Interested
1 I'm reall y int erest i ng i n gardeni ng.
Everyone want to go clubbi ng tonigh t.
Their going to have a lie-i n tomorrow.
4 I often loose against my brother when we play tennis. s He's worked h ere for t he year before last.
6 I've gone to France and I t hought it was beau tiful.
7 I can't bear Paul and Sallys' dog.
8 Nobody doesn't want to come.
<Jr Reading and Writing Portfolio 1 p64 )
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2 We haven't got time
Language Summary 2, Student's Book p116
Slo\N do\Nn!
Work collocations
"Put sentences a)-j) in t he correct order.
Do you live to work ... or work to live?
DJ
Cou
nt
t
he
hours!
Do
you
spen
more an
b) Dlong hou rs? And weekends? Do you often take
KAY \ou aren't paid overti me! You •ought/'re supposed
10 speak to )'OUT boss about t hat.
5
JAKE I k now. I shouldlcan ask hi m about apromotion , 100.
KAY Arc you 'allowed/supposed to work Ocxi blc hou rs?
JAKE Yes, but we're 7allowed/supposed 10 be at work between ten and four.
KAY And \\ hat about workmg at home? 8Can/ M ust
you do t hat?
JAKE
We
9
're
allowed
to/must
work
a
t
home
-
but
we
have
to
ask
our
ma
nager
fi
rst.
But
Iwon't
10be
able
to/can
work
a
t
home
u
ntil
I
get
m
y
own
Oat.
c) Dlong hours is an early sign you might be
KAY \\'ell , rou
11must/'re able to sta rt sa,;ng !
d) D wMk home wit h you or regularly work
e) Dsome ti me off . h's good for you!
f) Dto meet dead li nes a nd someti mes everyone is
D50 hou rs at work every week? Do you work
D a few hou rs overt ime? or cou rse , C\'eryonc has
i) Da workaholic . f i nd t i me to plan a hol iday
and take
j) Du nder pressure at work . 13u t working
Modal
verbs
(1);
be
able
to,
be
allowed
to,
be
supposed
to
1!11
Read the conversation and choose t he correct
verb
form.
JAKE I'm really fed u wi t h work .
KAY Whr?
You
1
on't
have
t
/mustn't
take
work
home
li
ke
me.
JAKE I know, bu t I2 'm able to/have to work long hours a nd we're not 3allowed/supposed 10 be paid overtime .
JAKE Yes, I kno\\c I t hi nk I'm just a hn bored.
KAY Most work isn't in teresti ng, I'm afraid.
Yo11 12canlought 10 k now t hat b)' now!
e Rewrite these sentences wi th t he words i n brackets .
My advice is 10 ask for a promotion. (should )
You
sh.quid
askf9.r
a
prnmotion,
,
If
I
\\
ere
yo
u
,
I'd
take
a
week
off.
(ought
)
You
......
3 I can't meet you ton igh t. ( not be able to)
4 It's agai nst t he rules to work at weekends . (allowed )
You
.........
s It isn 't nece ssary to wea r a t ic. (not have to) You
6 It's neccssar) to arrive before 9 a .m. ( m ust) You
7 The com pan y should give us holiday pay
( be su pposed 10)
The company
8
You
a
ren
't
allowed
to
leave
work
before
4
p.m.
(
m
ustn't
)
You
..
If) a) Ma ke quest ions wit h th ese words.
1
ough
t
I
do
I
we
I
about
I
What
I
t
o
I
overtim
e
?
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lon g hou rs I you I when rou I have a I able I How are I to work I
family ?
be I Shou ld I a t I of I work I we I pressu re I a lot I under ?
4 we I to I he's I a I tell hi m t hat I workaholi c I becoming I Ough t ?
wear I rou I Arc I in formal I at your I allowed I clothes I to I wor k ?
Do I to I t he summer I t ime off I in I take I we I have ?
before December I take I all our I Arc I supposed I we I holida y I to ?
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b) Match questions 1-7 in 4a) to answers a)-g).
a) 1..... I'm not sure. Perhaps we sh oul d speak to t h e manager.
b) .............. Yes, we do.
c) ..... No, bm someti mes st ress is good for you r work .
.. Yes, you are.
............ Yes, we should. I don't t hink h e kn ows.
f) .. .......... I get u p early.
g) . . Yes, we arc.