Activities at pages 208-209 from Focus Now

 

Ex. 1

1 works outside T

2 works in the evening SY

3 does the job because he/she can’t find anything else MA

4 sometimes wears special clothes T

5 works in an office N

6 doesn’t always earn the same amount of money MA

7 sometimes works with other people T

8 does more than one job N

9 works fro different businesses N

10 can eat when he/she is working SY

 

Ex. 2

1 dull A

2 outfit N

3 revision N

4 charge V

5 regular A

6 depends V

 

Ex. 3

1 It’s really dull work.

It’s very boring work.

2 Sometimes companies give me an outfit to put on.

Sometimes companies give me some special clothes to wear.

3 I help them with homework or revision.

I help them with homework or studying for exams.

4 I don’t charge much.

I don’t take so much money.

5 I don’t have a regular job.

I don’t work at the same time, on the same day, every week

6 It depends on what my plans are.

After I make my plans, I decide when I can work.

 

Ex. 4

Job: leafleting

Salary: 40£ a day

Contact person: Mrs King

 

Ex. 5

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

Meg: What’s wrong?

Helen: Oh, it’s the World Cup. Jake talks about it the whole time. We don’t go out at all.

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 any sports. In fact he always complains about me when we are out because I usually spend the whole time looking at my mobile phone.

Helen: Oh, well. That’s different. Mobiles are important!

 

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 day.

4 Does Mrs Fisher earn a good salary?

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

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