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ENGO SOFT 1 Work, rest and play Language Summary 1, Student’s Book p119 1A. Life stories Question words EIB @ Fill in the gaps with the correct question words. Then match questions 1-8 to answers a)h). 1 What, languages do you speak? .f) 2 does Jamie Oliver come from? 3 has the most interesting job you know? ‘4 did she get married? 5 are you studying English? 6 is a university degree course in England? 1 brothers and sisters have you gor? 8 do you go to the cinema? 2) Three or four years ») Every weekend. I love films. 6) My brother ~ hes a musician in a band. 4) Essex in England. @) About three years ago ~ it was a lovely wedding. 4) French and a litle Spanish. 2) Lwant to get a better job. +) One brother and one sister. Review of verb forms and questions @3EB @© Fillin the gaps with do, did or are 1 Who do. you live with? My family 2 When you get married? Last May. 3 What _______ you going to do tonight? Watch TV, 4 Why you studying English? For work. 5 Where you going on holiday this year? To the beach. 6 How many countries Loss. 7 What you doing at the moment? Vm studying English. 8 What Go shopping, you visi last year? you do in your free time? a) Read the interviews and write a question from 2 in the correct places A-D. ai . Do you have an interesting life? We asked four people four questions. Do they have interesting lives? You decide. ‘A Whatare you doing at the moment?. { sam I'm going to a meeting. | work for a TV \ company. We ' ‘redoing. (do) a series with a famous chef at the moment. ANNIE tS my brothers birthday tomorrow. So | ‘Sam (look) for a present 808 We'e going to the cinema, We often go on Fridays. 8 SAM Free time? Work is the best free time activity! Aunt Wel, Te got three children so 1 (not have got) much free time. Tove skiing. We went skiing in Italy last year. sere HeiD Well, we like films. Sometimes we get a DVD, And Bob * (play) the guitar c f sam Italy, Spain, the USA and Brazil. All for work, \ of course. annie Well, 1 (tell) you about skiing in laly. We also stayed with friends in\Stotlanc’ Netifeea tee acta cata ‘80b and Heid Spain 808 We spent two weeks in Wales on 2 camping holiday. It rained most of the time, but we © (go) for some nice walks. sam Well, this meeting is going to finish late, Then iy (make) some phone calls and g0 10 4 restaurant. | never eat at home. annie My husband and 1 - (do) our homework. Were studying Spanish at the moment. We want to watch a programme on TV tonight. eID b) Read the interviews again and put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or use be going to. 1A and 1B © a) Make questions with these words. b) Read the article in 3a) again. 1 is/ doing / Sam / at / What / the / moment ? ‘Anse thejqpestians in 48) it eineribtgaicineioatiaanl 1 He's going to.ameeting. 2 did / holiday / last / go / Annie / on / year / Where ? 2 3. birthday / is / Annie’ / brother's / When ? a 4 his / What /in / does / Sam / do / free time ? ei 5 go/do/ Heidi and Bob / cinema / When / to / the ? a 6 to/ Annie / this / What / going / do / is / evening ? iS 7 did / How /last / many / visit / countries / Sam / year ? 4 —— 8 Where / on / is / holiday / next / Annie / year / going ? 3 9 are / What / this / do / going / to / evening / Heidi and Bob ? 5 10 going / Heidi and Bob / Where / are / now ? 70 ae 1B Super commuters —— - Work G3 @ Fill in the gaps with these words and in, for, as or with. -2resteuramt a department store a journalist London a receptionist young children unemployed people anewspaper teenagers herself 1 Ryan isa chef. He works .in.avestaurant. 2 Sally doesn't have a boss. She works 3 Stewart works He loves working in a big city 4 Ruth works . She helps them to find jobs. 5 Jess and Drew are teachers. They work eee aNd 5 6 Michael works called Harrods, The shop sells everything. 7 Lynne works She meets people and answers the phones. 8 Judy works __ called The Daily Times. She works 1B Subject questions (3 © ‘Complete the questions in these conversations. y @ a) Choose the correct words. 14 The traffic was really bad. 1. Who does work(GO7BD as a receptionist? Sorry. What .was.realy bad? 2 Which newspaper does Judy work/works Judy A The talfic. for? 2-4 Ryan missed the train. 3 What do ess and Drew do/do Jess and Drew? 8 SOREN. WhO wo son 3 ? 4 Whose job does help/helps unemployed & Ryan. eople? te nerd alae yay [Ruth commutesten Cowley’ fiverdaysn week: 6 Which person does work/works in a shop? 8 a ie = = 7 Who hasn't got/hasn’t a boss? A) (Coenineaniaxlonts 8 Who does like/likes working in a big city? 4-4 That book belongs to Jess, inet 8 Sorry. Which 2 b) Answer the questions in 2a). Nae 1 hymn. 5 A. Judy is waiting to see you. 2 8. Sorry: Who so — - ‘A. Judy. The journalist from The Daily Times. = = (© Read the conversation. Write 5 . = questions in the Present Simple. re Mike and Ruby Carson live in London. We asked them about 7 their journeys to work. 8 @ — Why/yout /live in London? * Why. do.you live intondon?, Look at the words in bold. Write two ae questions for each sentence. Use the Present mike Well, | work in Cambridge and Ruby works in Oxford, Simple. 0 London is the best place for us to live, 1 Stewart leaves home at 6.30 a.m. Pa _ Whe leaves home at 6.30a.m? When does Stewart leave home?. rusy Mike does. I get the train and it takes about an hour. 2 Michael walks to work every morning. Who... - - Mike gets a bus, then the tube and then the train, @ Who / get up / first? ®. 7 Mike Ruby does. She needs to be at work very early, How often @ What / you /do, Ruby? * Tm a doctor, 3 This train goes to London. eae a @ Who /spend / the most on travel? ° Which - — - - da ? Where Mike I do. U spend about £2,000 a year. ? @ — /you/ want to get jobs in London? ¢ 4 Jane spends £200 a week on travel Who. rusy Yes, we do! I want to work at a London hospital. But at the moment, its impossible. How much @ Who /get/ home first?” Mike 1 do usually and then | cook dinner! @ 1C Time to relax Free time activities with do, play, go, Frequency adverbs and expressions @7ZB go to CEB @© Pur the frequency adverbs in the correct places in these a) (S$) Look at the pictures and find sentences. the words in the puzzle. usually often 1 [get to the station on time, but the train is {late. (usually, often) 2 James and Maria are at home on Saturday evenings. They go to the theatre. (hardly ever, normally) PECTS} 3 Are you happy? You stop smiling, (always, never) 4 Do you do any exercise? I go running, (ever, occasionally) eo a) Complete the frequency expressions. 1 Daweek twice a week 2 Uyear ayear 3 day... aday 4 2-3/momth or times a 5-1/3 months every months 6 Uday day ) Look at the table and write sentences with frequency adverhs and expressions. fapask WELG! CcRJO NWGJLNAC YSTGASOAMERC t ol LBAUGBY § YIGAATSSSSAC OELMMCGSL POR NE ule ea activity | iy and Lionel BACSROEGRRGG cookathone __| 9 5-6/week BGUARAEROINC pete inert [i nk __| AMRECMUSEYER read a newspaper | ¢) month goonholiday |e} T/year |) 2-3iyear b) Complete the table with the words ore from 1a). — >) gO |_ Jogging & bam " — ee ————— 4 a 9 ) _Lily.and Lionel cook at hame five or sixtimes a.week, a » 1D Speed dating Finding things in common @EB Bernic is on a speed-dating evening. Read the = conversations and choose the correct words. ; Isabel Fiona Hayley Bernie Havuey Hi, My name’ Hayley. I'm a bit nervous! aeRnit Don't worry! 'Goam)>/Neither am. 'm Bernie. Haviey So, what do you do, Bernie? Bernie I work for myself, Haveey Really? °50.do H/Neither dot Isaset I eat out a lot. I don' have time to cook ai home. ernie 'Oh,Idon't./Neither dol. What's your favourite food? IsaBeL I love Italian food. BERNie ‘Som /l/Me too! | eat a lot of pasta. care I went speed dating last week, too. Beenie 'Soamit/So did Did you meet anyone interesting? aan No, I didn't like anyone! seanie ‘Me neither./So did. But it was fun CLARE Yes, it was. FIONA Well, I love exercise. | go jogging every day. seanie ’Oh, Idon’t./Neither dol. Do you do any other sports? FIONA No. I can’t play football or tennis. ernie *Neithercan L/ican’t, But | try! Clare @ Look at what Bernie, Isabel and Hayley said on their speed-dating evening. Then complete conversations 1-8 with the correct phrases. ‘Sometimes there is more than one answer. oN eae Meg ol) Bernie | Isabel | Hayley drives ral hhas got a cat 7_[- isa vegetarian x [lf - went on holiday lastyear_ | 7 | - | Xx ‘an speak italian mn a hhas got his/her own flat | x | x | hhates working at weekends | / =| 7 ishot T7T-T? " 3 BERNIE I don’ drive. 4 isaset Neither do... 1 prefer public transport. 4 E: FS BERNE I've gota cat ey Haviey ! What’ yours called? é Ei , IsAscL I'm not a vegetarian, = exRNie «but I dont eat a lot id of meat. 3 a = HavieY I didn't go on holiday last year. iS seRNIE went to Australia. My 5 brother lives there ; 2 seni [ love Italian food, but I can't speak the language. 4 ISABEL _a. «My mother spoke Italian a to me when I was young i] 6 2 ISABEL 1 haven't got my own flat. MK BERNIE Trent a place with a friend, - 7 Fd BERNE 1 hate working at weekends. i HAYLEY nena s But Tofien doit, Fa 8 A Havuey I'm really hot, 5 BERNIE = Can you open a window? Fs 5 FS 6 Fy Reading and Witing Portfoko 1 p64 5 2 Beginnings Language Summary 2, Student's Book p121 2A Starting small Past Simple 3B @ a) Complete the table with the infinitive or the Past Simple form of these verbs. inf Past Simple leave 2 b) Complete the table with the infinitive form of the verbs in 12). regular ular tay 5 leave 2 6 3 f - ‘ 3 —|+—_ 0 @© @ Read the anicte about the people who started Ben & Jerry’ ice-cream, Then put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple. Ben & Jerry Ben Cohen and jerry Greenfield * met. (meet) at school in New York in 1963. They both : (have) the same hobby ~ food! When they finished school, they {go) to college. But Ben * __... (Not finish) his course and he & {get} a job selling ice-cream. In 1978, they both ®......... (decide) to do a $5 course in making ice-cream. The course " {not be} difficult and the next year they * (start) their ice-cream business with their frst shop: Ben & Jerry's, in Vermont, USA On the fist anniversary of Ben & Jerry's they®, (give) everyone free ice-cream all day. Two years later, they &, (open) their second shop, also in Vermont. But Ben and Jerry " only... {not want] to make and sell ice-cream, So in 1985 they (begin) ‘Ben & Jerry's Foundation’ 2 charity to help poor people. Every year they give 7.5% of the company's money to the charity. By 2004 there ” (be} more than 450 Ben & jery’s shops in over 18 countries including Frence, Germany, Italy, Spain and Mexico. In the same year, we“ {spend] aver $30,000,000 an their ice-cream! b) Write questions for these answers. Use the Past Simple. 1. When / Ben and Jerry / meet? When did Ben and Jerry meet? In 1963, 2 Who / get/a job selling ice-cream? Ben, 3. What happen / 1978? They did a course in ice-cream making, 4 When / they / open / their first shop? In 1979. 5 What / they / do / on their first anniversary? They gave everyone free ice-cream all day. 6 Why/ they / start / ‘Ben & Jerry's Foundation’? Because they wanted to help poor people 7 How many shops / be / there in 2004? There were more than 450. 8 How much / we / spend / on Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream in 2004? Over $30,000,000. 2B First meetings Past Continuous: positive and negative (23 @ Look at the pictures. Then write what the people were doing at ™ seven o'clock yesterday evening. Use the Past Continuous. uwai-ferstaxt talktoa fiend jog in the park play on her computer watch TV think about his girlfriend 1 Ricky .was.waiting fora.texi, 2 Jade and Claude — i 3 Alison 4 Carl 5 Liz 6 Neal and Karen ... Jade and Claude Alison cart 2A and 2B Past time phrases © choose the correct words. 1. William Shakespeare was born in he sixteenth centunpysixteen years ago. 2 Last/in month I couldn't speak any English! 3 I met my boyfriend on holiday last/in summer. The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened infon 1952. McDonald's opened its first restaurant in the 1940/forties. He is here somewhere. | saw him two minutes ago/before. My parents got married twenty years before/ago. I think she was here the day before today/yesterday. Lae Ue ‘Neal and Karen @ choose the correct words. Pauline and her boyfriend @redy were living in China for three months. ‘We got married while my wife did/ was doing her degree at university. Damon was looking out of the window when he saw/was seeing her. When Nicole heard/was hearing the news, she quickly phoned her mother. T worked/was working in Spain when I met my boyfriend. The weather was good so we walked/ were walking home together, ‘This time last year they went/were going on dates and now they're married! ‘You talked/were talking to someone so Tdidn't want to say anything, 2B - -- Read the article, Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous. In 1998, Alexandra Tolstoy was. working. (work) ina bank, but she * was. (be) bored, She decided to leave her job and ride across Central Asia on a horse for charity. When she ¥ on (mee) Shamil Galimzyanov for the first time, she * (travel) through Uzbekistan, She *.... ... (not feel) very well so she didn't notice him. But while they (ride) their horses, they started talking. Alexandra” (think) Shamil was very interesting. His life was very different from her own. And soon she*. - (know) that she was falling in love with hin. Three years later Alexandra ®, vonsswimnene (Visit) Shamil in Uzbekistan again. At the time, she ® (go out) with another man, but a few months later she oownone (bteak up) with him. Alexandra " (get) engaged to Shamil in 2002 while she and her family ® (stay) with him. They “ (get) married in London and now they live in Moscow, in Russia, oO a) Write questions about the article in 3, Use the Past Continuous. 1 Where / Alexandra / work / in 1998? Where was Alexandra working in 19982. 2 Where / she / travel / when she met Shamil? 3 How / she / feel / when she met him? What / Shamil and Alexandra / do / when they started talking? / she / go out / with anyone when she went back to Uzbekistan? 6 Where / her family / stay / when they got engaged? b) Write answers to the questions in 4a). 1. She was working ina bank. = 3 Relationships (1) (23 Read the article in 3 again and complete the phrases. someone in with someone 2C The 1001 Nights Reading o Read the first paragraphs of two stories. Then put the stories in the correct order. ‘The Lazy Man in Love: The Man and his Two Girlfriends: dD)... mss 2} They told the man to come back when he had a good job. So the man went to university, studied hard and soon he was working for a multinational company. He returned to her parents and asked again. They were very pleased and called their daughter. 1) When she saw him she always pulled out a few of the black hairs on his head. She wanted him to look older. So every time the man went to see his girliriends he lost a few grey hairs and then a few black hairs. 6) There was once a man called Lothar. He was | only thirty, but some of his hair was grey. Lothar | had two girlfriends ~ one who was twenty years old and the other who was forty. 4) But when she saw her boyfriend in his suit | and heard he was working in an office, she was very sad. ‘You're not the man | loved,’ she said. And she broke up with him immediately. Te RCCL ALN «) After a few years, the man had no hair on his head at all! 4) The man soon wanted to marry the girl so he decided to ask her parents. The girs parents didn't ‘want their daughter to marty him. How could he look afer their daughter? He was unemployed! @) The younger girlfriend was worried about going out with an older man. When she saw him, she always took out a few of his grey hairs. The older girlfriend was worried about going out with a younger man. hn) There was once a man called Otiose. He didn’t | have any money, but he was happy. One day he was lying on the beach when he saw a beautiful woman. He asked her out immediately and they went on a date. @© Rea the stories in 1 again, Are these sentences true (T) oF false (F)? Correct the false sentences. didn’t want Otiose’s girlfriend wanted him to get a job. 2. [7] Otiose was happy when he met his girlfriend 3 [_]Atthe stant of the story Otiose had a job. Connecting words (1) (23 4 [_ Lothar was older than both his girlfriends. - [ Lothar’ gistfriends didn’t like his hair. 6 [_JAt the end of the story Lothar became bald. eo ‘Match beginnings of sentences 1-6 to endings a)-f). Use so, because, white, when or until. 1 Lothar’ older girlfriend didn’t like his black hairs... 2 Lothar’s girlfriends pulled out his hair 3 Lothar’s younger girlfriend pulled his grey hairs out 4 The girl’ parents didn't want Otiose to marry her Otiose met bis girlfriend 6 Otiose didn't have a degree a) he went to university ) he was lying on a beach. )_ he came to visit her. 4) he didn't have any left, @) he didn't have a job, 1) she pulled them out. 2D Small talk Starting conversations GIZA Ending conversations @UZ3 @ Fill in the gaps with these phrases. a) Make sentences with these words to complete the conversations, Howdeyewknow Doyoulive Didn't we meet in a) tal tnesa ie opeldsconiapaind do you know where did you meet You'te a teacher, Lhope we meet again soon. ‘Are you a friend of — What do you do? 8 I'm sure we will b) A you / meeting / was /It/ nice 1 ANNA Sid, this is Sarah. 7 sio. Nice to meet you, Sarah, - SARAH You 100. * How.doyouknow.. Anna? 8 probably / you / again / See / here si work with her. SARAH Oh. So? - ee Lucy Barker? sio Yes. Why? & Yes, bye. SARAH She my sister. She couldn't come tonight 6) A again / was /It/ nice /see/ to / you 2 aA Wow! There are a lot of people in here! “ yaneD Yes! Its coffee time. Vm - Jared. I work downstairs 8 You too. I really enjoyed your talk 2 last year. ia, |B uaoraaltian A Thank you. Heres my email address. dearer touch / Let /in/ keep « yarto Oh really in Cambridge? ce eeeem 4) you / maybe / soon / See . 3 Kate Hello. * Paddy's or Audrey's? MaRK Audrey's KATE Me too! Were you at university with her? mark No. Were you? ate Yes, 1 was. So een HOE? MaRK At work. L went out with her, but she broke up with me when she met Paddy. 8 Are you going to their party tonight? & Oh, yes. Of course. 8 later / See / then / you ! b) Match the ends of conversations a)-d) in 2a) to conversations 1-4 in 1. 4 ROLAND Hello. ” Manchester last year? Max — Manchester? Was it at the computer conference? AOLAND Yes, you gave a talk about computers in education, max Oh yes. ® rah 2 3 4 a Bath College, aren't you? ROLAND That’ right : ; : : : F Es FF srg aa ing Porton 2 988») 3A Getting quali 3 The world of work Language Summary 3, Student's Book p123 like going to different towns and countries 0 I'd like a job with Hf Lam il, dot get ied Employment (253 have to/had to (1): positive and negative (XB @ a Mach the words/phrases in A to the @© complete the sentences with has to and these verbs. 7 words/phrases in B. a rs practise take know = work —_be (x 2) 1 a good a) security 2 long ») office 3 opportun ) holidays 4 my own ¢) salary friendly @) for promotion 6 job f) colleagues 7 agood ®) pay @ flexible h) taining 9 opportunities) boss 10 holiday D pay 11 on-the-job ¥) working hours 1 Amusician hastoprastise. a lot eae Dy sfaeitened 2 A shop assistant polite. b) Complete the sentences with a phrase 3 Adoctor long hours. from 1a). 4 An accountant good at maths, 1 [don't want to work at the same time every 5) A\Uondonitent aie 25,000 streets. day: I'd like a job with flexible working 6 A parent usually holidays when hours. schools are closed. e Fill in the gaps with the positive or negative form of have to. Use the Present Simple or Past Simple. 1 Phil and Miriam get a good salary. They .don’t have.to ‘worry about money 2 2 Matt works for himself. He get up carly Teachers work very hard, but they often get 3. Leah and I can't come this weekend. We in the summer. visit Leah's parents, Tve got a lot of 4 I don’t have my own office. share it like working with a colleague. with them, 5 The company were very good to her when she was ill. Money siqurRanl opaeoeaiee They give her sick pay, but they did. 6 Ihave three small children so 1 have flexible working hours. 7 In the UK students do at least six years’ training to become a doctor. 8 She ‘come to work today. Why is she here? 3A and 3B have to/had to (2): questions and short answers b) Write short answers to the © A Filin the gaps with Do/Does/Did and have to. rotons, 1 & Lwork in a department store. a Neal core Aidit ways) 8 .Do. you .have.to. work on bank holidays? really busy 2 A Andy teaches English in Brazil. 2 No, he na « But he can, 8 Re oa essnnenns Speak Portuguese? 3 Yes, she She said 3A Nadia left a few minutes ago. she was sorry. But its so early she 80? 4 No, you. Bui she'd 4-4 Dad and | are going to see your grandmother on Sunday. probably like (0 see you. we come? 5 No, it What 5 A I like this jacket, but its a bit small. colours do you have in my 8 I'm sorry, but we haven't got any more in that colour. it size? ‘babies! 6 Yes, Iwas £151 6 & Icouldn't find my student card. B Ob, dear YOU ne pay full price? 3B Job-hunting —— Looking for a job Present Continuous and Present @ 2) Puc sentences a)-I) in the correct order to make a story about Jez, Simple C= 2) [_]for an interview. But he said the job was @ a) Choose the correct words. ty [7] My friend, Jez, is unemployed at the moment. He 1 Miguel @@ver worBVis never oO on first because he decided to take a holiday. But now he’ : parece Se i = at the moment. 4) [_] was working for a multinational company and he was 31 stl eorn/'m stil tearing a ot ) [_]job. He didn't get unemployment in my job. 8 [find a job soon. 4 ve watch/'re watching a film at 2) [_ for about three jobs every week. He saw an interesting ae ee +) [__] for a new job. | helped him to write his CV and he applies moment. 6 My parents usually go/are advert in the newspaper last week. He filled in the ee earning a lot of money. But last month he lost his LI winter. ¥) [_] application form and went 7 My brother wants/is wanting to 0) [_Jterrible ~ the people were really unfriendly. I'm sure he will 5 a smal ER esa, b) Find these phrases in 1a). Then write the infinitive form of the verb. areyou crying? 1 apply. for a job 6 acy 2 unemployed Tene for a job 3 a lot of money 8 _. in an application form 4 your job 9 for an interview 5 unemployment benefit 10 a job ~— 3B b) Match the sentences in 2a) to their meanings, 4} Present Simple for routines: .1.. and ) Present Simple for states: ... and ¢) Present Continuous for things that are happening, at the moment of speaking: .... and ... 4) Present Continuous for things that are temporary or are happening around now: ..... and Look at the pictures. Then fill in the gaps with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of these verbs. teach earn’ werk lose win stay relax cycle drive be rain go 1 Helen teaches. French, but today she ’s learning. talian. 2 Cliff and Sue usually .work, hard, but today they Saar 3. Brian often to work, but today he on. - ei generally sunny, but today w 5 For holidays we usually camping, but this year we ina hotel. 6 always at tennis, but today Read the article and put the verbs in brackets in the ~ Present Simple or Present Continuous. "Are. you .looking. (look) for a new job? Well, you * (read) this article so the answer is probably yes! © Your CV, ao» (be) an advert (ask) a friend to read my application forms or CV. for you! L always * you (earn) anything new at the moment? 1 t (study) Spanish. 17 (not need) Spanish for my job, but its a useful language. And it looks good on my CV! © Before interviews, 1*._. (ary) to find out something about the company. Most large companies *__. (have) websites. My daughter ®. (want) to work for Microsoft in the future and at the moment she (read) a book about the company. Lalways ennseen (attive) five or ten minutes early for an interview. While 1 a (wait), 1. (read) my notes carefully. Inan interview, you (need) to listen very carefully and answer the questions honestly. And smile! It x (help) you relax! Pree ZU Word building (1): noun endings GEER @ Do the puzzle, Find the job (4). 1 politics 6 violin 2 write 7 clean 3 assist 8 direct 4 paint 9 cook 5 music to act + © A Read an interview with FLtt ty a) Are these words nouns, verbs or both? Write N (noun), V (v 1 [W]collection 2 [laugh 3 [_Jadventise 4 CIvisie 5 (_Jeyelist 6 [_Jpaint erb) or B (both). 'b) Put the words in 2a) in the table. Then complete the table with the missing nouns or verbs. oun collection verb collect Reading a police diver. Write questions 1-5 in the correct places A-E. 1 Where did you learn about diving for the police? 2 What qualities do you need in your work? 3 What do you do as a police diver? 4 How did you-becomeinterestecttrativing? 5. Have you got any diving qualifications? ‘A. How did you become interested in diving? When I was young my parents lived in Honduras, Central America. I did my first serious dive when | was ten with my mother and father. I can remember it now. My parents had an * argument. (argue) about it. My mother thought I was too young. My father said it was her? sovenns ecide) 0 she came with ust B = Yes, When I was 18, 1 took a diving * (examine) and became a professional diver. The *.. (examine) said 1 was born to be a divert = (advertise) for the police in a newspaper. | applied and | got an interview. The ® (interview) was a police diver and we ae (discuss) our experiences. I knew then I wanted to be a police diver. I trained as a policeman first and then I did a special training course to become a police diver. tt was really difficult! D = People usually think police divers have to look for bodies all the time. It isn't true! My job is never the same and I love the . _.. (excite). We examine plane crashes, look in rivers for knives or guns and we often have to rescue people at sea. E - Well you need to be an excellent * ‘course, And you have to be physically strong ~ diving in English rivers and canals is not like diving in the Caribbean Ocean = it can be very cold, very dark and very smelly! _. (swim), of b) Read the interview again and fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets. ’m really sorry! Apologies, reasons and promises GIEXB @ a) Match apologies 1-4 to reasons a)-d). 1 Sorry, I couldn't come to your party... 2. I'm sorry I couldn't get the DVD you wanted. .... 2. I'm really sorry, but I cant give you the report today. 4 Sorry, I can't play football on Wednesday The shop didn’t have it so I had to order one on the Internet. ) T have to go to the doctor's ~ my knee hurts, «) My computer crashed so I have to write it again. 4) It was my mum’ birthday on Saturday so | had to go and see her. b) Now match the promises to each sentence in 1a). 2) (il try and visit soon. ) IM tell you when it arrives Tl play next week. 4) Il finish it tomorrow: Put the conversation in the correct order. 2) [_] marion. by [_ J nate Yes. And you'll remember your phone! Heft my phone at home and I didn't have your number, MARION. Oh, deat, Why didn't you call? Nave I'm really sorry I couldn't come to the meeting this morning. ‘You didn't have the number? This was an important meeting, Nate, T know. Next time Il take a taxi. ©) J marion 9 (_]nate 2 LJ manon ny [_]nare What happened? We waited for you. to wait for the next one, ‘The 8.15 train was cancelled and I had © Fillin the gaps with can, couldnt, have to or @ had to. Ca 1 Tim really sorry, but I couldn't. find your keys. 1 _ look again when I get home. 2 Sorry, send you the document now. find My computer isn’t working, but I an Internet café 31 ‘work tonight so I. ‘meet you. Are you busy tomorrow? 4 Sorry. 1 call Mr Travis yesterday. 1, look after the Japanese visitors all day. | ._____..... Fing him this afternoon. Look at the table and write sentences. a apology reason promise 1 couldn't call | work ate call him tomorrow the builder today 2 can't meet visit my parents | see you at the you later weekend 3 couldn't goto | goona training | come to the meeting yesterday| course next meeting 4 can't work on | go to the doctor | work late next Saturday week 1 _L'msorry, but | couldn't call the builder today. had. to.work late. I'l call him tomorrow. Review: spelling (S) Choose the correct words. 1 beautifulliGeautifa) 6 shopping/shoping 2 writting/writing 7 openned/opened 3 swimmer/swimer 8 looses/loses 4 gallery/gatery 9. epportunities/oportunities 5 developped/developed 10 success/sueces (GP) Reacing ana Wrting Portfolio 3 p68 COM ROR a iH ROR a a OR eR eRe noi eR Ree

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