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READING
A. Read the text carefully.
My dream job
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VOCABULARY
A. Write three more words to each group:
1. Jobs/professions: pilot, bartender, __________________, __________________, __________________
2. Work-related verbs: to work, ____________________, ____________________, ____________________
3. Work-related nouns: skills, _____________________, _____________________, ____________________
B. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate words.
1. An _____________________ is the first meeting with people you want to work for.
2. An _____________________ is someone who pays somebody to work for him or her.
3. _____________________ are the abilities you need to do something well.
4. A _____________________ is a job or profession that you do for a long time.
5. An _____________________ person is someone who is able to work but cant find a job.
6. The _____________________ is a record of your school qualifications and work experience.
GRAMMAR
A. Complete with the Present Perfect Simple or the Past Simple.
1. ______________________________________ (you/do) that course yet? Yes! I
______________________________________ (finish) three weeks ago.
2. ______________________________________ (Greg/buy) that CD for you yesterday when you
were in town? No. He ______________________________________ (already/spend) all his
money for this month.
3. ______________________________________ (they/win) last night? Im not sure, I
______________________________________ (not look) at the results on the internet yet.
4. ______________________________________ (Emma/fail) the exam last week? Emma? No!
She ______________________________________ (never/get) less than 80% in any of her
exams!
B. Complete with the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Wow! What ________________________________ (you/listen) to? I _____________________________
(never/see) you dance like that before!
2. How long _____________________________________ (watch) me? I _______________________________
(not show) you my best yet.
3. I ______________________________________ (listen) to some of my sisters music all week. She
______________________________________ (follow) Estopa for years ever since 1999.
4. I ______________________________________ (not hear) that one before but I know they
______________________________________ (already/sell) millions of CDs.
C. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate compound adjective.
1. Sandy always gets what she wants. She has firm ideas and beliefs. She is
____________________________.
2. You shouldnt trust him. He smiles at your face but keeps talking behind you. He is
____________________________.
3. The characters in that film were horrible. They were very unkind. They were
____________________________.
4. She was so arrogant! She was ____________________________.
5. The teachers like me because I am polite. I am ____________________________.
6. Christophs dad gets angry very easily. He is ____________________________.
7. Greg is kind and friendly. He loves helping people out. He is ___________________________.
8. She is very calm and sensible. She can overcome most difficulties easily. She is
____________________________.
9. The new manager never accepts other peoples ideas. He is ____________________________.
10. He doesnt seem to be easily offended by criticism. He is quite
____________________________.
11. Yesterday my brother was being rude to his English teacher. He was
____________________________
D. Use the prepositions with, for, in and of to form the correct phrasal verbs.
1. get on _______________
5. be responsible _______________
2. deal _______________
6. be _______________ charge _______________
3. apply _______________
7. be proud _______________
4. be capable _______________
8. fit _______________
E. Complete the sentences with expressions from the previous exercise.
1. The police have to ____________________________ theft and vandalism.
2. In my last job I ____________________________ a big team.
3. As a leader, I ____________________________ the success of my team.
4. Im going to ____________________________ a job at the supermarket.
5. I dont ____________________________ my brother. We argue a lot.
6. She ____________________________ passing her exams if she studies hard.
7. My mother ____________________________ me because I am a good student.
8. I was fired from my job because I didnt ________________________ the companys culture.
WRITING
A. Choose one of the following topics and write a short text about it.
Do you already know what you want to do for a living?
Dont forget to mention:
what is your dream job
the reasons why you would like to do that job
what does that job involve
the qualities you need for that job
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What is your opinion on voluntary work?
What does voluntary work mean to you?
Do you think volunteering is a good idea? Why / Why not?
Do you do any voluntary work or have you ever thought about doing it?
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