action film science fiction film musical horror film comedy romantic film 1 ‘This spaceship can’t land on Mars.. It was hard work and he didn’t get much money.. Here in Argentina, my mum
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descriptions.
journalist hairdresser accountant electrician
teacher postman shop assistant doctor
1 I help ill people get better
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2 I take letters to people’s houses
3 I help people buy things
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4 I help students to learn
_
5 I write articles for newspapers
6 I work with numbers and help people
understand how much money they have
_
7 I cut people’s hair _
8 I repair electrical things
_
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2 Match the types of films in the box with
the lines.
action film science fiction film musical horror
film comedy romantic film
1 ‘This spaceship can’t land on Mars It’s
too dangerous.’ _
2 ‘I love you Sarah Let’s get married.’
_
3 ‘Arrggghhhh! It’s a monster Run!’
_
4 ‘The criminals are getting away Drive
faster!’ _
5 ‘I’m so happy Let’s sing a song!’
_
6 ‘That’s so funny!’ _
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Grammar
3 Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1 Everyone talking when
the teacher arrived (stop)
2 Ed and I cards last night.
(play)
3 I that book! (hate)
4 She a video on Youtube.
(watch)
5 You in the library (study)
6 They to the radio in the
car this morning (listen)
7 We some Chinese food
(try)
8 They to London by train
(travel)
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4 Write the past simple of the irregular verbs.
Base form Past simple
come 1 _ eat 2 _
go 3 _ make 4 _ read 5 _ run 6 _ see 7 _ sing 8 _ speak 9 _ tell 10 _
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5 Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.
1 Alex made a cake.
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2 They rode to school yesterday.
_
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4 You told me about Gareth.
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5 The students did well in their test.
_
6 I spent lots of money at the shops.
_
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6 Complete the questions with the verbs
in the box and did and write the short
answers.
read do win go
1 they shopping
yesterday?
()
2 you that book?
()
3 we the match?
()
4 Eric his homework last
night?
()
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7 Complete the past simple questions.
1 A _ on
holiday?
B We went to Mexico
2 A _ at the
supermarket?
B She bought some eggs, milk and fish
3 A _ at the
party?
4 A _ to school
yesterday?
B I didn’t go because I was ill
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Trang 3Read some teenagers talking about their
parents’ first jobs.
Paulo
My family is from Italy We came to
Argentina when I was four My dad was a
postman in Italy He got up very early and
walked all over the city It was hard work and
he didn’t get much money My mum was a
teacher She taught French and Spanish in
Italy It was a really good job and she was a
great teacher Here in Argentina, my mum is
still a teacher, but my dad isn’t a postman
He works in an office now
Sofia
When I was a small child, my mum didn’t
work She looked after me and my sister My
dad was an engineer He travelled across
the country and worked on bridges and
roads Sometimes, we didn’t see him for two
or three weeks It was an interesting job and
he got a lot of money But two years ago he
had an accident and now he can’t work He’s
really sad about that
Ellie
After she left school, my mum trained to be a
hairdresser She worked hard for ten years
and she had lots of customers She worked
in a hairdresser’s in the city centre She
really liked the job because she worked with
people every day and helped them look nice
She also met my dad there He was one of
her customers! Three years ago, she bought
a hairdresser’s and is now the manager She
still cuts people’s hair sometimes because
she enjoys it
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1 Paulo’s family isn’t from Argentina
2 His dad got a lot of money for his job in
Italy
3 His mum does the same job in Argentina
that she did in Italy
4 Sofia’s mum didn’t have a job when
Sofia was very young
5 Sofia’s dad worked in lots of different
places
6 Sofia’s dad doesn’t have a job now
7 Ellie’s mum learned about her job at
school
8 Ellie’s mum has the same job now
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9 For each sentence, write Ellie, Sofia, or
Paulo.
1 His/her mum didn’t work when he/she
was young
2 His/her mum has her own business
_
3 His/her dad walked a lot in his first job
4 His/her dad worked away from home
5 His/her dad changed jobs when he
came to Argentina
6 His/her parents met at work
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10 Answer the questions.
1 When did Paulo come to Argentina?
_
2 Where does Paulo’s dad work now?
_
3 Who worked in different parts of the
country?
_
4 Why can’t Sofia’s dad work now?
_
5 Why does Ellie’s mum still sometimes do
her old job?
_
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the questions about your life and jobs.
1 What was your first job?
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2 What did you do?
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3 Did you like it? Why? / Why not?
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4 What is your job now?
_
5 What do you do at work now?
_
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12 As before, imagine you are 40 Using
your notes from exercise 11, write a
paragraph about your first job and your
job now Answer the following
questions.
• What was your first job?
• What time did you start work?
• Was it a good job?
• What did you like/didn’t you like about it?
• Did you get much money?
• How long did you do it?
• What is your job now?
• How is it different to your first job?
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Listening
13 Listen to the radio interview with two famous people Tick the correct box.
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1 is an actor?
2 is a musician?
3 got their first job in another country?
4 worked in a shop?
5 worked in a factory?
6 made friends at their first job?
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answers.
1 After school, it took Ella to
find a job
a two months b two years
c 18 months d a year
2 Ella’s gave her some money
to go to Australia
a boyfriend b friends
c parents d sister
3 In her first job, Ella _.
a wrote songs b studied
c met her boyfriend d performed
concerts
4 What did Ella do with the money from
her job?
a She bought a CD.
b She went on holiday.
c She bought a guitar.
d She gave it to her parents.
5 Nick got his first job
a after three years.
b straight after university.
c when he was 21.
d a year after he finished university.
6 Nick worked in a clothes shop for
a a month b a year
c three years d three months
7 One of Nick’s customers was a famous
a actor b director
c writer d comedian
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