Financial Times

4. Match these people (A-C) with the statements about them (a-j), according to the article.

A Stephen Russel

B David Grimes

C Andrew Rastall

He doesn’t always travel to work by sea.

He travels 25 kilometers to work.

They use water to get to work.

He works in Corwall.

He is a computer expert.

He travels by air to work.

He wears special clothes to travel to work.

He lives near Brighton.

His journey usually lasts half an hour.

He likes to look at the countryside.

5. Complete the sentences below with the following verbs.

arrives commutes lands takes off travel

I usually …. to work by car.

She …. to London every day

He …. at the office at 8 a.m.

The plane leaves early. It …. at 5 a.m.

We need to meet him at 6 p.m. His plane …. at 5.30 p.m.

Discussion

Do you think it's a good idea for people to travel to work in these different ways?

Which way would you like to travel to work?

Over to you

1. Think of a job you would like, or would not like, to have. Write a short text about it, using the texts in Exercise 2(Unit 1) as models.

2. Interview someone you know about their job, e.g. a relative or family friend. Ask them what they like and don't like about their job. Find out if they live to work or work to live. Prepare to tell the class about them, in English.

3. Talk to someone who works for a company or organization. Ask them how it is organized. Find out about the jobs and responsibilities of some of the people. Draw an organigram of the company and explain it to the class.

4. Use the Internet to find out about a large company, or visit a factory in your home town. Find out what the company makes, what departments it has and what they are called.

5. Find out more information about other young people who are successful in business. Use the Internet or look in business magazines. Create a class display of 'teenage entrepreneurs.'

Check your progress

Topics

Tell about a job you would like to have.

Tell about a job you would not like to have.

What is better to your mind: live to work or work to live? Explain your choice.

Describe some company or organization. How it is organized. What jobs and responsibilities do people in this company have.

Describe some large company. What the company makes, what departments it has and what they are called.

Key vocabulary

Use the dictionary and translate the following words. Memorize them. Be ready to use them in your answer.

arrive commute land patience take off travel traffic jam wetsuit credit card employee railway station fix repair set up depend on build make create construct afford start rely on pay for maintain give work to

employ look after boring busy difficult creative interesting stressful treasure working hours wetsuit lunch break order routine traffic jam colleagues human resources flexible hours customer overtime price salary to deal with social life to look after