LISTENING PAGE 119

A. PRE-LISTENING ACTIVITY

Answer the question below

1. Is it important to be properly dressed to go to a job interview?

Yes, it is.

2. Do you think that the dress code should be different at the workplace?

Yes, I do because for different workplace, the peoples like and respect different dresses.

3. What advice would you give to your friend who is going to have an interview for a job?

I think my advice is : you must be yourself !

B. LISTENING TEST: TASK TYPE – MULTIPLE CHOICE (FIRST: P4)

You will hear a personnel manager talking with her boss about som candidates she has interviewed for a job. For questions 1 – 7, choose the best answer A, B or C.

1. The first man she interviewed

B. drew her attention.

2. The young man in the grey pin – striped suit lacked experience,

A. but he had the qualifications and references needed.

3. The personnel manager’s boss thought she may need to

B. have another interview with the most promising candidates.

4. One woman who was interviewed was

A. formally dressed.

5. The personnel manager thinks that they

C. shouldn’t take into account the candidates’ dress code.

6. An interviewee

A. was fashionably dressed and seemed to be a fashion victim.

7. Another interviewee

B. had graduated from Hardvard.

READING PAGE 112, 113

You are going to read a newspaper article about the ‘Body Shop’. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).

0 D

1 F

2H

3 A

4 G

5 B

6 I

7 C

READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

Choose the correct answer.

1. Owners of Body Shop outlets must

B. demonstrate previous commitment to environmental causes.

2. The Body Shop has shown its commitment

D. manufacturing goods from recyclable materials.

3. The phrase “in turn” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

A. subsequetly.

VOCABULARY BUILDING EXERCISES

A. WORD OFTEN CONFUSED

Choose the correct words to fill in the blanks.

0)   Just before the film started, I saw her walking along the aisle looking for a seat:

She walked along the corridor to her office in a hurry.

 

1)   There will be a fifteen-minute intermission during the play.

 

2)   A short circuit caused the interruption to the transmission of the regional television programme last night.

 

3)   Due to bad weather conditions the reception of certain TV channels is sometimes difficult.

 

4)   Doctors stated on television that narcotics can after people’s perception of reality.

 

5)   Animation has helped the production of exciting cartoon films.

 

6)   The imitation of film hereos by children has become a serious issue.

B. USEFUL PHRASAL VERBS

Fill in the blanks with the correct particles.

0)   When is the next play being put on ? (produce or present)

1)   It was such a sad film that she burst into tears. (suddenly begin to cry)

2)   The performance was called off due to lack of sponsors. (cancel)

3)   Parts of a play or film are sometimes regarded as inappropriate and are cut out. This means, they are censored. (removed)

 

C. SUFFIXES: ADJECTIVES ENDING IN –FUL / -LESS

Form adjectives ending in –ful or –less.

Verb	-ful	-less
Forget Harm Respect Hope Care Succeed Play Delight Use Power	Forgetful Harmful Respectful Hopeful Careful Successful Playful Delightful Useful Powerful	- harmless - hopeless careless - - - useless powerless

 

Now choose the suitable adjectives from the list above to fill in the blanks.

0)   Some psychologists always point out that parents should be very careful of what programmes their children watch.

1)   Today, succesful TV personalities have a powerful influence on viewers.

2)   Visitors to amusement parks can spend a delightful day out with their families.

3)   The power of television is so great that many people cannot resist watching it; they feel completely powerless.

4)   Nowadays, parents complain that it is hopeless to try to persuade teenagers not to go to clubs frequently and stay up late.

D. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORDS TO FILL IN THE BLANKS.

HOLLYWOOD

Where there is a will, there is a way. This means that if a person wants something badly (0) enough, he/she will find a way of getting it. That is what Steven Spielberg has proved (1) since he was a little boy.

            He was born in 1946 and has become one of the most famous scriptwriters, producers and influential (2) directors of our time. He started his career when he was still a boy using his father’s cine-camera to film toy trains and later in school when he made (3) several amateur science fiction films.

            Today, his excellent film productions have made him famous worldwide (4) as one of children’s favourite film makers. The plots (5) of his films, the amazing special effects he has been using and the imaginary creatures he presents, excite children’s imagination and make them spiritually (6) travel in the past, present and future.