Facultad de Humanidades

Escuela de Ciencias del Lenguaje

3 Inglés con Fines Académicos y Generales I
Reading exercises

6 Read the story and answer the questions below.

Part-time jobs for American students are very popular but usually begin during their high school days. Different
9 from working in fast food restaurants and small cafeterias, a very popular job for a teenager in America is
babysitting. This Job has a good attraction for teenage girls because good baby sitter can get a lot money when
she is responsible and mature.
12 This job requires social skills and general competence. A good baby sitter can make decisions really fast,
particularly about food, discipline and emergencies. Some teenagers don’t like this job because they hate
changing clothes and get nervous in dangerous situations.
15 When the children sleep, the baby sitter is free to watch TV or listen to music. If she is really serious about her
studies, she spends the time doing homework but she can’t make long phone calls.
Such a job often involves working on Friday and Saturday nights when many married couples like to spend the
18 night going to a movie or the theater. On these occasions they leave their children in the care of a dependable
baby-sitter.
Part-time jobs for high schools students don’t have good acceptance in Japan, however, Americans often see
21 these as an opportunity to learn how to become part of the adult world and to share in the making of society.

1. The text is about…

24 a. The importance of baby sitters in USA.
b. The influence of part-time jobs in young people
c. The advantages of part-time jobs in USA.
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2. How do Americans like part-time jobs for high school students?
a. They consider it beneficial because the can help their parents in financial situations.
30 b. They think they contribute to their character and personality.
c. They like part-time jobs because teenagers make decisions fast.

33 Circle T (true) or F (false).

3. Many high school students work as baby sitters in Japan. T F
4. Baby sitters never have free time to study. T F
36 5. Some part-time jobs involve working on night weekends. T F

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1. What time does the man get up?
42 A. at 5:00 a.m. B. at 6:00 a.m. C. at 7:00 a.m.
2. How long does he man walk to the bus stop?
A. 20 minutes B. 5 minutes C. 10 minutes
45 3. What time does he get to work?
A. at 7:00 a.m. B. at 8:00 a.m. C. at 9:00 a.m.
4. How long does the bus take?
48 The bus takes one hour
5. What time does he finish work?
He finish he works At 5:00 pm
51 6. What does he do with his family around 6:30 p.m.?
A. They read books together. B. They play games.
C. They eat dinner.
54 7. What do the man and his wife do after the kids go to bed?
A. They watch TV. B. They clean the house.
C. They listen to music.
57 8. What is one thing the man does NOT say about his wife?
A. She has to take their children to school.
B. She helps the kids with their homework.
60 C. She goes shopping for food.
9. What’s the man occupation?
The man work in web desing
63 10. What does his wife do?
She is housewife

66 GRAMMAR. Choose the best Verb form

1. Hello, Paul! ___________ (call) from school?
a. do you call b. are you calling c. you call d. does he.
69 2. Mariana ____ to the church last night.
a. goes b. went c. go d. is going
3. My sister __________ (not/ watch) TV at night.
72 a. doesn’t watch b. isn’t watching c. not watch d. don’t watch
4. Ann ___ (work) in a shop, but this afternoon she ____ (play) tennis.
a. is working / is playing b. works/ plays
75 c. is working/ plays d. works / is playing
5. The class ______________(begin) at nine every day.
a. begin b. don’t begin c. is beginning d. doesn’t begin
78 6. Harry _____ a bus to get to school every day.
a. take b. doesn’t take c. isn’t talking d. are taking
7. Be quiet! The singer _____ my favorite song now.
81 a are singing b. sings c. is singing d sing
8. A: How often __________ to the church? B: once a week.
a. do you go b. you are going
84 c. you do go d. are you cooking
9. Pablo has problems with his laptop , he ____ it right now.
a. fixes b. is fixing c. fix d. are fixing
87 10. My friend ___________ her homeworks very often
a. is not doing b. doesn’t do c. doesn’t d. don’t do
Questions
90 1. Does Charlie lift weights often? No, Charlie doesn’t lift weights very often.
2. Are you good at making decisions? I think, I’m good at making decisions.
3. What is Luis doing these days? Luis is working out hard these days.
93 4. How well do your parents drive? My parents drive really well.
5. How many hours of sleep do you get per day? I usually sleep 8 hours a day.
6. What is Peter doing today? Peter goes swimming with Angele.
96 7. What time do you and Laura arrive? Laura and I don’t get home until 8 p.m.
8. How many times a week do George and Mary ride their bikes? George and Mary ride a bike twice a week.

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