READING ACTIVITY 

PREPARATION

1 versus(vs)

2 a network

3 to make up

4 frustrated

5 abstract

6 vague

7 a divide

8 universal

8/8= 100%

EXERCISE 1 (TRUE OR FALSE)

1 true

2 false

3 false 

4 false

5 false 

6 true

7 false 

8 true

8/8=100%

EXERCISE 2 (MATCHING)

1 not exactly the same thing 

2 was developed in the 1970s

3 that information was not easy to access

4 was published in 1991

5 the world does not have internet access

6 universal internet access by 2020

FROM FOCUS 1

FROM PAG 50-53

EX 3

The message in not clear

The request is not polite

EX 4

Because there are more information and they are clear and detailed 

EX 5

1 B

2A

3 C

EX 6

I need your/some help

Please, could you..?

Sorry to bother you

Thanks a lot 

EX 7

a 3

b 6

c 5

d 2

e 4

f 1

EX 8

I’ve got a problem and I need some help.

Could you do me a favor?

Could you help me, please?

Do you think you could help me?

Thank you very much.

Sorry to bother you.

EX 9

Do you think you could phone the plumber?

Could you give these papers to Mr. Flynn, please?

Could you also sign them?

EX 10

Could you help me with a report?

Could you email me, please?

Could you get me a sandwich from the cafè?

Could you also get me a coffee?

EX 11

Bronny,

I have a favor to ask you. Tomorrow I need an afternoon off because I have to do some things, but Mrs Parker is coming. She should stay for a half to speak about her account. So could you replace me, please? It would be wonderful.  

Thanks a lot,

Sofia

EX 1

Nurse

Waiter

Mechanic

Shop assistant

Lawyer

Receptionist

EX badly

Full-time

Hours

Quiet

Home

EX 3

Are having

Is ordering

Are serving

Is preparing

Is talking

Is phoning

Isn’t working

EX 4

Earns

Work

Are working

Travel

I’m travelling

Loves 

Believes

Send

I’m sending

Hates

Wants

EX 5

B

B

C

C

C

C

A

A

EX 6

C

B

C

B

A

EX 8

F

F

T

T

T

F

T

F

EX 9 

The photo shows a customer who is paying her expense to a shop assistant. They are in a clothes shop and a woman is buying clothes. The shop assistant is a man and he’s smiling to her.

PAGES 54-55

EX 1

1 I think because there are more possibility to find a work.

2 You have to speak very well languages.

EX 2

1 d

2 f

3 c

4 b 

5 e

6 a

EX 3

Employees

Graduates 

Branch

Requirement

Job seekers

Audience

EX 4

1 Because there are good working conditions and numerous employment opportunities.

2 It’s super important.

3 You will need a current UK work visa. There are a variety of UK working visas, work permits and passports that enable you to legally work in the UK and each has its own characteristics and restrictions.

4 Because it offers an extensive, nationwide online job database searchable by anyone with an interest in working in the UK.

5 You can work in a library or registering with the recruitment agencies specializing in temporary jobs.

EX 6

Compared to

Rise

As shown

Share

Is increasing

FROM PAG 56 TO 58

EX 1

Forehead

Hair

Ear

Mouth

Eyebrow

Eyelashes

Eye

Nose

Lip

Neck

EX 2

I’ve got brown long hair and big brown eyes. My ears and my mouth are medium. My nose is small and my eyelashes are short.

EX 3

James: brown

Daniel: short blond, brown, tall, well-built

EX 4

Yes, I do. They are two girls and they look very different.

James because his style.

EX 7

Small, brown

Medium-length, wavy, brown

Short, wavy, red 

Big beautiful, blue

Medium-length, fair

Small, blue

Big, black

Short, curly, grey

Big, brown

EX 8

She is tall, slim, fit. She has short, blonde hair with brown eyes. She has small ears and a beautiful smile.

EX 10

Confident

Serious

Sociable

Intelligent

Funny

Shy

EX 1

1 Natalie has got long blond hair and brown eyes. She has a beautiful smile.

2 I think she is shy but friendly and funny.

EX 2

To Natalie money is less important than her family or friends.

To Martin close friends and playing sport are more important than money.

To Danny a good job is the best thing.

I most agree with Martin.

EX 3

Happier

The poorest

More important

The most important

The best

Worse

The worst

Than

EX 4

Thinner

Smarter

Funnier

Slimmer

Better 

Prettier

EX 5

Are you thinner than your father?

Yes, I’m 

Are you smarter than your brother?

Yes, I’m

Are you funnier than all your other friends?

No, I’m

EX 6

The most flexible

The longest

The most difficult

The oldest

The most famous

EX 8

The most fit person I know is my brother

The oldest person I know is my grandma

I’m more serious than my cousin

I think Brad Pitt is better actor than Leonardo Di Caprio

I think Lebron James is the best sportperson in the world

PAGES 208-209

EX 1

MA

SY

MA

T

T

MA 

T

SY

T

SY

EX 2

A

N

N

V

A

V

EX 3

A

B

A

A

A

EX 4

JOB: part-time

SALARY: £40

DAY: Saturday

CONTACT PERSON: Mrs King

EX 5

At all

Even

Just

Whole

In fact

EX 6

At all

Just

Just

In fact 

Whole

EX 7

Do you earn a lot of money as a shop assistant?

My brother doesn’t earn enough to pay the rent

We earn £40 a day

Does Mrs Fisher earn a good salary?

Paul wants to earn some money to pay a new computer

Carole earns a low salary but she loves her job.