Focus Now

Reading activities

Page 54-55

Ex. 2

1) working conditions

2) employment opportunities

3) work permits

4) skilled job seekers

5) look for a part-time job

6) recruitment agencies

 

Ex. 3

1) x…

2) x…

3) x…

4) x…

5) x…

6) x…

 

Ex. 4

1) The UK is a popular destination for job seekers because “the Guardian” newspaper is the best source

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

3) If you want to work in the UK, are mandatory the requirements like

4) “The Guardian” newspaper is the most important source of information for skilled job seekers because all big companies advertise their vacancies in that newspaper.

5) If I’m looking for a temporary job in the UK, I can

 

Ex. 5

1) true

2) false

3) true

4) false

5) false

6) true

 

Ex. 6

1) compared to

2) rise

3) as shown

4) share

5) is increasing

 

Page 208 focus now

Ex. 1

1 Tess

2) Sylvie

3) Matt

4) Tess

5) Nobody

6) Matt

7) Matt

8) Tess

9) Tess

10) Sylvie

 

Page 209 focus now

 Ex. 2

A-N-N-V-A-V

 

Ex. 3

B-A-B-A-B-A

 

Ex. 4

1) part-time job

2) earn some extra money

3) /

4) Mrs King

 

Ex. 7

1) do you earn a lot of money as a shop assistant?

2) my brother doesn’t earn the rent enough to pay

3) we earn about £40 a 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

 

Page 50-51 focus now

Ex. 1

1) restaurant

2) lunch

3) 12

4) vegetarians

5) 12:30 am

6) presents

 

Ex. 2

1) She has an important exam

 

Ex. 3

1) x

2)

3) x

4) x

5)

 

 

Ex. 4

1) It is better because there are much information and the message is also polite.

 

Ex. 5

1) B

2) A

3) C

 

Ex. 6

1) problem

2) help

3) could

4) bother

5) a lot

 

Ex. 7

1) F

2) D

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 could you phone the plumber?

3) Could you give these papers to Mr Flynn, please?

4) Can you also ask him to sign them, please?

 

Ex. 10

1) Can you help me with a report?

2) Do you could send me a file?

3) Could you get me a sandwich from the café?

4) Can you get me a coffee?

 

Page 52-53 focus now

Ex. 1

1) nurse

2) waiter

3) mechanic

4) shop assistant

5) lawyer

6) receptionist

 

Ex. 2

1) well

2) part-time

3) day

4) demanding

5) a lawyer

 

Ex. 3

1) is having

2) is ordering

3) are serving

4) are preparing

5) is talking

6) is phoning

7) isn’t working

 

Ex. 4

1) earns

2) work / are working

3) travel / ‘m travelling

4) loves / believes

5) send / ‘m sending

6) hates / wants

 

Ex. 5

1) works

2) lot

3) can

4) in

5) sells

6) is working

7) doesn’t

8) some

 

Ex. 6

1) work

2) after

3) job

4) in

5) take

 

Ex. 7

1) false

2) true

3) false

4) false

5) true

 

Ex. 8

1) false

2) false

3) true

4) false

5) true

6) true

7) true

8) false

 

Page 56-57

Ex. 1

1) head

2) forehead

3) hair

4) ear

5) mouth

6) eyebrow

7) eyelashes

8) eye

9) nose

10) lip

11) neck

 

Ex. 2

1) I’m quite tall, I’ve got brown, short hair and black eyes, a big nose and a small mouth.

 

 

Ex. 3

1)  short blond

2) brown eyes / brown eyes

3) tall

4) good looking

 

Ex. 4

1) No, I don’t, but I know that twins are very similar.

2) I’m like Daniel, because I’m quite shy and I’m serious.

 

Page 58

Ex. 3

1) harder

2) happer

3) pooriest

4) more

5) most

6) best

7) worse

8) worst

9) than

 

Ex. 4

1) thinner

2) more intelligent

3) funnier

4) slimmer

5) better

6) prettier

 

Ex. 6

1) tallest

2) most flexible

3) longest

4) most difficult

5) oldest

6) most famous

 

Ex. 8

1) fittest

2) oldest

3) more serious

4) better

5) best