Unit 1

Vocabulary
 People & Work

1 Match the person to their profession.

1 news presenter a law

2 police officer b the media
3 banker c education
4 surgeon d the arts
5 professor e technology
6 graphic designer f health
7 singer g business

 Character
2 Find 8 adjectives below in the puzzle. Then match them to their opposites.

L A X Y F R E A S M A P A
A S N U N F A I R E E J N
Z W D V I V A L I E U V X
Y Z E Y C A B X G Z J O I
E O U T G O I N G R S L O
B R A V E K I U A C G A U
T S O A F S S E R I O U S
H H S U T E U N E L N I R
R U D E A N E K I K E N R
S E N T H U S I A S T I C

1 hard-working ………………………………………..
2 polite ………………………………………..
3 unenthusiastic ………………………………………..
4 calm ………………………………………..
5 funny ………………………………………..
6 shy ………………………………………..
7 fair ………………………………………..
8 cowardly ………………………………………..

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 Appearance

3 Complete the spidergram with the words below.

• slim • moustache • bald • overweight • curly • glasses • early twenties • shoulder length • old • plump
• pretty • handsome • tall • freckles

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Hair
…………………. Age ………………….

Appearance Build ………………….

…………………. Height ………………….

…………………. Special features Looks

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4 Match the pictures (1-6) to the jobs (A-F).

A Travel Nurse C Team Mascot E Theme Park Mascot

B Stuntman D Ballboy F Face Painter

1 2 3

4 5 6

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 General revision

5 Match the words in the columns to form collocations.

1 team a children
2 lunch b shelter
3 animal c project
4 young d break
5 government-run e program

6 Underline the correct item.

1 I earn/gain a living as an actor. 4 Irene works well under stress/pressure before

2 Betty has a(n) job/occupation as a police a deadline.
officer. 5 Do you have any experience/skills of working
3 Katie’s daily salary/wage as a waitress isn’t with children?
very high. 6 Please apply/volunteer online for a place on
our environmental programme.

 Phrasal verbs

7 Underline the correct item.

1 Cashiers sometimes deal about/with difficult
customers.
2 The clothes company is setting up/off a new
shop in London.
3 Let’s team up/out and work together.
4 I will write up/down the name of the café, so as
not to forget it.
5 Lola wants to keep on/with reading her book so
she can get to the end.
6 Mike is looking for/at a job as a waiter.
7 Jonah wants to give out/up his job as a tutor
and work as a musician.

 Word formation

8 Form nouns derived from the words in bold.

1 Lucy works as a professional …..…………… 5 Rebecca Sugar is the …..……………

(JOURNAL). (CREATE) of a great cartoon on TV.
2 Ask Uncle John about ancient Rome. He is a 6 Henry works as a …..…………… (TYPE) at my
…..…………… (HISTORY). office.
3 Kelly can speak six languages! She works as a 7 Jessica is a really brilliant shoe …..……………
…..…………… (TRANSLATE). (DESIGN).
4 Sam can play the guitar. He is a very talented 8 Kurt loves shopping; he's a big …..…………… .
…..…………… (MUSIC). (SPEND).

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Grammar in use
 Present simple/Present continuous

9 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

1 A: …………………….…….……… (you/see) 4 A: John …………………….…….……… (work)

your boss today? full-time now.
B: No, she ………….…….……… (go) to the B: No wonder he ………….…….……… (look)
other office on Mondays. tired.

2 A: Karim ……………….…….……… (think) of 5 A: What ……………….…….……… (Louis/do)

working in a cafe this summer. after class every day?
B: That's a good idea. He ………….…….……… B: He ……………….…….……… (hang out)
(have) lots of free time. with his friends.

3 A: …………………….…….……… (you/catch) 6 A: …………………….…….……… (Mike/often/

the bus to work? travel) in his job?
B: Yes, but today I ……………….……… (go) B: Yes, he ………….…….……… (fly) to Paris
on foot because the weather is nice. tomorrow.

 Adverbs of frequency

10 Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs of frequency in brackets.

1 She doesn’t work after 5 pm. (usually) 4 The office has meetings on Saturdays. (hardly
………………………………………………………. ever)
2 Mike is polite to customers. (always) ……………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………. 5 The shop is open at weekends. (never)
3 Judith travels in her job. (rarely) ……………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………….

 Comparative/Superlative

11 Complete the gaps with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

1 Tammy is the ………………………… (short) girl 4 Florence Griffith-Joyner is the

in her class. ……………………… (fast) woman in the world.
2 Bill is ………………………… (clever) than his 5 I think being a paramedic is one of the
brother. ………………………… (stress) jobs there is.
3 Kimberly is a ………………………… (talent) 6 Christa is ………………………… (brave) than
singer than Lacy. her brother, David.

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12 Complete the fact file with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

 Results show that theme parks are 1) …………………… (popular) than ever.
 There are 2065 theme parks in the world.
 Cedar Point is 2) …………………… (large) theme park on the planet. Its nickname is the ‘Rollercoaster
Capital of the World’. It has 3) …………………… (fast) rides and attracts thousands of visitors.
 Florida doesn’t have 4) …………………… (many) theme parks as California.
 World famous theme parks like SeaWorld Orlando are usually open for 5) …………………… (long) hours
than smaller parks.
 Walt Disney’s famous character, Mickey Mouse, is the 6) ……………… (famous) theme park mascot in
history.
 7) …………………… (busy) time to visit a theme park is during the summer holidays because children are
not in school.

 Sentence transformations

13 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use up to four
words.

1 Andrew earns more money than Claudette. 4 Could you please close the office door?
(MUCH) (CLOSING)
Claudette doesn’t earn ..................................... Do ...................................................................
........................................................... Andrew. ............................................... the office door?

2 Louis is smarter than all the other students in 5 Ramsay doesn’t ever get up early in the
the class. (THE) morning. (NEVER)
Louis ............................................................... Ramsay ..........................................................
..................................................... in the class. ................................................ in the morning.

3 Marie is never busy at the weekend. (FREE) 6 Sabina is the most talented worker at the
Marie ............................................................... bakery. (AS)
.............................................. at the weekend. No one at the bakery is ....................................
........................................................... Sabina.

 Prepositions

14 Fill in: with, for, in, of, with (x2), on, around.

1 Eva has a talent …………. singing and dancing.
2 Jonathan is interested …………. a career in
education.
3 I am very fond …………. big reptiles, especially
crocodiles.
4 My boss gets angry …………. us when we are
late.
5 I get along well …………. my co-workers.
6 Snakes wrap their body …………. their food.
7 Maggie has been working …………. the ranch
for a month.

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Everyday English
15 Choose the correct response.

1 A: How much do you make? 4 A: Where do you work?

B: a I work five days a week.
b I earn two hundred pounds a week.
2 A: What are your responsibilities?
B: a My job involves working with young children.
b I mainly work in the city centre.
3 A: Do you enjoy your job?
B: a I really like working in my office.
b I hate being late for work.
B: a I like working outdoors.
b I work on lots of different film sets.
5 A: I only work on Friday evenings and
Saturdays.
B: a That sounds like a good part-time job.
b I don’t think I could work full-time yet.

Reading
16 Read the text and answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D.

Do you ever think about what it’s like to be an action hero? Well, Cody Laudan gets to be one almost every day! As a
stuntman, he performs action scenes in Hollywood films. It’s Cody’s job to take risks so that other people don’t have to.
He does martial arts and gymnastics and he can even drive fast cars.
Cody trains every day so he has the skills to stay safe. He is always very careful that he knows how to do the stunt
properly before he performs it. This way, Cody doesn’t have to worry about making serious mistakes and getting badly
injured. All professional stunt performers train for their job. In fact, there are even special stuntman schools. Cody wants
to be able to do every stunt there is. When he sees a new one on TV or in a film, he spends hours trying to do it himself.
Cody loves to travel around the world to lots of different film locations but his favourite thing about being a stuntman is
doing lots of new and exciting tricks. Famous actors often ask to work with Cody as they love watching him doing stunts.
So, the next time you watch an action film, look out for Cody as he jumps from a train or crashes a race car.

1 Cody Laudan is D He practises a lot.

A a famous actor. 4 For Cody, the best part of his job is
B a martial arts teacher. A the reaction to his stunts.
C an action hero character. B working with famous actors.
D a performer of dangerous acts. C trying different stunts.
2 Cody doesn’t often get injured because D visiting other countries.
A he prepares for his stunts carefully. 5 What could be another suitable title for the text?
B he isn’t scared of getting hurt. A Getting your Dream Role
C he attends safety classes. B A Dangerous Job
D he doesn’t make any mistakes. C Bravery Pays Well
D The Man Behind the Camera
3 How does Cody improve his skills?
A He watches people on TV and films.
B He trains with other top stuntmen.
C He goes to stuntman school.

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Listening
17 You will hear Greg and Tammy talking about a summer job. Decide if each sentence is
correct (YES) or incorrect (NO).

1 Tammy is not feeling very calm. 4 Tammy thinks she is too serious for her job.
2 Tammy works in a classroom. 5 Greg is a shy person.
3 Greg thinks Maths is great. 6 Greg likes his job at the bookshop.

Writing
18 Read the rubric, then write your blog entry.

Your friend recently started work as a pilot. Write a blog entry about him/her and his/her job. In your blog
entry: describe the duties of the job and what they like/dislike about it. Write your blog entry (60-100 words).

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Pairwork Activities Student A

Work with Student B. Ask questions to find out about a job as a tutor. Then answer
students B's questions about the job advert for a waitress.

For work on Saturdays (09:00am – 18:00pm)

We are looking for a person who is responsible, sociable and hard-working.
No experience necessary.
Come to the café and ask Mindy for more information.

Tutor

 what/subject?
 where/job at?
 what/working hours?
 experience/necessary?
 what/salary?

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Pairwork Activities Student B

Work with Student A. Answer Student A’s questions about the job advert for a tutor. Then
ask student A questions about a job as a waitress.

I am looking for a maths tutor to work with my sixteen year old son at our home
in Basingstoke city centre.

We are looking for someone who:

 can be available Monday and Friday, 18:00 – 20:00.
 has teaching experience and/or a university level mathematics qualification.

40 euros per session.

Waitress

 where/job?
 full time work?
 which qualities/looking for?
 experience necessary?
 how/apply?

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Portfolio Activities
Name: ………………………………………………… Date: ………………………. Class: ...................

Present and describe your favourite person. He/She can be a celebrity or someone you
know. Say where they live, what job they do, describe their appearance and character. Say
what you like about them. Put a picture of the person.

My Favourite Person

Name:

Age:

Occupation:

Country:

Appearance........................................................................................................................................................
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Character: ..........................................................................................................................................................
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…………………………………………….. is my favourite person because ..........................................................

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Game
Students play in small groups. Each group has a Snakes and Ladders board. Each student
rolls the dice and moves their counter the same number of squares that the dice shows.
The student completes the task on the square their counter lands on. If the square has a
ladder the student can ‘go up’ the ladder. If a student lands on a square with the head of a
snake they must ‘go down’ the snake. The winner is the student who reaches the FINISH
square first, by landing on it with an exact roll.

30 Lily ………. 31 The shop is 32 Stuntmen are 33 Kenny is

(catch) the bus never/always brave/loyal. taller/the tallest
to school every open on a of our sons.
day. Saturday. It’s our
busiest day.

29 Kim is a sports 28 My parents …… a 27 Our boss gave 26 Sacha gets 25 Betty wants to
……………… . living as us a bonus/ ……….…… take a week off
(JOURNAL) paramedics. wage for our (high) salary in work/job.
good work. the company.

20 Brian is 21 Where are 22 My little sister 23 What is the 24 Kristina

…………….….. they setting has freckles/ opposite of the …………….
(responsible) up/off the new wrinkles on adjective (be) really
than Adam. offices? her face. ‘responsible’? unfair at the
moment.

19 Shauna has to 18 Jim ……………. 17 Nick isn’t..... 16 What is 15 Kevin is

deal with/about (think) of (clever) as the …………….
the customers’ changing jobs. Bruno. opposite (good) than
complaints. of the adjective Jim at sports.
‘honest’?

10 We don't 11 Ollie and I 12 Elizabeth’s 13 Sally is of 14 Ben is a

rarely /often disagree looking medium/ successful
work at the with/about for/about a new short ……………….
weekend. who’s the best job height. (MUSIC)
footballer!

9 Please write 8 Kathleen works as 7 Ricky isn’t 6 Tom is making 5 My mother is in

up/down up a ……………. …………………. progress/ her early
your address. (LAW). (creative) as his training in his teens/late
sister. new job. forties.

1 Meghan’s as 2 Davis is a top 3 …………………. 4 I don't

patient/more surgeon / (you/work) never/often
patient than me. engineer at the now? walk to work.
hospital.

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