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do and make 1 Look at these words. Do th inaketiMake two eta, oe cee oer ae orth a cake * a course + a decision » an assignment an exam + a noise * chores + friends + homework the dinner * the shopping + the washing + well 2 Complete the rules with do or make. 1 We usually use with work at school or university. 2. We usually use with work around the house. 3) We usually use with things we produce, create or construct. 4 We usually use when we talk about activities in general. 5 We use with these words: a mistake, a decision, a noise, friends, an appointment, an effort, an excuse, money, progress, a phone call, a plan, a promise, an offer, a suggestion. 6 Weuse with these words: your best, a favour, business, sport, your hair. 3 Complete the text with the correct form of do or make. my brother an offer Last year a good university (a) the to study electronic engineering there. He (b) decision to accept their offer. He has to (c) a lot of work, but his tutors say that he (d) very well at the a lot of progress. He has to moment and that he (e) ises, but he also has to f a lot of theoretical exerci (9) practical assignments. Right now, for example, they (h) a simple computer from old parts. The only problem is that my brother is becoming unhealthy because he never has time to (I) sports and he always eats out because he doesn't have time to ()) the shopping or tk) lunch or dinner. My mum says he needs to w an effort to (m) those simple chores, but | understand that its hard, There isn't ime to (n) everything! sible. Ls oh were Se Ge ible or infinitive form of the verbs given, ei 1 Plan your time at the start to make sure that you have enough time (finish) the exam. (Start) the exam before you have read all the questions can be a bad idea. 3 We suggest (take) more than one pen or pencil to the exam. t S\ ww 4 Don't write too fast or carelessly to avoid (create) a bad impression. \ 5 Think about (leave) yourself Z-E time (check) your work at the end. | = & Check that you know how many questions you Ea , need (complete) because / sometimes not all questions are obligatory. a 7 Ty (answer) all the questions Eee ike that are obligatory. otes then 5a Work with a partner. Complete these go questions with the gerund or infinitive form do of an appropriate verb. yal 14 Do you enjoy in the evening? / ber 2 When you sleep, do you ever dream of get ? ged 3 Have you ever thought of 2 xarn 3 4 Do you find it difficult ? s ' elf! 5 Have you ever considered 2 ae 6 Do you think that you are brave enough : 2 zat 7 Would you like to be the first person 2 8 Are you interested in 2 ‘of 9 At the weekend, do you ever go ? 140 Next year do you want SPEAKING terview other students using your 5b Wn Tell the class some of the things Work conditions and responsibilities 1 SPEAKING: Work with a partner. Try to think of one job for each letter of the alphabet. A- architect B- builder C- chef 2 Read the job descriptions. What are the jobs? a You don't need special qualifications to do my job, except for a driving licence. | deal with the public. I'm responsible for getting them where they want to go. It’s quite a stressful job because of the traffic and because my passengers are often in a hurry. | work outdoors, but because I’m inside my car | work in quite good conditions. I’m self-employed, not an employee in a company. | don't earn an enormous salary. b_ | work in dangerous conditions. One day I'd just like to work indoors in an office and do paperwork, or maybe even manual work. I’m not very well paid considering the amount of work | do. It’s a skilled job because you need special training to do it. For example, you need to learn to control a big crowd of people. But really, it's experience that teaches you to deal with criminals. 3 Look again at the expressions in red. Check fe cas ale eee ieee AB hh. Set Pitti Teak Li La — <= Phrasal verbs connected with work a 1 Match the phrasal verbs in red with their meanings (a-h). 1 If you want to get ahead, you need to work hard. 2 He applied for a job in an international company, but they turned him down She took over the project last year. It's hers now. They're going to set up a new office in Tokyo. j z This new job is really hard, but I'm going to keep at it We're working on a new product to get it just right. To apply for the job, you need to fill in this form. I'm so busy at work that | can't keep up with it all. ovouaw -@ spend time producing or improving something ~§} start (a business, an organisation, etc.) ve matt continue doing something even if you want to stop —-@ be more successful, or progress faster go at the same speed as something or someone add information to a document, e.g. your name/address ~@ not accept an offer, request or application * — take control of something i 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of i the phrasal verbs in 1. : 1 Don’t stop trying! it! 2 I'm ambitious. | want to and get to the top of the company. 3 Don't forget to this section of the questionnaire with your email address. 4. They offered me a promotion, but | it because it wasn’t well paid. 5 You need a lot of money and original ideas to anew business. & We need to work faster if we want to ‘our competitors. 7 Let's this project first and when we finish we can look at something else. 8 We used to be independent, but a big company us last year oats pececupations witht correct the i al Most people work because they need money to live. But, apart from that, there re Sia ae Ke one more attractive than another. We spend hours working each day, $0 if you're en PRY ' eee your personal life, too. That's why it’s essential to think about what you want from wo! you Look at what these people say about the factors they think are important in « / 5 tar factor for 2 "The most important ‘oho thing for me is the salary. think it Idon’t mind doing a boring Festive rBoring job or all the a job wh: people, working long hours, but it hhas to be well paid’ 4

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