Photocopiable activities

Overview for homework and then get Sts to do the Activation at

the start of the next class.
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1B GRAMMAR discourse markers (1): linkers 1B COMMUNICATIVE Have I got the job? 1B VOCABULARY Work

Make sure that Sts keep their worksheets and that they
a Circle the correct linker. Role cards for interviewers Complete the second sentence with one or two words so that it means the same as the first.

1 Anna isn’t at work for now because she’s just had a baby.
I would say that the most challenging period in my career so far was my first junior You are interviewing for a part-time assistant librarian You are interviewing for a telemarketing position for
management position in the company where I still work today. I had always wanted to be 1 position. It will be a short-term contract to cover 2 a well-known mobile phone company. It is a three- Anna isn’t at work for now because she’s on maternity leave.
maternity leave. month, non-renewable contract. There will be a basic
an Accounts manager, 1 so / although / despite I was thrilled when I got the job, but little salary with additional commission. 2 I didn’t get the job because I hadn’t worked in marketing before.
Profile of the ideal candidate:
did I know what was waiting for me on my first day. The office environment was rather
disorganized, and to make matters worse, my boss was completely unsupportive of me.
• book lover Profile of the ideal candidate:
I didn’t get the job because I didn’t have any in
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review any difficult areas regularly. Encourage them to go

• prepared to work flexible hours good interpersonal skills and telephone manner
For some reason, he just refused to take any responsibility for dealing with the clients, and • previous experience not essential, but desirable • no experience necessary, but experience in sales or marketing.
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consequently / so as to / although, I was forced to deal with all the problems by myself. I able to work well alone marketing a bonus
used to stay late at the office almost every night 3 because of / so that / so as not to miss any of • organized • determination and drive essential 3 I’m not working right now because I’m ill.
the clients’ deadlines. It seems ridiculous now, but I was so stressed that I used to check my emails every You have three minutes to speak to each interviewee. You • able to work well under pressure
I’m right now because I’m ill.
five minutes, even at weekends, 4 so that / in case / as a result there was an urgent message asking me to have to decide who you would like to employ. At the end of the You have three minutes to speak to each interviewee. You
sort something out. It was worth it in the end, 5 though / but / as, because eventually my boss was fired interviews, you will be asked to explain who you chose and have to decide who you would like to employ. At the end of the 4 My contract’s only from March to June.
why. Before you begin, think about and write down the interviews, you will be asked to explain who you chose and
and I got promoted in his place! why. Before you begin, think about and write down the I’ve only got a - contract.
questions you are going to ask.
questions you are going to ask.
5 He worked briefly as a sales assistant and now he’s been promoted to area manager.

back to activities and cover and test themselves.

b Complete the text with a linker from the list. There are two you don’t need to use. You are interviewing for a toy shop supervisor You are interviewing for a car park attendant position.
He worked briefly as a sales assistant and now he’s moving up the .
3 position. It is a three-month trial period leading to 4 It is a full-time job that involves 12-hour shifts, both
a permanent, full-time contract. A job share would day and night. A permanent contract will be offered.
although as as a result but despite however so that be possible.
6 My sister’s a journalist and she writes articles for lots of different newspapers.
Profile of the ideal candidate:
Profile of the ideal candidate: • would suit a solitary person who isn’t easily bored My sister’s a journalist and has a number of different contracts.
• proven team leader • numerate
The toughest time I’ve ever had was definitely my first term here at university. 1 Although • excellent organizational skills • able to make on-the-spot decisions 7 I don’t enjoy my job very much, but I get on well with the people
I really love student life now, it wasn’t so easy in the beginning. My bad luck started • basic accounting knowledge • able to deal with difficult or aggressive customers that I work with.
on the very first day. My parents had just dropped me off with all my stuff when some • some knowledge of what toys are popular at the moment • physically fit
is desirable You have three minutes to speak to each interviewee. You
I don’t enjoy my job very much, but I get on well with my .
of the guys whose rooms were on the same corridor as mine suggested going to play You have three minutes to speak to each interviewee. You have to decide who you would like to employ. At the end of the
basketball in the park nearby. I don’t know exactly how it happened, 2 have to decide who you would like to employ. At the end of the interviews, you will be asked to explain who you chose and 8 She’s got a degree and a PhD.
somehow, during the game, I tripped and fell really hard on my right arm and broke it. interviews, you will be asked to explain who you chose and why. Before you begin, think about and write down the She has good .
Apart from not being able to play any sports for weeks, it was especially annoying because why. Before you begin, think about and write down the questions you are going to ask.
my injury meant I wasn’t able to write properly. 3 , I got really behind with my essays questions you are going to ask.
9 I lost my job last year, since the company I was working for wasn’t
and I had to take an extra class later in the year 4 I could catch up. On top of that, it wasn’t
You are interviewing for a bike messenger for a You are interviewing for the position of a care making a profit.
as easy as I had expected to find friends, and I was pretty homesick for a while. 5 , things
got better eventually. Once my arm was better, I managed to get into the university basketball team and
5 company that uses bicycles and motorcycles to 6 assistant at a retirement home. It involves alternate
I was last year.
deliver letters and packages. It is a six-month contract morning / evening shifts one weekend a month.
made loads of new friends. with possibility of extension, and involves some

Tips for using Communicative activities

Profile of the ideal candidate: 10 The nurses who work at this hospital are fantastic.
Saturdays.
• caring personality, with experience of working with older
Profile of the ideal candidate: people The nursing at this hospital are fantastic.
c Complete the text with a suitable linker. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. • able to ride motorcycle (licence required) or bicycle in city • first aid knowledge an advantage
centre • able to make decisions on own 11 Apart from my salary, I also get a company car and free lunches, which is brilliant!
• reliable and trustworthy with confidential documents • must be a team player The are brilliant in this job. I get a company car and free lunches.
Most people can’t wait until the day they retire, but I can tell you it’s not as simple as • organized and punctual • available to work overtime

you might think. 1 Despite all the free time, retirement isn’t just a question of enjoying
• good knowledge of the city You have three minutes to speak to each interviewee. You 12 I decided to tell my boss I was leaving because I’d had a better offer from another company.
You have three minutes to speak to each interviewee. You have to decide who you would like to employ. At the end of the
yourself and feeling happy that you never have to work again. When my husband Frank have to decide who you would like to employ. At the end of the interviews, you will be asked to explain who you chose and I decided to from my job because I’d had a better offer from another company.
retired after 40 rewarding years as a lawyer, he had terrible trouble adjusting to his new interviews, you will be asked to explain who you chose and why. Before you begin, think about and write down the
lifestyle. 2 he had always been committed to his career, it wasn’t easy just to why. Before you begin, think about and write down the questions you are going to ask. 13 My friend’s been unemployed for over a year now.
give it up overnight. We decided to move to the countryside 3 be nearer to our questions you are going to ask.
My friend’s been for over a year now.

• Before using the worksheets in class, check for any

daughter and her family, but when we arrived, we found that they were all so busy with their
own lives that they didn’t have much time for us. Of course, we did babysit for our daughter 14 Adriana graduated from university and got a job in local government.
sometimes 4 she could go out in the evenings, but somehow it wasn’t the life we had Role card for candidates
imagined. Just when we were feeling really down, a friend of ours invited us along to a ballroom dancing Adriana graduated from university and became a .
class in the village. Frank wasn’t keen at first, 5 once we got there, we had a wonderful time. 15 Stuart’s going nowhere in his job.
You are out of work and desperate for any job (you really need The interviews will last three minutes each. You really want to
Now we go three times a week and it’s changed our lives. We keep fit and we’ve met so many fantastic
the money). You are going to be interviewed for some of the sell yourself well at the interview! Think about the following Stuart’s in a - job.
people. And it’s all 6 the dance class. I don’t know what we would have done without it! following jobs: questions you might be asked and make some notes. You can
• assistant librarian use real information about yourself, or invent some. Once you 16 He works on a car production line and does exactly the same thing
• bike messenger have decided on your answers, you can’t change them.
every day.
ACTIVATION • car park attendant • What do you consider to be your main skills?
• care assistant at a retirement home • What previous work experience do you have? His job on a car production line is very monotonous and .
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vocabulary that may be either new or difficult for your Sts.

telemarketing position How physically fit are you?
Write a paragraph about a challenging experience you have faced. You could write about your work, •
studies, or family. Explain what the challenge was and how you overcame it. If you can’t think of
• toy shop supervisor What kind of work situation would you prefer (part-time /
full-time / temporary / permanent)?
ACTIVATION
anything from your life, write about a friend or relative. • Are you prepared to work overtime and at weekends?

In your paragraph, make sure you use at least five linkers. Write six sentences about people you know using as many of the words from the gaps as you can.
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• There is a Grammar activity for each main (A and B) • We have suggested the ideal number of copies for each
lesson of the Student’s Book. activity. However, you can often manage with fewer, e.g.
one worksheet per pair instead of one per student.
• There is a Communicative activity for each main (A and
B) lesson of the Student’s Book. • When Sts are working in pairs, if possible get them to sit
face to face. This will encourage them to really talk to
• There is a Vocabulary activity for each Vocabulary
each other and also means they can’t see each other’s
Bank in the Student’s Book. There are also some revision
worksheet.
activities for Vocabulary.
The photocopiable material is also available on the
• If your class doesn’t divide into pairs or groups, take part
yourself, get two Sts to share one role, or get one student
Teacher’s Resource Centre (TRC) and the Classroom
to monitor, help, and correct.
Presentation Tool (CPT), allowing you to display the
worksheets on an interactive whiteboard or projector. This • If some Sts finish early, they can swap roles and do the
will make it easier to set up and demonstrate the activities, activity again, or you could get them to write some of the
and show answers. sentences from the activity.

Using extra activities in mixed Tips for using Vocabulary activities

ability classes • These worksheets are intended to recycle and consolidate
Some teachers have classes with a very wide range of Sts’ understanding of the vocabulary in the Student’s Book
levels, and where some Sts finish Student’s Book activities Vocabulary Banks. As such, we suggest not using them
much more quickly than others. You could give these fast directly after doing these exercises. Instead, get Sts to do
finishers a photocopiable activity (Grammar, Vocabulary, or them in a subsequent lesson.
Communicative) while you help the slower Sts. Alternatively, • If Sts are having trouble with any of the activities, make
some teachers might want to give faster Sts extra oral sure they refer to the relevant Vocabulary Bank page.
practice with a communicative activity while slower Sts • You could ask Sts to check their answers by referring to
consolidate their knowledge with an extra grammar activity. the relevant Student’s Book Vocabulary Bank.
• All the activities are suitable for use in class. However, you
Tips for using Grammar activities may wish to set some of the tasks for homework.
• The grammar activities are designed to give Sts extra • Most of the Vocabulary worksheets have an Activation
practice in the main grammar points from each lesson. task and this can be treated in a similar way to the
How you use these activities depends on the needs of Grammar ones.
your Sts and the time available. They can be used in the • Make sure that Sts keep their worksheets and that they
lesson if you think all of your class would benefit from the review any difficult areas regularly. Encourage them to go
extra practice or you could set them as homework for back to activities and cover and test themselves.
some or all of your Sts.
• Before using the worksheets in class, check for any Customisable worksheets
vocabulary that may be either new or difficult for your Sts. There are customisable versions of some of the Grammar,
• All of the activities start with a writing stage. If you use the Communicative, and Vocabulary activities on the Teacher’s
activities in class, get Sts to work individually or in pairs. Resource Centre. These allow you to adapt the material
Allow Sts to compare before checking answers. to make it more applicable and/or relevant to your Sts. For
• If Sts are having trouble with any of the activities, make instance, you could:
sure they refer to the relevant Grammar Bank in the • change some of the names to the names of Sts in
Student’s Book. your class.
• All of the activities have an Activation section. Some of • change place names to ones that are more relevant
them have a task that gets Sts to cover the sentences and and/or familiar to your Sts.
test their memory. If you are using the activities in class, • change items of grammar or vocabulary to focus on
Sts can work in pairs and test their partner. If you set them the needs and interests of your Sts and/or adapt the level
for homework, encourage Sts to use this stage to test of challenge.
themselves. Alternatively, you could set the main activity
• reduce the number of items if you are short of time.
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