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OVERVIEWY
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focabulary 1
‘| bays, manths, dates
[_) Beating
Describing yourroutine |
[LJ bensuase focus
Present simple
[__] vecsbatery 2
Leisure activities
Language focus 2
IJ adverbs and
expressions of
frequency
Skills
Talking about work
and leisure
Case study
Independent Fm
Company
© ifyou don't work, you can't play. 9
1B. Priestley (894-198), Elis witer
. Discuss the things people might want from work. For example,
Starting up Aa
a large office nice colleagues
© Work in pairs. Make three word partnerships in each box to find out what
four people want from work.
a high colleagues 2 friendly security
long ~~ salary travel ‘opportunities
helpful holidays job boss
3 company phone 4 fast facilities
mobile facilities flexible promotion
parking car sports hours
©)24 Now tisten and check the word partnerships they use,
@ Match some word partnerships from Fuarcice R ta thair meanings 4 to 6.
4 alotofmoney high salary
2. alotof time away from work
3 g00d people to work with
4 the chance to go to different places on business
5 move quickly to a higher position at work
6 you can change the times when you start and finish work
© what do you want from work? Use the word partnerships from Exercise B
‘and make a list. Work in pairs. Compare your lists and choose the five most
important things.2 Work and leisure
© Putthe days ofthe week inorder Which days ae ‘the weekend’?
Friday [] Monday [J saturday [] Tuesday
Sunday Cl thursday LJ weanesaay
© Write the months of the year under the correct seasons.
June April January August December February
May October March September November July
Spring | ‘Summer
Autumn, | Winter
D Vocaintary fle page 160
@ complete these time phrases with in, at or on. Then write the phrases under
the correct preposition.
- night Asvossee Thursday Teveves June
2 the autumn 5.....-. the afternoon 8. . New Year
3 agth May 6....... Tuesday evening 9 ....... the weekend
ino) cat (x3) on (x3)
at night
© Complete these sentences with in, at or on.
4 We havea lot of big orders .."... March.
2 The office closes for three days .. . New Year.
3 There Is an important meeting....... a5th June,
4 The CEO visits our branch... the summer,
5 We deliver large goods ... Monday afternoons.
Work in pairs. When are you busy during the day, week and year?
What are the quiet times? Ask your partner.
A When are you busy 8 I'm very busy in the morning
during the day?
8 What are the quiet times A Business is quiet in the
for you? summer.
A which daye are you busy 8 Tn always busy on Mondays
during the week:
© Write about yourself, your company or your school.
© What are the buicy times?
* What are the quiet times?
* What moments in the year do you.
particularly enjoy? Why?(ep esmrcret yom emritoe arcicie! cascuse trea questions,
4. What is a typical day in the life of the CEO of a big company?
2 What do CEOs do at weekends?
Describing your
routine
© Look through the article. Can you find any of the ideas you discussed in
Exercise A?
Carlos Ghosn, Superstar
Many people in Janan think Carlos Ghosn is a sunersar But Ghosn is.
not a rock star ofa football player, hei the CEO and President of two of
the world's biggest car makers: Renaut and Nissan. He is also on the
‘bond of Alcoa, Sony and IDM. Itc is one ofthe world's great business
S leaders,
He was born in Brazil but his parents are Lebanese, He speaks five
languages fuenty and he knows some Japanese, too, He travels al the
time because he works in Paris and in Tokyo. His Schedule is very toht:
ho attonds meeting, visits plants and dealrchipe, and meets
+ intemational customers. When he has time, he also goes tocar shows.
‘Some people cal him'7/11’ because he often aries atthe office at 7
‘’cockin the morning and sometimes fnishes at 11 p.m. He gets up
carly every day and works over 70 hours a week.
ut isnot al business for Ghosn. He does not work at weekends. He
18 makes time for his wife, Pita, and their four children. They spend time
together and enjoy their hobbies. They lve in France, but his elder
daughter, Carine, studies at Stanford University.
es to cn
@ Answer these questions.
1 Why do some people call Ghosn‘7/11"?
2 Why is Ghosn’s schedule busy?
© Decide whether these statements are true or false.
‘4 Many people think Ghosn is Japanese. false
2 Ghosn speaks three foreign languages.
3 He lives in Europe.
4 He often travels between Europe and Asia.
5 He meste international customers at weekends.
6 He has four children.
@ Ineach box, match the words that go together.
4 football a) leader 4 attend a) customers
2 business) maker 5 meet ) languages
3 car ©) player 6 spend meetings
7_ speak @) time
@ Work in pairs. Tell your partner about your day and about your weekend.
| get up
1 arrive at work/school at
At weekends, |2 Work and leisure |
eee
+ We use the present simple to talk about habits and work routines.
eee Ltravel overseas
He autendls meetings
Does hie nveet international customers? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t
We don't drive to work. >
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© complete the article below about Giorgio Armani's working day. Use the
verbs from the box.
works sleeps has spends wakes stops
walks travels goes
Giorgio Arman “up at7 a.m.
He -ssssese0.7 tothe gym and
an hour there. He... breakfast
“and then.........-5 to the office with
his bodyguard, He has pasta anda
salad for lunch and then he
“for ten minutes,
until 8 p.m. on design
every two months —to the USA,
Russia or ather parts of Europe, On
his way home from the office, he often
vesssen? fora drinkat Nobu. At
weekends, he goes to his villa.
© Complete this information about Masami Kimura. Use the correct form of the
vverhs in brackets.
1'm Masami Kimura and Pm married with two children, Aiko and Katsuei. They
ser eves G0) t0 an international school. My husband's name is Seito.
He .., % .? (work) for a shipping company, and | e
(work) for an international securities company.
We. (live) in Tokyo, near Shinjuku. ...) (travel)
to work by subway, but Seito.................° (drive) te work. We both
‘ ‘ (ike) sports and travelling, At the weekend, we
(go) car camping.
* (play) golf or we
@ Write a paragraph like the one in Exercise B about yourself.(2 Work and teisure
Leisure
activities
eres
Adverbs and
expressions of
frequency
@ Match these leisure activities tothe pictures.
2walking (|
arunning [] 43 biking [ 4 swimming [|
a) gd
© Use words from the box to complete the leisure activities below.
goingto playing watching listening to
1 9, gol 5 veeseenee tennis
Breeton. TV . the cinema
3 cseseeeeee feStauramts football
As Cbs . the gym
@ Tatk about your leisure activities. Use the verbs in box 1 and the time phrases
in box 2.
1 love running at the weekend.
1 like going ta the cinema on Friday night
1 love 2 atthe weekend
like on Friday night
quite like in the summer / winter
don't like in August { December
in the morning / afternoon / evening
D Vocainutary file page 156
1+ We nse adverbs of frequency and expressions of frequency with the
presetit simple ta say how often we do things;
He often arrives atthe office at 7 o‘lock.
Me sometimes firtshes at 11 pn.
How often does he get up early?
‘He always gets up early.
+ Adverbs of frequency often go:
+ before the main verb: Karla sometimes works from home.
4 alter the werk to he: Fam always at work before 9.00 a.
often
never
0%
sometimes usually always
100%
+ Expressions of frequency go atthe beginning or the end of sentence
‘Two nights a week, he works late at the office.
Fework frm fo once a moth Space us2 Work and leisure
@ Were the words i brackets In the correct place in these seatences.
usually
1 She’gets up early. (usually)
2 They start their frst meeting at 9 o'clock. (always)
3 We are late for meetings. (never)
4 Lam busy in the afternoon. (often)
5 The office closes at 3 p.m. (sometimes)
© Complete the expressions of frequency below. Use words from the box.
three then twice Sunday week time:
1 from
2 nowand
@ Read these pairs of sentences. Cross out the incorrect words.
4 a) He reads the papers every day.
b) He always /sometimes reads the papers.
2 a) We eat in the company cafeteria four ves a week,
b) We usually /sometimes eat in the company cafeteria.
3 a)! work late once a month.
b) | usually /sometimes work late.
4 a) The managers don't goto business dinners at the weekend.
b) The managers never /sometimes go to business dinners at the weekend.
5 a) The company director travels on business twice a week.
b) The company director always /often travels on business.
-totime 3 oncea.
4
5 every
amonth 6
imes a week
© (222 Am interviewer asks people from different countries about their
typical day, Listen and complete this chart.
Rodolfo Isabel Sigrid
(Mexican) (Swiss) (ustrian)
2 What do you do | check e-mail
when you get to work?
2 Where da yr
have lunch?
3 How often do you
travel on business?
© Workin pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Exercise D.
@ Workin pairs. Ask and answer these questions. Add similar ones of your
own,
How often do you ..
1 play sports? 5 entertain at home?
2-use a mobile phone? 6 goon business trips?
3 drive to work / college / unwersity’ 7 go abroad on holiday?
4 gotoa gym/ fitness centre? 8 buya newspaper / magazine?
bo[2 Work and teisure
@ Match the questions (s-5) with the answers (ae).
Talking about 4. What do you like best about your job? a) Usually about 6 o'clock.
work and leisure 2 How many hours a week:
do you work / study?
3 When do you finish work? 0 I play golf.
4 Do you meet your colleagues \ 4) | work flexible hours, which
after work? is great.
5 What do you do in your free time? ) Between 30 and 35 hours.
b) From time to time. We
sometimes go for a meal.
© Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Exercise A about yourself.
@ $22 complete the conversation below. Use words from the box. Then
Usten and check.
keen enjoy really interested love
Pat What do you do at the weekend?
Tim I'm. KEE2...* on sport. | ....-+....? like karate and | > playing
football. But 'm not really ..........‘in watching sport on TV. | don't
...° professional football matches, for example.
© Work in pairs. Tell your partner how you feel about your work or studies. Use
phrases from the Useful language box below.
{ enjoy having flexible hours. 1 don’t enjoy doing overtim
{ really like my boss / colleagues. | don’t like long meetings
GS ark in patra: alt aird anorat quieting ab olt Whie: oa do Wiysicneetinne,
Use phrases from the Useful language box.
What do you do at the weekend? | usually visit friends.
Useful language
‘Asking questions
What do you do | inyour free time?
at the weekend?
'm interested in We aren't interested in
after work? }
Iu the eventing? |
How often do you ..? !
Do you like ..? Yes, | do. / No, I don't. |
Expressing feelings
Hike J love... I don’t tke...
Ym keen on He isn't really keen on .
I really enjoy .. She doesn’t enjoy...
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