journalist hairdresser accountant electrician factory worker lawyer shop assistant teacher 1 I help produce things.. It was hard work and he didn’t get much money.. Here in Argentina, my
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descriptions.
journalist hairdresser accountant electrician
factory worker lawyer shop assistant teacher
1 I help produce things
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2 I help people to understand the law
3 I write articles for newspapers
4 I repair electrical things
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5 I help people learn _
6 I help people understand how much
money they have _
7 I sell things to people
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8 I cut people’s hair _
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2 Match the types of films in the box with
the lines.
fantasy film science fiction film musical horror
film action film romantic film
1 ‘I want to sing and dance!’
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2 ‘We can fight the dragon with the magic
ring.’ _
3 ‘Drive faster! The bomb will explode in 5
minutes!’ _
4 ‘What was that noise?’ ‘Oh no, it’s a
ghost!’ _
5 ‘There’s Planet X25 It’s huge!’
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6 ‘Kiss me, Heather I love you.’
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3 Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1 Cara Michael very much.
(love)
2 They the match last
night (watch)
3 He all night when she
left! (cry)
4 I the car quickly (stop)
5 They in Madrid for a
year (live)
6 Matthew horse riding on
holiday (try)
7 They Mexican food to
Thai (prefer)
8 I a computer to do it
(use)
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4 Write the past simple of the irregular verbs.
give 2 _ leave 3 _ make 4 _ meet 5 _ run 6 _ see 7 _ speak 8 _ win 9 _ write 10 _
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5 Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.
1 Mark left the party at midnight.
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2 He wrote me a letter
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3 She had a shower before breakfast.
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4 The teacher helped us with the
homework
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5 You saw the president at the station.
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6 We stopped at the red light.
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6 Complete the questions with the verbs
in the box and did and write the short
answers.
like make buy speak
1 he a new jacket?
()
2 you to the teacher about
it?
()
3 we Lisbon?
()
4 the boys that cake?
()
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7 Complete the past simple questions.
1 A _ at the
weekend?
B I did my homework
2 A _ this
morning?
B I went to work this morning
3 A _ home?
B He went home because he was tired
4 A _ the
race?
B Juan won it
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parents’ first jobs.
Paulo
My family is from Italy We came to
Argentina when I was four My dad was a
postman in Italy He got up very early and
walked all over the city It was hard work and
he didn’t get much money My mum was a
teacher She taught French and Spanish in
Italy It was a really good job and she was a
great teacher Here in Argentina, my mum is
still a teacher, but my dad isn’t a postman
He works in an office now
Sofia
When I was a small child, my mum didn’t
work She looked after me and my sister My
dad was an engineer He travelled across
the country and worked on bridges and
roads Sometimes, we didn’t see him for two
or three weeks It was an interesting job and
he got a lot of money But two years ago he
had an accident and now he can’t work He’s
really sad about that
Ellie
After she left school, my mum trained to be a
hairdresser She worked hard for ten years
and she had lots of customers She worked
in a hairdresser’s in the city centre She
really liked the job because she worked with
people every day and helped them look nice
She also met my dad there He was one of
her customers! Three years ago, she bought
a hairdresser’s and is now the manager She
still cuts people’s hair sometimes because
she enjoys it
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1 Paulo’s family is from Argentina
2 His dad didn’t get a lot of money for his
job in Italy
3 His mum does a different job in
Argentina
4 Sofia’s mum looked after Sofia when
Sofia was very young
5 Sofia’s dad worked in one place
6 Sofia’s dad works in an office
7 Ellie’s mum learned about her job after
school
8 Ellie’s mum has the same job now
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9 For each sentence, write Ellie, Sofia, or
Paulo.
1 His/her dad was a postman when he/she
was young
2 His/her mum is a teacher
3 His/her dad travelled a lot in his job
4 His/her dad doesn’t work now
5 His/her parents met at work
6 His/her dad changed jobs when he
came to Argentina
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1 What did Paulo’s mum teach in Italy?
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2 Where does Paulo’s dad work now?
_
3 Who walked a lot because of their job?
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4 Why can’t Sofia’s dad work now?
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5 What is Ellie’s mum’s job now?
_
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the questions about your life and jobs.
1 What was your first job?
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2 What did you do?
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3 Did you like it? Why? / Why not?
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4 What is your job now?
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5 What do you do at work now?
_
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12 As before, imagine you are 40 Using
your notes from exercise 11, write a
paragraph about your first job and your
job now Answer the following
questions.
• What was your first job?
• What time did you start work?
• Was it a good job?
• What did you like/didn’t you like about it?
• Did you get much money?
• How long did you do it?
• What is your job now?
• How is it different to your first job?
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Listening
13 Listen to the radio interview with two famous people Tick the correct box.
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1 is an actor?
2 got their first job in another country?
3 worked in a factory?
4 got a job through a friend?
5 worked in a shop?
6 made friends at their first job?
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14 Listen again Choose the correct
answers.
1 After school, Ella didn’t have a job for
a two years b two months
c 18 months d a year
2 Ella borrowed some money from her
to go to Australia
c boyfriend d parents
3 Ella went away .
a with her boyfriend b with her sister
c with her parents d on her own
4 Nick worked in a .
a clothes shop b hairdresser’s
c factory d garage
5 Nick worked there for .
a three years b three months
c two years d a year
6 One of Nick’s customers was a famous
c director d comedian
7 Nick got a job in a film.
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