FIE - Inglés 2

Read the information about the people below. Then write about each person.
Be sure to use the correct forms of the present of be and the Simple Present.

l'm from Colombia, but I live in San Francisco, USA. l'm a mechanical
engineer. 1work for a big oil company as technical supervisor and I report
to the Maintenance Manager. 1 usually work long hours, but my salary is
quite good and I really enjoy my job. l'm responsible for maintaining all
the mechanical equipment on the oil rig and ensuring that it is in good
working condition, so I usually work outdoors. l'm currently doing a
Master's Degree in Petroleum Engineering. 1 go to university in the
evening, so sometimes l'm really tired. When I complete my Master's
course l'd like to move to Ganada and get a job there. Carlos

but he lives in San Francisco, USA. He is a mechanical engineer. He works for

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Carlos is from Colombia. ----------------------------
a big oil company as technical supervisor and he reports tu the Maintenance Manager. He usually works long
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hours, but his salary is quite good and he really enjoys his job. He is responsible for maintaining all the
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mechanical equipment on the oil rig and ensuring that it is in good working condition, so he usually works

outdoors. He is currently doing a Master's Degree in Petrleum Engineering. He goes to university in the evening,

so sometimes he is really tired. When he completes his Master's course he would like to move to Canada and
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get a job there.
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l'm from Boston, but my family is from Kyoto, Japan. My

grandparents still live there and I visit them once a year. 1 speak
English and Japanese, but I don't write Japanese very well. l'm a
food engineer and I work for a big food company. 1 work in the
laboratory and do research. 1 love my job. lt's interesting, but it
may be discouraging too. Sometimes it takes a lot of time to see
the results of my efforts. Anyway, l'm gaining a lot of experience.

Akira
Akira is from Boston, but her family is from Kyoto, Japan. Her grandparents still live there and she visits them

once a year. She speaks English and Japanese, but she doesn't write Japanese very well. She is a food
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engineer and she works for a big food company. She works in the laboratory and do research. She loves her job.

It's interesting, but it may be discouraging too.Sometimes it takes a lot of time to see the result of her efforts.

Anyway, She is gaining a lot of experience.

. Source: Adapted from Spectrum 1, Workbook.

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ELEMENTARY UNIT 2
1 OVERVIEW: Watch the video. Who has a similar routine to yours?

2 Read the text about the presenter, Finn. Then watch the video from 00:10–0:25 and complete the text.
work
Hi, I 1’m Finn. I 2_____________ for the Finn
in
BBC 3_____________ London as a producer.
start
I 4_____________ work at nine thirty and
finish
usually 5_____________ around six. What
6 do
_____________ you do?

Glossary: BBC producer = makes TV and radio programmes

3 Look at the two people opposite and read the things they say. Check new
words in your dictionary. Then watch the video and write A or B next to
each sentence.
1 I teach science at a secondary school. A
2 I’m a student. B
A
3 I catch my bus at about twenty past seven. B
4 I catch the tube home. Then I make some food. A
5 And I like getting home and relaxing in the evenings. A
6 I love what I’m doing. I love my course. B
7 I don’t like the rush in the mornings. A
8 Getting up at half past six. B B

4 What do they do? Look at the people below and read their answers. Then watch the video from 0:25–0:45 and
circle the correct answer in italics.

A B C D E

She’s a receptionist/ He’s an He’s an engineer/ He teaches English in He’s a student nurse/
secretary in London. English teacher/ retired. Abu Dhabi/Argentina. doctor.
accountant.

Glossary: retired = he doesn’t work now because he is 65.

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5 What’s their daily routine? Look at the people in Exercise 4 again and read their answers below. Then watch the
video from 0:47–2:00 and match their answers to pictures A–E in Exercise 4.

I don’t have breakfast

because I don’t have time.
D
1 It takes me about 20 minutes
to get to my workplace.
A
I get into work – always have 4
a meeting in the morning.
E
2 Well, normally I go for a walk,
and go to the gym every morning.
C
Usually I wake up and make 5
a couple of cups of coffee.
B
3

Glossary: have a meeting = meet with other people to talk about work

6 What do/don’t they like about their daily routine? Look at the people below and read their answers. Then watch the
video from 2:01–3:14 and underline the correct answers, a or b.

A B C
1 His daily routine is always 1 He likes his _____________ now. 1 He _____________ the people he
_____________. a) work b) free time works with.
a) the same b) different 2 He _____________ his daily a) likes b) doesn’t like
2 Sometimes people are quite routine. 2 He _____________ very happy with
_____________. a) enjoys b) doesn’t enjoy his job.
a) angry b) happy a) is b) isn’t

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7A THE WAY WE SPEAK: The people in the pictures say clock times in different ways. Watch the video from
0:47–2:00 again and complete the times.

A B C D E

1 I get up at about 2 I get up at about 3 I leave at 4 I work from 5 And I work from
half past six, grab six o'clock
_____________. five
_____________ half past eight
_____________ nine till about four
a cup of tea … and get home eight until three thirty
_____________.
about six. thirty.

7B Draw the times from Exercise 7A on the clocks below.

1 2 3 4 5

8 Write your answers to Finn’s questions.

1 What do you do?
I am military, but I am actually studying chemical engineering now.
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2 What’s your daily routine?
I get up at five o'clock,I don't have breakfast, I catch my bus at about half past five and go to college, I leave study at about two.
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3 What do you like about your daily routine?
I like study, I like getting home and I enjoy spend time with my family.
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4 What don’t you like about your daily routine?
When I come in back home it sometimes it takes long because there's a little trafic and when the bus or train is full of people.
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