the passage with the words and phrases below. Make any necessary changes.

work well under pressure • show the ropes • shifts • make a living • odd jobs
get training • in charge of • hard-working • well paid • team player

My cousin Frank is a 1. ……………………………… firefighter. He says that it’s a difficult

way to 2. ……………………………… , but he loves the work. The job suits him because he
3.
……………………………… and stays calm. He also is a 4. ………………………………
who gets along with others. He got interested in becoming a firefighter when he did
5.
……………………………… at the fire station as a teenager. After leaving school, he
6.
……………………………… his ……………………………… by taking a firefighters’ course.

Frank is now 7. ……………………………… the fire station where he was first

8.
……………………………… . He says that his wife doesn’t complain, although he has to work
9.
……………………………… and he isn’t 10. ……………………………… . However, she
understands how important being a firefighter is to him.

4 Complete the sentences to show that you have understood the meaning of the words in bold.

1. Please be cooperative and ............................................................................................................. .

2. It’s very challenging to .................................................................................................................. .
3. Maggie is skilled at ........................................................................................................................ .
4. One of the privileges of being wealthy is ...................................................................................... .
5. If you are punctual, you ................................................................................................................ .

5 Answer the questions to show that you have understood the meaning of the words in bold.

1. Why did he get the sack?

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2. How does she make her bread and butter?
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3. Why is it hard for her to hold down a job?
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4. What has he just resigned from?
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Grammar
1 Write sentences with relative clauses using the words below. Make any necessary changes.

1. latest / the / people / fashion / clothes / always / envy / I / are / .

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2. last year / in a fire / was destroyed / the hotel / stayed / we / .
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3. punctual / usually / late / Sam / to work / has started / is / coming / .
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4. the book / to read / has / this / I want / shop / .
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5. the time / it / you / remember / here / snowed / ?
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2 Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun. Make any necessary changes.

1. The football players train every afternoon. They have a big match next week.
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2. The Empire State Building is in New York City. It’s a very tall building.
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3. The virus came from Jerry’s e-mail. I discovered it on my computer.
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4. The racing car driver escaped without any injuries. His car crashed into a wall.
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5. Susan left her laptop on the park bench. She had been sitting there.
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6. The shop assistant folded the clothes. The customer had tried them on.
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7. Our neighbours are selling their house. They have lived next to us for 20 years.
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8. I learned how to surf last summer. I was in Hawaii then.
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3 Combine the sentences using the formal structure.

1. The people are friendly. I work with them.

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2. This building is very old. You are looking at it.
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3. The test will be challenging. We are studying hard for it.
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4. The boy was very upset. The teacher was shouting at him.
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4 Complete the passage with suitable relative pronouns. There may be more than one possible answer.

Most people don’t remember the time 1. …………………… we didn’t have mobile phones or
computers. It’s hard to imagine that people 2. …………………… wanted to get in touch had to call from
home or from a public phone. Today, there are few public places 3. …………………… you can find a
public phone and nowadays, there are even families 4. …………………… children call them on their
mobile phones when they’re all at home! This happened to my friend Max. He has two daughters
5.
…………………… speak for hours on their phones. He got a phone call late at night while he was in
the living room. His youngest daughter, 6. …………………… was in her room, called him on her
phone. She suddenly felt so ill that she couldn’t get out of bed. Max and his wife rushed to the bedroom
7.
…………………… she was and checked her temperature, 8. …………………… was 41◦C! They
immediately called their doctor, 9. …………………… advised them to take her to hospital. They drove
to Mercy Hospital, 10. …………………… was the closest hospital to their home. Max says he will never
complain again about the high bills 11. …………………… his daughters run up on their phones.

5 Complete the sentences with a logical continuation.

1. Black is a colour which .................................................................................................................. .

2. We want to invite the girl whose .................................................................................................... .
3. I don’t know the name of the train station where ........................................................................... .
4. What is your opinion of the artist who .......................................................................................... ?
5. He was out of town on the day when ............................................................................................. .