English for Work and Life B1-B2 PDF

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English for work and life B1-B2 This page intentionally left blank. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT Preface HEAAADERLOGORIGHT Introduction HEAAADERLOGOLEFT Contents Preface 2 Introduction 3 Part I 7 Unit 1.1 - Introductions 9 Unit 1.2 - Company and job 17 Unit 1.3 - King of chess 25 Unit 1.4 - Birth or upbringing 31 Unit 1.5 - Character and feelings 37 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! 4 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT Expemo App Expemo app - learning without forgetting Using our expemo app accelerates language acquisition and helps learners remember what they learn, even after many years. 22:00 22:00 22:00 Home page Review Click the button below to start your review. For best results, try to use Expemo every day for about 20 Great work, you scored 100%! minutes. Happy learning! Bad - 0 So-so - Good - 7 START REVIEW 18 vocabulary or Complete the sentence: Please scan the QR code from your London has many famous worksheet l such as Tower Bridge and the Millenium Dome. You can always look at your flashcards again. Come back soon so that the words stay in your memory. CHECK ANSWER Please practise again. START SCANNING FINISH 1.DISPLAY A QUESTION Expemo displays a question or task. Try to recall the correct response from memory. Then click ‘Show Answer’ to display the correct answer. 2.RATE YOUR RESPONSE Compare your response to the correct answer by pressing one of the three grade buttons. BAD | SO-SO | GOOD If you click ‘Bad’, don’t worry. You will see the same ﬂascard again after a few more questions, so you will have another chance to answer correctly. FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 5 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. This page intentionally left blank. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT PART 1 FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 7 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. This page intentionally left blank. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT INTRODUCTIONS UNIT 1 QrrkoD Scan to review worksheet Expemo code: 1ETB-E52B-C2CA 1 Warm up In pairs, discuss the following questions. 1. Do you often have to meet people in your job? Why/why not? 2. What do you say to people in your ﬁrst language when you meet them for the ﬁrst time? 3. What phrases do you know that are useful in this situation in English? FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 9/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.1 Introductions 2 Making introductions Part A: Put the following phrases in the correct order. 1. you / pleased / very / to / I’m / meet 2. working / long / you / been / have / how / for...? 3. meet... / I’d / to / like / you 4. introduce / I / myself / can / name / is... / my 5. ﬁrst / this / to...? / your / trip / is 6. say / just / I / want / I’m... / to / ’Hello’. 7. the / in / I / work /... industry 8. interesting / how / oh! 9. with... / mainly / work / I 10. introduce / to... / like / I’d / to / you 10/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1.1 Introductions Now write the phrases in the correct section of the following table. Part B: In groups of three, practise introducing yourselves and each other using the phrases from the box. Use your real name and your real job. Part C: Read the following conversation. Write phrases from the table in the correct place in the gaps in the conversation. Petra: Hi Cecelia, how are you? Cecelia: Hi Petra, I was hoping I would see you. How are you? 1 Petra: I’m great, thanks. Juan. 2 Cecelia: Hello, Juan.. 3 Juan: too. Petra: Juan is one of our customers from Spain. 4 Cecelia: Oh, that’s great. Edinburgh? Juan: I’ve been to Scotland before, but last time I was in Glasgow. It’s very beautiful here. 5 this company? 6 Cecelia: Around seven years now. Petra, but I do a lot of work in the marketing department too. 7 Juan:. You must be very busy! Cecelia: Yes, but I really enjoy it. 8 Mark: Sorry to interrupt. Mark. I will be with Juan tomorrow when we go to the factory. Juan: I’m very pleased to meet you. FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 11/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.1 Introductions Now practice the dialogue in groups of four. 3 Making small talk A good way to get to know someone you’ve just met is to make small talk. Match the following questions and answers. 1. Is this your ﬁrst trip to New Zealand? 2. How long have you been working for Roth Industries? 3. How was your trip? 4. Have you been living in Singapore for long? 5. So, what do you do when you’re not working? 6. The weather has been interesting lately, hasn’t it? 7. Do you know any good places to eat around here? 8. Have you been to any other countries on business? a. I do a lot of running. I’m actually in training for an ultramarathon next year. b. Only about a year or so. I’m still learning the ropes really. c. No. I came here with my family on holiday a long time ago. I see there’s been a lot of expansion in Auckland since then, but it’s still a really beautiful place. d. Yeah, if you can handle spicy food, there’s a Mexican place that does the best chilli I’ve tasted outside of Mexico. e. Yes, it’s been very unpredictable. But I read that there’s going to be a heatwave next week. f. It was quite busy on the plane and I nearly missed my connection in San Francisco. But otherwise, I didn’t have any real diﬃculties. g. I’ve lived here for most of my life, although I did spend a couple of years living and working in Jakarta, but I found the work quite monotonous. h. I have a lot of clients in Brussels, so I’ve been there several times. They took me on an outing to Bruges one time which is gorgeous. I really want to go back there. Now in pairs, discuss the following questions. Check the meaning of the phrases you are not familiar with. 1. If you think your job is monotonous, how do you feel about it? 2. What’s the diﬀerence between a trip and an outing? 3. If the weather is unpredictable, what is it like? 4. If you’re in an airport, what is a connection? 5. What are you doing if you are learning the ropes? 12/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1.1 Introductions 4 Follow-up questions: Part A A good way to get people talking is to ask them questions about themselves. You can start with small talk questions and then get them to give more information with follow-up questions. Part A: Write some follow-up questions for the following answers to ﬁnd out more information. 1. No. I came here with my family on holiday a long time ago. I see there’s been a lot of expansion in Auckland since then, but it’s still a really beautiful place. 2. Only about a year or so. I’m still learning the ropes really. 3. It was quite busy on the plane and I nearly missed my connection in San Francisco. But otherwise, I didn’t have any real diﬃculties. 4. I’ve lived here for most of my life, although I did spend a couple of years living and working in Jakarta, but I found the work quite monotonous. 5. I do a lot of running. I’m actually in training for an ultramarathon next year. 6. Yes, it’s been very unpredictable. But I read that there’s going to be a heatwave next week. 7. Yeah, if you can handle spicy food, there’s a Mexican place that does the best chilli I’ve tasted outside of Mexico. 8. I have a lot of clients in Brussels, so I’ve been there several times. They took me on an outing to Bruges one time which is gorgeous. I really want to go back there. FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 13/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.1 Introductions Part B: Now listen to the following conversations. Did they use any of your follow-up questions? Audio 1 Audio 2 Audio 3 Audio 4 Audio 5 5 Listening comprehension Read the following statements and decide if they are True (T) or False (F). 1. In Conversation 1, the man spent a lot of time outdoors on his family holiday. 2. In Conversation 2, the woman found her previous job more diﬃcult. 3. In Conversation 3, the man didn’t enjoy Singapore Airport. 4. In Conversation 4, the woman had a good social life in Jakarta. 5. In Conversation 5, the man started training for the ultramarathon about a year ago. 14/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1.1 Introductions 6 Follow-up questions: Part B Now write follow-up questions and answers for the rest of the conversations. Conversation 1 Speaker A: The weather has been interesting lately, hasn’t it? Speaker B: Yes, it’s been very unpredictable. But I read that there’s going to be a heatwave next week................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Conversation 2 Speaker A: Do you know any good places to eat around here? Speaker B: Yeah, if you can handle spicy food, there’s a Mexican place that does the best chilli I’ve tasted outside of Mexico................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 15/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.1 Introductions Conversation 3 Speaker A: Have you been to any other countries on business? Speaker B: I have a lot of clients in Brussels, so I’ve been there several times. They took me on an outing to Bruges one time which is gorgeous. I really want to go back there................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Now in pairs, practise the conversations. 7 Extended activity/Homework Write your own dialogue with people meeting for the ﬁrst time. Include the following: One person introducing someone Small talk questions Follow-up questions Use the phrases and vocabulary from the lesson to help you. 16/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT COMPANY UNIT 2 AND JOB QrrkoD Scan to review worksheet Expemo code: 1ETB-E52B-8D4D 1 Warm up In pairs, answer the following questions. 1. What job do you do now? 2. What do you like and dislike about your job? 3. Which company do you work for? 4. What do you like and dislike about the company you work for? 2 Focus on vocabulary Part A: Match the vocabulary to the deﬁnitions. 1. administrative (adj.) a. connected with organising a group of people to work 2. freelance (adj.) b. organise and watch other people to make sure tasks are being completed 3. oversee (v) c. show who is your direct manager 4. managerial (adj.) d. lasting for a long time 5. part-time (adj.) e. working independently and selling services to companies 6. permanent (adj.) f. a move to a job with greater responsibilities and usually more pay 7. promotion (n) g. be in charge of a group of people or an activity 8. report to (phr. v) h. working for only part of a day or fewer than ﬁve days per week. 9. supervise (v) i. organising the work and paperwork of a company FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 17/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.2 Company and job Part B: Now write the vocabulary from Part A in the correct gaps in the following sentences. You may have to change the form of the word. 1. I’m currently a project we’re doing in India to improve access to clean water. 2. They’ve oﬀered me an position where I will be organising meetings and appointments for the Head of Sales. 3. I hear she’s leaving the company and going to work as a designer so that she can do more of the type of work that he enjoys. 4. In my position as the Head of Marketing, I the CEO. We have a regular meeting every Friday morning. 5. I’m going to move closer to the oﬃce because they’ve oﬀered me a position as a developer so I’ll be commuting ﬁve days a week. 6. He’s asked to change to a role because he wants to spend more time with his children. 7. As an Editorial Manager, I have to the new editors to make sure they are very careful with their work. 8. I’ve been working here for about ﬁve years now, so I’m applying for a position as I want to have more responsibility and a better salary. Now in pairs, discuss the following questions. 1. Have you ever worked in an administrative position? What did you like and dislike about it? If not, would you like to? Why/why not? 2. Would you want to work part-time if you could? Why/Why not? 3. Who do you report to at the moment? What kind of relationship do you have with that person? 4. Would you like to get a promotion in the next ﬁve years? Or are you happy with what you are doing? Why? 5. What do you think are the positives and negatives of having a permanent job? 6. Would you be interested in doing a managerial job? Why/why not? If you already do one, what do you like and dislike about it? 18/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1.2 Company and job 3 Listening for details Listen to three people talking about their jobs. Complete the table with one, two, or three words or a number in each gap. Samantha Hayes Pippa Sorensen Rashed Nadim 1. job title 2. manager 3. responsible for Meeting quarterly and ____________ full time Prepares ﬁnancial yearly designers and around _______________, ___________________ ___________ freelance controls or part-time _______________ and employees cashﬂow 4. likes the opportunity to The dealing with the ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ side of the job side of the job 5. dislikes works Too much time spent _______________ ________________ and ________________ people job is often people ___________________ 4 Listening comprehension Answer each of the following questions with either SH (Samantha Hayes), PS (Pippa Sorensen), or RN (Rashed Nadim). 1. Who has only been doing their current job for about a year? 2. Who says they enjoy competition? 3. Who says they spend a lot of time in meetings? 4. Who did a job for 12 years that gave them experience they use now? 5. Who hasn’t done a job with this much responsibility before? 6. Who ﬁnds it diﬃcult to see friends and family? 7. Who gets hundreds of emails each day? 8. Who worked for the company for 8 years before getting promoted? FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 19/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.2 Company and job 5 Identifying vocabulary Part A: Look at the article on page ﬁve about Burt’s Bees and ﬁnd vocabulary which means the following. 1. bought 2. more than needed 3. started 4. in a way that only involves one thing 5. listed on the stock exchange 6. connected to something larger than it 7. being a business with a legal status 8. products used on the face to make the user more attractive 9. being based in a particular place 10. one of the people who started a company Part B: Now complete the following questions with one of the words. 1. Do you ever buy, or have you ever used, ? What is your opinion about using them? 2. What year was the company that you work for ? 3. Where is your company ? 4. What products do you sometimes buy an amount of? Why? 5. If there was a part of your job that you could do , what would it be? 6. Can you name one of the of the company you work for? What do you know about them? Now in pairs, answer the questions. 20/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1.2 Company and job Burt’s Bees Burt’s Bees was founded in the late 1980s by Burt Shavitz and Roxanne Quimby in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine in the United States, but it is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. It is a subsidiary of Clorox, a publicly traded company. Burt Shavitz began bottling honey which he sold locally, while keeping the excess beeswax. After meeting Roxanne, she found an old recipe book which taught them how to make products from the beeswax, such as candles, soap, furniture polish and lip balm. In 1991, Burt’s Bees became an incorporated company and in 1993, started to focus exclusively on personal care products. Their ﬁrst shop opened in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Since then, it has expanded into markets including the United Kingdom, Australia, Taiwan, New Zealand and Germany. In 2007, Clorox acquired Burt’s Bees for $925 million. In 2015, co-founder Burt Shavitz sadly died at the age of 80. One of the company’s most popular products is their lip balm which in 2018 reports said was selling at the rate of one item per second. However, they also introduced a range of cosmetics in 2017. In 2020, they were given the Award of Earth Defender for their eﬀorts at environmental conservation which is a large part of their business plan, going back to their roots in rural Maine. Sources: Wikipedia, Burt’s Bees 6 Scanning for details Read about the company Burt’s Bees and write down the year or period of time that the following events happened. 1. given the Award of Earth Defender: 2. acquired by Clorox: 3. Burt Shavitz died: 4. introduced cosmetics to their range: 5. founded by Burt Shavitz and Roxanne Quimby: 6. started focusing on personal care products: 7. most popular product, lip balm, selling one per second: 8. become an incorporated company: FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 21/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.2 Company and job 7 Talking point Your teacher will give you a card. Use the card to ask your partner questions. Student A Find out the following from your partner. 1. Where the headquarters of the company they work for is. Why is it in that place? 2. Who the CEO of their company is. What do they know about them? 3. What is the history of their company. Student B Find out the following from your partner. 1. When their company was founded. 2. Who the founder of their company was. Why did they start it? 3. What their company’s most popular products are. 22/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1.2 Company and job 8 Optional extension / homework Write a paragraph or two about the history of the company you work for. Consider the following: Who founded it? What gave them the idea? Where are the headquarters? Where else does it have oﬃces? What happened to make it grow? Where does your company do business? Has it received any awards? You should: write 150 – 200 words, check your grammar, spelling and punctuation. FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 23/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. This page intentionally left blank. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT KING OF UNIT 3 CHESS QrrkoD Scan to review worksheet Expemo code: 1ETB-E52B-1AEB 1 Warm-up Which sports do you enjoy playing or watching? Why? 2 Key words Match the following words with their correct deﬁnition: 1. an opponent a. a person, especially a child, with an exceptional talent 2. focus b. a person who has the highest level of skill at playing chess 3. a Grandmaster c. a person who you compete against in a sports event or other contest 4. hesitant d. concentration 5. join e. energetic interest in a particular subject or activity 6. upset f. nervous or uncertain (about doing something) 7. a prodigy g. to become a member of (a team, etc.) 8. enthusiasm h. to choose someone (e.g. for a team) 9. pick somebody i. worried, unhappy or angry FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 25/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.3 King of chess 3 Find the information Read the article below and ﬁnd the following information: 1. How old is Shane Melaugh?................................................................................................ 2. Which country does he represent?................................................................................................ 3. When did he learn to play chess?................................................................................................ 4. How many Irish Grandmasters are there?................................................................................................ 5. How many young people in Ireland are involved in chess?................................................................................................ 6. At what age do pupils usually join the chess club at Shane’s school?................................................................................................ 7. How often does Shane play chess?................................................................................................ 8. How old was Shane when he learnt how to set up a chess board?................................................................................................ 26/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1.3 King of chess Ireland’s youngest king of chess takes on the world A player so young he cannot read or write is shocking the chess scene in Ireland. 1. At the age of ﬁve, Shane Melaugh has already He’s just a normal kid, but as soon as you put the become the youngest person to represent Ireland as chessboard in front of him he’s a genius." a member of the under-12s team. 9. His primary school was at ﬁrst hesitant about 2. Shane, who has just ﬁnished his ﬁrst year at primary accepting him into the chess club because he was so school, has attracted a lot of attention for his young, and players generally join at around the age exceptional talent for playing chess. of eight. But after a few games, teachers noticed his 3. The boy, who was taught to play at the age of three talent. by his grandfather, quickly showed both a passion 10. His mother says he is not upset at losing a game. "He’s for the game and a natural talent. Experts who have very competitive. If he loses the ﬁrst thing out of his observed him predict he will become very successful mouth is - I’ll play you again. in the future. 11. "He doesn’t want to play all day every day but he 4. According to his chess coach, Alan Turnbull: "Shane is won’t go to bed until he has a game of chess. He can very talented for his age and has beaten much older beat me easily, and now he can beat his father. He pupils. In terms of his talent, he is very much above can’t even read or write and he has been picked to anyone I have taught." play chess for Ireland." 5. Mark Quinn of the Irish Chess Union said that the 12. Mrs Melaugh recalled: "When Shane was a baby he boy had exceptional focus and concentration. "He’s used to pick up chess pieces and play with them. And a completely normal ﬁve-year-old," he said. "But he’s then when Shane was about three my dad taught him completely obsessed with the game at the moment. how to set up the board and he learnt how to play." He loves it." 13. According to chess experts, the careers of young 6. An Irish chess prodigy is very unusual because prodigies are diﬃcult to predict, and some talented the country has produced no internationally-known players may lose enthusiasm after some years. players and is normally associated with physical 14. At the moment, however, Shane shows no signs of sports such as rugby and football. losing interest. According to his grandfather, Peter 7. The only Grandmaster in Ireland is a Russian who Mc Grath: "I never force him to play - he is always moved to the country some years ago. But chess is forcing me to get the board out. Instead of his popular at school level, where about 10,000 young breakfast, he wants a game." people are involved in the game. 15. Shane himself, when asked why he plays chess, 8. Shane’s mother Linda said: "He’s very, very smart. replies, "I just do. I love it up to heaven." He learnt to play quite fast, he has a natural talent. Adapted from The Independent, 18 June 2007 FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 27/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.3 King of chess 4 Checking understanding Choose the best answer according to the text: 1. A chess talent from Ireland is surprising because... a. chess is not popular in Ireland b. Ireland is associated with other sports c. there was a Russian player in Ireland 2. Shane learnt so fast because... a. he has a natural talent b. his father coached him c. he joined a chess club well 3. Shane’s school didn’t want to accept him into the chess club at ﬁrst because... a. he was a normal kid b. he was too young c. he was a genius 4. When Shane loses a game, he... a. wants to play again b. becomes upset c. goes to bed 5. Careers of young chess prodigies are unpredictable because... a. they can lose their talent as they become older b. they can start to lose interest in the game c. they can become too obsessed 6. According to his grandfather, Shane hasn’t lost interest in playing chess because... a. he always wins b. he doesn’t eat breakfast c. nobody forces him to play 5 Prepositions Complete the phrases from the text with a preposition and write a sentence for each expression: 1. obsessed something 2. associated something 3. involved an activity 4. hesitant doing something 5. upset losing a game 6 Talking point Are there any young sporting talents in your country? Who is your country’s greatest sportsman or sportswoman? 28/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1.3 King of chess 7 Grammar - Tense review Look at the following underlined structures and match them to the correct tenses and rules below: 1. He doesn’t want to play all day every day. 2. The country has produced no internationally-known players. 3. When Shane was a baby he used to pick up the chess pieces and play with them. 4. My dad taught him how to set up the board and he learnt how to play. 5. Shane, who has just ﬁnished his ﬁrst year at primary school, has attracted a lot of attention for his exceptional talent for playing chess. a. We use used to + inﬁnitive to talk about a past routine or state that doesn’t happen or exist now. b. We use the past simple to talk about completed events in the past. c. We use the present perfect simple to talk about recently-completed events or changes that have a connection with the present. d. We use the present perfect simple to talk about something that happened or didn’t happen at an unspeciﬁed time before now. e. We use the present simple to talk about a present routine or state. What is the negative form of ‘used to’? How do we form questions with ‘used to’? 8 Practice Complete the sentences below with the past simple or present perfect simple. 1. He (go) to the party a few minutes ago. 2. The ﬁlm (not/start) yet. 3. I (be) ill since Monday. 4. I (visit) Hong Kong last year. 5. This is my friend Michael. (you/ever/meet) him? 6. I (give up) smoking last year. 7. I (not/see) you for ages. How are you? 8. I (go) to the cinema last night. 9. I (just/ﬁnish) my work. I’m coming home. 10. He (die) during the war. 11. She (ﬁnd) a new job last week. 12. Silvio (visit) France ﬁve times in his life. FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 29/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.3 King of chess Now do the same with the present simple or ‘used to’ + inﬁnitive. 1. I’m a university student. I (attend) lectures every day. 2. I (attend) lectures every day during my student years. 3. I (travel) to Rome every month. It’s part of my job. 4. I (travel) to Rome every month. It was part of my job. 5. Peter lives a very healthy lifestyle now. He (smoke) every day. 6. Peter lives a very unhealthy lifestyle. He (smoke) 40 cigarettes a day. 7. I (go) to the cinema all the time. I don’t have much time for that these days. 8. I (go) to the cinema all the time. I have a lot of free time. 9. I (not/eat out) very often these days. 10. I (not/eat out) very often. I preferred to cook at home. 11. Joanne is a musician. Which instrument (play)? 12. (you/play) an instrument in your childhood? Work in pairs. Tell your partner four things about yourself using the present simple, present perfect simple, past simple and ‘used to’ + inﬁnitive, for example: I used to get up at 6am every morning. Four years ago, I changed my job. I have visited Italy ﬁve times. I don’t go out very often these days. 30/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT BIRTH OR UNIT 4 UPBRINGING QrrkoD Scan to review worksheet Expemo code: 1ETB-E52B-61C5 1 Warm up How might the following factors inﬂuence a person’s career choice in your country: access to education career choices of family members career advice received at personality school gender religion or culture 1. Would your answer have been diﬀerent 20 years ago? What about 50 years ago? 2. Can you think of any other factors which could aﬀect career choice? 3. Are there jobs that are only for women or only for men? 4. How many jobs do you think you’ll have in your life? 5. Are there any jobs you would refuse to do, regardless of the pay? FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 31/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.4 Birth or upbringing 2 Vocabulary Part A: Match the following words to their correct deﬁnitions. 1. trait (noun) a. a person who makes money by starting or running businesses 2. genetic (adj) b. to care for and protect somebody (or something) while they are growing and developing 3. upbringing (noun) c. natural ability or skill 4. nurture (verb) d. a particular quality in your personality 5. aptitude (noun) e. connected with units inside a cell of a living thing which have been passed on from its parents 6. entrepreneur (noun) f. the ability to decide and act independently 7. determination (noun) g. the way in which a child is cared for and taught how to behave while it is growing up 8. initiative (noun) h. the quality that makes you continue trying to do something even when this is diﬃcult Part B: Choose the correct word from part A to ﬁll in the gaps. 1. A personality can be positive or negative. 2. Some people demonstrate an for learning languages from a young age. 3. The girl’s medical problem was ; her mother had the same disorder. 4. Climbing the mountain was diﬃcult, but he had a lot of , and eventually he managed to reach the top. 5. The employee showed by suggesting a new way to display the products. 6. It is important to the plants carefully, or they may not survive. 7. I had a very traditional , but nowadays I lead a less traditional lifestyle. 8. An must be prepared to take ﬁnancial risks at times. 32/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1.4 Birth or upbringing 3 Reading for general idea You are going to read an article about entrepreneurs (page 4). Tick ✓which of these subjects you think will be mentioned, then check your answers by quickly skimming the text. networking talent parents’ salary university degree siblings (brothers and sisters) passion 4 Reading comprehension Read the sentences and decide if they are True, False or Not given. Give reasons for your answers. 1. Kumar Arora thinks that to be a successful entrepreneur a person needs both natural ability and the right support. 2. Pharrell Williams started his ﬁrst business when he was a child. 3. Nasrat Khalid eventually went back to Afghanistan. 4. Sandra Black’s studies point out genetic diﬀerences between the ﬁrstborn child and later children in a family. 5. The studies showed that parents had less time to help younger children with their schoolwork. 5 Talking point Read the questions and discuss. 1. What inﬂuenced your career choice? 2. Were you born with these traits, or did you develop them later? 3. Do you agree with Kumar Arora? Why or why not? 4. What do you think about the idea that birth order could inﬂuence career success? 5. Choose some character traits from the list below that you think you possess: conﬁdent hardworking ambitious creative sociable adaptable honest realistic FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 33/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.4 Birth or upbringing What makes a successful entrepreneur? Is it something you’re born with or something you can learn? 1. Often called the "nature versus nurture" debate, 4. But what about upbringing during our younger years? the question of whether business success is due to Afghan entrepreneur Nasrat Khalid grew up as a personality traits we are born with, our upbringing, or refugee in Pakistan in the 1990s and taught himself a combination of both, is still being discussed today. computer coding from an early age. Although he probably had a natural talent for this subject, he 2. Data from a 2013 personality test by the Founders was also strongly supported by his parents, who Institute supports the "nature" argument, pointing were active in the creation of schools for refugee out three elements of a person’s DNA which may families. He claims that even as a child he planned to contribute to business achievement. Businessman return to Afghanistan and help his country connect Kumar Arora agrees that possessing certain traits to the rest of the world, which he later did. Perhaps makes success more likely. However, being able Khalid’s success is also the outcome of genetic ability to apply them in the right way and in the right combined with the right subject and support. setting is essential. To illustrate, he discusses how American record producer Pharrell Williams’ passion 5. There may even be a link between career success and for music led him to begin networking with other birth order (i.e. being the ﬁrstborn or a later child). musicians from a young age. This passion, combined Economics professor Sandra Black has examined this with his natural aptitude for business, grew into subject; one study showed ﬁrstborn children scored determination to succeed. Ultimately, the key to his better on tests examining how outgoing and willing success was applying his skill in the "correct" way to to show initiative they were. Her studies’ results the "correct" subject, in his case music. suggest diﬀerences between the upbringing of the ﬁrst child and later children, rather than diﬀerences 3. On the other hand, Arora argues that nobody is from birth. For example, parents are likely to help born with all the traits necessary to be a good their ﬁrst child more with schoolwork and punish businessperson. Every entrepreneur has developed them more for bad grades. The reasons are unclear new qualities throughout their life and has had at though: did the parents have less time and energy least one experienced guide to provide advice and for their later children, or were they just reacting to support. In other words, a little nurture is required diﬀerent personality traits? too. Surrounding yourself with a strong network of successful people who care about your development 6. Everybody has unique circumstances, so it’s not easy provides the opportunity to share ideas, knowledge to ﬁnd a clear answer to the question of how birth and experience, and will therefore improve your and upbringing aﬀect business success. What do you chances of doing well. think? The debate looks set to continue! Sources: forbes.com, businessinsider.com, aljazeera.com 34/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1.4 Birth or upbringing 6 Optional extension - modern entrepreneurs Read the text about working in the 21st century and match the words in bold with their deﬁnitions below. Many people in the business world no longer work in a company oﬃce with ﬁxed hours. In recent years, there has been an increase in remote working where employees can work from home. However, as working from home does not suit everyone, some choose co- working, which allows them to be with other people; these people may be freelancing, or perhaps employees of other companies. The rise of the internet has also led to new business opportunities. Many modern entrepreneurs have created online start-ups. Often these begin as a side-hustle alongside a more traditional job but can eventually become a person’s main source of income. Those who are active on social media may even become an inﬂuencer. Match the words from the text above (in bold) with their deﬁnitions: 1. a person who inﬂuences potential buyers of a product or service by recommending it on social media 2. a part-time job that a person does as well as their regular job 3. a company that is just beginning to operate 4. any type of work that doesn’t have to be performed in a traditional company oﬃce 5. workers of diﬀerent companies or self-employed people share an oﬃce space, to share ideas and save money 6. earning money by selling your work or services to several diﬀerent organisations (rather than being employed by one particular organisation) In pairs answer these questions: 1. Do you follow any inﬂuencers on social media? Why / why not? 2. Do you know anyone who has a start-up business? Do they also have another job? 3. What are the impacts of remote working on other businesses (coﬀee shops, hotels etc)? 4. Have you ever tried co-working? If so, did you enjoy it? If not, would you like to try it? 5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing? FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 35/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.4 Birth or upbringing 7 Additional task/homework First, read this short biography of Jack Dorsey, a co-founder of Twitter. American entrepreneur Jack Patrick Dorsey is the co-founder of Twitter and Square. Born in St Louis, Missouri in 1976, he left college before receiving his degree, deciding to go into business instead. Not long after, he set up a company called Obvious, which evolved into Twitter. Spotting a good business opportunity, he later created the ﬁnancial services app Square which allows people to receive credit card payments through a tiny device plugged in to their mobile phone or computer. He continues to run these companies as CEO today. Dorsey believes that "everyone has an idea, but it’s really about executing the idea and attracting other people to help you with the idea". Draw lines to complete the expressions and match them to the correct deﬁnitions: 1. To set up a. a company i. to be in control of a company 2. To run b. a company ii. to start a company 3. To go into c. a business iii. to start becoming involved in business opportunity in general 4. To spot d. business iv. to see or notice a business opportunity Look at the topics below and choose one. You should write about a 200 word paragraph. A) Choose a successful entrepreneur and write a short biography about them. What traits do they possess? Did they need a lot of help to become successful? B) Choose a job (or sector) and write about what a person needs to be successful in this job. Think about personality traits, education and other factors. 36/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT CHARACTER UNIT 5 AND FEELINGS QrrkoD Scan to review worksheet Expemo code: 1ETB-E52B-FA2F 1 Personality traits Study the following adjectives and put them into the correct categories below: arrogant boring clever funny generous loyal moody outgoing pessimistic punctual reserved rude stupid tolerant Qualities: Flaws: Work in pairs. Think about your friends or acquaintances. Tell your partner about their qualities and ﬂaws using adverbs of frequency, for example: Elizabeth is usually outgoing and tolerant, but sometimes she can be moody and pessimistic. But she is never boring. FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 37/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1.5 Character and feelings 2 Opposites Look at the table below. Write the opposite of the adjectives on the left, using proper preﬁx: adjective un- im- dis- in- friendly unfriendly patient impatient honest sociable polite tolerant sensitive insensitive kind Now match the adjectives on the left with their opposites on the right: 1. generous a. conﬁdent 2. relaxed b. mean 3. shy c. miserable 4. tough d. selﬁsh 5. strong e. soft 6. cheerful f. tense 7. thoughtful g. weak In pairs, think about these people for a minute. What character features should/shouldn’t they have? Use any of the adjectives from this exercise. a teacher a policeman a good friend a businessman a waiter a husband/wife a politician Example: A teacher should be tolerant, patient, cheerful... A teacher shouldn’t be impatient, impolite... 38/52 FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1.5 Character and feelings 3 Feelings Study the table below: adjective noun happy happiness angry anger proud pride embarrassed embarrassment bored boredom lazy laziness generous generosity sympathetic sympathy brave bravery jealous jealousy Work in pairs. Take turns to select a feeling from above. Describe a situation in which you or a friend of yours experienced the feeling that you partner selects. 4 Talking point What stereotypes have you heard about diﬀerent nationalities? How true are stereotypes? FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 39/52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. This page intentionally left blank. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT Transcripts PART 1 Unit 1 4. Follow-up questions: Part A Dialogue : 1 Speaker A: Is this your ﬁrst trip to New Zealand? Speaker B: No. I came here with my family on holiday a long time ago. I see there’s been a lot of expansion in Auckland since then, but it’s still a really beautiful place. Speaker A: What did you see when you were with your family? Speaker B: We went on a road trip down the North Island from Auckland to Wellington. It was wonderful. We spent a lot of time camping and on the beach. Dialogue: 2 Speaker A: How long have you been working for Roth Industries? Speaker B: Only about a year or so. I’m still learning the ropes really. Speaker A: What did you do before this? Speaker B: I worked in sales for a software company for about seven years. It was really interesting, but I ﬁnd this job more interesting and more of a challenge. Dialogue: 3 Speaker A: How was your trip? Speaker B: It was quite busy on the plane and I nearly missed my connection in San Francisco. But otherwise, I didn’t have any real diﬃculties. Speaker A: Have you had problems with a ﬂight before? Speaker B: Oh yeah. Once I was stuck in the airport in Singapore for almost a whole day because there were problems with the ﬂight. But it’s a fantastic airport and there’s so much to do that it was actually a really good time. Dialogue: 4 Speaker A: Have you been living in Singapore for long? Speaker B: I’ve lived here for most of my life, although I did spend a couple of years living and working in Jakarta, but I found the work quite monotonous. Speaker A: What was it like living in Jakarta? Speaker B: Life was actually quite fun. There were lots of places to go and eat and a lot of people my age. I just didn’t enjoy my job very much. Dialogue: 5 Speaker A: So, what do you do when you’re not working? Speaker B: I do a lot of running. I’m actually in training for an ultramarathon next year. Speaker A: How long have you been training for the ultramarathon? FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 41 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT Speaker B: I did a marathon just over a year ago and really enjoyed it. About two months later, I read about ultramarathons and decided to see if I could push myself to go further. Unit 2 3. Listening for details Samantha : I’d like to introduce myself - I’m Samantha Hayes, the Director of Sales for Zedtech. I oversee the Sales and Marketing departments and I’m responsible for making sure that we meet our yearly and quarterly sales targets. I report to the CEO. I spend a lot of time in meetings with department heads talking about how to increase market share, as well as directing market research and advising on product development. I travel a lot for my work which I really like as I get to learn so much about other people. I also enjoy the fact that no two days are ever the same. On the downside, I work very long hours which does aﬀect my personal life and it can be quite stressful. Sales depend on a lot of diﬀerent factors and there are good years and bad years. I’m quite competitive, so when we’re not doing well, I’m not happy. Pippa : Hello, I’m Pippa Sorensen, I’m the Head of Design at Zedtech. I run a large department with a team of designers who work on our product development. We have eleven permanent designers working for us in the oﬃce and an additional twenty or so freelance designers who work for us on a part-time basis. When we’re really busy, we can have around 30 people working for us. My manager is the Chief of Production. My responsibilities include managing the workﬂow, keeping schedules on track and communicating with suppliers. Essentially, my job is an administrative role. I don’t do very much actual design work anymore, but as I worked as a designer myself for 12 years, it is vital that I have a good understanding of the various issues that designers deal with. I really enjoy the creative aspect of what we do and watching something that started as an idea in someone’s brain turn into a physical object. However, I ﬁnd the amount of time I spend emailing a little challenging sometimes. I receive about 300 – 400 emails a day, so I could easily ﬁll the work day just answering them, but I have plenty of other things to do too. Rashed : Hello there, I’m Rashed Nadim, I’m the Head Accountant for Zedtech. I supervise the ﬁnance side of the business and I report to the Chief Financial Oﬃcer. I’m responsible for preparing ﬁnancial reports, credit control and controlling cash ﬂow. I worked here as an accountant for about 8 years, but received a promotion just last year. So I’m still learning the ropes with my role in many ways, although I worked closely with the previous Chief Accountant, so I was very aware of the responsibilities when I started. However, it is my ﬁrst large managerial position, although I have managed small teams before. I really enjoy the mathematical side of my work as I’m very comfortable with that. I sometimes ﬁnd managing people hard work though. Not everyone has what it takes to be a good accountant. FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! 42 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT Answer Key PART 1 Unit 1 1. Warm up 5 mins. This introduces students to the topic and allows them to swap ways of greeting each other in their ﬁrst language for multilingual classes. You may want to bring question 3 back to the class and see if you can collectively come up with a list of phrases that might be useful later. 2. Making introductions 15 mins. Part A This introduces some useful phrases to the students before categorising them and using them to practise introductions. Part C places them into a structure which can then be used as the basis of practice by students. 1. I’m very pleased to meet you. 2. How long have you been working for...? 3. I’d like you to meet... 4. Can I introduce myself? My name is... 5. Is this your ﬁrst trip to...? 6. I just want to say ‘Hello’. I’m... 7. I work in the... industry. 8. Oh! How interesting! 9. I mainly work with... 10. I’d like to introduce you to... Answers to the table: Introducing yourself → Can I introduce myself?; My name is...; I just want to say ‘Hello’.; I’m... Introducing someone else →I’d like to introduce you to...; I’d like you to meet... Talking about your job → I mainly work with...; I work in the... industry. Greeting someone → I’m very pleased to meet you. Making small talk → Is this your ﬁrst trip to...?; How long have you been working for...? Showing interest → Oh! How interesting! Part C FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 43 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT 1. I’d like to introduce you to/I’d like you to meet 2. I’m very pleased to meet you 3. I’m very pleased to meet you 4. Is this your ﬁrst trip to 5. How long have you been working for 6. I mainly work with 7. Oh, how interesting 8. I just want to say ‘Hello’. I’m/Can I introduce myself? My name is 3. Making small talk 15 mins. This introduces the students to some ideas for making small talk. A lot of people don’t enjoy small talk, but it is essentially a way of communicating that you are someone that they can talk to and is a natural part of getting to know someone before the conversation can move on to more interesting topics. Having a set of go-to questions will help students navigate these situations in future. The questions also introduce students to some vocabulary which is then the basis of further conversation which is also a function of small talk. 1. → c. 2. → b. 3. → f. 4. → g. 5. → a. 6. → e. 7. → d. 8. → h. 4. Follow-up questions: Part A 10 mins. You may want students to attempt this in pairs or small groups in order to be able to brainstorm. However, allow them time individually to think about the questions ﬁrst. Of course, there is no one answer to this exercise and students may come up with their own interesting possibilities. Encourage creative thinking. You may want to use this section as a brief reminder of question structure for lower-level students who are having trouble forming questions. This section leads into the listening section and gives the students a chance to listen to the audio ahead of answering comprehension questions. 1. Possible questions: What did you see when you were with your family? How was Auckland diﬀerent then? What do you think of Auckland now? Where else have you been to in New Zealand? 2. Possible questions: Where did you work before this? How is it diﬀerent to your previous job? What do you enjoy about working here? 3. Possible questions: Have you ever missed a connection before? Have you ever had problems with a ﬂight before? What is the longest journey you’ve made? 4. Possible questions: What work were you doing in Jakarta? What was it like living in Jakarta? Why was the work monotonous? What do you like about living here? Were you born here? 5. Possible questions: How long have you been running for? How long have you been training for the ultramarathon? How far is the ultramarathon race? Where is the ultramarathon taking place? FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! 44 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 6. Possible questions: What is the weather usually like here? Is the weather often unpredictable? Have you ever been in really cold/hot/extreme weather? 7. Possible questions: Do you like really spicy food? Why do you think the chilli is so good? How much time have you spent in Mexico? Where have you been in Mexico? 8. Possible questions: What did you like about Bruges/Brussels? What would you recommend doing in Bruges/Brussels? 5. Listening comprehension 5 mins. Ask the students to answer the questions after the ﬁrst listening section and then listen again to check their answers. 1. True. "We spent a lot of time camping and on the beach." 2. False. "I ﬁnd this job more interesting and more of a challenge." 3. False. "But it’s a fantastic airport and there’s so much to do that it was actually a really good time." 4. True. "There were lots of places to go and eat and a lot of people my age." 5. False. "About two months later, I read about ultramarathons and decided to see if I could push myself to go further." (About ten months) 6. Follow-up questions: Part B 10 mins. This gives the students a chance to continue conversations in a structured way by writing their own dialogues. You may want students to do this in pairs, or to do it individually ﬁrst and then compare answers. 7. Extended activity/Homework 20 mins+ This gives students a chance to put everything from the lesson together for the ﬁrst time with a focus on accuracy. You may want students to do this at home and then practise the dialogues in the next class. Be sure to give students feedback on their work and give yourself a chance to see their work to spot any errors if you plan to let them perform them. This will avoid them from modelling incorrect language to the rest of the class. Unit 2 1. Warm up 5 mins. FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 45 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT This opens the lesson by encouraging students to discuss the two main areas of the lesson in general terms. If you have students from the same company, you may not want to push them to say anything negative in front of other colleagues. Keep it light and general at this stage. 2. Focus on vocabulary Part A 5 mins. Ensure students can correctly pronounce the target language. Ask them to do the task unaided in the ﬁrst instance, but then allow them to use a reference later if needed. 1. → i. 2. → e. 3. → b. 4. → a. 5. → h. 6. → d. 7. → f. 8. → c. 9. → g. Part B 10 mins. Ask the students to complete the sentences with the vocabulary and discuss the questions to practise using it. Note that supervise and oversee are synonyms and so can be used interchangeably. 1. overseeing/supervising 2. administrative 3. freelance 4. report to 5. permanent 6. part-time 7. supervise/oversee 8. managerial 3. Listening for details 5-10 mins. This activity can be done in threes or by three diﬀerent groups. It can also be done by individuals although you may want to pause after each speaker. Ask students to complete the notes with the key information. Answers to the table: Samantha Hayes → 1. Director of Sales; 2.CEO; 3. sales targets; 4. travel; 5. long hours, stressful Pippa Sorensen → 1. Head of Design; 2. Chief of Production; 3. eleven, twenty; 4. creative; 5. emailing Rashed Nadim → 1. Head Accountant; 2. Chief Financial Oﬃcer; 3. reports, credit; 4. mathematical; 5. managing 4. Listening comprehension 5 mins. Ask students to answer the questions and then listen again to check their answers. FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! 46 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT 1. RN 2. SH 3. SH 4. PS 5. RN 6. SH 7. PS 8. RN 5. Identifying vocabulary 15 mins. Part A This looks at some of the higher-level vocabulary from the text and focuses on meaning and usage. Ask students to complete and discuss the questions when they have ﬁnished. Circulate and help as needed. 1. acquired 2. excess 3. founded 4. exclusively 5. publicly traded 6. subsidiary 7. incorporated 8. cosmetics 9. headquartered 10. co-founder Part B 1. cosmetics 2. founded 3. headquartered 4. excess 5. exclusively 6. co-founders Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt%27s_Bees www.burtsbees.co.uk/our-purpose/our-story.list 6. Scanning for details 5 mins. Ask students to quickly read through the text and complete the questions. You may want to set a time limit for this to encourage scanning for information. 1. 2020 2. 2007 3. 2015 4. 2017 5. late 1980s 6. 1993 7. 2018 8. 1991 7. Talking point 10 mins. Split the students into pairs and give them each one of the following cards. Ask them to take turns asking the questions and take notes on their questions. You could extend the activity by asking students to feedback to the class about their partner’s answers. 8. Optional extension / homework 20 mins+. FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 47 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT Ask students to research, plan, write and edit their writing. Be sure to give them feedback on their work. Unit 3 2. Key words 1. c 2. d 3. b 4. f 5. g 6. i 7. a 8. e 9. h 3. Find the information 1. ﬁve (P1) 2. Ireland (P1) 3. three (P3) 4. none (P7) 5. 10,000 (P7) 6. eight (P9) 7. every day (P11) 8. three (P12) 4. Checking understanding 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. c 5. Prepositions 1. with 2. with 3. in 4. about 5. at 7. Grammar - Tense review 1. e 2. d 3. a 4. b 5. c didn’t use to, did... use to? 8. Practice Past simple v. Present perfect: 1. went 2. hasn’t started 3. ’ve been 4. visited 5. Have you ever met 6. gave up 7. haven’t seen 8. went 9. ’ve just ﬁnished 10. died 11. found 12. has visited FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! 48 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGORIGHT Used to v. Present simple: 1. attend 2. used to attend 3. travel 4. used to travel 5. used to smoke 6. smokes 7. used to 8. go 9. don’t eat out 10. didn’t use to eat out 11. does she play 12. Did you use to play Unit 4 1. Warm up 5 mins. Encourage students to consider all the diﬀerent factors and think of more. Elicit some ideas and share with the class. Monitor and help if necessary. 2. Vocabulary 10 mins. Encourage students to try to complete the exercise without using a dictionary. Ensure pronunciation of target vocabulary is correct. Pronunciation notes: Ensure that the last syllable is stressed in entrepreneur and that the fourth syllable is stressed in determination. Pay attention to the schwa sound in initiative, making sure it is only pronounced with four syllables /I"nIS@tIv/ 1. → d. 2. → e. 3. → g. 4. → b. 5. → c. 6. → a. 7. → h. 8. → f. Part B 1. trait 2. aptitude 3. genetic 4. determination 5. initiative 6. nurture 7. upbringing 8. entrepreneur 3. Reading for general idea 5 mins. FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 49 / 52 Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo. © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Jennifer School's lessons. HEAAADERLOGOLEFT Students should be encouraged to skim through the article quickly, so a strict time limit should be set for this task. ✓ networking ✓ talent ✓ siblings (brothers and sisters) ✓ passion 4. Reading comprehension 10 mins. Students answer the questions individually, then check in pairs before whole class feedback. Encourage students to support their answers with evidence from the text. 1. True - Nobody is born with all the traits necessary to be a good businessperson... a little nurture is required too. 2. Not given. 3. True - He planned to return to Afghanistan and help his country connect to the rest of the world, which he later did. 4. False - Her studies’ results suggest diﬀerences between the upbringing of the ﬁrst child and later children, rather than diﬀerences from birth. 5. False - The reasons are unclear though: did the parents have less time and energy for their later children, or were they just reacting to diﬀerent personality traits? 5. Talking point 5-10 mins. Students discuss their own experiences and the ideas contained in the article. Monitor and encourage debate. Check understanding of the character traits listed. 6. Optional extension - modern entrepreneurs 5-10 mins. Students match the words to their descriptions then discuss the questions. 1. inﬂuencer 2. side-hustle

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