Unit 2. Occupations
WARM-UP

• What do you think the people in the pictures do every day?
• What are the good things about their jobs?
• What are the bad things?
• Would you like to have any of these jobs? Why / Why not?
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DEVELOP YOUR READING SKILLS
WORDPERFECT
Read these sentences and then use the words in bold to complete the sentences below.
Key.1 raise / pay rise
2 retire
3 C.V. / Curriculum Vitae / Resume
4 work as
5 commute
6 pension
7 salary
8 redundant
9 wages
10promoted
- When I worked on the building site, I was paid my wages every Friday afternoon.
- The salary is ?15,000 per year and you will be paid at the end of every month.
- Most people retire when they are about sixty-five years old.
- When you retire you get a pension, which is paid every month.
- 450 workers were made redundant when the company went bankrupt.
- I'm going to get a raise/pay rise next week!
- John has just been promoted to Senior Manager.
- I live outside the city, so I have to commute to work every day by train.
- I'd love to work as a clown in a circus, but only for a few months.
- Please send a C.V./Curriculum Vitae/Resume with your application form.
2 When I _____________ I'm going to travel round the world.
3 You need to update your _____________ if you're going to start job hunting.
4 Jan's parents were furious when she decided to _____________ a waitress.
5 The best thing about working from home is that you don't have to _____________ to work
every morning.
6 Although she's ninety-two years old, she still walks to the Post Office to get her _____________ every Thursday.
7 I love being a nurse, even though the _____________ isn't very good.
8 Derek hasn't had a job since he was made _____________ two years ago.
9 You'll get your _____________ every night before you leave the bar.
10 In this company, you generally get _____________ every two years or so.
EXAM PRACTICE - READING PART 2
Exam know-how
When you do Reading Part 2:
• Always quickly read the text FIRST, before you look at the questions. This is so you have a general idea what it is about.
•When you answer the questions, always UNDERLINE in the text the wordswhich give you the answer. This will help you make sure your answer isthe correct one, and will allow you to check your answers more easily atthe end.
GRAMMAR FOCUS
Present simple: always/usually/sometimes/generally/never
Sally commutes to work every day by bus.
Present continuous: now/at the moment/around now
John is working in a restaurant for the summer.
Present perfect simple: before now/from then until now/since
I've had lots of jobs; I've been a singer, a comedian and a truck driver!
Present perfect continuous: from then until now/since (without stopping)
She has been working as a civil servant for the past six years.
Now read these sentences and circle the correct time word or phrase, a or b.
Key.1 a 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b
1 My boss is giving me a hard time at work.
a at the moment
b generally
2 You've worked at Microtech Industries, haven't you?
a until now
b before now
3 Simon deals with any customer complaints, doesn't he?
a generally
b at the moment
4 We've been thinking about setting up an office in London.
a We're still thinking about it.
b We were thinking about it, but we're not now.
5 'Are you going your cat lots of water to drink? asked the vet.'
a always
b around now
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