2 SPEAKOUT EXTRA lana cel CT Xe ils 2.1 present simple and continuous L_ Put the words in the correct order to make a conversation, A: Sam / working /at / the moment / not /is B: looking /job/a/for/ he /is? A find / to /in / trying /is he / work / travel industry / the /yes, B: speaks / languages / three / he likes / with / dealing / he / people / difficult B: he / does / well / work under pressure? A: great / deadlines /isn't/ he / with B: colleagues /his / do / well / get on / him / with? A: popular/is /he /very/a//his/ member / of / team /yes, B: looking / am /1/ for / assistant / him / ask/ so / call/me/to/an 2 Underline the correct alternative. 1 We are hiting/hire new people at the moment. 2. The employees are choosing/choose their own work hours, 3 We are having/have great relationships with our customers 4 We are expanding/expand into different cities 5 Many companies are offering/offer low salaries. 6 The employees are working/work from home on Fridays. 7 Does the boss get on with/is the boss getting on with her staff right now? 8 We're toking/We toke our final exams at the moment. 3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Use the present simple or present continuous. sam’ (look for) his first job. He (buy) the paper every day, * {look for jobs and * (write) to everyone he can think of. He generally : (do) wel at interview because hee (be) quite confident and friencly and? (Get on) well with people, but he ‘ Gina) it cificult to get an interview at alc He® (want) to work in travel because he ™ (like) change and variety and he" (hot want) a desk job. 2.2 adverbs of frequency L_ Match the words with the percentages. 1 rarely a) 100% 2 usually b) 0% 3 never ©) 50% 4 always 4) 80% 5 sometimes €) 10% 2 _ one sentence in each pair is correct. Circle the correct sentence, a) orb) 12) We never go to the theatre. by) Never we go to the theatre, 2a) Lam ate for usually school b) Lam usually late for school. 3a) They call me late at night always. by They always call me late at night. 4 a) She rarely eats red meat. ») She eats rarely red meat. 5a) Henever has problems with customers. ») He has problems with customers never. | me ' = ‘@ Pearson Education United 2015 www. frenglish.ru2 SPEAKOUT EXTRA lana cel 2.3 expressing likes/dislikes Consolidation ‘L complete the table with the words in the box. ‘1 Choose the best option, a), b) or c) to complete the text, ‘an'tstand like don't mind keen on hate not very keen on absolutely love don'ttike love Positive Neutral Jon hates his job. He *__in a busy office in the city centre, The problem ishe*___ indoors and he 2__stand being in the city He loves * Negative outside He* for long walks every day in the parks and* if it cold and raining. His friends '___he Should get a new job, buthe__ever has any time to look. Today, he ison holiday and he *__at job advertisements. He ®__he would like to work on a farm, or maybe in the travel industry, 2 Number sentences a)-h) in the conversation in the 1a) works correct order, 1-8. b)is working a) Hi Bella, How are things? 1 ©) worked b) Wow! Congratulations! | ike fashion too, but I'm not keen on the long working hours, 2 2) doesn't like work b) doesn’t like working, 0) Yes, let’, ©) srt like working, 4) Itis. I's in the fashion industry, and | absolutely 3 a)isn't love fashion, b) doesn't €) Great actually 've got a new job. cant 4) Yes, 'm not keen on sitting at a desk all day either 4ajbe Let's have a drink to celebrate! b) being g) Really? That sounds exciting, ©) been fh) Thanks! | don't mind doing the long hours for a 5 a) is going job | love. | can't stand office jobs, b)went ©) goes 6 a) doesn't mind b) not minds isn't minding 7 a) telloften him ») often tell him 6 often telling him 8 a) almost by hard ©) hardly 9 a) looks b)is looking ©) looks 20 2) sometimes thinks b) sometimes is thinking «) sometimes www. frenglish. ru