Instituto Nuevo Bilbao
Departamento de inglés
Miss Natalia Molina
Name:__________________________________________ Date: ____________________
Grade: 2°___
You will find a full explanation of how to do this worksheet in Aula Virtual
material de apoyo guía 5
Unit 1: Where I work
Objective:Identifying information about jobs / reviewing simple present and simple past
I. Scan the text, then look for at least 6 verbs written in past and rewrite them
down with their infinitive form and meanings.
This is where I work. The name of my company is Marshall Publishing. I started working
here six years ago. I spend a lot of time on the phone, speaking to our clients, especially in
Japan and Saudi Arabia. It's lucky that they all speak very good English because I don't
speak Japanese or Arabic! I also do some work in the advertising department of the
company, helping to make adverts for radio stations around the world. That's my favorite
part of the job.
It's not a big office and it's not very modern either, but we really like working here. There's
only one computer and there's a lot of papers and files. It's like an office from ten years
ago really. The walls are gray, although they should be white. They are dirty and we need
to paint them again.
In my part of the office, there's me and then there are three others, Lucy, Helen and Paul.
Paul is the new one. He arrived only three months ago. He was a lawyer before, then he
decided he didn't want to be a lawyer anymore, so he changed his job completely. I
imagine he earns a lot less money with us! Helen arrived at Marshall Publishing only a
month or two after me. She's my best friend in the office because we helped each other a
lot when we were both new. Lucy is the grandmother of the office. She started working
here almost twelve years ago, when the company started. Everybody comes to her when
there's a problem, when you have something you don't understand. She's a grandmother
in real life too: she has 6 grandchildren!
The manager of the office is Liam. He's 39 years old and worked for a large publishers in
London before taking this job. I think at the beginning, he felt a little strange, like an
outsider. Now, he's one of the family. He's the best boss you could have!
Eg. Felt Feel sentir
1- workedworktrabajar 4- decideddecidedecidir
2- changedchangecambiar 5- arrivedarrivellegar
3- wereises, está 6- helpedhelpayudar
II. Now write or highlight at least 8 verbs from the text that are written in present.
And look for their infinitive, past form and meaning.
Eg. Is bewas ser o estar
1- paintto paintpaintedpintar
2- imagineto imagineimaginedimaginar
3- understandto understandunderstoodentender
4- liketo likelikedgustar
5- workto workworkedtrabajar
6- comesto comecamevenir
7- spendto spendspentgastar
8- speakto speakspokehablar
III. Use these words and phrases in a sentence (jobs context)
Example: I cannot use the phone when I work
1- Company: I´m leaving the company.
2- Time: It´s time for a breakfast.
3- Phone: Can you give me your phone number, please?
4- Clients: We have thousands of clients!
5- Department: The meeting is in that department.
6- Office: My computer is in my office.
7- Computer: Your computer is here.
8- Papers and files: Papers and files are on her desk.
9- Each others: We can work and share information with each other.
10- Manager: Please, talk to the manager.
11- Boss: Let´s go talk with the boss.
IV. Read the text and tick the correct answer
1. This person is an editor. ___True
2. This person needs to speak other languages. ___ False
3. The office is a modern one. ___ False
4. Paul is the most experienced person in the office. ___ False
5. Paul had a very different type of job before. ___True
6. Helen and Lucy don't like each other. ___ False
7. Lucy has children. ___ False
8. The manager has experience in other ___True
publishing companies.
V. Answer according to the text.
1. Describe the office where the narrator works
The office is small and old fashion, it´s walls are grey, dirty and needs to be
painted, but the work team is very proactive. So, it´s a good place to work.
2. Write about the relation this person has with the colleagues mentioned in the text.
This person has a very good relationship with their colleagues. Hellen is her best
friend, Paul is kind of new at the job but they get along very well, Liam is a great
boss, which means they understand each other and Lucy is like a grandmother. So,
they feel each other like a family.
3. Explain the tasks or activities the narrator does at work.
This person has to call the clients by phone and helps to make adverts for radio
stations around the world.