5

Work & play

In this unit
Daily routines
Talking about work
Talking about free time
Making new friends
Shopping

Word of the day

A Just the job!

B Free time
C Homestudy
D Survival English

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Well,
is een handig woord aan het begin
van een zin, om tijd te winnen
om een zin te formuleren.

5A

Just the job!

1

2/1 Listen

and read. Who is Mr X?

Who is todays Mr X?

Jamie Oliver
(born 27 May, 1975),
also known as the
Naked Chef, a British
celebrity chef.

A day in the life of

Mr X lives in a big house in a big city. He gets up at
6.45 a.m. every morning and does some exercises.
He reads the papers and then he has breakfast with
his family. After breakfast he and his wife take their
daughters, Malia and Sasha, to school.

Sir Richard Branson

(born 18 July, 1950),
owner of the Virgin brand,
a famous British
entrepreneur.

At about nine oclock in the morning he goes to work

in his office. He often works at home. His office is just
downstairs! He travels a lot in his job and he meets a
lot of people every day. He works long hours.

Barack Obama
(born 4 August, 1961),
first black President
of the USA.

In the evening, he has dinner with his family and then

he often returns to work. He usually finishes work at
about 10 p.m.

2a Whats Mr Xs day like? Add the missing

phrases from the text.

Expert English

1. He
gets up at 6.45 a.m.
2. He before breakfast.
3 He with his family.
4. He often at about 9 a.m.
5. He usually at about 10 p.m.

chef !Sef? person who cooks in a restaurant.

Jamie Oliver is a chef.
boss !bCs? manager of a department or company.
Sir Richard Branson is the boss of Virgin
Enterprises.

2b In pairs. Ask and answer.

3a What's your day like? Write four short

sentences. Use words from the box.

When do you usually get up?

What time do you usually

go to bed?

I usually get
up at

I usually go to
bed at

2c Change partners. Ask more people in your

get up finish work read the paper

get home have breakfast have dinner
go to work go to bed

I get up at 6.30 a.m. I read the paper

3b Tell the class. Listen to the other students.
Make notes.

class.

3c In pairs. What can you remember?

Grammar check
simple present (2)

page 141, 10

How many sentences can you write in four minutes?

Read your sentences to your class. Score 1 point for
every correct sentence. Which pair gets the most
points?

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5A
4a

2/2 Look

4a 2/2
Look at the jobs A Z.

at the Jobs A Z.

1. Practise saying the job names. Listen and repeat.

2. Find jobs which look the same in your language.
Compare in class.
I think architect means architect.
Its the same in Dutch.

4b Look at the photos. What are their jobs?

Find them in the Jobs A Z.

1. Hes a
2. Shes a
3. Hes a
4. Shes an

5a a or an? Fill in the missing word.

1. Hes builder.
2. Shes architect.
3. I work in office.
4. He works in shop.

Grammar check
a teacher a school
an assistant an office

Jobs A Z

1. Practise saying the job names. Listen and repeat.

2. Find jobs which look the same in your language.
accountant !E*kaUntEnt?
Compare in class.
apprentice !E*prentIs?
architect !*A:kItekt?
bank clerk !*bxNk? !+klA:k?
bookkeeper !*bUk+ki:pE?
builder !*bIldE?
cook/chef !kUk? / !Sef?
consultant !kEn*s0ltEnt?
doctor !*dCktE?
engineer !+enI*nIE?
electrician !elek*trISEn?
flight attendant !*flaIt? !E+tendEnt?
housewife !*haUswaIf?
househusband !+haUs*h0sbEnd?
IT technician !aI? !ti:? !tek*nISn?
marketing assistant !*mA:kEtIN? !E*sIstEnt?
marketing manager !*mA:kEtIN? !+mxnIE?
nurse !n3:s?
office assistant !OfIs? !E*sIstEnt?
office manager !OfIs? !+mxnIE?
personal assistant !+p3:snEl? !E*sIstEnt?
pilot !*paIlEt?
police officer !*pEli:s? !+OfIsE?
postman !*pEUstmEn?
postwoman !*pEUst+wUmEn?
programmer !*prEUGrxmE?
project manager !*prOjekt? !+mxnIE?
receptionist !rI*sepSEnIst?
reporter !rI*pC:tE?
sales rep !seIlz?!+rep?
sales assistant !*seIlz? !E*sIstEnt?
salesman !*seIlzmEn?
saleswoman !*seIlz+wUmEn?
secretary !*sekrEtrI?
teacher !*ti:tSE?
typist !*taIpIst?
waiter/waitress !*weItE? / !*weItrEs?
voluntary worker !*vOlEntrI? !*w3:kE?

Tip
page 142, 11

Jobs

page 198

5b What's your job? Find it in the Jobs A Z.

Expert English

Im a / an

Job names are difficult to translate. Its often

easier to say where you work or who you work for.

I used to be a / an

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At the moment
Im a housewife.

Elena

Sue

John

I work in a
bookshop.

I work for an IT company.

Im a sales rep.

6a Some students meet for a drink after their

class at the adult education centre. Listen and
complete the dialogues.

2/5 Dialogue 3

Judith What do you do, Bill?

Bill Me? Im retired now. I used to be a

2/3 Dialogue 1

Paul What do you do?

Elena Im a assistant.
shop
Paul Really? Where do you work?
Elena I work in a bookshop North & South.

. How about you?

Judith Im out of work at the moment. I used to work
in an . But the company
closed down.
Bill Oh dear. Im sorry about that.

What do you do?

Paul Im in R&D.
Elena R&D?
Paul Research and Development Im
an .
Elena Really? Who do you work for?
Paul I work for an automobile company in

6b In pairs. Practise the dialogues.

6c How can you ask someone about their job?
Find three questions in Dialogue 1.

1.
2.
3.

Birmingham.

7 In groups. Chat about work. Ask and answer

2/4 Dialogue 2

Sue What do you do, John?

John I work for an IT company. Im in the

questions. Try and use these phrases.

Really?

Oh dear. Im sorry about that.

department. How about you?

What do you do?

Lucky you!

Well,

Sue Well, I used to work for Eastman, but weve

got two children now, so at the moment Im
a .
John Lucky you!

Grammar check
used to

page 142, 12

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5B

Free time
1a Read about free-time activities in Britain.
TOP TEN activities in Britain
What do people like doing in their free time?
Here are the top ten activities:

1. Watching TV
2. Listening to music
3. Reading
4. Walking, swimming, keeping fit (yoga,
aerobics)
5. Singing or playing a musical instrument
6. Visiting friends and family
7. Going to the pub, eating out
8. Going to the cinema
9. Doing the gardening
10. Painting, writing, dancing
Based on information from UK Office
for National Statistics survey 2002.

2a

2/6 Listen. Add

the activities.

Sue What do you do in your free time, John?

John Well, I dont have a lot of free time. I get
home from work at about 7.30 in the evening.
I usually watch TV. I sometimes read the paper.
Sue Right. What about at the weekend?
John Well, I like . Ive got a big
garden. And I often go walking.
Sue Me too. And I like swimming. I go swimming
twice a week. But I never go !
John Me neither! Im not very sporty. Have you got
any other hobbies?
Sue Yes, I like painting. I go to a painting class once
a week on Tuesdays.
John Really? Im hopeless at !
What do you paint?
Sue Well, I dont like painting people. I usually
paint landscapes.
John Sounds great.
Sue Have you got any other hobbies?
John Well, I like . I used to be in a
choir, but now I dont have time. And I usually
go to the pub on Friday evening. So, thats a
kind of hobby too!

1b What are the activities in the photos?

1.
2.

2b Who is it? John (J) or Sue (S)?

1. I like swimming.
2. I dont like running.
3. Im hopeless at painting.
2c What are your hobbies?
1. I like .

1c What are your top three free-time activities?

2. I dont like .

1.

3. Im hopeless at .

2.
3.

Tip
More free-time activities

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2d Tell your class.

Grammar check
page 197

like + -ing

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3a Who does what? John or Sue? Add the right
name. Find the answers in the dialogue.

1. usually watches TV in the evening.

2. goes to a painting class on Tuesdays.

4 In groups of four. Chat about the things you

do in your free time.

I usually / often / always / sometimes

watch TV in the evenings. And you?

3. sometimes reads the paper.

Me too.
I dont.

4. usually paints landscapes.

5. often goes to the pub on Friday
evenings.
6. goes swimming twice a week.

I never watch TV in the evenings. And you?

7. never go running.

Me neither.
I do.

8. often goes walking at the

weekend.

3b Make these sentences true for you. Use

words from the box.

Tip
Me too. Ik ook. Me neither. Ik ook niet.
I don't. Ik niet. I do. Ik wel.

always usually often sometimes never

1. I watch TV in the evening.
2. I go jogging in the morning.
3. I do the gardening at the weekend.
4. I meet friends on Saturdays.
5. I do yoga.
6. I go to my English class on Tuesday.

Grammar check
always usually often
sometimes never

page 144, 14

3c What else do you do in your free time?

Complete the sentences.

5a Play Find someone who. Find a different

person for each activity. Write the names.
Find someone in your class who
goes jogging twice a week.
sings in a choir.

likes cooking.

doesnt like watching TV.

reads the paper every day.

likes doing the gardening.

doesnt like going shopping.

Do you go jogging twice a week?
Do you like cooking?

1. I every day.

Yes, I do.
No, I dont.

2. I once a week.
3. I at the weekend.
4. I every .

5b Tell your class.

Dirk goes jogging twice a week.
Jeanine sings in a choir.

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5B
Want to meet new people?
At speed-dating events people
meet, find new partners and
sometimes make friends. They sit
at tables and chat one-to-one
for two, three or four minutes.

I love speed-dating! Its great

fun and you meet so many
interesting people, says
speed-dater Julie Brown, from
Portsmouth in the south of
England.

Then everyone changes partners

and chats to a new partner.
In one evening you can meet
about 20 new people. You
can talk about anything, from
families and free-time activities
to jobs and holidays.

6a

2/7 Read

the text, then match the right

ending to sentences 1. to 4. below.
then you change partners. with people
you like. meet new people and find new
partners. about 20 people.

Find out about speed-dating

events around the UK at
www.speeddater.co.uk

6c Ask a partner.
Where do you
meet new people
and make friends?

1. At a speed-dating event you can

2. You chat for about two minutes

I often meet new

people at adult education
courses.
I sometimes make friends
on holiday. And you?

7a Have a class speed-dating event.

1. Make a list of questions about: work, daily routines,
free time, home, family and friends.

3. You can meet

4. After the event you can make a date

Tip
Find ideas in Units 1 to 5.

6b How about you? Where do you meet new

people and make friends?

often

sometimes never

At speed-dating events
At adult education courses
At work
On holiday
In a special group or club

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2. Chat in pairs for 4 minutes. Ask your questions.

Answer your partners questions. Use these
responses:
Really?
Great!

Yes, I do.
No, I dont.

Me too.
Me neither.

3. After 4 minutes change partners. Chat to four

different people.

7b Who is like you? Tell your class.

Yuri is like me. He lives in a flat in a small
village. Hes got two children. He likes
gardening and he doesnt like watching TV.

5C

Homestudy
My day

a or an?

1 Vorm zinnen met de gegeven woorden.

3 Schrijf de juiste vorm voor de woorden:

1. get up usually I at 7 a.m.

a of an.

1. accountant
2. manager
3. IT manager

2. never I breakfast have with my family

3. leave I the house at about 8.30 usually



4. long hours sometimes I work



5. often I do some exercises in the evening

Jobs
2a Verbind de woorden die samen de naam
van een beroep vormen.
1. sales
2. bank
3. flight
4. project
5. police

attendant
assistant
manager
officer
clerk

2b Welke beroepen worden hier weergegeven

in fonetisch schrift?
1. !Sef?

2. !ti:tSE?

4. marketing assistant
5. office assistant
6. engineer
7. technician
8. secretary

Questions and answers

4 Schrijf eerst het juiste vraagwoord vr de
vraag. Kruis dan het passende antwoord aan.
Who Whats Where What Whats
1. do you do?
a. I get up at 7 a.m. every day.
b. Im an engineer.
c. I have breakfast with my family.
2. do you work for?
a. Ive got a personal assistant.
b. Im a project manager.
c. I work for a marketing company.
3. do you work?
a. I work in an office.
b. He works for a bank.
c. I finish work at 5 p.m.
4. your day like?
a. Well, I start work at 8.
b. Its Tuesday.
c. The company closed down.
5. your job?
a. Im from Australia.
b. I usually get up at 6.
c. Im in R&D.

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Free-time activities
5 Welke vrijetijdsactiviteiten worden hier afgebeeld?

playing a musical 2.  3.  4. 
1. 
  
instrument


5.  6.  7.  8. 
   

Who does what?

Recap

6 Verbind de zinsdelen die bij elkaar passen.

1. John usually
2. I dont
3. Paul never goes
4. I watch
5. My wife
6. Susan likes

going to the cinema.

often works long hours.
TV every evening.
running.
like cooking.
goes to the pub on Fridays.

me too or me neither?
7 Paul en Mary stemmen in alles hieronder
overeen. Schrijf de passende reactie op.

2/8 Luister en vul de gegevens op het

formulier aan.

SPORTS
Customer-No.

678954

Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Surname

...................................................

First Name

...................................................

Phone-No.

...................................................

Address

...................................................

West Road

London
...................................................

...................................................

1. Paul I like eating out.

Mary .
2. Mary I like listening to the radio.

Qty. Product

Size

38

Tennis Shoes
Remark Send asap

Paul .
Remark

3. Paul I never go to the cinema.

Mary .
4. Mary Im hopeless at singing.
Paul .

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Remark
Remark

5C
Quiz
1. De Engelse uitdrukking voor gepensioneerd is:
a. out of work
b. retired
c. at home
2. Het Engelse woord voor baas is:
a. sir
b. chef
c. boss
3. Als je wilt weten wat voor beroep iemand heeft,
vraag je in het Engels:
a. Where do you work?
b. Whats your day like?
c. What do you do?

4. Wat is een passende reactie als iemand vertelt dat

het niet goed met hem/haar gaat?
a. Lucky you.
b. Sounds great.
c. Im sorry about that.
5. How about you? betekent hetzelfde als:
a. Really?
b. And you?
c. What do you do?
6. Well kun je gebruiken om:
a. een gesprek te beindigen.
b. wat tijd te winnen om je zin te vormen.
c. aan te geven dat je het met iemand eens bent.

Progress check
Nu kan ik
vertellen over mijn beroep. page 62 and page 63
Zoals bijvoorbeeld in het Nederlands: Ik ben projectleider. Ik werk bij een softwarebedrijf.
Im

a project manager.


vragen naar iemands beroep. page 62 and page 63
Zoals in het Nederlands: Wat doet u voor werk?

vertellen over mijn dagelijks leven en vrije tijd. page 61 and page 65
Zoals bijvoorbeeld in het Nederlands: Ik sta meestal om 6:30 uur op. 's Avonds kijk ik vaak tv.


vragen wat iemand in zijn/haar vrije tijd doet. page 65
Zoals in het Nederlands: Wat doet u in uw vrije tijd?


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5D

Survival English
Shopping
1 Listen and read.
2/9 Dialogue 1
Assistant Can I help you?
Customer Im just looking, thanks.

WELCOME TO
BESTWEST
FIFTH FLOOR
Restaurant & Caf
Restrooms

FOURTH FLOOR
2/10 Dialogue 2

Customer Excuse me, do you sell stamps?

Assistant No, Im sorry, we dont.
Customer Thanks, anyway.
2/11 Dialogue 3

Customer Excuse me, do you sell batteries?

Assistant Yes. In the Electrical Goods department
on the second floor.
Customer Thanks.
2/12 Dialogue 4

Customer Excuse me, wheres the Menswear

department, please?
Assistant Its on the first floor.
Customer Thanks.
2/13 Dialogue 5

Assistant Can I help you?

Customer Yes. Have you got this T-shirt in medium,
please?
Assistant Ill have a look. Yes. Here you are.
Customer Perfect! Ill take it.
2/14 Dialogue 6

Customer Excuse me, where are the fitting rooms,

please?
Assistant Just over there, next to the cash desk.
Customer Thanks.
2/15 Dialogue 7

Customer Excuse me, how much is this umbrella,

please?
Assistant Its 15.99.
Customer Have you got anything cheaper?
Assistant Sorry. Thats the last one.
Customer OK. Ill take it.

Toys Childrenswear
Sportswear & Equipment
Hair & Beauty

THIRD FLOOR
Furniture Home
Entertainment Books
Pianos & Musical Instruments

SECOND FLOOR
Kitchenware Bed & Bath
Garden Living
Electrical Goods

FIRST FLOOR
Womenswear & Shoes
Menswear & Shoes

GROUND FLOOR
Beauty Fashion Accessories
Jewellery & Watches
Travel Goods

LOWER GROUND FLOOR

Souvenirs Food & Wine
Gifts & Stationery Pharmacy

2/16 Dialogue 8
Assistant Next, please.
Customer Its my turn, I think. Can I have four apples,
please?
Assistant Anything else?
Customer No, thats all, thanks.
Assistant 1.20, please. Would you like a bag?
Customer Yes, please.
2/17 Dialogue 9
Customer Can I have a bag, please?
Assistant Certainly. Here you are.
Customer Thanks.
Assistant Have a nice day.
2/18 Dialogue 10

Customer Can I pay by credit card?

Assistant Im sorry, we only take cash at this
checkout.

2 In pairs. Practise the dialogues. Take turns.

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Essential phrases

Activities
1 Ask in English.

Asking for things

Do you sell ?
Have you got ?
Can I have , please?
Can I have a bag, please?

Vragen om dingen
Verkoopt u ?
Hebt u ?
Mag ik , alstublieft?
Hebt u een tasje voor me?

Prices and paying

How much is it/this?
How much are they/these?
How much is this umbrella?
How much are these
shoes !Su:z??
Have you got anything cheaper?
Can I pay by credit card?

Prijzen en betalen
Wat kost het/dit?
Wat kosten ze/deze?
Hoeveel kost deze paraplu?
Hoeveel kosten deze schoenen?

Asking where things are

Wheres the checkout/cash
desk?
Where's the department?
Where are the fitting rooms?

Vragen waar dingen zijn

Waar is de kassa?

Sizes and colours

What size is this T-shirt?
What size are these shoes?
Have you got this/these
in size ?
in a bigger/smaller size?
in a different colour/in red/
in black/in white/ ?

Maten en kleuren
Welke maat is dit T-shirt?
Welke maat zijn deze schoenen?
Hebt u dit/deze
in maat ?
in een grotere/kleinere maat?
in een andere kleur/in het rood /
zwart /wit/ ?

Responding
Im just looking.
Its my turn, I think.
Yes, please./No, thank you.
I'll take it/them.

Reageren
Ik kijk alleen even rond.
Ik ben aan de beurt, denk ik.
Ja, graag./Nee, dank u/je.
Ik neem het/hem /ze.

Assistant
Can I help you?
What size are you?
Next, please.
Would you like a bag?
We only take cash (at this
checkout).

Verkoper/Verkoopster
Kan ik u helpen?
Welke maat hebt u?
Volgende (klant), graag.
Wilt u een tasje?
We nemen (aan deze kassa)
alleen contant geld aan.

Hebt u iets goedkopers?

Kan ik betalen met een credit card?

Waar is de -afdeling?
Waar zijn de paskamers?

1. Hoeveel kost deze tas?

2. Hebt u dit T-shirt in maat L
(large)?
3. Verkoopt u ansichtkaarten
(postcards)?
4. Kan ik met een credit card
betalen?

2 Give a response.
1. Whos next?
(U bent aan de beurt.)
2. Anything else?
(U hebt alles wat u wilde.)
3. Can I help you?
(U wilt alleen even rondkijken.)
4. Would you like a bag?
(U wilt geen tasje.)

3 Practise with a partner.

Varieer op de dialogen van p. 70 op
basis van de gegevens hieronder.
1. Dialogue 1: De klant wil weten
waar de paskamers zijn.
2. Dialogue 2: De klant vraagt
naar aspirine (aspirin !*xsprIn?).
Dat is te vinden op de afdeling
drogisterij (pharmacy !*fA:mEsI?)
op de begane grond.
3. Dialogue 7: De klant vraagt naar
de prijs van een trui (pullover
!*pUlEUvE?). Hij kost 65.
4. Dialogue 8: De klant wil graag
twee hamburgers en twee
muffins. Dat kost bij elkaar
4.80.

4 Further practice
Oefen de dialogen van p. 70 met
verschillende medecursisten.

Expert English

Tip

Remember to say please and

thank you!

Places in shops
Sizes

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