Text: The Eurostar train driver

Brian Law is a train driver for Eurostar. He drives high speed trains in England and
Europe. Brian works four days a week. Sometimes he is free at the weekend, but usually
he works on Friday and Saturday. Friday and Saturday are very busy days for Eurostar
because everybody wants to go on holiday or go home for the weekend. Eurostar runs
every day (but it doesn’t run on Christmas Day).
The first train to Paris leaves London at 5.45 in the morning, so Brian starts work at
4.30.
From New Headway Elementary workbook fourth edition, Liz and John Soars

1. What’s Brian’s job?

……………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Why are Friday and Saturday too busy days?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

Section two: Complete the text with a verb from the boxes

works comes flies doesn’t earns watch go

have

Flying High
Captain Helen is a pilot with twenty-five years’ experience – and a collector of dolls from
around the world!
Helen Walker is 49, and she ______________ from Guildford in the south of England.
She _____________ for British Airways. She _______________ 747s from London
Heathrow to New York JFK three times a week. She ____________ £ 75,000 a year.
‘New York is my favourite city,’ she says. ‘It ______________ open spaces and parks
like London, but I ______________ shopping on Fifth Avenue, and I ______________
shows on Broadway.
Section Three: Grammar- Suggestions/ Opinions

For each situation, write a sentence with should or shouldn’t + one of the
following expressions:

go away for a few days look for another job put some pictures on the walls

go out now take a picture worry so much stay up so late take a picture

1 Anna needs a change. …………………………………………………….

2 Your salary is very low. …………………………………………………………..

3 Jack always finds it hard to get up. ..................................................................................

4 What a beautiful view! ..................................................................................................

5 Laura is always anxious. ...............................................................................................

6 Dan’s room isn’t very nice. .....................................................................................

7 It is about to start raining. ............................................................................................

Text: The Eurostar train driver

Brian Law drives the Eurostar, a high speed train. The first train to Paris leaves London
at 5.25 in the morning, so Brian starts work at 4.30. In one day, he does two or three
journeys between London and Paris. He finishes work at 12.00 noon. Sometimes he
doesn’t go home at the end of the day, he stays in Paris. The journey takes 2 hours 15
minutes, and the train travels at 300 km/h. It doesn’t go so fast in the tunnel. It carries 794
passengers. When the train is in France, Brian speaks to his controller in French. His
French is good. He has a lot of friends, and his son, Toby, goes to stay with them in Paris.
Brian earns £ 45, 000 a year. In his free time, he likes going out with his wife, Angela,
and walking their dogs.
From New Headway Elementary workbook fourth edition, Liz and John Soars

1. When does Brian speak to his controller in French?

………………………………………………………………..
2. What does he do in his free time?

…………………………………………………………………………………..…………

Section two: Flying high

Complete the text with a verb from the boxes

don’t take love has have collects

Captain Helen Walker is a pilot with twenty-five years’ experience- and a collector of
dolls from the world! She’s married to Bill, who’s an accountant, and they
______________ three children. The children go to Sassoon House School. ‘I
_____________________ children to school, Bill does,’ explains Helen, because I’m
away so much.’ Helen has a hobby. He ___________________ from all over the world.
She _____________ more than a hundred. ‘I ________________ going to toy shops
when I’m in another country, she says.

Section three: Grammar- Suggestions/ opinions (5 marks)

Complete the sentences. Use should … or shouldn’t … + the verb in the boxes.

hold up pass say win be

1 Helen __________________________ the exam. She’s a brilliant student.

2 Ana has a Tennis match tomorrow. She ___________________ training now.
3 I’m shocked with your attitude. You _______________________ that unwise word.
4 We lost the game, but we were the better team. We______________________.
5 She got an electric shock. She _____________________ the cables like that.

Section four: Composition

Describe about your course and your ambitions

 Text: Babur Ali

Babur Ali comes from West Bengal in India. He is 16 years old and lives in the small
village of Bhabta. His village doesn’t have a school, but Babur is lucky because he goes
to a private school in the next village. His school costs 1,000 rupees, £ 12 a year. This is
too expensive for many children in Babur’s village, but they want to learn, so Babur
teaches them everything that he learns. More and more children want to learn, so Babur’s
friends help him teach. The classes are in Bamboo huts, but sometimes they sit outdoors.
The school is free and now has a name, the Anand Shiksha Niketan School, and Babur is
the head teacher.
From New Headway Elementary workbook fourth edition, Liz and John Soars

1. How many schools are there in Babur’s village? ……………….……………………………..

2. How much do the children pay in Babur’s school? ………………………………...…….….....

Section two: Babur’s busy days

Complete the text with a verb from the boxes

gets up travels helps are teaches starts studies

Babur’s days ___________ very busy. He has no free time. He ______________ at 5

O’clock in the morning and ______________ his mother with the housework. At 8
O’clock he ____________ by bus to his school three miles away. He ____________ hard
all day until 4.00 in the afternoon. Then he ______________ back to his village and 5.00
he ______________ the classes. He _____________ English, Bengali, History, and
maths until 8.00 in the evening. He says, ‘I love teaching. I am never tired.’

Section three: Grammar- Suggestions/ opinions

Complete the sentences. Use should … or shouldn’t … + the verb in the boxes.

hold up pass say win be

1 Helen __________________________ the exam. She’s a brilliant student.

2 Ana has a Tennis match tomorrow. She ___________________ training now.
3 I’m shocked with your attitude. You _______________________ those unwise words.
4 We lost the game, but we were the better team. We______________________.
5 She got an electric shock. She _____________________ the cables like that.
 Section four: Composition

Describe about your course and your ambitions