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VE BEEN FrickEo! ‘ Stories a con artists sei) trough ine ages 82 = CHILLAH! a ON THE HOOF, ON THE WING, ON THE Go! [Animals in Sport B2E BETIER SAFE AT YOUR SERVICE ,, THAN SORRY VACATION ACCOMMODATIONS Hotel and hese brochived ll EXPERIENCE THE WORLD ‘THE FUN AND THE FEAR Extreme vocations 3B NATURE WATCH WHERE Off EARTH...? “AN UNDERWATER CAPPADOCIA MUSEUM RE rere sate ———" of unique beauty g.d2 A PENNY SAVED 1S A PENNY ENRNED LOOHING AHEAD | HOWTO LIVE WELL ‘THE SLEEPER AWAKES ‘ON ABUDGET fn extract from a classic Helptut tips from a money science fiction novel savings expert 140 ‘An unusual place to view rtistie creations mal paz PRIVATE LIVES SAFETY TPs ‘0U12: WHAT PERSONALITY LEAFLET TPE ARE OU? Natural disasters Discover whether you're a scholar, Alas a keeper, a dreamer or a tree spirit p68fB. Diseuse. A | Golf Ball Diver Most people don’t knaw what gol! ball diving is, but it's actually big business end | am making good meney these days. Basically, | ive inte lakes anid ponds on gif xoursas to collect golf balls that have talien in so that | can sell them and make a profit. | travel diflerent courses and, on overage, Vusually collect around 4.000 balls 8 doy, Diving into muddy waters especially when there are snakes and crocodiles ta think about can be risky, though! However. | the biggest problem is created by people who break into galt courses at night and steal the golf balls. | lose.a Lot of msney because of them. All in alt, Vreally ‘enjoy my job: | earn good money and it certainly beats working in an office! = Why do people work? + What factors contribute to jab satisfaction? B. Read the texts quickly and decide which of these three ph summarlzes tham, Make the best of a bad job! The ups and downs of my Job! How to get the perfect job! B | Chef on a Submarine Being a chel an a submarine isa vory important end demanding jab. The quality of the food | serve affects the mood of oreryone on board, especially when we are away at sea for martha ata time, | always have to be very imaginative with my recipes because the fresh foad runs out after a few Wweexs and then | have to use canned or frozen ingredients, I've gotten used to it now, though, and can make tasty meals out of almost anything. The kitchen space is wery limited and it gets really hot in there when | arm ooking, £6 cccasionally wish that ( had a “normal” job, but most af the time | enjoy it. The hardest part is being sway from my family for such & tong time. | think that’s something yau never get used ta, Anyway, at Least my salary is good and | get long breaks in between jobs. | C | Ethical Hacker all aver the world protect themselves from ‘online criminals whe-steal private information fram websites, use similar methods to the criminals, only the hacking | da is {egal and even paid for. | atlack companies’ websites and Look for weaknesses thet criminals might use to gain acce: vay companies can make their sites stronger and keep illegal hackers away, Of course, its a desk job, but | don’t mind thal, because | find it exciting and | em always learning new cchnolagies and techniques. At the moment, | am working on 2 bank's website which has a really sphisti¢ated security system, sso it's areal challenge for me to hack. | quess that's why | like what I do, In my opinion, life is boring when it's tao easy.FA =]. Fern D | Sports Agent” ‘Sometimes | can't believe how \uek | am: paid to do wnat | love. I have always been 3 huge sports fan, but 'm also areal people person and | jeve making new contacts and being well-connected That's why being a sports agent is the perfect job ‘or me. It combines my love of basketball with my personal skills, it can be tiring, as | often have to be available 24 hours a day for ry eligi and stay J touch with a wide neturerk of contacts, However, | love the fact that ony days are never the same: some days fh figetiaing contracts with larners and cather days 'm organizing interviews on TY. / E| Career Adviser [ove what 10 because | feel like | make } a difference in people's lives. People who have last their jobs er who are looking for / work for the first time come to our office and gre often very confused and anxious, |help them understand the aptions available to them and give them the best agvice for finding employment. It's a challenging rota that requires patiene and excotlent cormmunication skills, But [ind it rewarding when | see people trying ta achieve their goals. | don't get paid as much as some of my friends who work for big gorparatinns, but they don't enjoy thei jobs nearly 26 much as | de, For me, i's all sbout connecting with peaple, not the inaricial reward. Read the five toxts again. For questions 1-10. choose frat the people (4-£). Some people may be chosen more than once, 1. Whose work can be dangerous? 2, Who eniovs the fact that their job ls dificult? 3, Whose Job combines a personal interest with thelr skills? Whose job allows them te take a fot of time oft? 5. Who enjays thelr job because of the variety it offers? 6, Who is not as interasted in money as they are in making a oiftevence? Who mentions that the quality of their work can affect how other peopie feel? ‘Whase jab can Involve long days? ‘Who would earn mcre money if people respected the law? 10:Who constantly fearns new skills In their job? eee ee et ee eects See oe eee eet ett SO rata 1. Look at the highlighted words/phrases In the texts and match therm with their meanings. There are two extra meanings Which you do not need to use. 1. very advanced 1. limited [1 bpayment sophisticated Spree od. a large company 3. cllent 2. to arrangefdiseuss 4. smallin size 19. sb. who pays taget me services of a professional 1 ora company toy very hare 4. nagotiate Oo [si 5. corporation — [_] 6. financial revard E Discuss, + \Which of the jobs described im the texts appeals ta'you most? Why? + Which of these jobs would you not like to cdo? Why nowVocobulary Read the article and match the ‘words/phrases in bold with the dations ime. wvin~ = 0. GO AT STI s 5 at Stacey's Danartnient Store are on strike rahe sand ume this non This ime, noweve, ls ot abputhigher salales ar Wages, Ht posse Job cus ‘stacey’ which employs around 200 staff menibers,soF= thet because af the eeonamic asi, 80 jl Have 1060. in atounthatalreadh has. high number of unemployed then andl ween ting.on welfare, tis heworst avs this gear, Paul Anderson, 2 trainee salesporson. Prd this to sey I don't want to get fred arc be-out of we My wife works as an Inte atthe fora hospital, but we Ive on just end Salary, How are we going tomake 1. people who work for'# company __ b 2. money received for work done! a » 3. having a6 jobra. 6 A, toaive mark to: 5, receiving money fromm the state 6, taloss onze job: 2. to have enough money to live:_ 8, refusing to werk because you want better payiconditions: arvanced studenticellege graduate receiving practical tvalining: 10. reduction in the number of workers: 41. somebody at a low level in a company bearning tha skis, needed for ajabe B. Read the exteact from text Cin the reading aetivity and look at the highlighted words, Match the verbs with the nouns to form similar gellocations. Then complete the sentences with the corract collocation, ‘collocation se combination of ia wioios (ea. verb nou, jective © unt rhe are often used fonether Lattaele companies’ websites and look for weaknesses that criminals might use ta twin [1] a, welgnt ‘speed access / experience Sporri| | ub. tree's gamed tberboetarh aegain |] € money fa savery one’s tiving 1. Ar How does Tim. his B: He's amechanic 2. Im on a diet because don't want to erie 3, I'm suirprised he's losing, Jack Usually ea. any he plays 4. The car began to > as (tawent clover the hil ge you in your newb? 6. You need a password to __ ‘to this site, 5. How much 7. Fred aflen tne pie _—______ but tnink derek as aa chance this year 8 He's lathappier now because he tikes his ew job and agood too, {. Read the job advertisement below ane complete the dialogue on the next page with a suitable Wordipnrase from the text. Web Graphic Designer Wanted for Advertising Agency $38,000 - $45,000 depending on experience ‘The position; ‘You will bevesponstbie for delivering creative and innovative graphic web designshbased on our clients! ‘needs. in order to deliver quailty projects, we workin groups, sobemnga team player (siimportant You vill also be working closely will clients and, therefore. good commuttication sieils are essential, along with. an ‘gnlbusiastic and confident approach, The job wail require you to be flexible in your working hours,A: Hey, Susan An advertising agency ts looking for a we ‘graphic designer. They want someone wie fs ns ana | know youre always comming up with new ideas Would | be working on my own? ArNoIt says you will have te be a2 Br That's cao! | ike working with other people Av And it says you have to have’ That's no prablem for you - You can talk on the phone for hours! B, Thanks What clseare they locking for? ‘A They want someone wha Is & Grommor present simple vs. Present Progressive A Read theso extracts from texts A-E and answer the quest! 1. fam making good money these days 2. Luisually collect around 4000 bails a day, lives. them with the uses of the Present Simple a 11 Miranda usually schedules work meetings in the morning, 2. My brother works at the post office 3. The conference starts tomorraw at & a.m, 4. Water Freezes al 32°F, 5. lust jasta very important client. There gaes my fob! ‘The Presont Simple s usec! a, for permanent situations isl », for epeatedinabitual actions errs oO 4. for Tutureaetions related to tietabies and programs © in exciamatory sentences with ort eve. There. fete. [) them with the uses of the Present Progressive a-c. 1. Fm working 2s 3 waitrass until | graduate from callege 2. Unemployment is increasing day by day 3. Are you doing anything right new? Can you type Up this rey Thuresay, a. for actions happening new b. tov temporary situations for futurearrangements 4. for situations whieh are changing or developing around the resent time 3. Hove what! do because| fee! je |shake a difference in peaple's Read the examples and notice the words in blue. Then match 4, Tar is going an a business trip on Monday, but he'll be back on and you are passionate about wel esign, afterall, They wantsomeonewnaisS toa, B: Well, know that im good at wit Ilo, 50 that’s no problem. ‘Az It does say though, that yau have to be 6 ___inyour working hours. 1B: Well, used to do yoga! ‘A: Umm, | don't think they mean that kind of fixlbiny, Br | know. just Kigding. Sounds great, How do 7 them? ‘As iltoxt you the datails Just make sure your a Isupto-date, > p.163. fons, 1, Compiate the e-mail with the Presen ‘Simple oF the Prosent Progressive of the ‘verbs in parentheses. Hi denny, Hove are you? 14 a. the Present Simple becauise its a repeated/ habitual acon? H {tite to you from a nice litle tb, the Present Progressive because it'sa temporary situation? ‘coffee shop near my house while /¢: the Present Simple becausestexpressesa state, not an action? |_| t2_ (arink) my moming coffee! Life here is gocd. | B. Read the examples and notice the words in blue. Then match oe (word) at a small French resiaurant downtown for the summer, The chef 4 (loach) me how to make sourhes this | week! | really 5 (like) my neaw job. The boss, 6_____ seem) greet, tao! He is very friendly and we 7___ often / speak) Franch together, He 8 (ctten make} new dishes anc every day Fig eit, “40 (want) the customers to love the food fram tha way it (look) and 42 (smell) before they aven gi = (taste) the first bata” porn Hapa you visit me soont Take care, Nala 10 OListening 4) Discuss. + hat do you tink te Felon peonlede? Chief Executive Officer (ceo) Chief Financial officer (CFO) Chilet Technology Officer (CTO) Chief Happiness Officer (CHO) B.Listen to an interview: with Nelly Fishbinder, an employes at Techata, a design company. what is she talking about? word or phrase. 1 [Nowlistenagaln tothe | First partofthaintorview. 3. Tha spo pf work mat yo Wrlte T for True, for False | ‘OF NM for Not Mentioned. | 4 Aelationsrins with 4. Nellysthe CTO at 5. Character of the boss Tech [ae = 2. CHOs ara becoming more and mere popular. 3. Techola i the frst company to havea Chiet Happiness Officer oO towhat you heard? 4, Neilys jen invalves some traveling, Vocabulary esque’ MERGER GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT SCALE 1. Staff who spend time socializing at work do theirjobs better than those who don’t. 2, Some people spond toa long on thelr coffee break, 3, Research shows that taking a tresk makes employees more producti 4, 40d satisfaction means that tine passes mare quickly. 5. All the employees at Techola are happy. ‘Words you wilt hear ‘fringe benefits = extra things offered by an employer, ea. aC, hinder onus = exira money alven a seward for wark you do {go Bankrupt » when a comgany ‘does nof have enough meriey to pay ils debts and closes down 1. Listen again to the second part and complete the blanks with an appropriate 7. Braiding goss aerwes £0 others Longin career srosgecis Flexible working hiure 10, 114, Lesening nis promotion opportu — et E. Now listenagain to thethird part, Which three statements are true according oo ool Read thedialogue and try to werk out the meaning of the highlighted words or phrases. Theh tise some of these highlighted wards or phrases to complete the sentences 1-8. Asi reaily envy you. you know Bs Envy met WHY? ‘A; Well, you're Seltemployed. You're yourlowi boss. By Trus, am my awn boss, butt eon't get the bonuses and Iringe benetts tnat you do. Anyway, you could do It 196, You know, go auit on your own and SébUB businass, A: | don’t think | have what it takes to uN BUSINGSS. | coc aw nea for BUSINES Nhe you BB; Of course you do. You know your linB’GTAIORR insice out. | bet Ifyou started your own company it wauld Kak off Yeah, right. with what? | dont have a cent to-my name, 1B: Easy. Apply for a government Bat. You kre Hove they'e trying to encourage en A: Aarant? Maybe, I ent know Bi; And Helen could be your business partner. She Iai iy Wife and my business partner? Yau have to be kiciding. We'd go bankrupt ina week! 1 They make great team. He has great ideas an! she has __ whic means the ‘company can actually make some money. 2. He is starting his ov business so that ne can be his 3. What __ are youin? 4. Some ‘ll be giving atalk B, [used to be to show young people how they can turf thelr dreams into reality. ___ buitnow | work for a small local company. Now that they are opan in the evenings, the business is really starting to Coulc you aive me same advice about how to a health Tacd stare? Where do you think would be a good location? There ate mareand more _ starting up in this erea,Grommor stative verbs p. 163 A. Red the examples from thertexts A-E (on pagas # and 9, Notice the verbs in blue. Which tense ts used and why? | think that's something you never get used to, i dom't mind that, because l tine! it exciting. ave what ido because | feet lke | make a aifterence in people’ fives B. Read the examples and the note below, and answer the questions, Ella thinks her apartment is too expensive She Is thinking of finding @ new ene, Stave werbs (eg. see, dike, remember, believe) are not normally used in propressive tenses because they express states Hower, car stelive verbs con be uses in progressive tenses to enpress actions raiher then slates, But wath cleat Ib earn Does the verb think nave the saime ‘meaning in both sentences? 2, Inwhich sentence doesthe verb think express.a state and in which does it ‘express an action? { Read the sentences and circle the correct option. Jane appears fIs appearing {0 be tres, She needs is needing a break 2. A Where's Chef Henri? Bs Inside. He tastes / Is tasting the soup ‘to make sure that it tastes / stasting Just righ. 3. Tom and | see fare seeing B05 on Saturday aferngon. Do you think / Are you thinking we should! buy him a gift? 4. Kevin loves / is toving his new job as.an_ environmental photographer. He prefers / Is preferring workiog autdoors taan office job, 5, (think /°m thinking of finding a new job because I want /°m wanting mare money. 6. What do you mean /are you meaning you lost the car keys? 7, We have /'re having speahetti for diner tonight 8, Are you minding / Do youmtnd turning off ‘the computer before you leave the office? Speoking Talk In pairs, Look at the following pictures and discuss the ‘questions. You can use some of the words and expressionsin the + Imwhat ways are each of these jobs rewarding? + Why do you think each af these people chase thelr fobs? Would you enjoy doing any of them? + Would you be willing to de a job even if ecicint pay well? Expressing degrees of probability certainly {most} probablelprabably possible/possibly. Chighiv imprebable (totally? Impossiole Cannot possibly Cot tvery) ilkely very) unticely Its certain/prabableikely I'm sure that. talented | believe/thinkisuppose, lnmy opinion. The person im the picture seemsto. motivated _satitying amateur demanding professional 66 Its likoty/untikely that the man in pieture B. The perso) Inthe pieture seems t.. ‘The woman in the bakery certainly looks/seems.. 99~ Reading mpiecuts. 8, Read the Interview about apprenticeships = dhat ontions are there ter young andthe benofits. What is Richard Martins ae main point about going an apprenticeship? {going te college? Would any of them a. It auarantees young Beaple a jabs “&: Mapeal 0 your Why? / Why now? Ite pathway that can lead ta success, e:ILisbetter than going to college: [tf easier than most people think Careers Corner Giciceme, There are many progeams today designed to help young people ontor the job market, We talked with Richard! Martin, the owner of a sucéessful carpentry company, who shared his views on the value of doing an apprenticeship. Interviewer Lei's start by explaining what we mea by an apprenticeship, 2 Richard Yes, of course. PRGlire this: you've finished school and for ons reason oF another you dont want to yo to college. What do you co7 Well, Becoming en appremica means you ‘work for & company, suchas mine, ‘and {earn the skills nouded for 2 job on the spot. force: rig Richard An apprenticeship doesn't mean yau work full ime. though. Your time wil often ba epi between the ‘workplace and elaese at a community college cr training canker Usually an apprentice will wars far thres days and study for two, but Ln Isn't always the case. Of cou'se, this depends or thi jon youve training for, In my business, shore is. oily 0 mich you can leam about carpentry fram a textbook, 36 we have the apprentices in four days a week wer $0, jou enter tho wr Tater away? Interviewer What would you say'Is.one of the main bene ils of doing an appreniicashio? Richard One of the big benef of an apprenticeship 18 that you get first-hand experience ard you get to team the theory, too. For exampla, our apprénticas get to see what a joinl might look ike in class and find aut what it's used for, but then they gel lo eons here and make thal joint, ane sos how it looks and feela in real life. If they get it wrong ‘whieh they do Sometimes, we have experianced staff at hand to advise them and sé then) sitalg Interviewer Wouls you say tho omployer and tre eppreniice Benet equally? Richard Sure. In this company, we sat tho apprenlioss tasks, ao that they car show us what they have leamedl and so‘that wir can see how well they ate developing their skis, W's by no means a free “ide ad we Need their werk to be good encugtt to sel: we're not e charity, afer all, But ai the sarne time, hey get to damansteate what they can do: soi hey move on and work somewhere else, they have a portiolio of work to shaw their new employer. ifs a wins sittation and. of couse, the eparentics pats u wage I's by no maans a large €¥m of money, but they get pala for the works thay to, [teterviewer What qualities do you look for in an aporantice and how would you rate the chances of getting: 8 Job aftar doing 9 apprenticeship? Richard From my own experience, the apprantiese inal have slarded with us and stayed with us have bie things: firstly, exeallent knowieege of whet thay de prolessionelly and, secondly, a really clear idee of haw the company works, That's-as iniportant aa skill somelimes. if people know whial you want and you know what they need to do ther job, it leads fo a batter warking enwiranment fer ell, | Would have te chsck, but | think that around 12 of my staf of 80 started ‘a5 appraniices. So. the auctess rate of starting an appranliceship and gatting a fulltime [ab at the end is pretiy high. interviewer So, youre doliiely big supporter of young people doing a7 apprenticeship? Richard Yes, and los of places are oftering aporentizaships now fused to be Fad. like carpentry, but my own daughter has started an internship wit a PR company. Many emplayers want young, enthusiasiie people wd could be with tharn fora long time, Not that cofege isn't just as valuable; apprentieeshins are just a xiflerent Way to start working Support£ Read We interview again and decide: if the statements are True, False or Not Mentioned, Write 7, F or NM. Apprenticeships are only for these who cannar go ta eoslage, Aporentices are usually expected toattend classes as well as work [_] . Richer thinks the combination oF classes and firsthand experience \saacod thing, Richard gets annoyed when apprentices make mistakes Al apprentice’s work dosn't need tebe of a certain quality, 6 fioth the apprentice and the employer benefit from an apprenticeshin experience, 7. Apprentices are paid a smallwage for what they do ia = oj Richard doesn't believe that there is any method that leads to a better Working enviranmenn, Richard pays his employees wha ‘started 25 apprentices more ‘than his other state yy 10, Richard thinks apprentices are better qualified for ajob than ‘hose who have been to college. B. Look at thehightignted words / phases ih the interview and match thom with thelr meanings © picture J] 4.winwin 2enysomecn (| scum a serapstraight |] éetrede [] a, totellsb, the right way tadosth, bb. an accupation involving skied labor ¢, toimaging <4. beneficial for batn sicies ‘2. a limited amount or quantisy 4 amount REGISTER. E, Discuss. + If you were to take Up an apprenticeship, what would ou (ke ta — trainin? + Do you agree that epprenticeshinsare beneficial? What problems could an apprentice face? + Some believe that apprenticeships ate nothing more than cheap labor tor companies, Oo youagree? Listening 4) A Discuss. “In your apinian, what Would you consider to be Imresponsibe bohatior in the warkplace? + What should employees do, or what sould they avold doing, to be considered responsible? Se eee Ty ee te et Peete ey Fi ST eee ee Seem Pee B Listen toa career adviser giving aspecet oi carcor advice and answer questions 11. What is the career adviser’s speech about? a. how to take responsibility i the workplace bs. howto respect your colleagues © unwise behavier at work a winy a good reputation is Important 2, What is the First piece of advice the adviser gives? a. to accept responsibilty for your work: bs, to.avola bothering colleagues with annoying questions to avoid working with colleagues who dant take responsibilty far their mistakes 4. to avold difficult situations 3, What should you do iF you are uitahleto enpe with asituation? -a. work overtime ta find # solution 1D, ask your colleagues fer help © try harder . find 2 good excuse 4. what happens toeriployees whe arent on time? a. They miss deacines b. They cant prepare for important projects. Thy arent respected at war 4 They can ase tha jo 5 Hair can business meetings hel anemaloyee? 2. Loshow hisfher abiateg bs tobecome confident ¢. to prepare tor opportunities 4. toclscuss his/her Ideas 6. vino does the speker mean wren nesays{))7 a. Never Joke around if you warit to be taken seriously. by its better tobe an ofc caw than an office Dove ©. You don’t need to Jake arouél to create @ pleasant working environment. 4 Use humor only wher Its appropriate., Writing An articte a) A Discuss, aan textbook in which jab can ountries, have 9 nostra peodl tg pe sociablé to adapt ta sil aa 4 bina magazine rant environments $a5 4 ead the following quotations: Haw much de you agree with them? *Youdo your best work if wou do a fob that makes youRappy."+ Bab Rose, painter ‘Real success isfindin wour tWevorkiethe work teal wou love."-David McCullough, author B. Read the text below and answer the following questions. ‘ihe iiight vou findl a Lex Uke thls? What makos you think so? ‘eit 2 ver he ability cst r AA gull HE * eee eit seca te ri sete Venijay writing: | ; i » ey nie reiting a travel Blo 10" ea Lake gommunice tier ey oe a ee a | find it easy to talk te rye Dine friend aagaened a to become i writer decided I'd Wok ener 1 epee a rats ts the perteetle® © Rena the following statements. Check the ones that apply | tothe text. Panis 1, tises formal fanguage Binet 3 an “4. deals with different aspects ofthe topic in separate paraaranhs |_| ‘5. states hisiher opinion and develops it by explaining or giving: ses. questions and exclamnations. ids referring to hiniseltIhersaif personally ‘examples “6. gives arguments for and against the topic discussed 17, warils to interest and entertain the reader He ear ns aie my dream et? Ly C 0 nd see it 0. Answer the questions below. 1. Look at paragraphs 2 and 3 again. What is the general topic of each paragraph? Paragraph 2: _ Paragraph 2 2. Inparagraph 3. the writer expiains what hel sha means by giving examples, Underline the expressions he/she uses to intredluce the examples.E Read! the artiele again and find the more deacriptive/vivid equivalents of the words/phrases below, ‘am article A. Isquite logical (para Ye oe 2. doesn't appeal to everyone (pare, 2): For ee + rearn job 3. do'some research (oara 2h The lel job dream or eeaty? 4, create as by magie (para. 2: RODUCTION han ‘ Nata am openina comment about the tor 5. learn without effort (para, 3): Mou are writing about: a. the Mea? oP = ect j0D. 6. to sum upépara: 4. = veverybody dreams of having the perfect I Dut j + Winer fob atiows you 10. = | What comes (a miad when you think about ee ‘the sceal job? E. Read the writing task below and a underline the key words, MaiNy PART (1-2 paragraphs) Fone arpa ott ob YOU me ee tnngred. What lexpci! abou the tna ones dea fr beh anaes sap 0 met younecd any rewararent ¢ 8 ens torn Job? What Parrot aac ern do yo bow tat RE you suitable for the fob? ‘You have seen this announcement in an international magazine CONCLUSION Make a general statoment to sum lp YOU tke gee ae a Le Ea = In anutstrell, Chis aD. Sai ae to this job, what ce ‘eo My next step J 10. Tes “plan te ne + reourse wie to, ere aan f ioe Poe ase en ees ey & In pars, discuss the following: Deere 1, What Job would you most like to do? What does tee eT edd eS sie eee What is special about the job that makes you Consider it tea tor your en panaa tone attention ‘Thin about: Pe ere eee) * salary wages ‘working environment, ete. i Se ea ~ or, eee ‘3. What are the requirements ar quaitfications you need for this job? {e.9.callene degree, experience, knowledge of foreign lanauases. Do + Job satisfaction ‘fringe benetits Seer ee eee Ree a eee en er ees <4. What personal qualities and skills do you have that make you s for the job? (e.g. pationce, sense ef humor, communication skis, e Read the plan sind tip onthe right, Then write your article using the ideas you discussed (140-190 words). ae 1AL Choose a, b, cord. 1. He__alotof experience during his apprenticeship won emade beeomed 4. gained 2. Andres isa vaiter anid meets many people in is of work, aciine ecrele been 4. career 3. | vas successful in__ a better salary with my boss. a-combining , contacting beneaotiating 4. requiring Marie doesn't want to go to college: he wants to learn ‘an __ Instead. employment trade by internstiip @.abor ‘The company bankrupt and the manager left the: country a.did evwent b.gat a.made 66. There are no buses today because the bus ci tke. a cof bow deat ‘Twenty people were fired trom my office because of ut. a-eareer e.workplace Joo 4. wark after tls second book, csatup dd tack off His writing career jovedon. biset stiaight E. Complete the sentences with the words In the box. ‘corporation contract flexible entrepreneur qualified promotien grant demancing 1. He signed a tive-year_ with 2 sta salary of $50,000. 2. Businesses that efter ‘worklag nours are getting much better results from their employees, 3. Tina gota student contlaue her studies and was able ta 4. Jenny has always worked hard for this company itsinat surprise that sive got tn) — 5. To bua successful you tiave to do something you love and not Be afraid to lose money, 6, They are locking tor acy) engineer to ‘work on the ship. 7, He works for a large Americar 48, Michae! wants to quit his fob because he finds its too L Complete the dialogue With the Present Simple oF the Present Progressive of the verbs In parentheses. A: Hey, Dean! whats wp? B: Not mueh, Ted! Right now | (backd because 12 (leave) for San Franclsco tomorrow morninal Ac Really? 3 (you take) a short ‘vacation? B. Actually, have s jab intersiewe lent my résumé toa large computer company In California anc they a pay) for my ticket to fy to San Francisca for an interviews My ttght 5 leave) at B00 Lomorraw morning. Amazing! You know that my brother 6. ial ive) ang 7 (wiork) ds a car Salesperson these, don't you? He absolutely 8 (love! that city So, 19 Gsuppese) you 10 (think) oF moving there, 'B: Weil, adit thouaht of it up Until now. but this position could be my dream jot 56. of course, now mm (not mina) moving! 2 (usualy not get) excited at the ideal @ frlend of mine moving away, ut since you really 13. (wanththis Job, Puishe you the best af luck! 1B: Thanks! BL Circte the correct words. 1. tsea/'m seeing a careor adviser today, lelleve / 'm belleving some professional advice"uill help me choose the right career 2 Jonny lant tlking / doesn’t like her office job, she prefers fs preferring working outitoors, 3. Mark usually Is playing / plays besketball in his spare time but he is taking # takes a cooking class this mont: 4, Da yout have / Ara you having some time? | work /’m ‘working on a project and lmeed fm needing some help. 5. The problem of air pellution in the city gets / Es settings worse and worse every year Are you uriderstanding / Do you understand what he means /'s meaning? | dort. Seli-ussessment Read the following and cheek the appropriate boxes Forthe points you are unsure of, refer back tathe televant sections in the module, US ) sdiscuss issues relating to jeb satisfaction and -cataer choices ) use vocabulary, collocations end ‘to Jabs and careers fom relating J sistinguish betricen permanent and temporary situations ) express dagroes of prefability J write an article* How importantare sports and hobbies in your life? Why? 1 | ad ALLY | In this module you will * discuss issues relating to leisure time, sports and hobbies © learn vocabulary relating to time, eollocations relating to sports and hobbies and how to distinguish between words easily confused ¢ learn how to use appropriate tenses to link the past with the present * learn how to make comparisons ¢ learn how to ask for and express opinion, signal Ron-understanding, and ask for repetition, definition or clarification * learn how to write an informal e-mail/etter(Do you knew of any tinusual hobbies? Way do yau think people da then? B, Resid the text helow atid say what strikes you as unusual about each of the fourhobbies. bsite designed for those who find pans ee eee planking to and pastimes such as knitting na Pia nt stimntating sae THE ABOUT Us: Wwe orove that animal species previously thought to be non-existent QOLOGIST tua do ens CLUB (CC) REACTION: sclenustsraicule us because they nelleve that eryplezaclogy is a pawever, we have macke many ciscovorias. Dom forget that the mountain gorilla the colossal squid and the okapl were once belleved to be non existent. EQUIPMENT: Nighit-vision goggles, maps and compasses. Praofis everything so make sure you have agood camera and the very latest in aucdio-recording equipment. WHEN WE MEET: For many years nov, the CC has been holding weekly lectures andl erganizing annual tips all aver the world to search tor creatures stich as the Yo in the Himalayas or Biofoct in the United States, ‘OUR LEADER'S STATEMENT: Ff you have altways Javed monsters anel chasing the great upknewn, then cryptozoofogy is for you:”- Max Sturlingtan GUERILLA ABOUT US: More adventurous than your routine gardener. we secretly transform DENERS. conerete waiatands into narden landscapes (GG) REACTION: We nave sometimes sen catctz for Heepaseing a9 ll that eosin GAO belong te us, BuE most people Ike the way we ture the ugliest elty areas into beautiful ‘green gardens, EQUIPMENT: Seeds, Watering cans, spades and other gardening tools WHEN WE MEET: The GGs group digs have been taking place twice a mionth tor the last two years (OUR LEADER'S STATEMENT: “Fvery sidewalk crack is an opportumity (o create ar unexpected oasis.” Gemima Potter GOSEORD ABOUT US: Few people know what detectorists are. but you've prabably seen Us with BEACHFINDERS Sut metal detectars searching for treasure” on the beaches, Al Gostord Beach, we've cheated GB to ensure that there arent too many detectorists bumping Into eacn ater. REACTION: Curious vacationers don't have a clue what were looking for, put they nad better make sure thelr rings or watches dan’tsilp off while they're swimming because we're thre to collect what they drop, EQUIPMENT: & hat, the highest protection sunscreen you can find anc a metal detector with big headphones. WHEN WE MEET: Hopefully, rareiy!attey al. tne more detectorst, the less meney! Besides, we Walle Our privacy andl do what wea in the utmost secrecy, OUR LEADER'S STATEMENT: “Finders keupeys osers weepers!" Timmy Hagalsan.GEOCACH ERS Anour ve ari pe SA eae ne near onan onan (a vaaerpreef eontainer contalning a logheo!d to alone Mtn Fe reece tier ge : | hundreds of thousands of geocaches hidden in SmI eieES ecient CME tet ote fan {UH tacuses on unusual hobbies that require patience and creativity tke ‘Hikaru Dorodange cthe Japanese shiny mud balls) and Pooktre (shaping tree branches), {. Read the statements below and decide which hobby ‘group they apply to. Write CC tor The Cryptozoologist ‘Club, GG for Guerilla Gardeners, GR for Gostord Baschfinders and Gl for Goocachers international, 4 1. Natural History books probably had to be revritien thanks tous 2, We were created to mit the number of people practicing this hoDby. Oo 3. Members esay shaving their views with other members. 44. Participating In this hobby requires accessing the Intern tise. 5, Out hobby was eriginally created ta examine how something worked, 6 Our job isto create things, nat find them. 7. We are nat taken seriously by tne sclentfic community, &. Theend result of eur work usually pleases people, , We benélit fromm people's carelessness, 110.You can take a small ters if you pul atother in its piace. 1B. Look at the highlighted words/phrases in the text and choose the correct meaning. 1. pseudoscience 5 jot down a.atrue sckence ‘a. makea note of Di. not really a sclenos ‘b.search for c,anamusing science caskabout 2. wasteland 6. uinket a. land that snowidatt ‘a: amt inexpensive item Da warlael expensive jewelry by jana that ig polluted lanl that ote grows on 3. trespassing 8. entering witheut permission not using . getting emission touse ‘Ga uselul gadget SL eeu oer iuesi the similar ees Cnet 4.vaiue 2. worry about bb pay for ¢ appreciate forint eee en € Discuss. + Which af the nobby graups mantionad in the text would You be interested! in jeining? Why?a Vocabulary [Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the boxes, qriticze blame accuse 1. He her of stealing the ring 2 Stop_ me, Don't you have anything geod te say? 3 She her brother for missing the ferry becouse he had left thelr tiekets athome, share divide aisteruate 4.00 you want to pizza? 5. Can you _ these rivers outside the station? G, The school year is _ into tre semesters reward prize medal 7. He won a silver atthe last ‘olympics. 8. Therels # $2,000 for anyone ‘who gives information that val nelp she police ‘eaten the crim 8, she won first. Inthe race. “competition game Face 10, De-you want to play a computer after school? 1 They are holding a tofind the best young sclentist 12, Who came in-second place In the bike z “Ielsure occupation pastime 18. Her favorite volleyball 14, He doesn't have men tne tor mow that he nas started a newt ob. 15, Now that he's nol working, Grandaa's main {s fing things for trenas is playing ‘fan’ Spectator audience: 16. The _ was great at last night's concert 1. She's a Chicago Bus tke ner brother. 18, There were 30.000 atthe game, Road the dlalegue ana then match the words in bole with their definitions. What ato you dating Fes weekend? {8:1 don't know. What's the date on Saturday? check my ealondar. Saturday isthe 15 8: The 154? That's the weekend ofthe annual fal in my hometown. Do you want to come? it's great. There's music, sports. competitions, food, beverages and jugglers, As Sounds good, It should be this year as its @ decade since the fair trst started. was atthe frst one, tacl As Wonw! | cant balleve It's been going wn for ten years ant IWwenever been there 'B: Then you should definitely come. Fall isthe most beautiful ‘season thro. Al the traes are red and golden. ‘As Susie vias telling me they have other fails there, too. 1B: Yes, every four years they have a leap ‘year festival at the end of February ‘with local arts an erat and, of course, more food and music. You should come to the one next year! ‘The organizer died a year ago. but she would nave been one century ld next year. sos going ta be 2 special festival tehonor her. Her «death marks the end af an era andthe beginning of anew one. ‘Ac Youmean she died when she was 98 and she could still organize a restivar? 1B: Well, she was very healthy until the end. She used to have d weekly mcetings with the other volunteers ano always insisted on everyone being pumetual, If someone was late she would jokingly remind them af the time zone we are inh she‘willbe missed 4. a year with an extra-day in Febetiary that happens every four years: 2. when sth happens every weet 3. one of 24 areas of the world which has its oven trie: 4 on time when sth, happens once a year 6 one hundred years ‘a chart showing days ofthe week-and monthsof the year: tom years: 9. a period of time that Is remembered fara patticular reason: 10.0ne of four periods in the year that marke a change in weather: L Lookcat the sentences below: How da the prefixes nen-, nr, un- change the meaning of a word? ‘We prove that antimat species previously trough to bemon-existent actly do exist ‘The book is incomplete: rere's ane more chapter that needs to be writen WW got last becausiethe dveelions were wnetear,Now complete the sentences using the words ln the box. The prefixes have already been written for you. | Stokina retunmable stop eiested decive fair formal experience 1. TWisisanom __flightso 5. When John started working here. he wes young and please put out your cigarette. In Now he knows more than | de, 2. She spent hours working onheressayso 6, Ifyou! change: your mind abaut gaing ta the concert, you she thoughtit was un won't beable to get your meney back as the tickets are that she got such a low grade on it i —— 3. She'susualtysoin_________,se it, Youcan hear music blasting all night ang, The island offers was quite a suprise When she boughttwo non_ entertainment. “ohags pepo. sr OUR 8, Welhadn't speken in years so her phone call was totally 4, There's na need for you To wear a suit t un well be an in meeting. GraMIMAl present pertect simpte vs. Present Perfect Progressive > p, 163 I, Read the extracts from the text an pages 20-21 and choose the correct explanation, # 9F by 1. however wehavemade many decoverin) [2 The GGs grolpcigs have besa taking place twice a month for the last Iwo years 2, What Jp Important the result ef the action. ', Whats importants the time ofthe action 1 The reup digs stopped taking piace long acre 1b. The group dlos are stil taking place. 8. Read thcaugh the uses af the Present 1D. Complete with the Present Perfect Simple or the Perfact Simple and the Prasent Partect Present Perfect Progressive of the verbs in parentheses Progressive and find examples inthe text and circle the correct time expressions. ‘on pages 20-21. Pies to talk about an action which happened In the past, Dut the exact tine ls not mentioned to talk about an action/state that started ‘and finished in the past, and the sesults eel te obvious in the present. 5 ( Jn he past and continues up to the present; the emphasis on the action. Few in aeis: FootealW iacalel nels fos ee living ttee trunks and branches into different shapes, While some to tak about af etlon thal started inthe ‘of these shapes are merely rice to look at. others are practical past and continues up to the prosent. The stiusturee that con be used in the home Arsoceulpture ian't 2 emphasis i9m the duration sf the action. new ait HA (be) around fot f singe thousands cof yeors, and it 2 __ (develop) ever before J since isda ecaneee Present-day arboseulpture examples Include o living toot bridge ‘you found in activity Bagatn in northeast India, which specialists 3____{build) and completethe rules. slowly and which wil take years to complete Contemporary tsee-shaping master Peter Cook 4 (ahope) trecs for f already teirty years, Cook 8 ; sublet a (invent) poaktre, his own version of arbosculpture, which he saye past participle was the praduct of his love af trees and allthings that grow: Comk 6 (create) mory pieces of tree chopes ond living furnture yet f go for; wth the most wall known being nis pookWe chalt, a magnificent thiene-the structure made from tree branches dane years of patience Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive subject + f been +