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The job interview

Write a story called 'The job interview' which begins with this sentence:

Soon after I entered the interview room, I guessed something strange was going to happen.

1Before you write, ask yourself these questions:

-What was strange?

•the room?

•the interviewer's appearance?

•the interviewer's questions?

-What was the job?

-Did you want it?

-Were you qualified for it?

-Were you offered it?

-Did you accept it?

-Was there anything strange about this?

-How did you feel?

2Make a paragraph plan (three, four or five paragraphs). Remember to set the scene in the first paragraph, and to bring the story to an end in the last paragraph.

3Write 120 - 18 0 words. Try to include some direct and some reported speech.

4Check what you have written. Are your paragraphs linked together?

5If possible, exchange stories with some other students. Were their interviews strange in a different way from yours?

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that the union members will vote for

Asking politely

How would you ask someone:

1 his or her name?

2 the meaning of something you can't understand?

And how would you ask someone to help you:

3 do something you can't do by yourself?

4 look for a ring you've just dropped?

Write down an example for each question here:

If you wanted to ask the same question to a different person (e.g. a good friend I a stranger I someone you wanted to impress, like your teacher or a new boss), how would your question change? Think about both the language you would use and the pitch of your voice. Write down some more possibilities here:

U N I T 9 M a k i n g y o u r w a y

Practise asking:

aa good friend questions 2-4.

ba stranger questions 1-4.

csomeone you want to impress questions 1-4.

Listen to the example questions on the recording. Which of the examples would it be

useful for you to remember? Try to use them some time soon.

Getting people to do things

Look carefully at these sentences. You use structures like these when you want someone to do something. Some of the sentences are correct, but some of them have a mistake in them. Correct the mistakes.

2I had rather you didn't smoke in here.

3We should have the office windows cleaned.

4Would you mind pass me that file over there? 5 It's time for us we had a coffee break.

6Why don't you get the figures check by an accountant?

7 Do you mind if I can make a telephone call?

8I wonder if could you type this letter by 4 o'clock?

9I'd rather you paid back the money this month.

10 Could you let me to leave work early this evening?

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Prepositional phrases

Use the fourteen phrases in the box to make:

aone pair with the same meaning.

bsix pairs with the opposite meaning.

out of stock

Now fill each gap with a suitable phrase from the box.

1When he was a student, he was heavily

;but once he started working he

5I wasn't able to buy the new CD because my local shop didn't have it

2 Read this extract from a conversation between the Personnel Manager (PM) and the Managing

Director (MD) of a company. Then fill each gap with the correct phrase from the box.

at all at all costs by half in all on the whole

P M : The new sales figures are very worrying. We must

MD: The only way we can do that is to reduce the workforce (2)

PM : A 50% cut in jobs! That's not possible

MD: I'm sorry, but according to my calculations, five

hundred jobs (4) will have to go.

PM: It's impossible! I can't agree to that!

MD: Be careful, Jane. I'm quite satisfied with your work

(5) but if you cause me problems

I may be forced to do something unpleasant.

3The actress was dissatisfied with the service on the plane and demanded to speak to the person

charge.

Wrong foot forward

Down and out in Harlem

Why do you think this man is living on the streets? What sort of person might he be?

Listen to these sections from Sue's interview with the man, Clarence. What answers can you find to the questions above?

2 Listen again. For questions 1-8, decide which opinions Clarence expresses and which he does

not. In the boxes write YES next to the opinions he expresses, and NO next to the opinions he does not express.

1 He thought Sue might give him some money.

2 He wanted to tell Sue he was hungry.

3He respects the church people who work with the homeless.

4He thinks the reason he is homeless is because he was in prison.

5He is angry with himself for not having a real gun when he committed robbery.

6He was happy when he was married.

7He didn't mind when his mother refused to see him.

8He is sure his life is going to get better.

A hopeless case?

Read these comments about the behaviour of a 17-year-old young man:

'He used to fight with his teachers at school.' 'He smashes furniture at home.'

'He's been thrown out of the army for fighting.' 'He even threatens his parents with violence.'

'His appearance is terrible - he's dirty and he wears untidy old clothes.'

What do you think should be done with him? Should he be punished? Should he be helped? Or is he a hopeless case who should be rejected by society?

Read the newspaper article and find out what actually happened to him.

Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 1-4.

1Why did Richard Cillard leave home at 17? A He was drunk.

B His parents wanted him to leave. C He wanted to join the army.

D He wanted to go to Wales.

2He lived in a car until he A met a criminal.

B left Wales.

C crashed the car.

D found a job.

3What is the aim of the Prince of Wales Community Venture?

A to help young people feel part of society B to help young people find good careers C to provide a variety of leisure activities

D to take care of mentally handicapped people

4At the day centre Gillard learnt how to A look after old people.

B look after children. C solve problems.

D appreciate his advantages.

Reason, result and

purpose

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

1The traffic police use radar so that they can catch speeding motorists.

2Sam was arrested when his neighbour described what she had seen.

because

Sam was arrested neighbour's evidence.

3There are so many pickpockets that the police cannot catch them all.

for

There are too many pickpockets catch.

4Being a police officer today is so difficult that people think twice before joining the force. job

Being a police officer today is

that people think twice before joining the force.

5A police officer always carries handcuffs because he may have to make an arrest.

case

A police officer always carries handcuffs

make an arrest.

6Joe phoned the police to report the break-in. tell

Joe phoned the police so that

the break-in.

7I'll take my cheque book in case the magistrate gives me a fine.

as

I'll take my cheque book me a fine.

8The police couldn't arrest the kidnapper because of lack of proof.

have

The police couldn't arrest the kidnapper since

any proof.

9The thief told such obvious lies that he didn't deceive the judge.

10The witness spoke so softly that the jury couldn't hear her.

loudly

The witness didn't the jury to hear.

The right word

Fill the gaps in a-d by using each word or phrase in the box once only.

1 laid off left retired sacked

aI hated the job so much that I

one day and never went back again.

given a large clock by his company.

cThe gambler promised that when he won, he would repay his

dWhen the businessman found his wallet was gone, he immediately reported the

dWhen I go to the races, I only

a small amount of money on the horses.

5 crime fault mistake offence

aMurder is generally considered the most serious

bThe foreign resident committed the

criminal into giving him all her savings.

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cChecking the doors are locked is the security manager's

dShe's quite brave: she took the

for her schoolfriend's action and was punished.

How many of these nouns can be used with 'get'?

Friendship

Modal verbs

Rewrite these sentences using the modal verb in brackets.

6I don't believe Charles quarrelled with Cathy. (can't)

7When Rachel was a child, her Italian was fluent. (could)

When Rachel was a child, she

9Perhaps Lucia is going out with another man. (may)

10It's just possible Jerzy didn't get your message, (might)

message.

Simple or progressive?

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: present simple, present progressive, present perfect simple, present perfect progressive, past simple, past progressive, past perfect simple or past perfect progressive. Make any other necessary changes.

What would happen

if ?

MM • • • •

John has a problem with one of his friends:

What do you think of John's situation and his proposed plan of action? Are there any other things he could do? What advice would you give him if you knew him?

Listen to Gill and Steve discussing the problem. Whose ideas do you agree with more?