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Part 7
1 Look at photos 1–4. What do you think a typical day is like
for each person? Think about:
• when they do things like having meals
• where they go and how they travel
• who they see
• what they do to relax
• how they feel at various times of the day
2 Look at the exam task. Answer these questions.
1 How many people are there? Exam task
2 Is it one text in sections, or is it several short texts?
3 What’s the topic? You are going to read an article about four people’s daily lives.
4 What must you find? (e.g. Which place … ?) For questions 1–10, choose from the people (A–D). The people
5 How many questions are there? may be chosen more than once.
6 Can you use letters A, B, C and D several times each?
Which person
3 Look quickly at the text and match parts A–D with photos
1–4. Which person starts working earliest? Who finishes sometimes sleeps in the early afternoon? 1
latest?
thinks they ought to do more frequent exercise? 2
4 Look at this Part 7 example question and the underlined
words in the text. There are references to this in parts A, says they have their best ideas late in their 3
B and D. Why is B right? Why are A and D wrong? working day?
Example: has to hurry to catch the train to work? 4
Which person never has breakfast? B
does not always get up at the same time every
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Quick steps to Reading and Use of English Part 7 day?
• Look at the instructions, title and layout, then read
quickly through the questions. dislikes working later than they should do? 6
• Remember that the information you need may not be in
the same order as the questions. believes exercise helps them prepare for the day 7
• Be careful with words that only seem to say the same as ahead?
a particular question, but in fact mean something quite
different. is now more relaxed at work? 8
chooses not to follow local tradition? 9
5 Do the exam task. Underline the words or sentences that tell
you the right answers. enjoys answering questions from customers? 10
10 UNIT 1 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH
Different lives
C Website Designer Oliver McShane works at home and,
A University student Jake Harris is in his first year.
unsurprisingly, is a late riser: ‘rolling out of bed,’ as he
‘Assuming I don’t oversleep, which can happen, I’m out
puts it, ‘at 9 a.m.’ Switching on his laptop, his first task is
of bed by 7.45. If there’s time, I have some tea and
to answer any early-morning emails, and then he carries
toast, then set off. I used to aim for the 8.25 train, but
on from where he left off the previous evening. ‘If I have
I kept missing it so nowadays I do the uphill walk into
a creative peak,’ he says, ‘that’s when it is, and it takes
town, which wakes me up and enables me to plan what
me a while to get going again the next day. Whenever
I’m going to do in the morning and afternoon. From nine
I’ve stayed up working very late, I make up for it by
till one it’s lessons and a group activity, with a quick
having a 20-minute lie-down after lunch. Then, when
break at eleven to grab something to keep me going till
I wake up, I feel refreshed and ready for another long
lunch. The afternoon is similar to the morning, really. After
working session. Occasionally I pack my laptop and sit
that I sometimes head for the gym, but not as often as I
in a café for a while, although I can get distracted from
should. Once I get home I work for a few hours and later
work if I run into someone I know.’
– if I’m not feeling too exhausted – I go out with friends.
I’ve met some fascinating people here!’
B For Assistant Sales Manager Julia Anderson, each D Anita Ramos is a Tourist Guide who works mornings
day begins at 6.30 a.m. with a quick shower, a few and evenings. ‘It’s just too hot to walk around the city
minutes to get ready, and then a dash to the station to in the afternoon,’ she says, ‘so I spend it at home.
catch the 7.15 into Manhattan. By eight o’clock she’s It’s the custom here to have a sleep after lunch, but I
at her workstation. ‘I need to be there then, before the haven’t got time for that. In any case, I’m not tired then
salespeople start arriving. I spend the rest of the morning because I don’t get up particularly early. When I do, I
in meetings and dealing with client queries, which usually skip breakfast, though sometimes I have cereal
for me is one of the most interesting, challenging and or something. Then it’s off to the office before heading
worthwhile aspects of the job. Then it’s out for a quick downtown to wherever I’m meeting the first group. I take
lunch – my first meal of the day – and back to work four or five groups out before lunch and I’m supposed to
at 1 p.m., followed by more of the same up to 5 p.m. finish around 2 p.m., though there always seems to be
That’s how things are here: you have to keep to a tight someone in the last group who asks lots of questions,
schedule. At first I found working here pretty stressful, but which can be a bit irritating if I end up doing unpaid
I’m used to it now and it doesn’t bother me.’ overtime. It also means I risk missing the 2.15 train home.’
Exam tip
7 Complete these sentences with -ing and -ed adjectives
When you have finished, make sure you have answered formed from the verbs in brackets. Then answer the
all ten questions. questions about yourself.
1 At what time of day do you feel most (relax)?
2 What’s the most (amuse) film you’ve ever
Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing seen?
6 Find these words in the text and complete the rules with 3 When do you sometimes feel a little (worry)?
-ed and -ing. 4 What’s the most (depress) news item you’ve
heard recently?
exhausted, fascinating (A) interesting, challenging (B) 5 When do you feel most (motivate) to study?
refreshed, distracted (C) tired, irritating (D) 6 Are you (terrify) of anything, such as spiders
or heights?
1 We use adjectives with to describe how 7 What’s the most (astonish) story you’ve ever
somebody feels about something. heard?
2 We use adjectives with to describe the thing 8 What’s the most (puzzle) thing about the
or person which causes the feeling. English language?
8 Compare a typical day in your life with those of the four
people in the text. What are the different times in your
day like, and how do you feel? Use words from Exercises 6
and 7.
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