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lunes, 12 de agosto de 2013

LISTENING EXERCISES

TRAFFIC

SETTING UP A COMPANY
exercise 1

FAMILY
exercise 1

THE INTERVIEW

SHOOPING

IN THE OFFICE

COOKING

TRAVELLING

READING PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Airport jobs

At Heathrow airport, there are hundreds of interesting jobs people can do. We spoke to three people who work there.

James Green, 26, security officer

‘After I left college, I worked for a security company abroad. I wanted to come back to the UK so I applied for a job as a security officer at Heathrow. It’s our job to keep passengers and staff safe at all times. I meet passengers from all over the world every day and help them with their problems. People are usually friendly, but sometimes they get angry, especially if there are long queues or delays.’

Teresa Jones, 30, service manager

‘My job is to help passengers have a good journey through the airport terminal, from Arrivals to Departures. I talk to people all day and I’m tired in the evening. But it’s also very exciting, because it changes all the time. One minute you are making new travel arrangements for passengers, and the next minute you are dealing with a problem at passport control. The only bad thing about my job is getting up very early.’

Husain Khaled, 35, terminal controller

‘My first job at the airport was as a security officer. After that, I did a lot of different jobs here. When I saw a job for a terminal controller, I decided to apply. I like doing this work because there are all kinds of things to deal with – security, communication, safety, and so on. It can be very busy and I spend a lot of time talking to people on my mobile, but it’s always interesting.’

Example: James meets passengers from all over _____.

A the UK

B the world

C Asia

1 James helps passengers with their _____.

A problems

B tickets

C baggage

2 James says that people are usually _____.

A hungry

B friendly

C angry

3 In her job, Teresa _____ all day.

A worries about people

B agrees with people

C talks to people

4 Teresa thinks her job is _____.

A difficult

B exciting

C boring

5 Husain doesn’t talk about _____.

A communication

B delays

C security

6 Husain enjoys working as a terminal controller because _____.

A he does lots of things

B the people are friendly

C he likes airports

1 A

2 B

3 C

4 B

5 B

6 A

READING

Famous People

Julio Iglesias (born 1943) is a singer. He’s very famous in Europe and America. Julio is from Madrid, the capital of Spain. He’s tall and very good-looking. He has short black hair and brown eyes. He has eight children.

Wayne Rooney (born 1985) is a British footballer. He’s from Liverpool in the north of England. He isn’t very tall and he isn’t very slim, but he’s a good footballer and he’s rich! His wife’s name is Coleen and they have one child.

JK Rowling (born 1965) is English. Her full name is Joanne Kathleen Rowling. She’s famous because she writes the Harry Potter books. She is also very rich. Joanne is slim, but she isn’t tall. Her hair is long and blond. She has beautiful blue eyes and she’s very pretty.

Barack Obama (born 1961) is a politician. He’s the President of the USA and his home is the White House. He’s about 50. He is tall and attractive. He has very short black hair and his eyes are brown. His wife is Michelle Obama. They have two children.

QUESTIONS:

Example: Julio is a famous American.

A True c B False cü C Doesn’t say c

1 Julio is a Spanish singer.