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The world of work


Quiz 1: WORK. Choose the correct answer.


Quiz 2: JOB AND WORK. Choose the correct answer.


Quiz 3: STOPPING WORK. Choose the correct answer.

Listening 1: An Unconventional Job.
 
Emma Sparre-Slater has a very interesting and different job. She's a funeral director, and arranges and runs the funerals of those who have died. It might be a burial or a cremation, depending on the preference of the person who has passed away and their family. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

1. What does Emma's father do for a living?
2. Which adjectives does she use to describe her job?
3. What exactly does her job entail?

Listening 2: Being a Housekeeper Today.
 

Margaret tells us what it's like to be a housekeeper and look after a family and their guests. She explains what made her stop working as a 'professional' and become a 'Mrs Mop.' Listen to her and answer the questions.

1: What did Margaret do before she became a housekeeper?
2: Why did she decide to change her job?
3: Why was she once embarrassed when people asked her what she did?


You can find the answers as a 'comment' to the post. 

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish



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Making and responding to suggestions


Making Suggestions from rrrosaco

Activity 1:  Correct or not?
Activity 2: Listen to the conversation and find five different suggestions. Then, do the quiz.

Activity 3: Complete the gaps with the correct word.



 

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-ed and -ing adjectives




Activity 1: Complete the sentences with the correct adjective.

Activity 2: Choose the correct sentence ending.

Activity 3: Correct or incorrect?

Activity 4: Choose the correct adjective.

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Describing people


Activity 1: Complete the appearance wordsearch.

Activity 2: Listening activity. Family traits.

Activity 3: Listen to the descriptions and choose the correct person.

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Vocabulary and pronunciation


Click here to download a pdf with the vocabulary bank of all the units in the textbook. Print it and bring it to class next Monday for pronunciation practice.

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Sports

Watch the video and practise the pronunciation of some sports: 



Activity 1: Listen to six descriptions of sports and choose the correct picture.
Activity 2: Read and listen to the text 'The skier' and do the activities.
Activity 3: Do, play or go? Read the rules and do the activity.
Activity 4: Read the text 'The origins of sport' and do the activities. (answers in 'comments') 


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Food inventions


This reading lesson is about the invention of certain foods which are currently popular in Britain and the USA. With the exception of sandwiches, they're all types of junk food!

Click here to download the text and activities.
Click here to download the glossary.

You'll see the answers to the activities as a 'comment' to the post.

Enjoy your meal!

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