3

3.1 Vocabulary
Jobs • Collocations with job and work • Prepositions
I can talk about jobs and work.

SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW

1 In pairs, name as many jobs as you can in sixty seconds.
WORK Then compare with the class.

2 Label the photos with ten of the jobs in the box. Which jobs
are not in the photos?

accountant architect artist builder dentist doctor

engineer factory worker farmer gardener hairdresser
journalist lawyer mechanic nurse plumber
receptionist scientist shop assistant soldier
sports instructor taxi driver teacher vet waiter

1 nurse
Practice makes perfect.
A PROVERB

2 journalist
UNIT LANGUAGE
AND SKILLS
Vocabulary:
• Show what you know – jobs
• jobs with suffixes
• collocations – job and work 3 artist
• work + prepositions
• farm animals and garden flowers

Grammar:
• Present Continuous
• Present Simple and Present
Continuous

Listening:
• a radio programme about voluntary
work
• true/false

Reading: 4 builder
• an article about land lovers
• information transfer 5 receptionist

Speaking:
• describing a photo

Writing:
• an email of request

FOCUS EXTRA
• Grammar Focus pages 128–129 6 accountant
• WORD STORE booklet pages 6–7
• Workbook pages 32–43

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REFERENCES
AUDIO SCRIPT ❯❯❯ p. 156
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
•• Photocopiable resource 3 (Test
yourself pairwork activities), p. 170, 175
38 •• Photocopiable resource 13 (jobs and
work – 15 mins) in the Active Teach
•• Make two lists on the board under
the headings Jobs we would like to
do and Jobs we wouldn’t like to do.
Elicit different jobs and let the students
decide which column the jobs should
go in and why.
•• Divide the class into teams. Write
the following categories on the board:
Long hours, Children, From home, Part-
time, Well-paid, Badly-paid, In a team
and International company. The teams
race to see how many jobs they can
write down for each category in five
minutes.
 Go to WORD STORE 3 page 7.
3 Listen and repeat the jobs. Check that
MP3•60

you understand the words. WORD STORE 3A

4 Think of five people you know. Then, in pairs, 7 MP3•62 Complete WORD STORE 3A with the

take turns to tell your partner about their jobs.
My neighbour is a builder.
R EM E M B E R TH I S
When you talk about jobs, use the article a/an.
My mum is a scientist.
5 MP3•61Listen to four people talking about
their jobs. Match the speakers (A–D) with four
of the photos (1–10).
A6 B 7 C 2 D 3
6 MP3•61 Listen again and match the speakers
(A–D) with the sentences (1–9).
1 He/She works long hours. A WORD STORE 3B
2 He/She works with children.
3 He/She works for an international company. A
4 He/She works in a supermarket.
5 He/She works from home.
6 He/She’s got a badly-paid job. B , D
7 He/She’s got a well-paid job.
8 He/She‘s got a part-time job.
9 He/She works in a team.
7 shop assistant
jobs in Exercise 2. Then listen, check and repeat.
8 Complete the sentences with jobs from WORD
STORE 3A.
1 You need a mechanic when your car doesn’t
work.
nurse
2 A                      looks after people in hospital.
3 An                     
engineer can help build roads and bridges.
4 I’ve got a sore tooth – I need to go to the
dentist
                     .
receptionist gives you the key to
5 At a hotel, the                     
your room.
6 A                     
plumber can repair the water pipe in the
bathroom.
D
9 MP3•63 Look at Exercise 6 again. Complete
WORD STORE 3B with job or work. Then listen,
B
check and repeat.
C
10 Complete the sentences with names of people
A
you know. Then tell your partner.
D
A 1                      works long hours.
2                      has got a part-time job.
3                      works full-time.
4                      has got a well-paid job.
5                      works hard and is badly paid.
6                      works nine to five.
1 My mum works long hours.

WORD STORE 3C
11 MP3•64Complete WORD STORE 3C with
prepositions from Exercise 6. Then listen, check
and repeat.

12 Complete the questions with prepositions from

WORD STORE 3C. Then ask and answer in pairs.
1 Would you like to work for a big company or
a small company? Why?
8 plumber from
2 Would you like to work                      home?
Why?/Why not?
3 Would you like a full-time or a part-time job?
Why?
4 Do you prefer to work                     
in a team or
alone? Why?
5 Would you like to work                     
with children?
Why?/Why not?
9 lawyer in
6 Would you prefer to work                      an office
or outside? Why?

10 scientist

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WORKBOOK •• Ask students to look for a photo in

p. 32–33 a magazine or newspaper of people
working and to bring it to the next
NEXT CLASS class.
•• Ask students to do Show what you
know 3.2 in the WB, p. 34.
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 3.2 Grammar
Present Continuous Oh hello, Mrs Vincent. Yes, everything is fine
here. The house is almost ready. I’m standing in
I can talk about actions happening at the time of speaking.
the living room at the moment and it looks really
Dan Nick good. Joey is finishing the bathroom … What is
he doing exactly? Erm, he’s fitting the shower.
Dan and Nick are working too … Are they
working on the roof? Yes, they are – it’s almost
finished … Yes, the gardener is here. He’s
digging a flowerbed for your roses … Joey’s
dog? Yes, he’s here, but he isn’t playing in the
house. He’s sleeping … Fishing? No, we aren’t
fishing, Mrs Vincent! We’re all working very
hard! So, are you enjoying your holiday, Mrs
Joey Vincent? … What? Are you coming home now?
Right … er … fine … see you soon then.
Pete

Frank

1 Look at the men in the picture. What REMEMBER T HIS

are their jobs? Use the words from the
To form the -ing form of a verb:
box on page 38. Dan, Nick and Frank: builders,
Joey: plumber, Pete: gardener • add -ing to the verb: stand standing
2 MP3•65 Read and listen to Frank’s • if the verb ends in -e, drop -e: make making
telephone conversation with Mrs • if the verb ends in a short vowel + a consonant, double
Vincent, the owner of the house. Does the final consonant: fit fitting
Frank tell her the truth? no

3 Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Then 4 Complete the sentences about the picture. Use the
complete it with the words in blue in correct form of the verbs in the box.
Exercise 2.
drink eat fry not fit not sleep not stand
not work run
GRAMMAR FOCUS
Present Continuous: am/are/is + -ing 1 Frank isn’t standing in the house. He                    is frying a fish.
You use the Present Continuous to talk 2 Dan and Nick                    
aren’t working on the roof. They                   
are eating
about actions happening at the time of sandwiches.
speaking. 3 Joey                    
isn’t fitting the shower. He                    
is drinking coffee.
isn’t sleeping in the house. It                    
4 The dog                     is running round
I 1’m standing in the living room. the garden.
+
’s sleeping .
He 2             
5 Use the prompts to make questions.
are working too.
They 3             
1 doing / is / the teacher / what? What is the teacher doing?
Is anyone sitting
He 4             
isn’t playing in the house. 2 near / anyone / is / a window / sitting? near a window?
–
aren’t fishing !
We 5              3 anybody / black / wearing / something / is? Is anybody wearing
something black?
4 any / writing / are / students? Are any students writing?
is
What 6              he              
doing exactly?
5 this / are / doing / all the students / exercise? Are all the students
doing this exercise?
? 7 Are they              
              working on the roof?
Yes, they are./No, they aren’t. 6 In pairs, ask and answer the questions in Exercise 5.
A: What is the teacher doing?
B: He/She is writing on the board.

40 Grammar Focus page 128

EXTRA ACTIVITIES
•• Photocopiable resource 3 (Test
yourself pairwork activities), p. 170, 176
•• Students work in pairs. Using the
photos brought to the class, they
describe the types of jobs they can see
40 and what the people are doing.
•• Students write true/false sentences
about the picture and the text on page NEXT CLASS
40. They exchange sentences or read
Ask students to write a description
them out for the rest of the class to
of what is happening in one of the
say if they are true or false.
photos on page 41.
WORKBOOK
p. 34
 3.3 Listening
True/False 2 What kind of information is missing in each sentence?
I can identify specific detail in a radio Match the sentences (1–6) with the descriptions (a–f).
programme about volunteers abroad. 9000
1 More than                     Peace Corps volunteers are
working around the world today. c
1 Read US TODAY and answer the questions. 2 The first speaker, Amy, is in South                    
Asia . a
3 Amy is helping to build a new                    
school . f
1 Which country is the Peace Corps from?the USA
4 Terri and her co-workers are producing fresh
2 What does the Peace Corps do?
It sends volunteers abroad and promotes peace and friendship.                    
vegetables for people in hospital. b
3 Where do the volunteers work? (street)
in health, education and agriculture 5 Richard is learning                    
Spanish from the children. d
different
6 Peace Corps volunteers meet people who are                (from you) . e

US TODAY a the name of a continent

b a kind of food
d something you can learn
e an adjective
Peace Corps is a US government programme. c a number f a type of building
It sends American volunteers to work abroad. 3 MP3•66 Listen and complete the sentences in Exercise 2.
Peace Corps promotes peace and friendship in
the world. Volunteers work with local people. EXAM FOCUS True/False
They work with children and adults. They
teach subjects such as English, Business Skills 4 MP3•66 Listen again. Are the statements true (T) or

and Information Technology. They can work in false (F)?

health, education or agriculture. 1 Peace Corps volunteers live and work in
fifty-seven countries. F
2 Amy likes the place where she’s living. T
3 Terri doesn’t like physical work. F
4 Some patients work in the hospital garden. T
5 The children learn more than to bake bread. T
6 Richard says being a volunteer is easy. F

5 Would you like to work as a volunteer abroad? Which

statements do you agree with? Discuss as a class.

I would like to do voluntary I wouldn’t like to work

work abroad because: abroad because:
• I love travelling. • I don’t like foreign food.
• I want to learn about the • I’m rubbish at learning
world. languages.
• I would like to teach in Africa. • I’m scared of new places.

PRONUNCIATION FOCUS
6 MP3•67 Listen and circle the silent letter in each word.
Then listen again and repeat.
1plumber 4government 6listen
2lawyer 5climber 7know
3writer

WORD STORE 3D
7 MP3•68 Complete WORD STORE 3D with learn or teach.

Then listen, check and repeat.

8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of learn
or teach.
1 My brother teaches Maths in a big secondary school.
He is                    
teaching me Maths now because I have a test
tomorrow.
2 This year in History, we are                    
learning about the French
Revolution.
learning
3 My grandmother is                     to use the computer.
teaching
Today, I’m                     her to send emails. 41

REFERENCES •• Divide the class into two groups. WORKBOOK

CULTURE NOTES ❯❯❯ p. 147
AUDIO SCRIPT ❯❯❯ p. 156
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
•• Ask students to read out the
descriptions they have prepared. The
rest of the class try to identify the photo.
One group should list all the p. 35
advantages of volunteer work. The
other must list the disadvantages. A NEXT CLASS
spokesperson for each group explains Ask students to think of their dream
their views. Which group had the most job and make notes about it. Ask them to
convincing arguments? think about: location, hours, salary. 41
 3.4 Reading
Information transfer EXAM FOCUS Information transfer
I can find specific details in texts about jobs. 6 Read text A again and the email below. Then
complete Mary's notes.
1 Look at the title of the article and the
photos. In pairs, answer the questions. From: John
1 What do you think the people’s jobs are? To: Mary
2 What do they do in their jobs? My grandfather George is a farmer. He lives in Ledenik,
3 Which job do you think is more exciting? a village in the country near Veliko Tarnovo. He works
Why?
every day but doesn’t earn much money. He looks after
2 Read the article and check your ideas in many animals, buildings and crops. Do you want to
Exercise 1. come with me and visit him next Saturday? There is a
3 Some words in English can be nouns or coach at 10 o’clock. See you at the coach station?
verbs without changing their form. Look at
the words in blue in the article. What part village of Ledenik, 2 coach ___
_____
Address: 1near ___
Veliko TarnovoTransport: _____
of speech are they? cows, horses, pigs,
Money: _____
4 earn much money
doesn’t ___
sheep ___
Animals: 3 _____
coach station 6 barn, stable
noun verb crops – noun _____
Meet John: 5 (at 10 o’c lock) Buildings: ________
___
milk – verb
water water
breed – verb
milk milk plough – verb REMEMBER T HIS
breed breed harvest – verb
plant – verb on a farm, on Vine Street
plant plant water – verb Live in London, New Zealand, in a village
plough plough at 26 Vine Street
harvest harvest
weed weed WORD STORE 3E
7 MP3•69Complete WORD STORE 3E with a verb from
4 Decide if the words in bold are nouns (n)
the email. Then listen, check and repeat.
or verbs (v).
1 Mary waters her orchid every day. (v) 8 Put the words below into the appropriate category.
2 There is no running water in this village. (n) pasture farmhouse alfalfa soy beans corn
3 My grandmother milks the goat early in pig pen hen house vegetable garden/patch
the morning. (v) stable field orchard hay barn cotton
4 This milk is off. Don’t drink it! (n) rice wheat
5 The harvest takes place during spring in Land Buildings Crops
China. (n) vegetable garden/ farmhouse, barn, alfalfa , hay, corn,
patch, field, pasture, stable, pig pen, cotton, rice, wheat,
6 We use a combine harvester to harvest orchard hen house soy beans
crops. (v)
9 Farm animals and sounds they make.
7 What breed is your dog? (n)
8 Plants produce oxygen. (n) sheep bleats cow moos pig squeals
9 Every year gardeners plant many shrubs horse neighs goat bleats donkey brays
rooster crows / hen clucks duck quacks
and flowers. (v)
goose honks
5 Look at the words in bold in text B. Match
Now match the onomatopoeic words with the
some of them with the definitions below.
animals above.
1 A red, white or yellow flower with sweet rooster
cock-a-doodle-doo
smell and thorns on the stem. rose duck
quack-quack
2 A plant with a bright flower shaped like a donkey
cup. It is popular in Holland. tulip horse hee-haw
neigh-neigh
3 A small European plant with bell-shaped
cow pig
flowers. It symbolises ever-lasting love. bluebell moo-moo sheep, goat oink-oink
4 A fragrant flower with white, pink or red bah-bah
colour. carnation

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 Land lovers
Do you love flora and fauna? Here are some great jobs.
A From dusk till dawn
George, 56, earns his living by raising animals
and growing plants.

I work from dusk till dawn and my job is very

5 hard. What do I do? Well, every day I take care of
the animals on the farm and the crops in the field.
First I check the barn where I keep the cows and
sheep to milk and feed them. Then, I go to see the
horses in the stable and I give them food. After
10 that it is the pigs’ turn. I bathe them and clean
the manure. I breed pigs for meat and I sell it at
the farmers market. We grow corn, wheat and soy
beans. My farm hands work in the fields, because I
can’t manage all the work alone. They plough the
15 land in autumn and harvest crops in August. It is a
demanding job and it can’t make you a millionaire
but it is rewarding.

B Magic of flowers
Natalie, thirty, creates natural beauty with her
20 bare hands.
I can work in your back yard, outside of your school
or in front of your local shop. I tend gardens and I
like to think I am the benevolent “Poison Ivy”, you
know. My job is to make sure grass, shrubs and
25 plants are healthy and green all year round. The
main responsibilities are: planting new flowers and
trees, keeping bugs away from the garden, checking
the moisture in the soil and removing fallen leaves
from the ground. I work all week and sometimes
30 at the weekends, because flowers need constant
care and attention. My favourite garden flowers are
daffodils, but I also like many more: bluebells,
daisies, dandelions, tulips and roses. Oh, silly
me! The carnations and the lillies in Ms. Stevens'
35 backyard need watering. Bye!

WORD STORE 3F
10 Complete WORD STORE 3F with the
names of the farm animals. Use a
dictionary or the internet.
11 Tell the class which job you would/wouldn’t like
to do and why?
REMEMBER T HIS
I would like to be a gardener because I love flowers.

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WORKBOOK NEXT CLASS

p. 36–37 Ask students to do Show what you
know 3.5 in the WB, p. 38.
Ask students to write three true and
three false sentences about themselves
using the Present Simple and Present
Continuous. 43
 3.5 Grammar
Present Simple and Present Continuous 3 Complete the sentences with the Present
I can use the Present Simple and Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs
Continuous to talk about present actions. in brackets.
1 I work (work) as a mechanic for SuperCars.
is
1 Read the text and answer the questions. 2 Jane working (work) as a waitress in a café this
summer.
1 What is the girl’s job? She is a receptionist. am
2 What are the hotel staff doing today? 3 Please don’t talk to me now. I finishing (finish) an
preparing for a big party email.
4 I finish (finish) work at five.
Every summer I work as 5 We go (go) to the cinema on Saturdays, but
a receptionist in the local hotel. today we are going (go) to the theatre.
I like it. It’s usually quiet and
4 Complete Emily’s email with the Present Simple
I don’t have a lot of work. or Present Continuous form of the verbs in
Exercise 5 When guests arrive, I give brackets.
2 I’m (not) them their keys. At 11.00,
learning to
play a musical
I always have coffee and Hi Freddie,
instrument at the a cake. Guess where I am. At the moment, I 1’m looking (look) at
moment. But this summer everything’s the Atlantic!
3 My best friend different. Our town is organising an arts I’ve got a holiday job as an au pair with a Spanish family.
lives/doesn’t live ’m looking (look)
They’re on holiday in Vigo just now and I 2_______
near me.
festival. 100 people are staying at the hotel. after the children.
4 My parents Today we’re preparing for a big party! At the play (play) with the kids, but at the moment
I usually 3_______
are
(don’t) work in moment, the waiters are bringing more tables they 4_______ relax
sleeping (sleep). It’s their siesta. I usually 5_______
’m writing(write) to you.
(relax) too, but today I 6_______
a big company. and the manager is telling me to do three starts (start) early; I 8_______
5 We (don’t) My ‘working’ day 7_______ take (take) the
different jobs. I hate it when it is like this! No children for a swim. They 9_______ love (love) the water! After
go on holiday
abroad every coffee for me today! read (read) stories to them. It’s so quiet now.
dinner, I 10_______
The sun 11_______ is
is shining (shine) and life 12_______ (be) perfect! I
year. 13 believe
_______ (believe) I’ve got the best job in the world!
6 My English
2 Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Then complete What about you? How’s your holiday job going?
teacher isn’t
talking at the the examples with the words in blue in the text. Love,
moment. Emily
GRAMMAR FOCUS
Present Simple and Present Continuous 5 Write true sentences. Use the Present Simple
You use the Present Simple to talk about facts, or Present Continuous.
habits and routines. 1 I / do / a lot of sports
give
When guests 1arrive , I 2              them their keys. I do/don't do a lot of sports.
At 11.00, I always              
3
have coffee and a cake. 2 I / learn / to play a musical instrument / at the
Exercise 6 Time expressions: always, usually, every day/ moment
2 Are you morning/summer, on Saturdays, etc. 3 my best friend / live / near me
learning to 4 my parents / work / in a big company
You use the Present Continuous:
play a musical
• to talk about activities at the moment of speaking. 5 we / go / on holiday abroad / every year
instrument at the
moment?
are bringing more tables. The manager
The waiters 4              6 my English teacher / talk / at the moment
is telling
              me to do three different jobs.
3 Does your best
5
6 Write questions for the sentences in Exercise 5.
friend live near • to talk about temporary actions. Then ask and answer in pairs.
you? is organising an arts festival. (this summer)
Our town 6              A: Do you do a lot of sports?
4 Do your Time expressions: at the moment, now, right now,
B: Yes, I do./No, I don’ t.
parents work in today, this month, this summer, etc.
a big company?
Grammar Focus page 129
5 Do you go on RE M E M B E R TH I S
holiday abroad
You don't use these verbs in the
every year?
Present Continuous:
6 Is your English
believe, hate, know, like, love, mean,
teacher talking at
need, prefer, understand, want.
the moment?

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REFERENCES •• In pairs, students listen to their NEXT CLASS

CULTURE NOTES ❯❯❯ p. 147
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
•• Photocopiable resource 15
(Present Simple and Present Continuous
44 – 15 mins) in the Active Teach
partner’s true/false sentences and Ask students to choose a job and
guess which are true. imagine that they are at work right now.
Students write a few sentences about
WORKBOOK
where they are, what they have to do in
p. 38 their job and what they’re doing at the
moment.
3.6 Speaking
Describing a photo
A
I can describe the people in a photo and
say what they are doing.
Exercise 1
1 Look at Photo A and answer the 1 There are two
questions. Then compare your answers middle-aged
in pairs. men in the
1 Who is in the photo? photo. They are
2 Where are they? mechanics.
3 What are they doing? 2 They are in
a garage.
2 MP3•70 Listen to a student describing
3 They are
Photo A. Compare his answers with repairing or
yours. servicing a car.

3 MP3•70Listen again and tick the

questions the student answers.
1 What are the people wearing?
2 How old are they? ✓
3 Are they working alone or in a team? ✓
4 Is the work hard? ✓
B
5 How are they feeling? ✓
6 What are they thinking?
7 Do you think they like their job? ✓
4 MP3•70 Read the SPEAKING FOCUS.
Then listen again and underline the
phrases you hear.
SPEAKING FOCUS
Who? Where? What are they doing?
The photo shows (a person/people)
in a (place).
In the photo there is/there are (a person/
people) in a (place).
He/She is …/They are … + -ing
Details of the picture
On the left/right …
In the background …
We can also see …
He’s/She’s wearing …
What you think C
Perhaps/Maybe …
I think he/she is …/they are …

REME M B E R TH I S
You use the Present Continuous to say
what people are doing in a photo.

5 Work in pairs. Student A, describe

Photo B. Student B, describe Photo C.
Follow the instructions below and use the
phrases in the SPEAKING FOCUS.
1 Say who is in the photo and where they are.
2 Say what the people are doing.
3 Try to say more. Use some of the questions
in Exercise 3 to help you.
6 Would you like to do the job in your
photo? Why?/Why not? 45

REFERENCES •• Students write a description of a job

AUDIO SCRIPT ❯❯❯ p. 157 they would like to do and read it to
the class.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
WORKBOOK
•• Students read out the sentences they
wrote at home. The class try to guess p. 39
what the job is. 45
 3.7 Writing
An email of request
I can write an email to ask someone to do something.

1 MP3•71 Listen to the conversation between

Rose and her boss, Jeremy. What does Jeremy

want Rose to do? Complete the notes.

> phone2a res    

1 tau ra nt
    lve people
> ord
3
er     lunc
     h   for     twe       

(for the meetin g)

     s 
etarian
4 veg    
to order something for     
> rem em ber
0                
> need lunch byof    
5 12.3    
    
ts   for customers
>
6 pre sen    
prepare bags          

2 What is Rose’s problem and how do you think

she decides to solve it? Shetohas an exam and has
leave the office.

3 Read the first email. What is wrong with it?

1 There is not enough information. ✓
2 There is too much information.
3 The message is not clear.
4 The request is not polite. ✓ 5 Read the second email again and match the
5 The message is too long. parts (A–C) with the descriptions (1–3).
1 Rose asks Greg to do some things. B
To: Greg Sutter 2 Rose introduces her problem. A
From: Rose Orton
3 Rose thanks Greg and says she’s sorry for the
Subject: Tomorrow’s meeting
trouble. C
Greg,
Phone a restaurant and order lunch for the people 6 Complete the WRITING FOCUS with words and
at the meeting. Order something for vegetarians phrases from the second email.
too. Prepare bags of presents for everyone. Use the
pens in my desk. WRITING FOCUS
Rose An email of request
• Introduction
4 Read the second email. Why is it better? I’ve got a 1problem .
There is more information, it’s more polite. I need your/some 2          
help .
To: Greg Sutter Could you help me?
From: Rose Orton Could you do me a favour?
Subject: Tomorrow’s meeting
• Requests
Greg, Please 3             
could you …?
[A]
I’ve got a problem and I need your help with Could you please …?
tomorrow’s meeting. I’ve got an exam in half an Do you think you could …?
hour and I haven’t got the time to do this.
Could you also …?
[B]
Please could you phone a good restaurant and order
lunch for twelve people for tomorrow’s meeting at • Conclusion
12.30? Could you order some vegetarian dishes, too? (So) Sorry to 4             
bother you.
Also, we need to prepare bags of presents for the Thanks 5             
a lot ./Thank you very much.
customers. There are twenty expensive pens in a box
in my desk and you could use those. The receptionist
has got company bags to put them in.
[C]
Sorry to bother you, but I just don’t have the time.
Thanks a lot,
Rose

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REFERENCES Students form pairs and ask their NEXT CLASS

AUDIO SCRIPT ❯❯❯ p. 157 partner to help them with their •• Ask students to do Word practice
problem. They must use language from 3.8 in the WB, p. 41.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES the Writing focus. •• Ask students to revise for Focus
Ask each student to think of two WORKBOOK review 3 and study the Word list on
problems or tasks which they need p. 139.
46 help with. These can be in a personal, p. 40
a work or an educational situation.
7 Number the sentences in the correct order to 10 Write requests for these things. Try to use a
Exercise 8
make another email from Rose. different way to make a request for each one.
1 I’ve got a
Jack, You’d like Dave to: problem and I
a Could you please finish the report for me? 3 1 help you with a report. need some help.
b Thank you very much. 6 2 email you a file. 2 Could you do
c So sorry to bother you. 5 3 get you a sandwich from the café. me a favour?
d Can you do me a favour? 1 4 get you a coffee. 3 Could you help
e Could you also check some of the information me, please?
11 Read the information and write an email of
about the sales? 4 4 Do you think
about 100 words to a colleague. Ask him/her to
f I’m writing a report and I have to go to you could help
do the things you cannot do. me, please?
a meeting now. 2
You work in a small music shop. You don’t feel well 5 Thank you very
Rose
much.
and you’re going home.
8 Put the words in the correct order to make 6 Sorry to bother
sentences. Things you haven’t got time to do: you.
• Send the three CDs on the desk to Mr L.
1 need / problem / help / got / I / a / some / I’ve /
Henderson
and
(the address is on a piece of paper with the
2 me / you / favour / do / could / a?
CDs).
3 you / please / could / me / help?
• Email Mrs Young and tell her we’ve got the old
4 think / do / please / could / you / me / you /
Beatles LP for her.
help? Exercise 9
• Phone the computer man. The system isn’t
5 you / much / very / thank 2 Do you think
working well.
6 to / you / bother / sorry you could phone
the plumber?
9 Rewrite the sentences as polite requests. Use
the words in brackets. 12 Check. 3 Could you
please give these
1 Take this letter to the post office. (could/please) ✓ Have you included all the points in the
papers to Mr
Could you please take this letter to the question? Flynn?
✓ Have you used language from the WRITING
post office? 4 Could you also
2 Phone the plumber. (think/could) FOCUS? ask him to sign
3 Give these papers to Mr Flynn. (could/please) ✓ Have you introduced your requests correctly? them, please?
4 Ask him to sign them. (could/also/please) ✓ Have you included an appropriate conclusion?
✓ Have you organised your email well?

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WORD LIST ACTIVITIES
•• Divide the class into teams and have a race against the
clock for jobs with the suffixes -er, -ist, -or, -ant. Allow a
minute for each category and then a further 2 minutes for
other suffixes. The team with the most jobs are the winners.
•• Students choose words from the list and write anagrams.
They exchange with a partner and write the words. Then
they say which category they belong to.
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 FOCUS REVIEW 3
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR LANGUAGE IN USE

1 Read the descriptions and complete the jobs. 5 Read the text and choose the correct answer,
1 This person helps people who aren’t well. A, B or C.
n_u _r _s _e My cousin Helena has a good job. She 1 __ in a computer
2 You tell this person what you want to eat in a shop. She knows a 2 __ about computers and she 3__ help
restaurant. w_a _i t_ e_ _r customers to choose the right one. Her boss likes her very
3 This person repairs cars. m_e _c _h _a _n _i c_ much. He says that she works well 4 __ a team and she’s
4 You ask this person for help in a shop. good at selling. She 5 __ a lot of computers every week! At
s_h _o _p a_s _s _i s_ t_ a_ n_ _t the moment her young sister, Magda, 6 ___ in the same
5 This person works in an office and has lots of
shop. But it’s only a summer job for her. Magda 7 ___ work
clients. l_ a w _ _y e_ r_
long hours. She starts at 9.30 and finishes at 12.30. Today
6 This person gives you your keys in a hotel.
Helena is teaching Magda about 8 ___ new computers they
r_e _c _e _p _t _i o_ n_ _i _s _t
have in the shop.
2 Complete the second sentence so that it has
the opposite meaning to the first sentence. 1 A does work B works C is working
1 He’s got a well-paid job. 2 A much B lot C many
badly paid.
His job is               3 A is B does C can
2 She works part-time. 4 A on B at C in
full-time job.
She’s got a               5 A is selling B sell C sells
3 Their working day is quite short. 6 A works B working C is working
They work long              
hours . 7 A doesn’t B isn’t C don’t
4 She’s got a demanding job. 8 A some B any C many
Her job is              
easy . 6 Choose the correct answer, A, B or C, to
5 He works in an office. complete both sentences.
Exercise 3
1 are having He works from              
home . 1 We all       long hours at the end of the month.
2 is ordering 3 Complete the text with the Present Continuous Journalists often       from home.
3 are serving form of the verbs in the box. A write B do C work
4 is preparing 2 An au pair looks       children.
have not work order phone
5 is talking Karen was late today; she came to the office
prepare serve talk
6 is phoning       the first meeting.
7 isn’t working Dan’s café is very busy today. A big group A at B after C in
of people 1              a party. One of them 3 Paul’s got a part-time       .
2
              food for the whole group. The waiters I’m looking for a holiday       .
3
              drinks. The chef 4              desserts. A work B salary C job
Dan, the manager, 5              on the phone. He 4 Would you like to work       an international
company?
6
             a plumber because the toilet 7             .
I’m responsible       answering the phone.
A in B for C to
4 Complete the sentences with the Present
Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs 5 A photographer is coming today to       photos
in brackets. of all the staff.
As an au pair, I       children to their after-school
1 Matt’s got a good job. He              
earns (earn) a lot of
activities.
money.
A take B make C go
2 Alex and Rachel are engineers. They               work
(work) for an electronics company. They are working
              LISTENING
(work) on a new smartphone at the moment.
3 I              
travel (travel) a lot in my job. This week 7 MP3•72 Listen to two friends talking about
am travelling (travel) to South Africa.
I               Charlie’s new job. Are the statements true (T)
4 Lucy              
loves (love) her job. She              
believes
or false (F)?
(believe) it’s perfect.
send
1 Charlie works for a newspaper. F
5 I               (send) about a hundred emails every
am sending (send) today.
2 The job is interesting. T
day. This is the last one I              
3 Charlie works part-time. F
4 His job is well-paid. F
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REFERENCES •• Photocopiable resource 17 NEXT CLASS

AUDIO SCRIPT ❯❯❯ p. 157 (Speaking – 5 mins) •• Ask students to do Self-check 3.10 in
•• Photocopiable resource 18 the WB, p. 43.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES (Writing – 10 mins) •• Ask students to prepare for Unit
In the Active Teach: WORKBOOK test 3 (Focus Assessment Package).
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(Language in use – 15 mins) Self-assessment 3.9, p. 42
READING SPEAKING

8 Read the advertisement and the email 9 Describe the photo. Use the words in the box and the
below. Then complete Dave’s notes. prompts.

buy clothes shop customer help pay for

shop assistant smile

Summer jobs The photo shows …

They are in …
Are you looking for a summer job? The man/woman is …
Here are some ideas.

From: Gary
To: Dave
How’s this for a summer job for you and WRITING
me? I’m in the USA in July, but can do the
next month. Sounds fun! Can you phone
and ask about pay? 10 Read the information and write an email of about 100
words to a colleague. Ask him/her to do the things you
cannot do.

You are working in an office during your summer break.

You have to go to the dentist this afternoon. Things
Summer job you’d like your colleague to do while you are away:
• Photocopy a report to give to a customer.
job in: agriculture • Phone a customer to arrange an appointment for
tomorrow morning.
month: 1 _______________
August
• Search the internet for a good local restaurant and book
apples
a table for the boss tomorrow.
fruit: 2 _______________

transport: 3 _______________
bus

speak to: 4 _______________

John Jones

pay
ask about: 5 _______________

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