Exerciții engleză

LISTENING Unit 2: OCCUPATIONS AND EDUCATION

(Weeks 5 and 6, October 26 - November 8, 2009)

1) You are going to hear some students being asked about jobs. For each student, decide which

question they are answering and circle a or b on the left side .

a What are you going to do when you leave school?

b Would you like to do the same job as your parents?

Decide whether the statements are true or false. Circle T for True or F for False.

1 a b Student 1 gives a reason for her opinion. T / F

2 a b Student 2 uses the word 'possibly'. T / F

3 a b Student 3 gives two reasons. T / F

4 a b Student 4 tells us what she wants to study at university. T / F

5 a b Student 5 tells us that both her parents work. T / F

6 a b Student 6 uses the second conditional to talk about a hypothetical situation. T / F

7 a b Student 7's voice goes up on her final word. T / F

8 a b Student 8 says 'I really believe...' T / F

2) Read these sentences and then use the words in bold to complete the sentences below.

* I don't get a salary each month; I get 10% commission on every computer I sell.

* I sent off the application form for that job at the bank, and I've just heard they want * me to

come for an interview.

* Jobs which involve physical work are often described as manual jobs.

* People who do manual jobs are called 'manual workers' or 'blue collar workers'.

* People who work in offices are sometimes called 'white collar workers'.

* Adrian was given the sack when it was discovered he'd lied about his qualifications.

* Everyone in the office got a ?200 bonus last Christmas. I hope we get one this year, too!

* People who work in government departments are called civil servants.

* When I was at university, I worked part-time in a newsagent's.

* If you say that a certain job or career is your vocation, you feel strongly that it's the right job or

career for you.

1 You'll get _________ if you carry on being so late for work every day!

2 There's no __________; just send a C.V. and a covering letter to the Managing Director.

3 Anne's decided to go _________ now she's pregnant; she's only going to work two days a

week.

4 I've always felt that it was my _________ to be a teacher. I've never wanted to do anything

else.

5 The great thing about ___________ is that the more you sell, the more money you make.

6 Is it true that Bruce Willis was a ________ worker in a factory before he became an actor?

7 Some _____________ manage to work their way up the career ladder and become things like

ambassadors and senior diplomats.

8 Many ___________ have to make a real effort to stay fit; sitting at a desk all day is very

unhealthy.

9 The __________ we give you will depend on how well you've done the job.

10 The closing of the factory led to 5,000 __________ being made redundant.

3) You're going to listen to seven people talking in different places. In each situation, choose

from the list the place where the person is speaking and decide who the speaker is and whom

they're talking to.