Super Commuters
The Warehouse Madrid
Pre-Intermediate Class
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I work in a restaurant.
I work in a department store.
I work in a multinational company.
I work in an office.
I work in London.
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I work for a newspaper.
I work for a multinational company.
I work myself.
I work for a charity.
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I work as a journalist.
I work as a receptionist.
I work as an accountant.
I work as an editor.
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I work with children.
I work with old people.
I work with teenagers.
I work with unemployed people.
4 people you know with jobs
• Think of two ways to
describe their jobs.
• As, for, in, with
• My brother works as an
accountant. He works for
an international company.
• Who has the best job?
• My sister works as a
teacher. She works for a
private school.
• My brother-in-law works
for a charity. He works as
a psychologist.
#5
How do you
get to work?
How long does
it take you to
get there?
How far is it?
How much
does it cost?
I go by train.
I go by ____.
It takes me
about 40
minutes.
It’s about 15
km.
It costs me
about £30 a
week.
It takes me
about _____
minutes.
It’s about ____
km.
It costs me
about €____ a
week.
What’s a commuter?
• A commuter is someone who “commutes” to
work. A commuter travels from home to work
every day, often quite long distances.
#6, b
Who lived in Bangkok?
Michael Benton lived in
Bangkok.
How long did it take Mick to get It took him over two hours.
to work?
How far was it to his office?
It was four kilometers.
How long do people in Bangkok They spend 7 or 8 hours a day.
spend in traffic jams?
Who words for a multinational
company?
Tony Rogers works for a
multinational company.
Who is an editor?
Andrea Price is an editor.
Who lives in Spain?
Ian Hicks lives in Spain.
Declarative Sentences
Subject
Verb
Mick Benton
made
Andrea Price
lives
Object or
preposition +
noun
the TV
program.
in Paris.
Subject Questions
Question
word
Verb
Who
made
Who
lives
Object or
prepositio
n + noun
the TV
program?
in Paris?
Answer
Mick
Benton
Andrea
Price
Non-Subject Questions
Question
word
What
Auxiliary
Subject
verb
Answer
did
make?
Where
Does
Mick
Benton
Andrea
Price
The TV
programme.
In Paris
live?
Who
• When we ask about the subject of a sentence
and the subject is a person
Subject Questions
• Have the same word order as positive
sentences.
Question word
Verb
Object or
preposition + noun
Answer
Who
made
the TV program?
Mick Benton
Who
lives
in Paris?
Andrea Price
Subject
Verb
Object or
preposition +
noun
Mick Benton
made
the TV program.
Andrea Price
lives
in Paris.
do, does, did
• We don’t use them in Present Simple and Past
Simple subject questions
• Who owes you money? My brother owes me
money.
• Who works at el Corte Ingles? My cousin
works there.
do, does, did
• We DO use them in Present Simple and Past
Simple questions that ask about the object or
preposition + noun.
• Who does your daughter fancy?
– She fancies John.
• Who did she see last week at the movies?
– She saw John at the movies.
Subject Questions
• What
• Whose
• Which
• Which journey costs the most?
– The journey to Granada costs the most.
• What fell?
– My coat fell?
• Whose coat fell?
– My coat fell.
#8
Sentence
Mick worked in Bangkok.
Mick worked in Bangkok.
Ian lives in Spain.
Ian lives in Spain.
Andrea works for a
newspaper.
The programme starts at 8
p.m.
Question
Who worked in Bangkok?
Where did Mick work?
Who lives in Spain?
Where does Ian live?
Who works for a
newspaper?
When does the program
start?
#9 b
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Who leaves home at 6:15 a.m.?
How does Ian travel to work?
Who finishes work at 2 a.m.?
How long does it take Ian to get to work?
Who spends £8,000 a year on travel?
Where does Andrea stay when she’s in
London?
7. Who commutes to London five days a week?
#9b
1. Who leaves home at 6:15 a.m.? Tony leaves home at
quarter past 6.
2. How does Ian travel to work? He travels by plane.
3. Who finishes work at 2 a.m.? Andrea finishes work at
2 a.m.
4. How long does does it take Ian to get to work? It takes
Ian four hours to get to work.
5. Who spends 8,000 pounds a year on travel? Tony
spends 8,000 pounds a year on travel.
6. Where does Andrea stay when she's in London? She
stays with a friend.
7. Who commutes to London five days a week? Tony
commutes to London 5 days a week.