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17. Read and complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box2.

like love x2 get up go running go x2 train relax visit cook go out play want live watch

I love my job as a family lawyer, because I (1) like helping people. But I (2) _____ playing rugby, too, so my life is very busy!

Every lunchtime I (3) _____ in the park near my office. On Monday and Thursday evenings I (4) _____to the swimming pool with my boyfriend Alex.

On Tuesday and Friday mornings I (5)_____at 5.30 and (6) ____to the gym before work. And on Wednesday evenings I (7) _____ with my team at the club.

On Friday evenings I just (8) ______because I'm usually very tired! I sometimes (9) _____my sister. She (10)______ in the centre of Cardiff, too. Or I (11)______ a nice dinner at home with Alex. We (12) ____cooking. After dinner we often (13) ____ a DVD.

We never (14) _____ on Saturday evenings, because I always (15) _____in a match on Sundays. I (16) ____our team to win the next World Cup.

Present Simple and Present Continuous (See Grammar Reference on page …)

18. Choose the correct verb forms to complete the text1.

We’re all accountants and (1) work (work / are working) for a telecommunications company in the finance department. We (2) ____ (sit / are sitting) at our PСs in the office every day and (3) _____ (check / are checking) the invoices and payments. But this week is different: we (4) _____ (attend / are attending) a training course. The company (5)______ (currently changes / is currently changing) to a new accounting system, and this week, we (6) _____ (learn / are learning) all about it. So at the moment, we (7) _____ (stay / are staying) at a big hotel in the mountains. It’s wonderful! When we’re at home, we usually (8) _____ (spend / are spending) the evening cooking and cleaning for our families. But here, there’s an excellent restaurant and we can relax and have a laugh together.

19. Complete the text with the correct form of the verb1.

My working day (1) starts (start) with a long journey to the office – usually over an hour on a crowded train. The first event of a typical day is the regular morning meeting. Our managers (2) _____ (give) updates on the department’s progress. After that, it’s a long, hard day of work. Now you can see me at work – I (3) _____ (give) a presentation to my colleagues. I often (4) ______ (stay) in the office until 9 or 10 pm. But this is the old way. Now, things (5) _____(begin) to change. Young people (6) _____ (refuse) to work long hours. They (7) _____(demand) more leisure time and freedom.

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20A. Work with a partner. Answer the questions.

1 What is a 24/7 society?

2 Which jobs need people to work at night?

20B. Listen to a radio programme about four night workers: Jerry, Jackie, Doreen, and Dan. Complete the chart. A 24/7 society

Place of work

Hours

Why working nights?

Problems

Jerry

Jackie

Doreen

Dan