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Glossary:

miss (v) =not do something or go somewhere because you can’t or some reason

businesses (n, pl) = companies or organisations that sell something or offer a service

amounts (n, pl) = quantities of something such as time, money or a substance

Ex.1 

Read the text. Match sentences 1-10 to the people. Write T (Tess), MA (Matt) or SY (Sylvie). 

Write N if a statement doesn’t match any people.

1.Tess works outside.

2.Sylvie works in the evening.

3.Matt does the job because he can’t find anything else.

4.Tess sometimes wears special clothes.

5.Works in an office: N

6.Matt doesn’t always earn the same amount of money.

7.Tess sometimes works with other people.

8.Does more than one job: N

9.Tess works for different businesses.

10.Sylvie can eat when she is working.

Ex.2 
Look at the underlined words in the texts. Decide and circle what part of speech they are: A (adjective), N (noun) or V (verb). 
1-dull: A 
2-outfit: N 
3-revision: N 
4-charge: V 
5-regular: A
6-depends: V 

Ex.3 
Choose the correct meaning A or B for the words in Exercise 2. 

1 It's really dull work. 
B It's very boring work. 
2 Sometimes, companies give me an outfit to put on. 
B Sometimes, companies give me something to hold up and show people. 
3 I help them with homework or revision. 
B I help them with homework or studying for exams. 
4 I don't charge much. 
A I don’t take so much money. 
5 I don't have a regular job.
B I don't work at the same time, on the same day every week. 
6 It depends on what my plans are. 
A After, I make my plans, I decide when I can work. 

Ex.4

Read Text 1 in Exercise 1 again and I can below. Then fill in the information in Jane’s notes.

From: Hannah

To: Jan

Tess has got a part-time job to earn some extra money. She says the company wants some more people. Do you want to do it? We can work together. You need to phone Mrs King.

Jan’s notes

Job: do leafleting

Salary: £40

Day: Saturdays

Contact person: Mrs King

REMEMBER BETTER 
When learning new vocabulary, it is important not only to learn the meaning of a new word but also how to pronounce it. You can use Internet dictionaries to check the pronunciation and then use the new words in conversations. 

REMEMBER THIS You can make a statement stronger by adding words like: very, just, even, etc.: I'm tired. - I'm very tired. 

Ex.5 
Read REMEMBER THIS. Find these phrases in the texts and complete them with the missing words. 
1 ...it isn't hard work at all. 
2 There is even food for me to eat ... 
3 I can just sit and watch television. 
4-...about £40 for a whole day. 
5-In fact , there aren't any. 

Ex.6 
Complete the text with one word in each gap to make the meaning stronger.
Meg: What's wrong? 
Helen: Oh, it's the World Cup. Jake talks about it the whole time. We don't go out in fact. 
Meg: Well, it's only for a month. Why don't you watch a few matches? You might enjoy it. 
Helen: I watch quite a few matches but Jake doesn't even know I’m there. He just sits there looking at the TV. 
Meg: Simon's completely different. He doesn't really like he always complains any sports in fact he always complains about me when we're out because I usually spend the whole time looking at my mobile phone. 
Helen: Oh well, that's different. Mobiles are important!

Ex.7

Put the words in the correct order. 

0.I don’t earn a very high salary.

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

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

3.We earn about £40 a day.

4.Does Mrs Fisher earn a good salary?

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

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