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1 Vocabulary Jobs Life experiences Grammar Present perfect been v. gone Present perfect: questions just Speaking Describe a famous person Make a questionnaire Join a club Pronunciation Consonant sound: /dʒ/ Writing A nomination because v. because of Jobs 1 Match the pictures with the jobs. 1 journalist architect vet hairdresser computer programmer journalist waiter Listen to six people describe their jobs. What are they? 1 a social worker chef engineer social worker lawyer shop assistant mechanic 4 In pairs, describe a job from exercise 1. Can your partner guess the job? A I interview people and sometimes I have to travel. B Are you a? 3 Listen and mark the stress on the words in exercises 1 and 2. Then listen and repeat. 1 journalist My Portfolio Page 20 43

2 1 Read the story of Mohammad Shamsul, an Indian puppeteer. Which sentence is true? a He became a puppeteer in a charity home. b He learned to be a puppeteer from his father. Mohammad Shamsul works as a puppeteer in a prestigious TV show in New Delhi. He lives in a nice flat, wears fashionable clothes and travels all over India. He s been to London and he s visited Buckingham Palace. But his life hasn t been easy. Mohammad was born in Bihar, one of the poorest areas of India. When he was a child, he lived in a village with no clean water, toilets or electricity. When he was seven, he left school and started work. He s had a lot of jobs: he s made tea and washed dishes, he s worked in a watch repair shop and he s sold plastic water bottles to survive. One day, Mohammad ran away from his village and went to New Delhi. After living on the streets, he ended up in a charity home. There, he had the opportunity to learn a craft and Mohammad chose puppetry. Soon people recognized his talents and when he was eighteen, he got a job on a TV show. But Mohammad hasn t forgotten his origins and he s helped to educate people in the slums of New Delhi. Although he ran away from home, his parents have forgiven him and are proud of their son. 2 Write the correct option. 1 Mohammad has a good / diffi cult life now. good 2 When he was a child, he lived in poor / comfortable circumstances. 3 His fi rst jobs were interesting / necessary to earn money. 4 He went to New Delhi to change his life / work on a radio show. 5 He learned puppetry because it was possible / obligatory in the charity home. 6 He is / isn t interested in poor people now. 3 Complete the sentences. ran away end up prestigious slums craft 1 Making paper puppets is an important craft in India. 2 Mohammad studied with a puppeteer. 3 Mohammad s parents were worried when he from home. 4 A lot of children on the streets in India. 5 A lot of people live in in New Delhi. 4 Answer the questions. 1 Are there many puppeteers in your country? I don t think so. But there are some 2 What jobs are important where you live? 44

3 Present perfect He s visited Buckingham Palace. His life hasn t been easy. Affirmative Subject have Past participle I have visited. He has Negative Subject have not Past participle We haven t She hasn t visited. 1 Find the irregular past participles in the story. Listen and check. Then listen and repeat. 1 be been 2 have 3 make been v. gone 4 sell 5 forget 6 forgive He s gone to London. = He s in London now. He s been to London. = He went to London and returned. 2 Write the correct option. 1 Mel isn t here. She s gone / been to the hairdresser s. gone 2 I ve gone / been to a lot of concerts this year. 3 I m looking after my sister because my parents have gone / been to the vet s. 4 Leo doesn t want to visit the museum because he s gone / been there before. 5 We ve gone / been to London three times. 6 My brother s gone / been to see a mechanic. Can I take a message? 3 Write true sentences with the present perfect. 1 I / sell something on the Internet. I ve sold something on the Internet. 2 David Beckham / live in Spain. 3 My family and I / be to a foreign country. 4 Roger Federer / play at the Wimbledon Championships. 5 I / try to learn a martial art. 6 Shakira / make CDs in English. 4 Write the verbs with the present perfect. Philippa Hayball is a dancer and an acrobat. She (1) s danced (dance) with many ballet companies and she (2) (perform) the Aerial Hoops with Cirque du Soleil. She (3) (travel) all over the world and she (4) (meet) a lot of interesting people. But life (5) (not be) easy for Philippa because she (6) (spend) a lot of time away from her family. 5 Write about a famous person. Include their job. Use the verbs to help you. She s a writer. She s worked as an English teacher in Portugal and she s written a lot of books. They re about a boy called Harry. write act play visit start make work live 6 Tell your partner about your famous person. Can he/she guess who it is? That s easy! It s J.K. Rowling. 45

4 Life experiences Been there, done that! 1 Complete the questionnaire with the past participles. Listen and check. Then listen and repeat. 1 been eaten sent got spoken won sung been written 2 Do the questionnaire. Do you agree with the results? Tell a partner. A How many ticks have you got? B Six. A Do you agree with the results? 3 Jackie and Omar are doing the questionnaire. Mark Jackie s answers with a tick [ ] or a cross [x]. What s her score? 1 How experienced are you? To find out, tick [ ] the things that you ve done. Then count your ticks and read the results. 1 I ve on a rollercoaster. 2 I ve home after midnight. 3 I ve a song in public. 4 I ve snails. 5 I ve a prize in a competition. 6 I ve a poem. 7 I ve to a famous person. 8 I ve someone a Valentine s card. 4 Listen again and answer the questions. 1 Do we know Linda s results from the questionnaire? No, we don t. She hasn t done it. 2 What does Jackie think of rollercoasters? 3 Why did Jackie come home at 3 o clock? 4 When does Jackie sing in public? 5 What did she say to the footballer Leo Messi? 6 Did Jackie send Omar a Valentine s card? Results 0 2 ticks: You probably prefer not to try new things. 3 5 ticks: You re open to new experiences, but don t take too many risks. 6 8 ticks: You have a lot of curiosity and love new experiences. 46

5 Present perfect: questions Have you ever eaten snails? Has Linda done the questionnaire? Question have Subject (ever) Past word participle Have you eaten (ever) Has he snails? What have they eaten? just We ve just done a questionnaire. Laura s just sent me an . 4 Write sentences with the present perfect and just. Short answers Yes, I have. Yes, she has. No, I haven t. No, she hasn t. 1 Match the verbs with the phrases. Then write questions with ever. 1 Have you ever cooked for a lot of people? 1 cook a foreign country 2 visit at 4 o clock in the morning 3 stay in the sea at night 4 make for a lot of people 5 get up a snowman 6 swim in a fi ve-star hotel 2 In pairs, answer the questions from exercise 1. A Have you ever cooked for a lot of people? B No I haven t. What about you? 3 Write your partner s answers to exercise 2. Use never if necessary. 1 Eva s never cooked for a lot of people. 1 The party / fi nish The party s just fi nished. 2 John / mop the fl oor 3 John / clear the table 4 Simon and Jo / do / the washing-up 5 Sam / take out / the rubbish 6 The last guests / leave Consonant sound: /dʒ/ 5 Listen and repeat the sentences. Pronunciation 6 Listen and write the words. Then listen and repeat. 7 Write a questionnaire with six questions you want to ask your partner. 1 Have you ever written a song? 8 Ask your partner the questions. Then write the results. David s never written a song. 47

6 1 Answer the questions. 1 How often do you go to a theme park? I usually go twice in the summer. 2 What s your favourite theme park? Why? 3 What s your favourite ride? 2 Read about imagineers. What does an imagineer do? 4 In pairs, answer the questions. 1 Do you think this is an interesting job? Why/Why not? 2 Do you have the qualities for the job? A Do you think this is an interesting job? B I think it s great. But I haven t got a lot of imagination. work together, combining creativity with the latest technology to make the most exciting rides that have ever existed. If you want to be an imagineer, follow Walt Disney s advice, Become a student of life, be interested in everything and never stop learning. Did you know? Do you love going to theme parks? Have you ever been on a great theme park ride and thought, Wow! Who created this ride? Do you have a lot of imagination? If your answer to these questions is yes, then maybe you could be an imagineer. Imagineers work in the Disney organization creating rides for theme parks. The job title is a combination of two words: imagination and engineer. Imagineers have different talents. They can be artists, writers, architects, engineers, model builders, technicians or designers. They have to Before Pirates of the Caribbean became a successful series of films, it was a theme park ride. It first opened in 1967 and it is still one of Disney s most popular rides. The ride begins with a warning sign that tells you to turn back. You ignore the sign and continue into a fantastic dream of pirates, treasures and battles on sea and land. In the past, the pirates looked for gold. Today, after the success of the films, they look for Captain Jack Sparrow. 3 Answer the questions. 1 Where do imagineers work? The Disney organization. 2 What two words combine to make imagineer? 3 What do imagineers have to do? 4 Which came fi rst, the Pirates of the Caribbean fi lm or theme park ride? 5 When did the theme park ride open? 6 How is the ride different now? uest Where and when did the first Disney theme park open? Which Disney theme park would you most like to visit? Why? 48

7 Join a club 1 Complete the advert. discount join form member Do you want to (1) join our club? It s easy to become a (2)! You only have to complete a membership (3). Membership costs just 200 a year, and you get a 50% (4) on all the activities that we organize. 2 In pairs, ask and answer the questions. 3 Listen and answer the questions. 1 Which of the clubs does Michael want to join? 2 In the end, does he decide to join the club? 4 Listen again. Complete the membership form. Club Membership form Full name: (1) Michael Jones Age: (2) Height: (3) one metre Membership type: (4) (Individual or Family) Membership period: (5) (1 year or 2 years) Total cost: (6) 5 Listen and write the questions. Then listen and repeat. 1 How old do you have to be to join? 2 What does include? 3 Does the entry price include? 4 do you have to be? 5 Do I get else? 6 Do my friends get too? 7 does it cost to join? 8 What do I do? 1 Are you a member of a club? 2 Which of these clubs do you prefer? Why? A Are you a member of a club? B Yes. I m a member of the school swimming club. What about you? A I m a member of 6 In pairs, choose one of the other clubs from exercise 2. Prepare and practise a dialogue. Use some of the questions from exercise 5. 49

8 A nomination 1 Read the announcement. In pairs, answer the questions. Do you know a local hero? You can nominate him/her for the Local Hero Award. It can be a friend, someone in your family or a neighbour, but it must be a special person. 1 Do you know a local hero? Who is it? 2 Why does he/she deserve the award? A I think my sister deserves the award. B Why? A Because she always helps other people. 2 Read the nominations. Who is the best candidate for the award? Why? I think is the best candidate because My aunt s the best! I admire her because of her energy. She s always cheerful. She s a hairdresser, but in her free time she visits the elderly. She s also organized jumble sales to collect money for charities. She deserves this award because she s helped other people a lot. Julia I d like to nominate our basketball coach. He s enthusiastic and he trains us to work hard. We ve won a lot of tournaments because of him. And he s more than just a basketball coach. He pushes us to do well in everything we do. He deserves the award because he s changed the lives of a lot of kids. Josh because v. because of He deserves the award because he s changed our lives. I really admire her because of her energy. 3 Complete the rules with because and because of. We use + sentence We use + pronoun/noun 4 Write because or because of. 1 My uncle deserves the award because he s a kind person. 2 I love playing the guitar my teacher. 3 My friend s a local hero she s done a lot for the environment. 4 I admire my mother her patience. 5 My grandad s the best his great sense of humour. 6 I nominate my neighbour he helps everyone in our building. I d like to nominate I admire him/her because And he s/she s more than just He/She deserves the award because 5 Make notes. Then write a nomination for a local hero. Paragraph 1: Who do you nominate? What does he/she do? What is he/she like? Paragraph 2: What has he/she done? Paragraph 3: Why does he/she deserve the award? 6 Now read your work again. Can you find any errors? My Portfolio My Webpage Page 21 50