Schoolwork 

ACalabro

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ex. 1

1. T

2. S

3. M

4. T

5. M

6. M

7. T

8. N

9. T

10. S

ex. 2

1. A

2. N

3. N

4. V

5. A

6. V

ex. 3

1. B

2. A

3. B

4. A

5. B

6. A

ex. 4

1. part-time job

2. about £40 for a whole day

3. on Saturady

4. Mrs King

ex. 5

1. at all

2. even

3. just

4. whole

5. In fact

ex. 6

1. at all

2. even

3. just

4. In fact

5. whole

ex. 7

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

2. My brother doesn't earn enough to pay the rent.

3. We earn about £40 a whole day.

4. Does Mrs Fisher earn a good salary?

5. Paul wants to earn some money for a new computer to pay.

6. Carole earns a low salary but she loves her job.

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ex. 1

1. restaurant

2. lunch

3. 12

4. vegetarians

5. 12:30

6. present

ex. 2

Rose ha to go to university because she has an exam. I think she decides to ask to another person to do that.

ex. 3

1-3-4

ex. 4

In my opinion the second email is better because is clear.

Ex. 5

1. B

2. A

3. C

ex. 6

1. problem

2. help

3. could

4. bother

5. a lot

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ex. 7

1. d

2. f

3. a

4. e

5. c

6. b

ex. 8

1. I've got a problem and I need some help.

2. Could you do me a favour?

3. Could you help me please?

4. Do you think you could help me please?

5. Thank you very much.

6. Sorry to bother you.

ex. 9

2. Do you think you could phone the plumber please?

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

4. Could you also ask him to sign them please?

ex. 10

1. Could you help me with a report please?

2. Do you think you could email me a file?

3. Please, could you get me a sandwich from the cafè?

4. Could you also get me a coffe?

FOCUS ON PRELIMINARY

Jeff,

I need you this afternoon. I've got some problem at home so I can't work. My round is from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Could you replace me please? If you can replace me, could you write an email to some customers please?

Sorry to bother you.

Thank you very much. I will return the favour.

Mike

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ex. 1

1. nurse

2. waiter

3. shop assistant

4. lawyer

5. receptionist

ex. 2

1. badly-paid

2. regular

3. time

4. g

5. home

ex. 3

1. is having

2. is ordering

3. are serving

4. is preparing

5. is phoning

6. is talking

7. isn't working

ex. 4

1. is earning

2. work – are working

3. travel – am travelling

4. loves – believes

5. send – am sending

6. hates – wants

ex. 5

1. B

2. B

3. C

4. C

5. B

6. A

7. A

8. A

ex. 6

1. C - A

2. A – B

3. C – A

4. B – C

5. B- A

ex. 7

1. F

2. T

3. F

4. F

5. T

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ex. 8

1. T

2. F

3. F

4. T

5. F

6. F

7. T

8. F

ex. 9

The photo shows a woman buyng some thing.

They are in a clothes shop.

The man and the woman are smiling.

ex. 10

Carl,

This afternoon I am busy because I have to go to the dentist. So I can't work and finsih my appointment today. Do you think you could replace me please? You have to start work at 3 p.m.

Could you photocopy a report to give to a customer? Could you phone a customer to arrange an appointment for tomorrow morning? Could you also google a good local restaurant and book a table for the boss tomorrow because he has a very important meeting?

Sorry to bother you but it's very important finish these appointment.

Thank you very much for all your help.

George

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ex. 1

• I think young people choose to work abroad because it's easier find a job and for speak more than one language;

• If you want to work abroad, you have to speak a good English because it's the main language in the world.

ex. 2

2. f

3. c

4. b

5. e

6. a

 

ex. 3

1. employees

2. graduates

3. branch

4. requirement

5. seekers

6. vacancies

ex. 4

1. The UK is a popular destination for job seekers beacuse there are good working conditions, diverse work sectors and numerous employment opportunities.

2. If you want to work in the UK the language skills are very important.

3. If you want to work in the UK the English language skills are mandatory.

4. “The Guardian” is the most important source of information for skilled job seekers because it offers an extensive, nationwide online job database searchable by anyone with an interestin working in the UK.

5. If you are just looking for a temporary job in the UK registering with recruitment agencies specializing in temprary jobs is often the way forward.

ex. 5

1. T

2. F

3. F

4. T

5. T

6. F

ex. 6

1. Compared to

2. rise

3. As shown

4. share

5. is increasing

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ex. 1

2. forehead

3. hair

4. ear

5. mouth

6. eyebeow

7. eyelashes

8. eye

9. nose

10. lip

11. neck

ex. 2

I've got brown hair and green eyes.

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ex. 3

James:

• Hair: short black hair

• Eyes: brown eyes

• Height: tall

• Build and looks: well-built

Daniel:

• Hair: short blond hair

• Eyes: brown eyes

• Height: tall

• Build and looks: well-built

ex. 4

1. No, I don't know any twins.

2. I'm more like Daniel.

ex. 5

2. tall

3. good looking

4. sporty

5. well-built

ex. 6

1. straight

2. slim – curly fair

3. pretty – green

4. medium age – bald – brown eyes

ex. 7

1. small brown

2. very big green - medium-length wavy brown

3. short wavy red – big beautiful blue

4. medium-length fair – small blue

5. big black

6. short curly grey – big brown

ex. 9

3. clever

4. kind

5. sociable

6. positive

7. interesting

ex. 10

2. confident

3. boring

4. kind

5. sociable

6. funny

7. unsociable

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ex. 1

1. Natalie's got long straight blond hair.

2. I think she' s a good girl.

ex. 2

For Natalie are important clothes and her mobile phone.

For Martin close friends and playing sport are important.

For Danny have a good job is important.

I'm agree with Danny.

ex. 3

2. happier

3. poorest

4. more

5. most

6. best

7. worse

8. worst

9. than

ex. 4

2. thiner

3. more intelligent

4. funnier

5. slimmer

6. better

7. prettier

ex. 6

2. most flexible

3. longest

4. most difficult

5. oldest

6. most famous

ex. 8

2. fittest – is my best friend

3. oldest – is my grandma

4. more serious than my cousin

5. Di Caprio is better than Tom Hanks

6. Messi is the best

ex. 9

2. Who is the fittest person you know?

3. Who is the oldest person you know?

4. Do you know any person more serious than you?

5. Do you know any actor better than Tom Hanks?

6. Who is the most sportperson you know?