14 Jobs
A What’s his/her job?
doctor teacher nurse mechanic
farmer
secretary shop assistant hairdresser engineer
B Jobs in the town
police officer traffic warden librarian bank clerk /klA:k/
C Expressions
Sam What’s your job?
Ben I’m a waiter. I work in a restaurant. What do you do?
Sam I’m a taxi driver.
Ben Is it an interesting job?
Sam Yes, I like it. Where do you work?
Sophie I work in an office. Sometimes it’s boring.
My dad works in a factory which makes car parts.
I worked in a shop at the weekends when I was a student.
I want to work in a beauty salon as a hairdresser.
I’d like to work in a children’s hospital.
I’m a writer. I work at / from home.
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Exercises
14.1 Where do they work?
1 A teacher works in a school / college / university.
2 A doctor
3 A waiter
4 A secretary
5 A shop assistant
6 A hairdresser
14.2 Match the pictures with the jobs in the box.
nurse farmer secretary taxi driver engineer mechanic
1 3 5
farmer
2 4 6
14.3 Complete the crossword.
Across Down
1 works on a bus 1 works in a hospital
2 works in a school 2 works in a restaurant
3 writes books 3 works with the doctor
1 1
b u s d r v 3
3
3
w t r
14.4 Complete the sentences.
1 He works in a factory which makes electrical goods.
2 She’s an . She builds roads and bridges.
3 The traffic is checking all the parked cars.
4 The told me to return the book at the end of the month.
5 The bank changed some money for me.
6 A police told me the way to the station.
14.5 Answer the questions for yourself.
1 What do you do?
2 Where do you work?
3 Is it an interesting job?
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15 At school and university
A Subjects
English maths history
geography
biology
art
modern
PE (physical languages
ICT (information education) chemistry physics music
communication
technology)
B Useful things
board noticeboard piece of paper pencil notebook
textbook
drawing pin
OHP (overhead
rubber projector) pencil
pen sharpener
board rubber board pen
DVD player
desk
ruler
whiteboard computer
C Expressions
A maths teacher teaches maths. Her students study maths.
Children go to school and students go to university.
At school children learn to read and write.
Students can do an (English) course in many schools and universities. At the end of a course, you
often take / do an exam. You hope to pass your exams. You don’t want to fail your exams.
If you pass your final exams at university, you get a degree.
Common mistakes
After school, students do homework [NOT make homework or do homeworks]. (See Units 40 and 41 for
more expressions with do and make.)
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Exercises
15.1 Match the subject on the left with what you study on the right.
1 maths a animals and plants
2 physics b sport
3 history c 25y + 32x = 51z
4 geography d E = mc2
5 PE e H2O
6 English f the countries of the world
7 chemistry g the 15th century
8 biology h computers
9 ICT i spelling
15.2 Look at the picture for 30 seconds. Then cover it. How many of the ten objects can you
remember? Write them down in English.
15.3 Which of the things in B on the opposite page are in the room where you study English?
Write them here.
In the room where I study English I can see
15.4 Choose a verb from C opposite to fill the gaps below. Put the verb in the correct form.
Ethan does well at school. He finds it easy to 1 learn and he always 2 his
3 4
homework. He usually all his exams. He will his final school exams
5 6
soon. If he , he will to university next year. If he
7
, he will be very sad. Ethan really wants to 8 geography at university. He
9
would also like to a special geology course. His sister is already at university. Next year
10
she will her degree and then she will try to find a job.
15.5 Which are/were your three favourite subjects? Which subjects (if any) do / did you not like?
Tip
Draw two columns on a piece of paper. In one column write five words from the opposite page which
you want to learn. In the second column put a drawing (or a translation or a definition). Cover the
first column and look at the second column. Can you remember the English words?
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12.6 2 10.30 (for example) 6 off 10 shower / bath
3 undressed 7 fall 11 clean
4 get 8 wake 12 get
5 for 9 up
Unit 13
13.1 2 a sofa 6 a hi-fi
3 a coffee table 7 a carpet or rug
4 a picture 8 a remote control
5 a light switch
13.2 2 e 5 d
3 f 6 a
4 c
13.3 2 I don’t often listen to the radio.
3 We need some more bookshelves in this room.
4 I watched television all evening yesterday. (not ‘at’)
5 It’s dark now. Please close the curtains.
6 Liam has some very nice furniture in his house.
13.4 F T A L W X A R O C F Y D
E R L S O C K E T U I I U
D K A G L N T B C R I E F
R E M O T E C O N T R O L
A Y P F C H A I R A P J I
D E C H K I R G T I R U G
I B O O K F P S I N E B H
O G F E A I E L H S C R T
S U A T L E T V C A E U O
Over to you
Possible answer:
In my living room there is not much furniture. There is a table, a TV, a desk, a sofa and two armchairs.
The walls are white and there are some pictures on them. I like to relax in the living room. In the
evening I watch TV there, or listen to music.
Unit 14
14.1 2 A doctor works in a hospital (or a clinic, or a surgery).
3 A waiter works in a restaurant (or a café).
4 A secretary works in an office.
5 A shop assistant works in a shop.
6 A hairdresser works in a beauty salon (or a hairdresser’s).
14.2 2 engineer
3 taxi driver
4 nurse
5 mechanic
6 secretary
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14.3 Across Down
1 bus driver 1 doctor
2 teacher 2 waiter
3 writer 3 nurse
14.4 2 engineer 5 clerk
3 warden 6 officer
4 librarian
14.5 Possible answers:
1 I’m a teacher. 2 In a university. 3 Yes, very interesting.
Unit 15
15.1 2 d 4 f 6 i 8 a
3 g 5 b 7 e 9 h
15.2 board rubber, ruler, piece of paper, pencil sharpener, drawing pin, pencil, textbook, notebook, pen
15.3 Possible answer:
In the room where I study English I can see a whiteboard, a noticeboard, a notebook, some pens,
a pencil, a board rubber and a pencil sharpener.
15.4 2 does 7 fails
3 passes 8 study
4 take / do 9 do
5 passes 10 get
6 go
15.5 Possible answer:
My three favourite subjects were languages, English and art. I didn’t like PE, physics and maths.
Unit 16
16.1 Possible answer:
I have the following: address, letter, envelope, stamp, phone number, phone, mobile, computer,
screen, memory stick, mouse, keyboard, mobile device, CD-ROM, and email address.
16.2 2 phone box 6 address 10 laptop
3 mobile (phone) 7 envelope 11 memory stick
4 stamp 8 letter box 12 phone
5 mouse 9 screen
16.3 2 speak 5 take (or give him)
3 sorry 6 call (or phone or ring)
4 at
16.4 Possible answers:
1 01223 240754: oh one double two three, two four oh, seven five four
0207 4417895: oh two oh seven, double four one, seven eight nine five
2 steve@[Link]: Steve at stuff dot co dot U-K
katerina08@[Link]: katerina oh eight at coldmail dot com
16.5 Possible answers:
1 I prefer to phone my friends. 3 I go online several times a day. 5 I don’t write letters
2 I send more emails. 4 I prefer to use a laptop. very often.
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