Work and leisure
1. Match the words from the box with descriptions.
Flexible hours long holidays helpful colleagues travel opportunities fast
promotion high salary
1. A lot of money. High salary
2. A lot of time away from work. Long holidays
3. Good people to work with. helpful colleagues
4. The chance to go to different places on business. travel opportunities
5. Move quickly to a higher position at work. fast promotion
6. You can change the times when you start and finish work. Flexible hours
2. Look at the information and write sentences
Ei: 1. Francesco watches TV a lot and Ben and Tom don’t watch tv.
2 francesco doesn’t listen to radio but ben and Tom listen to the radio.
3 francesco doesn’t eat in fast-food restaurants and em and tom don’t eat in
fast-food restaurants.
4 francesco drinks a lot of cola and ben and tom, too.
5 francesco doesn’t read computer megazines but ben and tom (they)read
computer magazines.
6 doesn’t go to the cinema but ben and tom go to the cinema
7 francesco does sport but ben and tom don’t do sport
8 francesco plays video gamer and ben and tom,too.
3. Grammar present simple.
Complete the text about Gagan. Use the verbs in brackets in the positive or
negative form.
Gagan 1gets up (get up) at four in the morning. He 2 (dosen´t have) a big
breakfast, usually a piece of fruit and a cup of tea. He 3 ( leaves) home at five, 4
(goes to the guest house and 5 (meets) his tourist group. He helps them with their
bags, and he 6 (puts) extra food and water on his horse. They 7 (walk) all morning
and 8 (stop) for lunch at about twelve. Gagan 9 (makes) lunch for the group; he
10 (dosen’t eat) meat so they have a simple vegetable dish. Then they 11 (walk)
all afternoon to a new guest house before dark. Sometimes Gagan 12 (dosen’t
go) home for two to three days.
4. Complete the time phrases in the sentences with at, in or x if no word
is missing,
1. Can I see you __X___next Tuesday?
2. They will deliver /dɪˈlɪv·ər/ the goods /ɡʊdz/ ___at__ the end of the month.
3. We need to have a meeting __X___ this afternoon.
4. The office closes___at__6:30 p.m.
5. There’s a staff /stæf/party _X__every December.
6. Our visitors arrive ___in___three hours’ time.
7. She worked very hard __X___last winter.
8. Hurry up! ˈhɜr·iʌp/The bank closes __in___ten minutes.
9. He travelled to China __in___1999
10. I’m sorry. Mrs Moor’s in a meeting /ˈmiː.t̬ ɪŋ/__at___ the moment.
5. Complete the article below about Giorgio Armani's working day. Use the
verbs from the box.
goes spends
works
walks
sleeps
travels
has
stops
Works sleeps has spends stops walks travels goes
6. Read the article. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)
1. Al doesn’t like people _F_
2. People aren’t hungry at night. __F__
3. AI doesn’t like hot dogs. __F__
4. AI sleeps at night at the weekend. __T__
5. People don’t talk to AI. ___F
6. Hector doesn’t sell hot dogs. _F___
7. AI and his boys have hot dogs for Saturday dinner. ___T_
8. AI doesn’t go to the park with his boys. ___F_
7. Write a paragraph. Tell me about your daily routine.
I wake up and turn off my alarm then I get up and take shower I
make breakfast and eat it before I go to work I usually start work
at nine clock and aswer emails during the morning at twele half I
eat luch and work on my computer. In the afternoon i finish work
at five clock and go home at home I cook dinner eat it and watch
tv leater I read a book go to brd and finally fall asleep.
POSITION OF FREQUENCY ADVERBS
8. Organize the words in the correct order using the adverbs of
frequency in the adequate position and translate.
1. bed sometimes I on to late go Sundays.
2. have eggs breakfast. We usually don’t for
3. in morning. shower the always have They a
4. weekend. does She housework never at the
5. usually to by bus. goes work Daniel
6. gym never lunch. the You before go to
7. Fridays. I work early on sometimes finish
8. You always watch TV! on sport
9. Add the word.
1 Always Tom studies at home in the evening.
.
2 Always Tom is at home in the evening
.
3 Usually The mail comes at noon.
.
4 Usually The mail is here by noon
.
5 Generally I eat lunch around one o’clock.
.
6 Generally Tom is in the lunch room around one o´clock.
.
7 Generally What time do you eat lunch?
.
8 Usually Are you in bed by midnight?
.
10. Frequency adverbs in negative sentences.
Add the given word to the sentence. Put the adverbs in their usual midsentence
position. Make any necessary changes in the sentence.
a. Jack doesn’t shave in the morning. (usually, often, frequently, always, rarely,
never)
b. I don’t eat breakfast. (usually, always, seldom, ever)
c. My roommate isn’t home in the evening. (generally, sometimes, always,
hardly ever)
11. Write about yourself. How often do you ………?
1. Wear a suit to class.
2. Go to sleep before eleven- thirty.
3. Get at least one e-mail a day.
4. Read in bed before I go to sleep.
5. Listen to the radio in the morning.
6. Speak to people who sit next to me on a bus.
7. Wear jeans to class
8. Call my family or a friend if I feel homesick or lonely.
9. Have chocolate ice cream for dessert.
12. Tell me 5 things using adverbs of frequency for this topics. I give you
and example:
What are some of the things you do when you get up in the morning?
I generally turn on the news.
I always brush my teeth.
I seldom make my bed.
I never take a bath.
I rarely eat eggs for breakfast.
When you get ready to go to bed at night?
In this classroom?
When you are on vacation.
WORK IN PAIRS
ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
QUESTION ANSWER
What do you usually do on
Saturday nights?
How often do you see your best
friend?
Do you ever go to the theatre?
How often do you play sport or
go to the gym?
Do you ever watch films or TV
programmes in English?
What time do you usually go to
bed?
How often do you eat at a
restaurant?
Are you sometimes late for work
or colleges?
