Module 1

Vocabulary
 Jobs

A Match the words to form job titles.

1 estate a assistant
2 flight b agent
3 fashion c guide
4 medical d attendant
5 sales e researcher
6 tour f designer

B Fill in: electrician, florist, gardener, lawyer, mechanic, plumber.

1 A: Jack has been arrested.
B: Oh dear! Does he have
a(n) .......................... ?
2 A: Oh no, the tap is leaking again.
B: I guess we’d better call
a(n) .......................... .
3 A: Have you spoken to the ..........................
about the wedding?
B: Yes, she’s making a variety of bouquets.
4 A: Jim, the car’s broken down again.
B: Shall I call the ..........................?
5 A: Do you know how to install these lights?
B: No, a(n) .......................... is coming round
later.
6 A: The lawn is in a terrible state.
B: I’ll have the .......................... take care
of it.

C Complete the extract from a letter of application with the words from the
list.

 experience  references  enclosing  qualifications  flexible  full-time

I believe that I would be very suitable for the position. I have the right 1) ...............................
and have a lot of 2) ....................................... working in the tourist sector. I have held
several part-time tour guide positions and last summer I worked 3) .......................................
in a tourist information office. I believe that I am a hard-working and 4) .................................
person who likes to take on new challenges and responsibilities.
I am 5) ....................................... a copy of my CV as well as 6) .................................. from
my previous employers. I can be contacted ...

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D Choose the correct item.
1 Jane is leaving the company and has 5 Our boss made a serious mistake and had
handed in her ......... . to ......... .
A warning B notice C note A dismiss B resign C retire

2 My father ......... his own car rental 6 James’ new company didn’t make any
business. ......... the first year.
A deals B controls C runs A earnings B benefits C profits

3 Fortunately, I get on very well with my 7 How many ......... are there in your office?
......... at the office. A employees B employers
A colleagues B comrades C crew C workers

4 Ruth was fed up with her boss and finally 8 Liam has a great job with lots of ......... .
......... her job. A promotions B perks
A abandoned B discontinued C pensions
C quit

 Character

E Replace the character descriptions in bold with similar descriptions from

the list.

 big-headed  extremely annoying  narrow-minded  behind the times

 has a heart of gold  easy-going  as hard as nails  very lazy

1 Everyone loves Angela. She is very kind.
.............................................
2 Don’t you think Mr Lynch is a little
old-fashioned? ...........................................
3 Carol is a real couch potato and just sits
around all day. ............................................
4 I’ve never seen anyone so intolerant. He
doesn’t accept anyone else’s opinions.
.............................................
5 It’s difficult to offend or upset Roger. He is
very tough. .............................................
6 Brian rarely gets annoyed. He is very
relaxed. .............................................
7 Sara is a pain in the neck and annoys
everyone all the
time. .............................................
8 I don’t like Roy. He is really
overconfident. .........................................

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F Match the character descriptions to their opposites.

1 emotional a cheery
2 perfectionist b foolish
3 good-natured c stressed
4 gullible d careless
5 moody e thick-skinned
6 sensible f assured
7 relaxed g mean
8 self-conscious h suspicious

G Choose the correct word.

1 Only staff members are allowed/let to enter
this area.
2 I don’t admit/approve of the way dogs are
treated in this country.
3 The agency provides/supplies helpful
information to tourists.
4 People observe/perceive the stars from
the observatory.
5 Sensors can discern/detect movement
within a radius of a kilometre.
6 My new company will equip/cater for
people visiting the area.

 Word formation
H Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bold.

1 Mary seems to get ................................................. quite easily, doesn’t she? EMBARRASS

2 It must be a good ................................................. to save a patient’s life. FEEL
3 There is a ................................................. that I will have to travel a lot in POSSIBLE
this job.
4 It’s not easy for school leavers to choose an ................................................ . OCCUPY
5 You shouldn’t sit at a desk for ................................................. periods. EXTEND
6 Ann is very ................................................. and always does the right thing. SENSE
7 You need to be ................................................ when working on a CARE
construction site.
8 My Uncle Barry is a ................................................. race car driver. PROFESSION

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 Phrasal verbs

I Replace the words/phrases in bold with an appropriate phrasal verb from

the list.

 cut down on  fill out  have run out of  live on  take out

1 A: Could you please complete this form? 4 A: I think you should eat less fast
...................................... food. .....................................
B: Sure! B: I know.
2 A: How are we going to pay for it? 5 A: We have no more
B: I guess I’ll have to get a loan. bread. .....................................
................................... B: I’ll go get some now.
3 A: I’m afraid I’ve lost my job.
B: What? What are we going to survive
on now? .............................................

 Prepositions

J Choose the correct preposition.

1 I’m going to apply for/in/to a job at the 4 My granddad has just retired for/from/on
new fun park. his job.
2 Tom is responsible with/for/under all the 5 I don’t like to have to work
shops in the region. with/from/under pressure.
3 Everyone congratulated Anna for/on/with 6 What do you specialise in/on/for?
her promotion.

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Grammar
 Present tenses
A Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.

1 What ............................................. (you/do) 4 Amy and Liza ..........................................

at the moment? (go) to the cinema this afternoon.
2 That dress ............................................. 5 Mr Robinson ...........................................
(look) really nice on you. (live) in a small village.
3 John ............................................. (work) a 6 They ...................................................
lot lately. (just/leave) for the airport.

B Choose the correct item.

1 How long ........... here? 5 Your perfume ........... lovely.
A do you work A smells B is smelling
B have you been working
6 Kenneth ........... just ........... a new job.
2 You ........... me when I’m talking. A is, starting B has, started
A have always interrupted
7 I ........... that you do a very good job.
B are always interrupting
A am thinking B think
3 Maria ........... as a cashier at the
8 What time .......... you usually ..........
supermarket for three years.
work?
A has been working
A do, finish B are, finishing
B is working

4 Fiona ........... in the garden all morning.

A has worked B has been working

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C Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.

Hi Mona,
Thanks for your email. I’m glad to hear everything 1) ...................................... (go) well for you.
I’m sorry I 2) ............................................. (not/write) in a while but I 3) .....................................
(work) a lot recently and I really 4) .......................................... (not/have) much time to myself
at the moment. I 5) ................................ (think) I am fed up with this job and
I 6) ......................... (consider) quitting. For the time being, I 7) ...................................... (take)
some computer lessons after work and I 8) .......................................... (hope) to get a new job
in another company soon. In fact I 9) .......................................... (already/send) my CV to
several companies, but they 10) .......................................... (not/contact) me yet. I’ll let you
know what happens. So, that’s all my news.
Talk soon,
Jenny

 Future tenses

D Choose the correct item.

1 A: Can I see a copy of your CV?

B: Yes, of course. I am sending/will send it to you.
2 A: What are your plans for the evening?
B: I have/will be having dinner with my boss.
3 A: The deadline is five thirty tonight!
B: Don’t worry! I will be finishing/have finished before then.
4 A: Look! He is going to break/will be breaking the chair.
B: Stop him!
5 A: I can’t see this very well.
B: Wait. I will turn up/am turning up the light.
6 A: How long have you been working here?
B: By the end of the month, I will be working/will have been working here for 25 years.
7 A: Shall I come around about 1 pm?
B: Perhaps later. I will have had/be having lunch at 1 pm.
8 A: What are you doing this morning, Tina?
B: I will buy/am going to buy tickets for the rock concert next week.

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E Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
1 What time tomorrow ....................................
(you/have) a meeting with Paul?
2 Gary .................................... (finish) his
report by 5 o’clock.
3 I’m hungry. I .................................... (make)
a sandwich.
 Relative pronouns & adverbs
F Choose the correct item.
1 That’s the woman which/who I was talking
about.
2 My colleague, which/whose sister is a
doctor, will advise me on treatment.
3 Isn’t tomorrow the day which/when we get
paid?
4 Patricia, who/where we met at the training
seminar, is an excellent salesperson.
G Fill in: who, which/that, whose, when, where.
1 I’ll never forget the time ................... I swam
with dolphins.
2 That’s the boy ........................ mum helped
get me the job.
3 This is the place ................ we want to
open our factory.
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4 By April, we ....................................
(live) in this house for 10 years.
5 Be careful! You ....................................
(trip) over that box.
5 That’s the company that/where I would
like to work in.
6 Is that the man whose/who is in charge
of recruitment?
7 Do you remember the shop which/
where you bought your blouse?
8 Is that the boy whose/which dad is an
inventor?
4 Feta is a type of cheese ................. is
made in Greece.
5 The girl ................ is wearing the blue
dress won the employee of the year
award.
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 Defining/Non-defining relative clauses
H Join the sentences to make defining relative clauses.
1 That’s the woman. She set up her own
company at the age of sixteen.
................................................................
................................................................
2 Yesterday, I met a new colleague. His
brother is a famous footballer.
................................................................
................................................................
3 Ned has got an elder sister. She is a vet.
................................................................
................................................................
I Join the sentences to make non-defining relative clauses.
1 Harry’s dad is an air force pilot. Harry can
fly small planes.
................................................................
................................................................
2 Oxford is a very old town in England. My
brother lives there.
................................................................
................................................................
3 The new boss is from the USA. He doesn’t
speak Italian.
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4 That’s the factory. My uncle works there.
................................................................
................................................................
5 July 4th is the day. Americans celebrate
their independence from Great Britain.
................................................................
................................................................
6 This is the suit. I have to wear it at work.
................................................................
................................................................
4 The shop is one of the oldest in the
country. It is closing down soon.
................................................................
................................................................
5 The company is over 400 years old. It will
receive an award from the president.
................................................................
................................................................
6 Brian is my best friend. He is the best
employee in the company.
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J Correct and rewrite the sentences where necessary.
1 Mr Nolan, which invited me for the
interview, is my dad’s friend.
................................................................
................................................................
2 I prefer to work at a time which the
temperature isn’t very high.
................................................................
................................................................
3 That is the girl who her dad is the
Managing Director of the company my
mum works in.
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4 Is that the company who provides
computer software support?
................................................................
................................................................
5 My best friend, whose name is Jack, plays
basketball in an NBA team.
................................................................
................................................................
6 That is the new girl which Rebecca was
telling us about.
................................................................
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Reading

Read the text and choose the best answer, A, B, C or D.

Ice Road Truckers

In 1991, diamonds were discovered in the northern territories of Canada in one of

the harshest environments on the planet. Mining soon began, but to supply the diamond
mines with building materials, machinery, explosives, fuel and food hundreds of huge
container trucks were required to regularly make the journey north. Unfortunately, that
was not as simple as it may sound. The transportation of goods across the northern
regions is only possible by land during a few months of the year when lakes and marshes
freeze over to form ‘ice roadways’. The job of delivering these goods is one of the
toughest and most dangerous in the world.
Ice road truckers drive 70 to 80-ton trucks full of materials and supplies across the
northern regions to their destination in extremely risky conditions. They need to wait until
the winter ice is strong enough to be able to use the ‘roads’. If the ice is too weak, it will line
shatter when a heavy truck drives over and the driver may only have a few seconds to 11
jump out before the vehicle sinks beneath the ice. And even if they do escape the sinking
truck, the shock of the frozen water or the frigid air could cause a fatal heart attack. For
this reason, the ice must be at least a metre thick so it is carefully monitored and no truck
is allowed to go across the ice roads on its own. Convoys of trucks are organised and
each driver must maintain a steady speed and space between the trucks ahead of and
behind them. Careful planning is required to ensure that every truck gets to its destination
without causing cracks in the ice that put other truckers in danger.
Being an ice road trucker isn’t a job for the faint-hearted or inexperienced. It takes
a careful and skilled driver with nerves of steel to drive on the ice roads of the northern
regions. A driver needs to keep his cool under pressure and follow very specific and strict
rules including maintaining speed limits while driving across a vast desert of ice in
freezing temperatures. Moreover, the landscape is white and monotonous and can wear
out the driver, although the dangers of the route tend to keep most drivers alert. The work
pace is tough too as the roads are only useable for three months and most drivers make
their entire year's salary driving almost non-stop for that short period. Many drivers don’t
have what it takes to fulfil the task and turn around at the first sound of the ice cracking.
Some of those who do make it to their destination quit due to stress.

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1 In the first paragraph, the writer
A describes the scenery in the northern territories.
B explains how diamonds are mined.
C gives the background to a dangerous job.
D expresses his admiration for ice road truckers.

2 In line 11, what does ‘it’ refer to?

A the ice
B the supplies
C the truck
D the driver

3 To prevent accidents
A the trucks stick close together.
B the trucks drive quickly over the cracks.
C the ice has to be more than a specific depth.
D the drivers travel on their own.

4 What effect does the landscape have on the drivers?

A It keeps them calm.
B It makes them observant.
C It tires them.
D It pushes them to their limits.

5 According to the text, which adjective best describes a good ice road trucker?
A adventurous
B fearless
C stressed
D nervous

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Listening

Listen to someone talking about a change of career and for questions 1-5
choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

1 What is true about Tom Jenkins?

A He earns a lot of money.
B He works as an economist.
C He’s pursued a new career.

2 In retrospect, Tom believes he

A should never have gone to university.
B should have taken his mother’s advice.
C chose the right career after leaving school.

3 Tom left his previous job because

A he was under too much pressure.
B he made a serious mistake.
C of poor relations with his boss.

4 Immediately after leaving his job, Tom

A found another job.
B went on a training course.
C went on holiday.

5 What does Tom like most about his new job?

A He no longer feels trapped.
B He gets paid a lot.
C He meets lots of people.

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