Goal:get to know someone OCT reese een een a Reading and vocabulary 1 Lookat the photos. What do you think the people do? What are they doing in the photos? 2 a Read the profiles. Match them with photos A-D. bb Read the profiles again and answer the questions. 1 Whatdoes each person do? 2 Where do they come from? 3 Whatdo they like doing in their free time? 4 Why are they learning English? 3a Match the verbsin the box with phrases 1-8, ‘There may be more than one possible answer, do get have pS Tun study take train work 1 dotakeacoursein —_5yourown company 2 adegree/qualification in 6 foracompany/myself 3 anexam 7 foradegree/qualifcation 4 asatourguide 8 parttimeyfull time b Correct the information in each sentence. 1 Sofiais a qualified tour guide. 2 She's taking a course in Spanish 3. Xavier works part time, 4 Rafaeli doinga degree in engineering 5 Esmais raining tobe ascientis. 6 She's studying English for her jo. 4.2 Complete the sentences with your own ideas. 1 Idlike todo.acourse in, 2 Itwas dificult to pass 3 Ielike to train 4 Someone | know has a qualification in b Work in pairs and compare your ideas. 5 _ Discuss the questions. 1 Whyare youstudying English? 2 Do youhave anything in common with the people in the profiles? @ covers r26e rep trmerenebiny ance Name: Sofia Bianchi ‘Occupation: I'm training as a tour guide here in ome. | want to get a qualification in tourism. ‘About: In my free time, | love eating out with ‘my boyfiend. I'm taking this course in English because | want to improve my speaking skills. Name: Xavier Lopez ‘Occupation: I'm a qualiied accountant and | run my own company. | work ful time and | enjoy ‘working for myself, ‘About: | come from Bilbao, but right now I'm ving ln Macrid. My wife Is doing a degree in economics here. In my spare time, I volunteer for a local cchariy. Like helping people. !am studying English because Ineed it for my job. Name: Rafael Siva ‘Occupation: | have a degree in civil engineering ‘and | work for a muit-national company, ‘About: Im from Macae in Brazil. | usually isten ‘o music in my spare time. I'm a big fan of rock: music. 'm studying English because | offen have 10 travel abroad for werk. My wife works full time ‘eaching English and she's helping me. Ihave to take my exam soon! | hope I1paas t Name: Esma Sadik ‘Occupation: At the moment I'm studying for a ‘degree in environmental science, ‘About: im from Ankara in Turkey. | ke reading inmmy free time and I'm trying to read books in Engish. '™m studying English because | need {0 pass an exam before | can graduate from university | work part time to hap pay for my studies.Listening 6a (11 Sonyaand Pierre are starting an English class ata language school. Listen totheir conversation. Which question don't they ask? 1 Where are you from? 2 what deyoudo? 3 Doyou enjoy your job? 4 ih are you studying English? 5 Doyoulie traveling? 6 What do you usualy doin your free time? b Listen again and complete the sentences. Who says each sentence, Sonya (S) or Pierre (P)?_ 1 Lusually fem home, but rightrow!__on Site foralocal company. 2 |___myjob most ofthe time... but rmement! ‘tthe moment, really children 4 Right now. part time in alocal school 5 Andafter| graduate, |____ to getajob abroad. 6 often for foreign comparies. 7 8 itatthe fora teaching qualification 1 |_—__to play the guitar at the moment, 1 tennis every weekend, em ‘much sport. watchingiton Vt Grammar 7 Read the grammar box and choose the correct alternatives. Present simple and present continuous Use the present simple/present continuous: ‘© totalk abouthabits and routines or repeated actions, often with adverbs of frequency like usually, often and sometimes Jusually listen to music. ‘for permanent situations, Icome from Bilbao), Iran my own company, Use the present simple/present continuous to talk aboutactions at the present moment, happening. ‘around now and temporary situations, often with at ‘the moment and right now. {im studying foradegree My wife is doinga degree at the moment. Some verbs almost always use "simple/continuous forms, for example, have/have got, like love, hate prefer, hear, see, know, want. H's got/has a degree in civil engineering. ‘She wants to get ajob abroad. Ba 12 Listenand notice the pronunciation of do you. 1 Where do you ve? 2 Whatdoyoudo? 3 What university doyou goto? 4 Doyoulike spor? b Listenagain and repeat. 9 Choose the correct alternatives. ‘A timin my first year at university and tikeyam fiking itvery much. |@shore/am sharing a flatwith another ‘student this term. Xavier 2comes/is coming from Spain and he learns/is learning English ikeme. He Swants/is. wanting tobe a tour guide, I can'tfind a job so | Sdon’t work/am not working right ‘now. |7live/am living with my parents because can't afford my own flat, They ®lve/are living in the country ‘and there's not much to do! My father Stries/s trying to ‘get me a work experience job inhis office. 10 a Make questions using the prompts. 1 where /you /come/ from? Where do you come from? what / you/ do /at work (or university) at the moment? ‘you / usually /enjoy / your work (or studies)? ‘you /take / any other courses at the moment?” you study /forany exams? 6 where/you / usually /go/ onholiday? b Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. wawn @ corona as or yore erm intmatonandpracte Speaking ened) 11 Youre going to introduce a classmate you don't know ‘well to the rest of the class. First, write some questions ‘toask your partner. Think about these topics: + workendstudy ——* interests and hobbies + family ‘+ reasons forlearning English + travel + home city/area) 12 a Workin pairs. Ask and answer questions to find out about each other, Use the Useful phrases tohelp you. Useful phrases What/How abouryou? Andyou? That’ interesting. Metco! Introduce your partner to the class. What are their reasons for learning English? Desc Miata een Poet sod | WE ATGVocabulary and reading La Lookat the photos and discuss the question. What jobs do you think the people do? b Match photos A-Ewith comments1-5. 1 ‘think earing person. ke helping people. m ‘liable and people ust me to take care of them! 2 I workfromheme soi need tbe organised, but sometimes fel it lazy and doa't want to work tll 3 imambitious and | want to.get tothe top| not shy. Ii ery confident when speak. lainays keep calm when things go wrong, 4 “Shave tobe patient when I coach players as people are vely sensitive, but! stilineed tobe open andhonest and say what think? 5 “mpretty hard-working, | practise tenhoursaday.in creative and| love performing: 2 Choose the correct alternatives. 1 Jacky alwayshas exiting new idees She's very creatvelreabe. 2. Antorionever does anything tohelp us Hes very hhard-working/azy. 3 Grace doesnt tellis. She's completely ambitious! honest 4 Miguel sayshe's waiting in a very long queue. I'sa {good thing he's so shy/pavent. 5 Azranever tris tohide what she feels about something, She's very openfcaim person 'b Work in pairs and describe yourself using adjectives: in Exercise 1b, @ corte 26 erynr ep trnee ota dan 3 Read the article onpage 9. What isa life map? How can, ithelp you? 4 Match statements 1-41 article. 1. Tim happy with my family life and |enjoy my hobbies, but my work lifeis very stressful 2. Tim meeting her next week to discuss my ideas! 3. Tim going ta ask my boss if can apply for a new rolein the company: 4 ‘really want to have ajob where I can have more funand: get to know the people | work with’ Grammar 5 Read the grammar box and choose the correct alternatives. questions A-Din the be going toand present continuous ‘Use be going to and the present continuous to talk about plans intertions and arrangements forthe ‘present/future. Use the present continuous for future arrangements, often with other people and giving a time/place. ‘I'mmeeting an old friend next month. Use be going Too talkabout yourintertionsn this situation, you might not know al he details of your plan What are you going to do? fm going to ask for advice. 6a 13 Lstenandnotice the pronunciation of ng 2 wmenareyou going to take that hoday? 2 tin seeing my boss tomorow 3 going to ask for advice b Listen again and repeat.7 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Use be going tor the present continuous. Sometimes both forms are possible. sdewayri|at ATG be do find go play relax talk new 2 Ste sjpbwhenshe fishes her dee Where is your 5 lthinkwe.buserwhen the nwbaby ares. 7 2 7 Whentim older, |___more and woxkless life going? a Compas tatenanan inset ‘be going toor the present continuous. When you make a lite map, you wnte down important details about your journey through ife. By answering questions tke the 1 Tomorrow, tm 4 Atthe weekend, ‘ones below, 2 life map can hep you to decide what you'd ke 2 Later this evening, 5 Nextweek, todo nthe future. 3 After this lesson, 6 Next year, ‘A What's your life like at the moment? b Work in pairs and compare your ideas. \What do you ike about it? What don't you lke? What things EB ea do you enjoy? What would you ike to change? Think about ® Go to page 116 or your app for more information and practice. your job, friends and family, studies, money, the way you We, ete, . Speaking B What are your goals? Set yourself some goals. How ambitious are you? Do yu want a better ob and more money or do you war spend more time with fends and family? How creative are 9a G14 You're going to plan and discuss your own ‘you? Do you want to learn a new skill or try a new sport cr hobby? Decide what you realy want and make a ist of cgpals for each area of your lie, life map. First, listen toalife coach talking te aclient. Which topics below does the client want to talk about? © How are you going to achieve them? Seas we ened Gleaaceeeema [Now you need to decide what actions you can take to + family + awayf life achieve your goals. What can you do now and what are you going to doin the future? Make alist of all the things —big b Listen again and make notes about Ben's likes, 6 small = that you can do to achieve your goes, Here are cme ey dislikes, goats and plans. rat aee need nny Nee can ere parte € Think about your likes, dislikes, goals and plans. Look ce eee corer ree atthe topics in Exercise 9a andmake notes. 'D When are you going to achieve them? D sreax ‘When are you going to look for a new jb or join the gym? Wen are you gong fo ask your boss for ror money? 10 a Work in pairs. Tell your partner about your life map. When are you going to take tht holiday’? Decide ona date ete er i a Deseo Use your notes and the Useful phrases tohelp you. everything at once, but remember your gods, stat working Useful phrases to achieve them and you really will change your life! One of my life qoalsis to. Ireally enjoy . Imavery... person, sol want to... That’sanice plan! Whenare yougoing t0..2 b Were your life maps the same or different? Did anything in your partner's life map surprise you? bra) Matty Oren ProWhat next? Vocabulary and reading Look t the photos. What can you see? ‘2 Match sentences 1-6 with photos A-F. 1. The number of online dating sitesis increasing Finding a date is becoming easier. shas me owners, 2 The number of young people buying housé decreased this year. The numberof new ‘went down last year, too, 3 Diveriess cars could reduce the number of acciderts. Driving in big cities should improve. 4 The population of cites is rising as more young people move to ba cities, The population of London went up again this year Insome countries, power from wind farmsand the sun isreplacing energy fromoll, Ar pollution in towns is. falling asaresult. 6 Theweatherisnot likely to improve. in fact. itis getting worse, not getting better, Experts sayitis, becoming harder to fight events ike forest fires. b Match the words and phrases in box A with their ‘opposites in box, Use Exercise 2a to help you. Choose the correct alternatives. 1 Itist at it's becoming easier/harder to get electricity from the sunand the wind 2 People can'tbuy a hou: Luptdownal the time. because the prices are going 3 Thenumber of driverless cars needs to get berter/ac he roads in big cities safer. ‘of people experiencing bad weathers jand scientists are very worried 2 that thi tinue, ene aime sone owt) 5 Everyoneiis happy when things get better/decrease getting harder getting worse me a and worried when they improve/get worse, tries, the po ing easier improving/getting better there arer't enough young people. Increasing/rising/going up 8 6 Insome: lation is rsing/faling so @ 010 your pp for more prac4. Readthe comments about changes in the future, How many people talk about changes at work? ‘Alot of people already use dating sites, but thinkin ‘the future the numberof people whouse them will ise ‘even more. Dating sites willimprave, so they will get better at finding you the perfect person. Inthe future, ‘they willbe the only way that couples meet, ‘These days, some people work at home one or two days ‘aweek instead of going to an office every day. | thinkin ‘the future lots more people will work from home all the ‘me, and the number of offices will decrease. its sad, because people won't be as sociable. | think the number of people on the planet will continue ‘to increase. Therellbe less space, so wolllneed to change the way we lve, Maybe welllive underground, ‘or maybe lots of people willive together ina single house. Life willdefinitely get worse! Driveriess cars are a new thing at the moment, but | ‘thinkin the future it willbe normal to have one. think itllbe2 good thing, because we won't haveso many accidents. Maybe well stop using petrol too. That ‘would be good! “The weather will change alotin the future. twill become more extreme. Therellbe big changes in ‘temperature, too, Itwon't be good! 5 Match comments 1-Sin Exercise 4 with replies a-e. a ‘lagree. There won't be enough houses for everyone because the population willrise: bb ‘That wor'thappen.| think we willbe able to control ‘the weather and everything will get better! € ‘'Ithink meeting partners onlineis a terible idea! Wilt becom easier to meet people? | don't think so!” "Youre right. Inthe future, its possible that everyone will work from their homes: @ ‘Atlast things willimprovel Goodbye to dirty arin our cities. Iean'twait! Grammar 6 _ Read the grammar box and choose the correct alternative. will for prediction Use willor wonto talk about *ture/past actions. A big change will be how people meet each other. ‘They won't meet through work ar family any mare. Use phrases ike not year in the hrs naw ten/twenty, etc) year’s time when we predict the future In the future everyone will met their partners on cnlinedating sites. ‘Use verbs like think, believe, expect and hope, to introduce rredlictons, think we will lve inaciferent way. ‘When you feel very confident about prediction, use phrases like 'm sureor I'm certain. ‘I'm sure there will be temperature changes, 7 2 Qs Usten and notice the pronunciation of will Sewont 1 Withee beachanger 2 Wedotincw what happen 3. Heworitcame tothe party b Ustenagsinand repeat Make sentences with wilusing the prompts 17 sue /Mary et ew ob next year. insure Farry wl gerarew eb next year 17 ot think the weather get worsehere Wie ot have vers cfr along tie, There/be/woreeak/fereverre fe Te population nour courty a, ie not haveencugh new houses for eeryone People have to / ve together, I/tink/ peoples wart 0 getmaried 9 I/n0t/ think everyone mest /ene What wil changeinyourlfelnthe next five years? te sipredition about yout Think bout these tops ihre + hobies int moveto are house net yea eVauaun = work @ cov seee150eyx0 ements arr Speaking Bea) 10a cry Qs Youve going tomake predictions about your ‘Sentry Fst lsten to Daniel and Sofa taking about the future and choose the correct alternatives, 1. Daniel predicts that there wor'tbe ary doctors/robots inthe future. He thinks people will won'tgetsickin the future. Daniel says there willbe nofmore offices in the future. He says people will work from big officestcafes. Sofia and Danie! think people will meet each other ‘at homefontine. b Which of the predictions do you agree with? Make notes about how you think the things below will change in your country. wauwn education fashion © work © freetime * health * technology 122 Work inpairsand discuss your predictions. b Decide which predictions are more likely to come true, Rate them from 1 (not likely) to5 (very likely). Report back to the class. Develop Meaty listening oe x@uIeUM [IT ATG2a > Goal: make and respond to suggestions Look at the photo and discuss the questions. 1 Hows the man feeling? 2- What activities do you think would makehim feel better? 1.9 Listen to two friends, Katy and Pete, talking ‘onthe phone and answer the questions. 1. Whatis Pete's problem? 2. What does Katy recommend? 3 What three suggestions does she make? 4 What does Pete decide to do? 5 Why doesntthe lke the ather suggestions? Listen again and match suggestions 1-4 with reasons a-g. Some suggestions match with more than one reason, 1. [really recommend doing regular exercise, 2 What about running? 3 How about going hiking in the countryside? 4 Orwhy nattry volleyball? a Youll mest interestin b Itmakes you feel better and it helps you sleep, © Being innature makes you fealhappy. 4 ts good for yourheatth. f 9 people and have fun, Your social fe willimprove. Youll have more energy. Youcan da iton your own. ‘Work in pairs and compare your answers. Then listen again and check. Ba 4a glishin action Complete the sentences, Use the Useful phrases to help you. 1A What drinking green tea? It youto B: Imnot keen green tea, Idon'tl 2 Ail taking regular breaks. Youtl B: That'saqreat HM doit. 3 A: Why ___tyonline dating? BI fancy it. prefer tomeet people in real life! 4 How. joining a dance class? Dancing isvery for yourheart sounds fun, Useful phrases Making suggestions and recommendations What/How about (uying/taking up yooa)? Why not try (hiking)? Here's anotheridea, recommend {doing some exercise). [think yout enjoy (swimming). Giving reasons ts very good for (your heath). Ithelps you to (relax/sleen, Itmakes you feel (bettes/nappier. You feel (much better/oreat) Rejecting mnot sure (hiking isa gooditea because mnot keen on (swimming) mnotreally into that kindof thing, Im afraid. I dont fancy (dancing) because Agreeing and expressing enthusiasm That's (areat/brillant) idea, ‘That sounds (interesting/fun), << 110 Listen to suggestions 1-4 in Exercse2b Does the speaker's voice rise orfllat the end? Listen again and repeat. Look at the problems below and think of suggestions you could make. + Icanitsleep atnight. + Myneighbours are very noisy ‘+ Inever have enough free time. ‘+ MyEnglish is not getting better. ‘= I’sdifficutt forme tomake new friends, Work in groups. Choose one of the problems in Exercise 4a, Ask other students for advice. Work in pairs. Discuss who gave you the best advice. C) Cee e Sead Eee eatsCheck and reflect La Choose the correctalternatives. 1 have/passeda degree in economics from Oxford, 2 like to get/takea course in education, get/studya {qualification and maybe run train to bea teacher. 3 recently got/tooksome important exams | finished passed them all 4 | have/work part-time ina café and also study train biology and chemistry at college, 5 like to run/work my own company one ay 6 Fmworking as/ite an accountant, 7 want to doa course at/inancient history. b Work in pairs and discuss which sentences are true foryou. Say why or why not. 2.a Complete the questions with youand the correct form of the verb in brackets, 1 What (do) in your free time? _ (have) any. hobbies? 2 (ead) a book at the moment? 3. why (learn) English? __(enjoy)it? 4 How many languages ___ (know)? (lean) any other languages at the moment?” have) a job at the moment or. fulltime? 6 Inthe future, what ___ (want) todo for ajob? 7 (go) tthe gym much at the mament? 8 (have) alot of work to do this week? b Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Exercise 2a. Find out more information. 5 (study) 3a Write three sentences about things you plan or intend todo and three sentences about things which are arranged, Use the phrases in the box. at the weekend later this year inthenext few years later today next week tomorrow ‘Im going to the cinema thisevening, b Work in pairs. Discuss your future plans and arrangements. Give more informati 4a Complete the sentences with the words in the box. ambitious calm honest lazy creative hard-working reliable shy 1 She's finds itfficult to speak to people she doesn't know, She's actually quite 2 Henever does any work or makes much effort To be honest, hes really. He's a(n) person. He always tells the uth She has lots of interesting ideas. She's very She's very Shell be successfulin her career She's a very ___person. She never gets angry or loses her temper. 7 She always does what she says she will do, she'sreally anew 8 Hesvery. theothers, healways Ahishes work iter than TEETER EERE EnREER EERE RRRERERERERREEEREREEREEREEEEREERERRRERREREREEEREREeET b Work in pairs. Choose the three adjectives that best describe you and three that least describe you. Explain why you chose your adjectives. 5 a Complete the predictions with will and the verbs in thebox. beableto become bedelivered go learn live notgo order 1 People ‘to be 150 years old 2 Humans. ‘to the Moon again. 3 English lessimportant asa language. 4 We to'talk with animals. 5 We fly from the UK to Australia injust two hours: 6 We ___toshops. We everything online andit. immediately. Work in pairs and discuss the predictions in Exercise a. Do you think they will happen? When? Ga Replace the word or phrase in bold with the correct form of a word or phrase in the box. Sometimes more ‘than one answer is possible. decrease easier fall increase rise worse harder getbetter 1. Standards of living are improving in most countries. 2 Itsgetting more difficult to buy your own house. 3. Thanks to social media, staying s touch has become muchless difficult, 4 Some people think life willbe less good for the next generation. 5 Unemplaymentis going down in mary places. 6 Thecost of petrolis going up all the time. b Work in pairs. Do you agree with the sentences in Exercise 6a? Discuss other things that are: * going up/down improving + becoming easier/more dificult etc Reflect How confident do you feel about the statements, below? Write 1-5 (1 = not very confident, 5 confident). ‘= Icanget to know someone. ‘= Ican describe future plans and arrangements. ‘+ can make predictions about the future. ‘= I canmake and respond to suggestions. Pretnautc retasiectd Corona an Cas ASAT ec Rasa TE Pg Mas gs PR ap Ma Ba AR ia a Nh Rh hhh A hhDevelop your reading > Goal:understand an arti areca te etc Peso L__ Which of the following are the most important qualities of a good friend? a. They always tellyou the truth b Theyare good listeners. ¢ Theymake time for you. 4 Theyare loyal and trustworthy. Theymake you feel good about yourself. 2 Youre going to read about the qualities of areal friend. First, ead the Focus box. What kind of words help you get a general understanding of ariter's message? Reading for general understanding Before you reac a text in detail, it sa good idea to look ‘through it quickly first to geta general idea of the content and identify the writer's message, To do this focus on content words - adjectives, nouns and verbs-not grammar words, For mar real jends are like famil health and happiness. ‘have problems: celebi important f listen t ee “ poments, Don't stop if you don't understand a word, Keep reading You don'thave to understand every word to get the main. ideas. need it 3a Read the article and match sentences a-e in Exercise 1 with paragraphs1-5. b Underline the words that help you identify themain. ideain each paragraph. 4 Read the article again and answer the questions. ‘cording othe text, 1. how are real friends like fami? 2 whyare qood fiends importantto us? 3 whyisitsometimes dificult tomeet up with fiends? 4. inwhat way are friends good listeners? 5 how-do they make you fel good about yourself? 6 whydothey tll you when you do something wrong? 7 wihyisitOK totellyour real fiends secrets? 5 Workin pairsand discuss the questions. 1 Which of the ideasin the article do you agree/disagree with? 2 Doyouhavea best fiend? Are your fiends similar toyouor very diferent? 4 Da you think you area good friend? Why/Why not? The qualities of a real friend Fes ind reli tami. Youcan alas depend onthemtobe therefor you They are veryiportantorourhealth endhapoiness. Here are fuekey cuales ofrealtrendsns 1 Weal eacbusy ves tying to deal wih woxkandiemily soltcanbe dfcultofnd he tneto keep ariencship going However ealfiends| ‘iwaysmakatimofor you They calycutochet about your test as ‘and oko advantage ofyour shared intrest andacttes ke gringo thechemaorthegymtogether 2 Real ends renterstedin what yousay They dorjusttak about ‘themselves. Thy siento ycuas well andpay attention to whet yousey. ‘Theydontheep looking atther phones when youre tng ‘8 Real ends encourage youandmakeyou felhanyandsel-ccnidet ‘Arealtind never makesyoufelbaciorstupd When youreteoingsad ‘anc depressed eal fends ty tomake youfeel cheer aga 4 Good endsare honest with you. They llyou when youd semethng wrong but they dotina rice way. They dontdotttobe ‘aul runkindbutbecause they werttohelo you beabettarperson Thiskindothonestyisthe sigoftealfendstip, ‘Youcan share yourpersonalsscretswithareal frendand nustthem nottotellother people Yeulnow yoursecretserasafewih ham And ‘ealfendsdoitsaynasy things about you ‘When yourenctaround,Develop your writing (eer SESS seta renee ec ene application 1 Discuss the questions. 1. Have you ever written ajob application, either in your language or English? 2 Whatkindof information should you putin ajob application? 2 _ Read the job application and answer the questions. 1 What type of jobs the candidate looking for? 2 What kind of information does the candidate give? Doar Mr Garsforth, ‘11m wiring to apply for the position which was advertised on your website on Sth July, Please find my CV attached, 2am a graduate in Graphic Design from the University (of Birmingham. Currently, | am working for BetaCore as ‘Junior Graphic Designer in their London office. | have been inthis position for approximately two years. 1 fel | would be an excelent cancidate forthe position ‘of designer as Ihave all the skills that you require. rm also hardworking, creative and always happy to learn new things. “Thank you for taking the time to consider my application and I look forward te hearing from you in the near future, Yours sincerely, Hannah Worth 3. Matchwords and phrases 1-7 with the words and phrases inbold in the job application 1 thinkabout 2 job 3 atthemoment 4 need 5 because 6 mexcited about getting an answer from you 7 moreerless 4 Read the Focus box. What do paragraphs do? Using paragraphs in a job application Pieces of writing are usually organised into paragraphs, Paragraphs make it easier for areader to find the information they need, Each paragraph usually deals ‘with a different part of the topic. soit'seasy for areader ‘tokrow where they can find the information they need. ‘Many job applications are organised in the following way: First paragraph: Thistellsthe reader why youare writing. Middle paragraph(s): This is where you communicate themain information, what makes you good candidate {or the job. including details of education and work experience, Final paragraph: This tells the reader what you hope/ ‘want to happen next 5 Lookat the job application again. In which paragraph 0 you find the following information? what you want to happen next your reason for writing a description of qualifications adescriptionof personality adescriptionof work experience where youlheard about thejob 6 Lookat the sentences and decide which paragraph of an application they might appear in. 4. Ihave very strong communication ski, 2_fmuvriting to apply forthe position of instructor 3 lamaqualified accountant. 4 wouldbe happy t attend an interview. 5 saw the position advertised on Maspa.com 6 Iworkwellin ateam. 7 Many thanks for your consideration 8 Yourssincerely Prepare 7 2 Youre going to write ajob application for your dream. job, or one of the jobs below. What qualifications, experience and personal qualities would youneed for the job? Makea list © anurse ina busy hospital = askiinstructor + agrephic designer ‘= aproject manager b What words and phrases from the application in Exercise 2 would behelpful for writing your own, application? Make alist. Write 8 Writeyour letter of application. Remember to organise your information into paragraphs. 9Develop your listening pxe nM ee cepa s Sees ec eee antes 1 Lookatthe photo and discuss the questions. 1 What doyou thinkit is? 2 Where you thinkyou might ne theme 3 Arethey@ good des? 2 p17 Listen toa podcast about sleep. What two things do sleep scientists say about sleep? 3 Read the Focus box. What type of words can we listen for if we want to know how someone feels, about what they are saying? Recognising positive and negative attitudes People show how they feel about what they ae saying ina few diferent ways. The way they introduce what they are saying {t'snot good news for people who have full-time ob, Unfortunately, these problems are getting worse The bad news is that people arerot as healthy as they shouldbe The adverbs and adjectives they use People dont take enough breaks, whichis not great for them [think thats going tobe a very positive change They want usalltoslep at work Thats an amazing idea Alot of companies do this really well The situation is getting better. The tone of voice they use As wellas listening to the words someone says, wecan also listen tohow they say them, Someone's face can also telus alot about how theyre feeling. 4 Listen tothe podcast again and complete the sentences, Tick the sentences where the speaker is talking about something positive. Puta cross where the speakers talking about something negative. 2. but the. isnot many adults get eight hoursa night, 2 Thisisnot for the evening people, but we allhave to get up early to go to work 3 Andit's____that many of us goto bed late because we finish work late, 4 So, it seems lke the situation is no one gets enough sleep! 5 However, the situations getting 6 lsntthata__? 7 And another. ‘workonline 8 And the second thing sleep scientists tellus that sleepisan medicine, for anyone: change is that more people Listen again and answer the questions. 1 Whatisan evening type? 2 What isamorning type? 3 What often stops us getting enough sleep? 4 What are companies recognising about tired employees? 5 What will companies do? a let people sleep at work bb check how long people sleep € give people more holidays 6 Whyis working online a good thing for some people?’ 2 6 Listen tothe comments of some listeners out the podcast. Choose the correct alternatives. 1. Speaker is talking about sleeping at work/home. He feels positive/negative about this, 2 Speaker 2 is talking about being able to go to work enrly/late. She feels positivefnegative about ths, 3 Speaker 3is talking abouthis company/friends knowing how much sleep he gets, He feels positives negarive about this. 4 Speaker 4 is speaking about what sleep scientists cal ‘medicine! work. She feels positive/negative about this. 5 Speakers is talking about sleeping! working in the office. He fee's pasitive/negativeabout this. 6 Speaker is talking about working/ sleeping. She feels positive/negative about this, Listen again and check your answers. Write down the words/phrases that helped you decide if the speaker felt positive or negative. Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 Which of the comments about the podcastare closest to the way you feel? 2. How many hours of sleep do you need? ‘Are youa morning or an evening person? 4 What do you do when you can't sleep?