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8 Work in pairs. Invite each other to do something this week. Accept or decline the invitation. i CAn invite people and accept or decline invitations 80 Unit 7 Work  Woman working in a steel actory in Pennsylvania, USA FEATURES 1 Work in...

8 Work in pairs. Invite each other to do something this week. Accept or decline the invitation. i CAn invite people and accept or decline invitations 80 Unit 7 Work  Woman working in a steel actory in Pennsylvania, USA FEATURES 1 Work in pairs. Look at the photo o a woman working in a steel actory. actory. Describe her job using some o these words. 82 Changes in interesting dangerous physical hard boring skilled Pennsylvania challenging tiring How the discovery o natural gas changed 2 53 Listen to someone talking about the job in the photo. people’s lives Choose the correct option. 84 X-ray photographer 1 She had a ull- ull-time part-time job in a restaurant when she time / part-time let school. Looking inside a place 2 She did some oce / manual work or a construction company. o work 34 It’s At rst, easy /her jobwork hard in the steel steel with mill was normal low-paid / long well-paid. hours. / well-paid. 86 Twenty-frst century 5 She works in a team / on her own. own. cowboys How similar is the 3 We oten make words or jobs with two words, e.g. steel + worker = steel worker. worker. Make ve jobs with words rom A and B. Hollywood cowboy to the  real thing? A hotel sales police ashion shop 90 My working lie B assistant designer representative ocer receptionist A video o people talking about their jobs 4 Work in pairs. Describe each job in Exercise 3 with words rom Exercise 1. Which o the jobs would you enjoy doing? Which wouldn’t you enjoy? Give reasons. PAST EXPERIENC EXPERIENCES ES GIVING DIRECTIONS JOB SATISFACTION A JOB INTERVIEW 81 my lie A CV vocabulary jobs reading changes in working lie grammar present perect perect and past simple grammar present perect with for and since 7a Changes in Pennsylvania Vocabulary jobs 3 Make jobs rom these words using the suxes rom Exercise 1. In thearen’t 1 there UK, some jobspeople enough are dicult to ll qualied to because do them. arm economics science drive politics Work in pairs. Look at these jobs. Which ve build train jobs do you think are dicult to ll? Check your answers on page 155. Reading accountant che computer programmer electrician engineer journalist 4 Read the article about people living and working in Pennsylvania. Match the jobs (1–3) with the marketing manager nurse shop assistant  marketing manager nurse shop assistant people in the article. teacher waiter 1 businessman 2 trainee driver WORDBUILDING sufxes in job words 3 armer We oten make words or jobs by adding suxes to verbs and nouns. 5 Read the article again and answer the questions. teacher verb + sux: teach – teacher 1 When did the rst energy company discover journalist noun + sux: journal – journalist natural gas in Pennsylvania? Some job titles do not use a sux: che, nurse, etc. 2 What does Donald get rom the energy For urther practice, see Workbook page 59. company? 3 What job does Lee want to get? 2 Look at the wordbuilding box. Underline the 4 What training is she doing? suxes in the jobs in Exercise 1. 5 What kind o company does Paul run? 6 Why is Paul’s business ‘looking good’? 54 JOBS WHEN CAME TO PENNSYLVANIA In 2004, an energy company discovered gas under the ground in the State o Pennsylvania in the USA. Now there are lots o energy companies in Pennsylvania and many people’s lives have changed.  Donald Roessler lives on a arm. He Lee hasn’t had a job since she Paul Battista Battista has run his has lived there or most o his lie, but lost her old job at a bottle actory. company selling construction he hasn’t made much money rom it. But recently, a lot o the energy equipment or about thirty-fve Two years ago, however, an energy companies have employed new years. He’s had some bad times, company wanted the gas under his drivers, so now she’s learning to but since they discover discovered ed natural arm. Now they pay Donald a regular drive trucks. gas, Paul’s profts have increased monthly income or the energy. and business is looking good. 82 Unit 7 Work Grammar present perect and 9 You are going to listen to an interview with a scientist or a natural gas company company.. Write past simple questions to ask about his lie. Use the present perect or the past simple. PRESENT PERFECT and PAST SIMPLE company discovered gas under 1 In 2004, an energy company 1 how long long / work / or your your company? company? How long have you worked or your company? the ground. 2 Many people’s lives have changed. 2 when / you / go to college? 3 Donald Roessler has lived on his arm or most o his 3 you / always / live / in Pennsylvania? lie, but he hasn’t made much money rom it. 4 when / you / move back here? 5 you / ever / work / overseas? For urther inormation and practice, see page 168. 6 it / be / easy living here? 6 Look at the sentences in the grammar box. 10 55 Listen to the interview interview.. Check your  questions rom Exercise 9 and write the Underline the verbs inthe theverb in the present past simple perect. and circle Then choose the scientist’s answers. correct option in these sentences (a–c). a I we say when something happened, we use the Grammar present perect with past simple simple / pres present ent perect perect.. for and since b I we don’t don’t know know or don’t don’t say when something something happened, we use the past simplesimple / pres present ent perect perect.. PRESENT PERFECT with FOR and SINCE c For something that started in the past and continues now, we use the past simple simple / Journalist: How long have you worked or your company? Scientist: For fve years. Since I let college. present pres perect.. ent perect For urther inormation and practice, see page 168. 7 Underline other verbs in the article in the present (have / has + past participle). Write the past perect (have 11 Look at the grammar box. Read the scientist’s participles in the correct category. answer to the question and complete this sentence  Regular past participles: with or and since since.. changed, lived We use 1 and a point in time (e.g.  Irregular past participles: 2015, yesterday) and we use 2 and a made period o time (e.g. ten minutes, six months). 8 Read about an engineer in Pennsylvania. Choose 12 Complete the phrases with or or since since.. the correct options. 1 2008 1 I’ve gone / I went to university when I was nineteen 2 two weeks and 2 I qualifed / I’ve qualifed as an engineer about 3 six days our years later. Now I live here in Pennsylvania with 4 one o’clock my wie and children, but we 3 haven’t lived / didn’t 5 I started work live here very long. 4 I’ve worked / I worked in six 6 1st January other places and last year 5 I’ve spent / I spent three 7 24 hours months working overseas. But now I think we’ll stay 8 I was ten in Pennsylvania. 6 It’s been / It was good or us living here. At frst some o the local people 7 haven’t been / weren’t riendly because they were worried Speaking my lie about the local environment, but the natural gas 13 Work in pairs. Practise asking and answering industry 8 has created / created new jobs and questions about these topics using the present 9 improve d / improved the local economy, has improved e conomy, so perect and past simple. things are better now. current job / studies where you live travel languages people you know interests / hobbies A: Have you ever studied Chinese? B: No, I haven’t, but I study Arabic. A: Really? How long have you studied it? B: For about three years. A: Why did you want to learn Arabic? PAST EXPERIENCES GIVING DIRECTIONS JOB SATISFACTION A JOB INTERVIEW 83 my lie A CV vocabulary parts o a building listening phone calls in an ofce grammar prepositions o place and movement movement pronounciation intrusive /w/ speaking giving directions 7b X-ray photographer Nick Veasey is a photographer who works with X-rays. Nick likes taking photos showing the inside  o people, buildings, fowers and everyday objects. This photo o an oce building was made by taking a series o X-ray photographs and putting them together in one picture. Vocabulary parts o a building 4 I work on the. Walk down the and my oce is on the let. 1 Look at the photo and read about the 5 When the isn’t working, we photographer. Answer the questions. photographer. 6 have too In case walk upleave a re, the the building by. this 1 What type o photography is it?.  2 How did Nick make this photo? 7 I normally have my lunch in the 3 Do you like this kind o o photography? or I go out to the caé down the road. 2 Complete the sentences (1–8) with these parts o 8 You can get more paper rom the an oce building. below the ground foor. foor. basement canteen corridor emergency exit 3 W in ork now.inWhich pairs. Think aboutExercise parts rom the building you 2 are in are your entrance ground foor lit oce reception stairs building? 4 Look at the photo o the oce building again. 1 I work in an oce on the second foor. With your partner, partner, describe dierent parts o the 2 You can park park you yourr car outside the building and say what the people are doing there. to the building. 3 Speak to the person at when On the ground foor, foor, someone is xing the photocopier. you arrive. 84 Unit 7 Work Listening 4 Wait at / on reception and I’ll come and meet you. 5 56 Listen to two telephone conversations with 5 When you go past / throu throughgh a post box, can you people who work in the building in the photo. post this letter or me? Answer the questions. 6 The canteen is opposite / between the main building.. building Conversation 1 7 Go along / on the corridor and my oce is at / on 1 Where is Geo calling rom? the let. 2 Where is Kristina sitting on the photo? 8 Park your car on thethe let and walk across / out of 3 Where is the price list? the road to the building opposite. Conversation 2  4 Why is the woman visiting the building? 9 Complete the messages with these prepositions. 5 Where is Richard’s oce on the photo? at down in into next to on 6 56 Listen again and write in the missing through up prepositions. 1 I’m home but I’m about to leave Let’s meet 1 the coee area at 11. It’s or a meeting. the room 2 the top o the building. See 2 Is it your desk? you there. 3 I think it’s my computer computer.. 4 Maybe I let it one o the drawers you. Can you x my printer or me? My oce is 3 5 Try the top drawer the let. the third foor. The printer is 4 6 I’m standing the entrance to the my desk. building. 7 You need to come the entrance. 8 Go the third foor. The lit is out o order today so please go 5 9 Go the door on your right and the the reception area to the re exit and walk 6 the emergency stairs. photocopying room is there. 10 My oce is it. We got 7 the lit on the th foor and Grammar prepositions of place now it won’t go 8 to reception. Please and movement help! PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE AND MOVEMENT Prepositions of place 10 Pronunciation intrusive /w/ It’s opposite the door. It’s on the third foor. 57 Sometimes when a word ends in a vowel It’s at the top o the building. and the next verb starts in a vowel, we add the /w/ Prepositions of movement sound. Listen and repeat these examples with go + Go down to the basement. preposition. Come up the stairs. 1 go /w/ in 4 go /w/ into Walk out of the building. /w/ /w/ Note: prepositions o movement ollow verbs o 23 go go /w/ on out 56 go go /w/ up across  movement (e.g. go go,, come come,, walk) For urther inormation and practice, see page 168. Speaking my life 7 Look at the grammar box. Then look at the 11 Work in pairs. Take turns to give directions rom sentences in Exercise 6. Which sentences have where you are now to these parts o the building. prepositions o place? Which have prepositions o Listen to your partner and name the part o the movement? building. 8 Choose the correct option. the lits or stairs your avourite caé the toilets another classroom/oce 1 There’s coee on / in the table. Help yoursel. the reception area 2 You need to go up / down these stairs to get to the basement.. basement 3 I need some resh air. Let’s go inside / outside or a walk. PAST EXPERIENCES GIVING DIRECTIONS JOB SATISFACTION A JOB INTERVIEW 85 my life A CV traditional job critical thinking analysing comparisons in a text word ocus make or do reading a traditional speaking job satisaction 7c Twenty-rst century cowboys Reading Word ocus make or do 1 Look at the photo. What is a cowboy? Which 5 Find phrases in paragraphs 2 and 4 with make or do country is most amous or cowboys? and complete these phrases. 1 a job 2 Read the article on page 87. Which sentence (1 3) best summarizes the article? 2 breakast 3 a call 1 How modern cowboys really live and work. 4 money 2 The truth about Hollywood cowboys. 3 Why people don’t want to be cowboys 5 something dierent anymore. 6 Complete these phrases with make or do do.. Use a dictionary to help you, i necessary ne cessary.. 3 Read the article again. Choose the correct option (a–c) to complete these sentences. 1 your homework 2 a mistake 1 The writer explains that real lie as a cowboy is: 3 a decision a like a Hollywood actor actor.. 4 someone a avour b adventurous and romantic. 5 well at work/school c hard work and not well-paid. 6 your bed 2 Modern cowboys spend a lot o time: 7 a noise a outside on their own. 8 work b meeting people. c on the phone. 7 Work in pairs. Ask your partner three questions 3 Blaine and Tyrel Tucker grew up: using phrases with make and do do.. a on a ranch. b in the city. city. What kind o job do you want to do in the uture? Is it important to make a lot o money? c in dierent places. 4 People like Pat Crisswell become become cowboys or: a the long holidays. Speaking my lie b the salary. salary. c job satisaction. 8 Read the last sentence o the article again. Do you think Pat Crisswell was crazy to give up his job in the city, city, or do you think job satisaction is more Critical thinking analysing important than money? comparisons in a text 9 When you look or a job, what things on this 4 The aim o the writer is to help us understand list are most important? Put the items in order the lie o a modern cowboy. cowboy. He uses several o importance rom 1 to 8 (1 = most important, comparisons to do this. Look at the pairs o ideas 8 = least important). (1–4). Write words and phrases rom the article  learning new skills  that describe each idea, and decide i the two ideas  a good salary are similar or dierent.  working with a team o people 1 a the cowboy in the Hollywood lms reedom,  making your own decisions adventure, romantic image  getting regular promotion b the real lie o a cowboy hard, dangerous,  working outdoors physical, long hours, low pay  opportunities to travel to dierent places The two ideas are very dierent  long holidays 2 a the lie o a cowboy in the past b the lie o the modern cowboy 10 Work in groups. Tell the rest o the group your 3 a cowboys like Blaine and Tyrel order and explain why. b cowboys like Pat Crisswell I think working with a team is important because it’s 4 a the advantages o an oce job in the city more interesting than working on your own. b the advantages o working as a cowboy 86 Unit 7 Work  58 Cowboys have lived and worked in the west and south- west o the United States or over three centuries and they century the amous hat and boots. They preer the traditional 30 cowboy culture: ‘It’s ‘It’s a real lie about you, your horse and are a amous symbol o the USA. When you watch those the open country.’ Last winter, winter, they looked ater 2,300 old Hollywood cowboy flms rom the fties and sixties, you cows. Every day rom December until April, they rode 5 don’t see a job; you see a lie o reedom and adventure. across nearly 100,000 acres o land with only the cattle It’ss a romantic image which we love to believe in. However, It’ and the horses or company. the real job o an American cowboy has always been hard 35 Unlike Blaine and Tyrel, Tyrel, some people choose the job and sometimes dangerous; it’sit’s physical with long hours and later in lie. Pat Crisswell had an ofce job with the US low pay. government. He made good money money,, but he didn’t like 10 No one knows exactly how many people still do the job city lie and spending all day inside. He wanted to do o a cowboy in the twenty-frst century, but the number something dierent. So one day, he gave up his job and is probably between ten and fty thousand. Lie hasn’t 40 moved to a ranch in Texas, Texas, earning much less money changed much or cowboys since the early days. The cattle as a cowboy. He remembers his work colleagues in the walk across huge plains to eat the grass and the cowboy city on the day he let. They all thought Pat was crazy, 15 rides on his horse to bring them home. Like the cowboys but he wanted job satisaction. And or a cowboy cowboy,, o the past, a twenty-frst century cowboy still gets up early job satisaction doesn’t come rom the money money or a on reezing cold mornings and makes breakast over a fre. 45 comortable ofce; it comes rom being ree to wake up He can’t take days or weekends o and there is no paid under the sky and being your own boss. holiday. And when you are in the middle o nowhere, your holiday. 20 mobile phone doesn’t work, so you can’t make a call to amily or riends when you eel lonely. acre (n) /ˈeɪkə(r)/ measurement o land So why does a man – because it is usually a man – become good money /gʊdˈmʌni/ expression meaning ‘a lot o a cowboy? For some, it isn’t a choice, because they are money’ or ‘well-paid’ born into the lie; men like Blaine and Tyrel. They are middle o nowhere /ˈmɪd(ə)l əv ˈnəʊweə(r)/ inormal 25 brothers and have worked with cows since they were expression meaning meaning a place ar away rom a town, city children. Their mother had a ranch and they rode a horse or other people beore they could walk. Both Blaine and Tyrel Tyrel have large plain (n) /pleɪn/ grassy areas o open land moustaches and wear traditional cowboy clothes with ranch (n) /ra:ntʃ/ large arm or cattle, horses or sheep PAST EXPERIENC EXPERIENCES ES GIVING DIRECTIONS JOB SATISFACTION A JOB INTERVIEW 87 my lie A CV vocabulary job adverts real lie a job interview 7d A job interview 5 59 Listen again and complete these questions Vocabulary job adverts rom the interview. Then match ve questions with  BUSY SPORTSWEAR SHOP 7 inormation including name, phone number Full-time and part-time positions available. and address Experience is not essential. Must be riendly, polite and good with people. Training provided. Real lie a job interview To apply, email your CV 3 59 Hania applied or the job in the advert in and contact details to Exercise 1. Listen to parts o her interview with the [email protected] manager. Are these sentences true (T) or alse (F)? 1 The interviewer has read her CVCV.. 2 Hania has another job at the moment. Student A: You You are the manager at the shop. You have ve minutes to prepare questions. 3 She wants a ull-time job at the restaurant. restaurant. 4 She liked her last job because o the customers. customers. Student B: You You have applied or  or the job o shop sh op 5 Hania doesn’t ask any questions. assistant. Think about answers or any questions 6 The manager doesn’t think she needs much the interviewer might ask you and prepare a training. question to ask the manager manager.. 4 Do you/ think Why? Hania is a good person or the job? Why not? When you are both ready, begin the interview. 7 Change roles and repeat the interview interview.. 88 PAST EXPERIENC EXPERIENCES ES GIVING DIRECTIONS JOB SATISFACTION A JOB INTERVIEW my lie A CV writing a CV writing skill missing out words in CVs Unit 7 Work 7e Applying for a job Writing a CV 2 How similar is a CV in your country? Would you use these headings? Would 1 Complete the CV with these headings. you add any other information? Address Date of birth Education Home telephone 3 Writing skill missing out words Interests References Skills Work experience in CVs a Compare these full sentences with the sentences in bold from a CV CV.. Which words are missing in the CV sentences? Which verb forms do the CV sentences use? 1 I am working part-time in a restaurant. Working part-time in a restaurant. 2 I’ve worked in a four-star hotel in France. France. Have worked in four-star hotel in France. 3 I had to meet guests at reception. Met guests at reception. reception. b Underline the sentences in the CV starting with verb forms. How would you normally write each sentence? Curriculum Vitae Aldo Peterson c Rewrite these sentences for a CV. CV. 1 I am studying mathematics at Nationality Swiss and British 1 university. 17 September, 1992 Studying mathematics at university. 2 Flat 3A, 85 Cadogan 2 I made pizzas in the student cafeteria. Gardens, London SW1 3 I’ve competed in athletics competitions Email [email protected] for my school. 3 0207 685 74653 Mobile 07759 856 746 45 II had to train new am learning employees. to play to the drums. 4 6 I’ve given presentations to large groups 2013–2014 MA in Events Management, London College o of people. Catering and Hotel Management 2010–2013 BSc in Geography and Economics Economics,, London 4 Think about what you are currently doing d oing University (e.g. what job you are doing or where you 5 are studying) and your past work and Current position: Assistant manager: Helping Helping the general manager, studies Write six(e.g. what you sentences for did yourorCV. have done). managing sta 2014–2016 Hotel receptionis receptionist: t: Checked in guests, worked in a large team, translated hotel correspondence in 5 Now write your complete CV. French, German and English. Summer 2013 Group team leader on summer camp in the USA: 6 Work in pairs. Exchange Ex change CVs. Use these thes e planned activities or groups o teenagers and questions to check your partner ’s CV. CV. organized the schedule. Does it have clear headings? 6 Does it use present and past Languages: English and German (bilingual), French (fuent) participles? Computing: Word, Excel, web design 7 Captain o local hockey team, did most winter sports, acted in student theatre productions 8 Dr Giles McFadden, Dept o Hotel Management, 15 Given Street, London Alessandra Dels, Mattenstr. 7, Reinach, 4153, Switzerland PAST EXPERIENC EXPERIENCES ES GIVING DIRECTIONS JOB SATISFACTION A JOB INTERVIEW 89 my life A CV 7 My working lie These Italian actors are working in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey. They are perorming Romeo and Juliet. 90 Unit 7 Work Before you watch While you watch  3 7.1 Watch the video and check your ideas rom 1 Key vocabulary Exercise 2. Read the sentences. The words and phrases in bold are used in the video. Match the 4 7.1 Watc Watch h the three people in the video again and words to the defnitions (a–). complete the notes to answer the three questions. 1 I only buy organic ood rom What’s your What do you like Is there anything supermarkets. typical working about the job? you don’t like 2 We set up our market stall at seven in day? about the job? the morning. 3 The positive parts o my job outweigh 1 7 1.30 meet different long 4 people the negatives. 12.00 Lunch good the weather 4 I like the variety in my job. Every day is 3 3.00 (when it rains) dierent. 2 good for the 5 When you have a party party,, you can bring environment together all your riends in one place. a prepare 2 4.00 teach at sharing my culture paperwork and b produced on arms which use no pupil’s houses bringing 6 marking can be chemicals 6.30–8.30 boring 5 c are more important than together 7 d when something something has dierent parts so can be tiring you don’t always do the same thing 3 sometimes the 8 long hours e a place or selling things outside start rst thing – no two days are travel  have everyone in the same place in the morning the same 10 2 You are going to watch three people talking and nish at midnight working 9 as a isn’t great about their jobs. Beore you watch, look at the photos and descriptions (1–3), and predict sense of which person says each sentence (a–). achievement 1 2 3 5 7.1 Wo Workrk in groups and compare your notes. Then watch the video again to check your answers. After you watch  6 7.2 Vocabula Vocabulary ry in context 1 Katy has a market stall and sells organic Watch the clips rom the video. Choose the correct meaning ruit and vegetables. o the words and phrases. 23 Virginia Marcus isisan a language actor. teacher.. teacher 7 Complete these sentences about your job or a job you know about. Then tell your partner about the job. a ‘At the moment I’m in a play called Romeo and Juliet by William 1 The job involves … Shakespeare.’ – Marcus 2 A typical day starts at … and fnishes at … b ‘I always have to work at the weekends.’ 3 Overall, the positive parts o the job outweigh the c ‘I like sharing my culture with other negatives because … people.’ d ‘I enjoy working with other other people and 8 Which o the three jobs in the video would you preer? Tell the class your reasons. working in a team.’ e ‘Sometimes the weather can be bad because it rains.’  ‘It’s a un job and I enjoy it very much.’ much.’ 91 UNIT 7 REVIEW AND MEMORY BOOSTER Grammar 6 Complete the text about the balloon seller with the correct orm o make or do. 1 Complete the questions with the present perect or past simple orm o the verbs. A: How long 1 you (work) here? B: About three years. I 2 (join) the newspaper when I let university university.. 3 A: So, you always (want) to be a journalist? 4 B: Not particularly particularly. young,. But when wh en I I wrote stories. (be) A: What 5 you (study) at university? B: Spanish. A: 6 you ever (live) in Spain? B: No, but I 7 (spend) a summer in Argentina. A: Really? That sounds great! 2 ❯❯ MB Work in pairs. Explain why you used the present perect or the past simple in Exercise 1. Nguyen 1 two jobs. During the day he sells balloons and in the evening he 2 3 ❯❯ MB Write three questions starting How long money by working in a restaurant. He helps to 3 have you …? Then ask and answer your your questions ood in the kitchen. He works long with your partner. Use since or or in your answers. days, I he 4 but he is saving so at well hecollege, can complete he canhis go studies. to 4 Complete the sentences with these prepositions. university. across at in on opposite through 7 Work in pairs. Look at the photo o the balloon 1 Walk to the other side o the car seller. Do you think he enjoys this job? park and the actory is there. Why? / Why not? 2 Can you pass me that book the I CAN