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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 SPEAKOUT EXTRA lana cel 3.1 present continuous: be going to Underline the correct alternative. 1 Were having/We have dinner with friends tonight. 2 Do you go/Are you going to the cinema on Saturday? 3. I'mnot seeing/! don't see Tom tonight. 4 We playing/We're playing tennis this afternoon. 5 Is she writing/Ooes she write her essay? 6 I'm going to study/'m study dentistry in the future 7 You're not stay/You‘re not staying out late tonight! 8 mot going to studyil'm not study this weekend Find and correct the mistakes. There isa mistake or a missing word in each sentence. going 1 We aren't ge out tonight 2 What are you going do? 3 We're visit the Louvre on Saturday. 4 They're take the 1030 train 5 I not meeting them until tomorrow. 6 He's is having a snack before the show. 7 She's not have dinner with him. 8 Im go to apply for that job Write questions to complete the conversation using. the verb tense in brackets. A: Where are vou going next sum continuous) B: We're going to Spain. A: How continuous) B: We're getting the train, A? (present continuous) B: No, we're not staying in a hotel this time. (present there? (present A: Where“ 2 {present continuous) B: We're renting an apartment, A: What * 2 (be going to) B: We're going to visit all the art galleries? A: What ¢ 2 (be going to) B: Tom's going to learn Spanish. A: How long" 2 (present continuous) B: We're going to stay for a montht A: When © ? (present continuous) B: We're coming back on 4th August. : Who ? (present continuous) B: Hugo's meeting us at the airport. 3.2 questions without auxiliaries Put the words in the correct order to make questions. 1A: invented / who / the world wide web 2 B: Tim Berners-Lee, 2 A: went / composer / which / deaf B: Beethoven, 3. A: water / oil / what / mix/ you / happens / when / and They separate 4: composer / wrote / which / silent piece of music / a ? B: John Cage. 5 A: smile / whose / famous /is B: Mona Lisa's 6 A: sank / luxury / which / ship / 1912 /in B: The Titanic. 7A artist / which / ear/ his / cut off B: Van Gogh. 8 A: plays/ whose / performed / Stratford-upon-Avon / are /in Shakespeare’, ‘@ Pearson Education United 2015 www. frenglish.ru Ke 3.3 making phone calls ‘L complete the conversation with the words in, the box. speaking catch morning calling problem back sorry speak A; Good *__ Jane Thompson, Br Hello. /d like to#___ to the Product Manager. A:*__.Who'st__? B: Its Tony Clarke from Process Engineering, A: Sorry, didn't*___that. Which company? B: Process Engineering, A: I'm sorry, Mr Clarke, 'm a bit busy right now. Can call yous_? B:No'___. The number is 0207 5967812. ‘A: *_ was that 0207 or 02087 B: 0207. | look forward to hearing from you. AR: OK. Thanks for calling, 2 Write the conversation in the correct order. a) Hi Luke speaking. ) Can you tell him the party is tomorrow, not Saturday. ©) Imatraid he’s not here at the moment. 4) OK ... party tomorrow, not Saturday. |'l ask him to ‘all you when he gets in €) Of course. f) Hi Luke. It’s Sara, Can I speak to Tom? 8) OK. Can | leave a message? fh) Thanks Luke, Bye. 1 SPEAKOUT EXTRA lana cel Consolidation 1 Jacks on the phone to Rob, Underline the correct alternative to complete the conversation. Jack: Hello, ack 'telking/speaking, Rob: Hi Jack, t’/t'm Rob, Jack: Hi Rob! How are you? Rob: 'm well thanks. have some exciting news! We 'go/'re going to Tanzania next year. We ‘helpr're going to help build a school there. | fiy/'m flying out in july and Lucy is Sjoin/joining me in August. We're 'stay/ {going to stay with a local family, which should be really interesting. Jack: Oh wow, that sounds great. Who Yorganised/ did organise it? Rob: A travel company which arranges voluntary work ~ they organise everything! We're going to ’spend/spending four weeks with a family, then we "re going to travel/travelting to a different town, and stay with a different family. isa biliant scheme! Jack: That sounds great! Who “told/did tel you about the organisation? Rob: Dave - he went to Tanzania last year. Jack I'm "going to ask/asking Jane if she wants to do something similar with me next year. Rob: Sorry, | didn't “eateh/receive that. Can you speak *high/up please? Jack: Yes - perhaps Jane and I can do something similar next year Rob: Jane? Oh no, it’s not a good idea to ask Jane ~ she hates travelling! ‘@ Pearson Education United 2015 www. frenglish.ru

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