Unit 6 Day-to-day work 6.1 Talking about your work 1)Listening Listen to Ana Campos talking about her working hours. Are these statements true(t)or false(F)? 1 She starts works at 7.30 2 She finishes work at 4.00 3 She has lunch at 12. 00 4 She has one hour for 5 She works a 40-hour 6 She doesn t work on Friday afternoon (2) Vocabulary Put th nine o'clock Monday July 12.30 1 May the morning lunchtime summer Friday noon Tuesday morning 2001 the box under the correct headings. nine o clock Monday Now complete these sentences with the correct prepositions. 1 We start work 8. 30 and finish 4.00 2 What time do you finish work Friday afternoon? 3 Do you have a break the afternoon? 4 The next meeting is 3 April 5 She started working here (3)Reading Look at these graphs and use the information to complete the paragraphs
Unit 6 Day-to-day work 6.1 Talking about your work (1) Listening Listen to Ana Campos talking about her working hours. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)? 1 She starts works at 7.30. ______ 2 She finishes work at 4.00. ______ 3 She has lunch at 12.00. ______ 4 She has one hour for lunch. ______ 5 She works a 40-hour week. ______ 6 She doesn’t work on Friday afternoon. ______ (2) Vocabulary Put the words in the box under the correct headings. at on in nine o’clock Monday__ ___July___ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ Now complete these sentences with the correct prepositions. 1 We start work ______ 8.30 and finish ______ 4.00. 2 What time do you finish work ______ Friday afternoon? 3 Do you have a break ______ the afternoon? 4 The next meeting is ______ 3 April. 5 She started working here ______ 1999. (3) Reading Look at these graphs and use the information to complete the paragraphs. nine o’clock Monday July 12.30 1 May the morning lunchtime summer Friday noon Tuesday morning 2001
O Number of hours worked Number of days annual holiday 30 40 20 5 Japan Sweden The formal working week is 40 hours, but the average Swede ly(1) On a typical day, one in every four workers is not in the office or factory. Of this 25%, less than half are sick. The others are looking after children, on study leave or on holiday. Swedish yorkers have(2) days'holiday a year apa hours a week or 2100 hours per year, at the office or factory. Only 30% work a five-day week. The Japanese have (4) days paid holiday, but many workers take only half of that 6.2 Describing routines (1) GrammaI Complete these questions with do or does and one of the verbs in the box have start leave have do get 1 How do you get to work? 2 What time your boss work? 3 Where 4 How long 5 When your boss the office? 6 What in the Now match the questions to these answers like this: a An ho b By train c At nine o'clock e I read the paper or watch television f i dont know
0 10 20 30 40 50 Japan Sweden Number of hours worked 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Japan Sweden Number of days' annual holiday 6.2 Describing routines (1) Grammar Complete these questions with do or does and one of the verbs in the box. 1 How _do___ you _get___ to work? 2 What time ______ your boss ______ work? 3 Where ______ you ______ lunch? 4 How long ______ you ______ for lunch? 5 When ______ your boss ______ the office? 6 What ______ you ______ in the evenings? Now match the questions to these answers like this: a An hour._4____ b By train. ______ c At nine o’clock. ______ d In the canteen. ______ e I read the paper or watch television. ______ f I don’t know. ______ The formal working week is 40 hours, but the average Swede clocks up only (1) ______. On a typical day, one in every four workers is not in the office or factory. Of this 25%, less than half are sick. The others are looking after children, on study leave or on holiday. Swedish workers have (2) ______ days’ holiday a year. The average Japanese worker spends (3) ______ hours a week, or 2100 hours per year, at the office or factory. Only 30% work a five-day week. The Japanese have (4) ______ day’s paid holiday, but many workers take only half of that. have start leave have do get
Listening and speaking Listen to these statements from an interview. What do you think the questions were? Practice asking questions like this VOICE 1: I get up at 5.15 every day. (beep) YOU What time do you get up? VOICE2: What time do you get up?(repeat) (3 )Language in use Put these words in the correct order to make sentences 1. watch /we /television in the evenings /never 2. to work hardly ever /the train /takes /she 3. a month/on business/I/ three times/travel 4. goes/usually /swimming/he/after work 5. customers/twice /come/to my office/a week 6. goes/at the weekend /al ways /to the cinema/she 6.3 Likes and dislikes (1)Reading Read this advertisement and tick ( the correct statements below PRESS OFFICER ￡22,000 per yo A leading oil company needs a Press Officer for its busy offices. You Good at making phone calls Excellent at writing reports o Able to go on business trips at least three times a month Willing to work late several times a week Experienced at working with computers Benefits in clued: 6 weeks' annual holiday and bonus payment after 12 months 1 You do not need good writing skills for this job 2 You will need to travel in this job 3 You will never need to work late
(2) Listening and speaking Listen to these statements from an interview. What do you think the questions were? Practice asking questions like this: VOICE 1: I get up at 5.15 every day. (beep) YOU: What time do you get up? VOICE2: What time do you get up? (repeat) (3) Language in use Put these words in the correct order to make sentences. 1. watch / we / television / in the evenings / never ______________________________________ 2. to work / hardly ever / the train / takes / she ______________________________________ 3. a month / on business / I / three times / travel ______________________________________ 4. goes / usually / swimming / he / after work ______________________________________ 5. customers / twice / come / to my office / a week ______________________________________ 6. goes / at the weekend / always / to the cinema / she ______________________________________ 6.3 Likes and dislikes (1) Reading Read this advertisement and tick (√) the correct statements below. 1 You do not need good writing skills for this job. ______ 2 You will need to travel in this job. ______ 3 You will never need to work late. ______ PRESS OFFICER ￡22,000 per year A leading oil company needs a Press Officer for its busy offices. You should be: ⚫ Good at making phone calls ⚫ Excellent at writing reports ⚫ Able to go on business trips at least three times a month ⚫ Willing to work late several times a week ⚫ Experienced at working with computers Benefits in clued: 6 weeks’ annual holiday and bonus payment after 12 months
4 You need to know how to work with computers 5 You will get 30 days'annual holida 6 You will receive f22, 000 for one years work (2)Reading and writing Nicola Cox is applying for the Press Officer position. Look at these notes the Personnel Officer made and then write sentences. Nicola cox v: make phone calls, go on business trips, work late ±: go to meet X: write reports, work with computers (√= likes,±= doesn' t mind,x= doesn' t like) I She likes making phone calls 23456 Do you think Nicola Cox will get the job? (3)Vocabulary Complete these sentences. I The people you work with are your 2 The person you work for is your 3 Do you usually have lunch in the 4 How many days do you get a year? 5 The night starts at 10 p.m. 6 The American English for(4)is 7 Do you have an ob? 8 How many a week do you work? 9 It takes me an hour to get to work. It's a terrible 10 The basic is￡19,000 a year
4 You need to know how to work with computers. ______ 5 You will get 30 days’ annual holiday. ______ 6 You will receive ￡22,000 for one year’s work. ______ (2) Reading and writing Nicola Cox is applying for the Press Officer position. Look at these notes the Personnel Officer made and then write sentences. 1 She likes making phone calls . 2 _______________________________ 3 _______________________________ 4 _______________________________ 5 _______________________________ 6 _______________________________ Do you think Nicola Cox will get the job? (3) Vocabulary Complete these sentences. 1 The people you work with are your ________. 2 The person you work for is your ___________. 3 Do you usually have lunch in the __________? 4 How many days’ __________ do you get a year? 5 The night _________ starts at 10 p.m. 6 The American English for (4) is __________. 7 Do you have an __________ job? 8 How many __________ a week do you work? 9 It takes me an hour to get to work. It’s a terrible ___________. 10 The basic _____________ is ￡19,000 a year. Nicola Cox √: make phone calls, go on business trips, work late ±: go to meetings ×: write reports, work with computers (√= likes, ±= doesn’t mind, ×= doesn’t like)
Reference 1 1F She usually starts work at 8.30 2F She finishes between 5 and 6 3T 4F She has three quarters of an hour for lunch 51 T AINTERVIEWER: Ana, can you tell me something about the working hours in your company? Well, we have flexitime. I have to be in the office by half past eight and I can leave any time after three thirty. I, not really a morning person, so I'm lucky if I get in on time. I usually start work about eight thirty and the en leave office some time between five and six AINTERVIEWER: And when do you go to lunch? ANA Well, the lunch break is between twelve and two. But I hardly ever have time for breakfast before I go to work, so I get very hungry. I usually try to go to lunch at twelve ' o'clock AINTERVIEWER: And how long do you have for lunch? Three quarters of an hour AINTERVIEWER: How long is your working week? Three quarters of an hour AINTERVIEWER: How long is your working week? ANA 40 hours, unfortunately. But I always work more hours from Monday to Thursday so I can take friday afternoon off 2 At: 12.30. lunchtime. noon On: 1 May, Friday, Tuesday morning In: the morning, summer, 2001 I at/at 2 on 3 in 4 on 5 in 3137 415 1 2 does/start 3 do/ have 4 do/ have 5 does/ leave 6 do/do d3 2 I VOICE 1: I get up at 5. 15 every day. beep)( pause VOICE 2: What time do you get up?( beep)( pause VOICE 2: What time do you get up? 2 VOICE 1: I always take the train to work VOICE 2: How do you get to work? VOICE 2: How do you get to work? 3 VOICE 1: I travel on business several times a week VOICE 2: How often do you travel on business? VOICE 2: How often do you travel on business? 4 VOICE 1: I usually only have half an hour for lunch
Reference 6.1 1 1F She usually starts work at 8.30. 2F She finishes between 5 and 6. 3T 4F She has three quarters of an hour for lunch. 5T 6T AINTERVIEWER: Ana, can you tell me something about the working hours in your company? ANA: Well, we have flexitime. I have to be in the office by half past eight and I can leave any time after three thirty. I’, not really a morning person, so I’m lucky if I get in on time. I usually start work about eight thirty and then leave the office some time between five and six. AINTERVIEWER: And when do you go to lunch? ANA: Well, the lunch break is between twelve and two. But I hardly ever have time for breakfast before I go to work, so I get very hungry. I usually try to go to lunch at twelve ‘o’clock. AINTERVIEWER: And how long do you have for lunch? ANA: Three quarters of an hour. AINTERVIEWER: How long is your working week? ANA: Three quarters of an hour. AINTERVIEWER: How long is your working week? ANA: 40 hours, unfortunately. But I always work more hours from Monday to Thursday so I can take Friday afternoon off. 2 At: 12.30, lunchtime, noon On: 1 May, Friday, Tuesday morning In: the morning, summer, 2001 1 at / at 2 on 3 in 4 on 5 in 3 1 37 2 28 3 47 4 15 6.2 1 2 does / start 3 do / have 4 do / have 5 does / leave 6 do / do b1 c2 d3 e6 f5 2 1 VOICE 1: I get up at 5.15 every day. ( beep ) ( pause ) VOICE 2: What time do you get up? ( beep ) ( pause ) VOICE 2: What time do you get up? 2 VOICE 1: I always take the train to work. VOICE 2: How do you get to work? VOICE 2: How do you get to work? 3 VOICE 1: I travel on business several times a week. VOICE 2: How often do you travel on business? VOICE 2: How often do you travel on business? 4 VOICE 1: I usually only have half an hour for lunch
VOICE 2: How long do you have for lunch? VOICE 2: How long do you have for lunch? 5 VOICE 1: I never leave the office before 6 o'clock VOICE 2: When do you leave the office? VOICE 2: When do you leave the office? 6 VOiCe 1. I sometimes read a book or watch a film VOICE 2: What do ye VOICE 2: What do you do in the evening 3 1 We never watch television in the evenings 2 She hardly ever takes the train to work 3 I travel on business three times a month 4 He usually goes swimming after work 5 Customers come to my office twice a week. 6 to the cinema at the weekend 1 Tick statements 2, 4 and 5. You do need good writing skills, you will need to work late several times a week, and there is a bonus paid after 12 months to add to the f22, 000 2 2 She likes going on business trips 3 She likes working late 4 She doesnt mind going to meetings 5 She doesnt like writing reports 6 She doesnt like working with computers She probably wont get the job as writing reports and working with computers are important to 3 1 colleagues 2 bo 5 shift 6 vacation 7 interesting 8 hours 9 journe 10 sal
VOICE 2: How long do you have for lunch? VOICE 2: How long do you have for lunch? 5 VOICE 1: I never leave the office before 6 o’clock. VOICE 2: When do you leave the office? VOICE 2: When do you leave the office? 6 VOICE 1: I sometimes read a book or watch a film. VOICE 2: What do you do in the evening? VOICE 2: What do you do in the evening? 3 1 We never watch television in the evenings. 2 She hardly ever takes the train to work. 3 I travel on business three times a month. 4 He usually goes swimming after work. 5 Customers come to my office twice a week. 6 She always goes to the cinema at the weekend. 6.3 1 Tick statements 2, 4 and 5. You do need good writing skills, you will need to work late several times a week, and there is a bonus paid after 12 months to add to the ￡22,000. 2 2 She likes going on business trips. 3 She likes working late. 4 She doesn’t mind going to meetings. 5 She doesn’t like writing reports. 6 She doesn’t like working with computers. She probably won’t get the job as writing reports and working with computers are important to the job. 3 1 colleagues 2 boss 3 canteen 4 holiday 5 shift 6 vacation 7 interesting 8 hours 9 journey 10 salary