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Work
Reading task
Speaking
Vocabulary
Grammar review: present perfect and past simple
Writing
Suffixes
Listening
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Reading task
B2 First Reading Part 5
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In part 5 you have to complete 6 multiple choice questions. You have to read a text, from a novel, article etc. and you have to choose which answer (a-d) is correct for each. Many parts of this exam are not as simple as they seem. Often there are two or more answers which you think may be possible...but for a small detail, one will be (more) correct.
Tips And Technique
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Some questions refer to specific details and some refer to the overall meaning of the text. Read the whole passage quickly (1-2 minutes) to get the context. This is good practice and will help you answer the non-specific questions. Try reading the questions (ignoring the a-d options) then try to find the answer in the text. Then look at options a-d and see if one answer is more obvious. I have found this technique to be very useful with my students. you may think two or more answers are possible, but one answer will always be (more) correct. Let's say both option 'a' and option 'b' seem possible. Often there will be a small detail or piece of information in 'b' which is actually not mentioned in the text. This is why you must read options a-d carefully and make sure the overall meaning and every detail of the option you choose, is found in the text.
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1 encouragement to work harder
2 very little
3 keep something in order to sell it
4 tell your employer officially that you are leaving your job
5 unusual behaviour or appearance
6 something put in food, usually to make it taste better or to preserve it
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Speaking task
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Aim: To practise giving and exchanging opinions and reaching a consensus; To revise and extend jobs vocabulary
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1 Which of these jobs do you think is the most stressful?
• firefighter
• prison officer
• football referee
• miner
• actor
• soldier
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2 Which of these jobs is the best paid?
• company director
• surgeon
• lawyer
• politician
• accountant
• musician
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3 Which of these jobs requires the longest training?
• judge
• dentist
• vet
• ballet dancer
• architect
• chef
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4 Which of these jobs would you find the most satisfying?
•pilot
• teacher
• farmer
• midwife
• photographer
• builder
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5 Which of these jobs do you think is the easiest to do?
• librarian
• fashion model
• DJ
• traffic warden
• lifeguard
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6 Which of these jobs do you think is the most useful for society?
• lorry driver
• dustman
• civil servant
• undertaker
• shop assistant
• TV/radio newsreader
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Vocabulary
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calm and not emotional
- badly paid
- brighten up
- climax
- cool
- duty roster
- fascinating
- forbidding
- grab
- improvise
- live up to expectations
- lose your temper
- make full use of
- manual
extremely interesting
to use something as much as possible
a list of people’s names and the jobs they have to do
to take hold of something or someone suddenly
If something lives up to expectations, it is as good as you expected it to be
A job where the person doing it does not get much money
If a job is badly paid, the person doing it does not get much money
involving physical work rather than mental work
the most important or exciting point in a story or situation
to become angry very quickly
unfriendly
to invent or make something at the time when it is needed without already having planned it
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to find something enjoyable
- more than you bargained for
- over the usual rate
- potential
- shift
- skilled
- stare
- take pleasure in
- uncompromising
- wander
- well paid
- under pressure
- worthwhile
If a job is well-paid, the person doing it earns a lot of money.
more than you were expecting or prepared for
to look at someone or something for a long time and not move your eyes
someone’s or something’s ability to develop, achieve or succeed
If something lives up to expectations, it is as good as you expected it to be
A job where the person doing it does not get much money
a period of time when someone works
If people or their beliefs are uncompromising, they are fixed and do not change, even if someone tries to change them.
If you do something under pressure, it is difficult because there are problems or because you have a lot to do.
to walk somewhere without any definite purpose
If someone is paid over the usual rate, they get more than is usual for the job.
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Present Perfect and Past Simple
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Present Perfect
Simple Past Simple
Finished actions: I knew Julie for ten years (but then she moved away and we lost touch).
Unfinished actions that started in the past and continue to the present: I've known Julie for ten years (and I still know her).
A finished action in someone's life (when the person is still alive: life experience):My brother has been to Mexico three times.
A finished action in someone's life (when the person is dead):My great-grandmother went to Mexico three times.
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Present Perfect
Simple Past Simple
Finished actions: I knew Julie for ten years (but then she moved away and we lost touch).
Unfinished actions that started in the past and continue to the present: I've known Julie for ten years (and I still know her).
With a finished time word (last week, last month, yesterday):I saw John last week.
With an unfinished time word (this week, this month, today):I've seen John this week.
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Remember:
We use the past simple for past events or actions which have no connection to the present.
We use the present perfect for actions which started in the past and are still happening now OR for finished actions which have a connection to the present.
We CAN'T use the present perfect with a finished time word:
NOT: I've been to the museum yesterday.
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I have been born in Peru 26 years ago and l've lived here all my life.I am married for two years but we don't have any children yet . l've been working in a bank since four years and I enjoy it a lot. ln my spare time, I' m trying to improve my English. I've had private lessons for six month now. I also Iove reading. Last year, I have tried to read a novel in English. l go to the mountains for my holidays during six years because I love walking, I've also gone to Brazil a year ago to stay with some friends.
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Writing
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3.Too comes before adjectives and adverbs:
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As and like
As 1: 'As' can mean 'because'. As it was raining, we stayed at home. 2: 'As' can mean 'while' or 'at the same time': As I was walking down the street, I saw Julie. 3: We can use 'as' to talk about the way one thing is similar to another thing. In this case too, 'as' is a conjunction and needs to be followed by a subject and a verb or by a prepositional phrase. Sometimes we invert the subject and the verb in a formal style. John loves spicy food, as I do (or 'as do I', more formally).
4: We need to use 'as' with expressions like 'as much as' and by 'as adjective as'. This is also talking about similarity. These expressions can be followed by a subject and a verb or a noun or preposition. John loves spicy food as much as I do. Lucy travels as much as me. She's as clever as her sister is. London's not as big as Mexico City.
5: 'As' can be used with a noun to show someone's position. This is especially common with jobs. In a similar way, 'as' can also be used to show something's function (what we are using it for). It must be followed by a noun. She works as a teacher. Don't use the knife as a screwdriver. Watch out! You can't use 'like' for someone's real job. You need to use 'as'. I work like a waitress.
Like 1: 'Like' can be used to give examples. It means the same as 'for example' and is usually followed by nouns or pronouns. I love big cats, like lions. Western European countries like France and Spain have high unemployment at the moment. 2: We can also use 'like' to talk about how one thing is similar to another thing. Here 'like' is a preposition and is followed by a noun or a pronoun. John loves spicy food, like me. Tokyo is a busy and exciting city, like London.
2: We can also use 'like' to talk about how one thing is similar to another thing. Here 'like' is a preposition and is followed by a noun or a pronoun. John loves spicy food, like me. Tokyo is a busy and exciting city, like London. When we're talking about how things are similar, we often use 'like' with verbs such as 'look', 'sound' and 'smell'. She looks like her mother. It looks like rain. That sounds like a car. The kitchen smells like lemons. Traditionally, 'like' needed to be followed by a noun. However, in modern English, we often use 'like' as a conjunction and so it is followed by a subject and a verb. Some people think this is not correct, but it's very common. John loves spicy food, like I do.
Often, we can use both 'as' and 'like' to talk about similarity. I love coffee, like Julie / I love coffee, like Julie does. I love coffee, as Julie does. We need to follow 'as' with a clause (a subject and a verb). When we use 'as' for similarity, it's not followed by a noun or pronoun. I love coffee, as Julie. However, when we use 'as' to mean a role or job (it's followed by a noun in this case), then we can't use 'like'. Instead, 'like' is talking about similarity. As your mother, I'm telling you not to go out now. (I am your mother and I am telling you this in my role as your mother.) Like your mother, I'm telling you not to go out now. (I'm not your mother, but I am telling you the same thing as she is. I am acting in a similar way to your mother.)
Here's another example. She works as the manager (= she is the manager). She works like the manager (= she isn't the manager, but she works in a similar way to the manager).
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suffixes
Grammar Practice
Form adjectives from the following verbs/ nouns: forget boast hesitate attract glory economy flex red style friend adore response accept Egypt
Negative prefixes
Negative statements are the opposite of affirmative statements. In English, one way to make negative statements is by adding negative prefixes to nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Here are some English negative prefixes: a–, dis–, il–, im–, in-, ir–, non–, un–.
Negative prefixes can be used with nouns, verbs, adjective and adverbs. For example disapproval, disapprove, disapproving, disapprovingly.
- Usually im + p (impatient) but not always (unpleasant).
- Often il + l (illegal) but not always (unlikely).
- Often ir + r (irregular) but not always (unresponsive).
- Usually -ful changes to -less (harmful/less) but not always (endful / endless).
- If you can't remember, choose un - it's the most common negative prefix.
Other prefixes modify the meaning of the word but do not form negative meaning: pre– (pre-emptive) hyper– (hyperactive)
exercise
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People in millions of British 9 ______ eat Anita Lee’s meals. The Chinese meals which Anita bought didn’t taste like the food cooked by 10 ______. In order to cook for herself, Anita had to find authentic Chinese 11 ______. A friend of Anita’s who was the owner of the local Chinese restaurant had trouble keeping 12 ______. Increased demand made it necessary for Anita to hire people 13 ______. Anita’s company was given the top prize for ethnic food by a well-known food 14 ______.
She needed money to expand the company, but she didn’t want to get a 15 ______ from the bank. Lania Foods wanted to make changes in the way that the 16 ______ was produced. In order to buy back her company, Anita was forced to sell 17 ______.
Becoming Businesswoman of the Year was Anita’s 18 ______.
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contents
Work
Reading task
Speaking
Vocabulary
Grammar review: present perfect and past simple
Writing
Suffixes
Listening
work
Reading task
B2 First Reading Part 5
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In part 5 you have to complete 6 multiple choice questions. You have to read a text, from a novel, article etc. and you have to choose which answer (a-d) is correct for each. Many parts of this exam are not as simple as they seem. Often there are two or more answers which you think may be possible...but for a small detail, one will be (more) correct.
Tips And Technique
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Some questions refer to specific details and some refer to the overall meaning of the text. Read the whole passage quickly (1-2 minutes) to get the context. This is good practice and will help you answer the non-specific questions. Try reading the questions (ignoring the a-d options) then try to find the answer in the text. Then look at options a-d and see if one answer is more obvious. I have found this technique to be very useful with my students. you may think two or more answers are possible, but one answer will always be (more) correct. Let's say both option 'a' and option 'b' seem possible. Often there will be a small detail or piece of information in 'b' which is actually not mentioned in the text. This is why you must read options a-d carefully and make sure the overall meaning and every detail of the option you choose, is found in the text.
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1 encouragement to work harder 2 very little 3 keep something in order to sell it 4 tell your employer officially that you are leaving your job 5 unusual behaviour or appearance 6 something put in food, usually to make it taste better or to preserve it
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Speaking task
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Aim: To practise giving and exchanging opinions and reaching a consensus; To revise and extend jobs vocabulary
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1 Which of these jobs do you think is the most stressful?
• firefighter • prison officer • football referee • miner • actor • soldier
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2 Which of these jobs is the best paid?
• company director • surgeon • lawyer • politician • accountant • musician
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3 Which of these jobs requires the longest training?
• judge • dentist • vet • ballet dancer • architect • chef
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4 Which of these jobs would you find the most satisfying?
•pilot • teacher • farmer • midwife • photographer • builder
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5 Which of these jobs do you think is the easiest to do?
• librarian • fashion model • DJ • traffic warden • lifeguard
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6 Which of these jobs do you think is the most useful for society?
• lorry driver • dustman • civil servant • undertaker • shop assistant • TV/radio newsreader
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Vocabulary
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calm and not emotional
extremely interesting
to use something as much as possible
a list of people’s names and the jobs they have to do
to take hold of something or someone suddenly
If something lives up to expectations, it is as good as you expected it to be
A job where the person doing it does not get much money
If a job is badly paid, the person doing it does not get much money
involving physical work rather than mental work
the most important or exciting point in a story or situation
to become angry very quickly
unfriendly
to invent or make something at the time when it is needed without already having planned it
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to find something enjoyable
If a job is well-paid, the person doing it earns a lot of money.
more than you were expecting or prepared for
to look at someone or something for a long time and not move your eyes
someone’s or something’s ability to develop, achieve or succeed
If something lives up to expectations, it is as good as you expected it to be
A job where the person doing it does not get much money
a period of time when someone works
If people or their beliefs are uncompromising, they are fixed and do not change, even if someone tries to change them.
If you do something under pressure, it is difficult because there are problems or because you have a lot to do.
to walk somewhere without any definite purpose
If someone is paid over the usual rate, they get more than is usual for the job.
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Present Perfect and Past Simple
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Present Perfect
Simple Past Simple
Finished actions: I knew Julie for ten years (but then she moved away and we lost touch).
Unfinished actions that started in the past and continue to the present: I've known Julie for ten years (and I still know her).
A finished action in someone's life (when the person is still alive: life experience):My brother has been to Mexico three times.
A finished action in someone's life (when the person is dead):My great-grandmother went to Mexico three times.
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Present Perfect
Simple Past Simple
Finished actions: I knew Julie for ten years (but then she moved away and we lost touch).
Unfinished actions that started in the past and continue to the present: I've known Julie for ten years (and I still know her).
With a finished time word (last week, last month, yesterday):I saw John last week.
With an unfinished time word (this week, this month, today):I've seen John this week.
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Remember: We use the past simple for past events or actions which have no connection to the present. We use the present perfect for actions which started in the past and are still happening now OR for finished actions which have a connection to the present. We CAN'T use the present perfect with a finished time word: NOT: I've been to the museum yesterday.
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I have been born in Peru 26 years ago and l've lived here all my life.I am married for two years but we don't have any children yet . l've been working in a bank since four years and I enjoy it a lot. ln my spare time, I' m trying to improve my English. I've had private lessons for six month now. I also Iove reading. Last year, I have tried to read a novel in English. l go to the mountains for my holidays during six years because I love walking, I've also gone to Brazil a year ago to stay with some friends.
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Writing
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3.Too comes before adjectives and adverbs:
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As and like
As 1: 'As' can mean 'because'. As it was raining, we stayed at home. 2: 'As' can mean 'while' or 'at the same time': As I was walking down the street, I saw Julie. 3: We can use 'as' to talk about the way one thing is similar to another thing. In this case too, 'as' is a conjunction and needs to be followed by a subject and a verb or by a prepositional phrase. Sometimes we invert the subject and the verb in a formal style. John loves spicy food, as I do (or 'as do I', more formally).
4: We need to use 'as' with expressions like 'as much as' and by 'as adjective as'. This is also talking about similarity. These expressions can be followed by a subject and a verb or a noun or preposition. John loves spicy food as much as I do. Lucy travels as much as me. She's as clever as her sister is. London's not as big as Mexico City.
5: 'As' can be used with a noun to show someone's position. This is especially common with jobs. In a similar way, 'as' can also be used to show something's function (what we are using it for). It must be followed by a noun. She works as a teacher. Don't use the knife as a screwdriver. Watch out! You can't use 'like' for someone's real job. You need to use 'as'. I work like a waitress.
Like 1: 'Like' can be used to give examples. It means the same as 'for example' and is usually followed by nouns or pronouns. I love big cats, like lions. Western European countries like France and Spain have high unemployment at the moment. 2: We can also use 'like' to talk about how one thing is similar to another thing. Here 'like' is a preposition and is followed by a noun or a pronoun. John loves spicy food, like me. Tokyo is a busy and exciting city, like London.
2: We can also use 'like' to talk about how one thing is similar to another thing. Here 'like' is a preposition and is followed by a noun or a pronoun. John loves spicy food, like me. Tokyo is a busy and exciting city, like London. When we're talking about how things are similar, we often use 'like' with verbs such as 'look', 'sound' and 'smell'. She looks like her mother. It looks like rain. That sounds like a car. The kitchen smells like lemons. Traditionally, 'like' needed to be followed by a noun. However, in modern English, we often use 'like' as a conjunction and so it is followed by a subject and a verb. Some people think this is not correct, but it's very common. John loves spicy food, like I do.
Often, we can use both 'as' and 'like' to talk about similarity. I love coffee, like Julie / I love coffee, like Julie does. I love coffee, as Julie does. We need to follow 'as' with a clause (a subject and a verb). When we use 'as' for similarity, it's not followed by a noun or pronoun. I love coffee, as Julie. However, when we use 'as' to mean a role or job (it's followed by a noun in this case), then we can't use 'like'. Instead, 'like' is talking about similarity. As your mother, I'm telling you not to go out now. (I am your mother and I am telling you this in my role as your mother.) Like your mother, I'm telling you not to go out now. (I'm not your mother, but I am telling you the same thing as she is. I am acting in a similar way to your mother.)
Here's another example. She works as the manager (= she is the manager). She works like the manager (= she isn't the manager, but she works in a similar way to the manager).
try an exercise here
title here
Subtitle here
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too and enough
try an exercise here
title here
Subtitle here
try an exercise here
so and such
Title here
Title here
Title here
+info
+info
+info
as and like
try an exercise here
suffixes
Grammar Practice Form adjectives from the following verbs/ nouns: forget boast hesitate attract glory economy flex red style friend adore response accept Egypt
Negative prefixes
Negative statements are the opposite of affirmative statements. In English, one way to make negative statements is by adding negative prefixes to nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Here are some English negative prefixes: a–, dis–, il–, im–, in-, ir–, non–, un–. Negative prefixes can be used with nouns, verbs, adjective and adverbs. For example disapproval, disapprove, disapproving, disapprovingly.
- Usually im + p (impatient) but not always (unpleasant).
- Often il + l (illegal) but not always (unlikely).
- Often ir + r (irregular) but not always (unresponsive).
- Usually -ful changes to -less (harmful/less) but not always (endful / endless).
- If you can't remember, choose un - it's the most common negative prefix.
Other prefixes modify the meaning of the word but do not form negative meaning: pre– (pre-emptive) hyper– (hyperactive)exercise
listening
People in millions of British 9 ______ eat Anita Lee’s meals. The Chinese meals which Anita bought didn’t taste like the food cooked by 10 ______. In order to cook for herself, Anita had to find authentic Chinese 11 ______. A friend of Anita’s who was the owner of the local Chinese restaurant had trouble keeping 12 ______. Increased demand made it necessary for Anita to hire people 13 ______. Anita’s company was given the top prize for ethnic food by a well-known food 14 ______. She needed money to expand the company, but she didn’t want to get a 15 ______ from the bank. Lania Foods wanted to make changes in the way that the 16 ______ was produced. In order to buy back her company, Anita was forced to sell 17 ______. Becoming Businesswoman of the Year was Anita’s 18 ______.