ACS 205
LANGUAGE LEADER / INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 3 : WORK
Think of a job but do
not tell anyone.
Your friends are going
to ask you yes/ no
questions (e.g. Do you
work with people?, Do
you earn much money ?
etc. )
Answer the
questions until your
job is found.
UNIT 3.1 : JOBS
Look at the jobs on
page 26 and answer the
questions.
UNIT 3.1 : JOBS
SPEAKING &
VOCABULARY
2a. Listen to five people talking about their
jobs and do the exercises.
3a.After listening, add the missing letters to the
adjectives.
UNIT 3.1 : JOBS
VOCABULARY
UNIT 3.1 : JOBS
Rewarding (adj)
1.Satisfying
UNIT 3.1 : JOBS
Repetitive (adj)
1.Done many times in the
same way
*Boring
UNIT 3.1 : JOBS
Glamorous (adj)
1.Attractive and exciting
UNIT 3.1 : JOBS
READING
Read the job
advertisements and do
the exercises.
UNIT 3.1 : JOBS
UNIT 3.1 : JOBS
Responsible for
Having the job or duty of doing something
Prospects for
the possibility that something will happen
Depend on
to rely on somebody/something and be able to
trust them
Fluency in
the quality of being able to speak or write a
language easily and well
Look for
To search for something or somebody
UNIT 3.1 : JOBS
SPEAKING
What is important to
you in a job ? Look at
8a and choose the
important ones.
What is your
dream job ?
UNIT 3.2 : HOMEWORKING
What do you think of
working from home ?
Do you know anyone
who works from
home ? Do they enjoy
it ?
Homeworking is
generally on the
increase? Why do you
think that is ?
UNIT 3.2 : HOMEWORKING
Read the article on page 28 and do
the exercises.
READING
UNIT 3.2 : HOMEWORKING
READING
Match the expressions with their meanings.
Time-consuming
Taking up a lot of time
Organising your time
Time management
Now complete the text with these effectively
expressions.
workstation
The place in an office
where a person works
Work-life balance
The time you spent at
home and office
UNIT 3.2 : HOMEWORKING
SPEAKING
Work with a partner and discuss the questions on page 29.
UNIT 3.2 : HOMEWORKING
GRAMMAR
Look at the highlighted sentences in the text and say if the statements are
true or false.
Present Perfect
Continous
1. It is formed with
have/has +been+-ing
*I have been staying in this
dormitory for 2 years.
*She has been cleaning the
room since the morning.
2. It is used to talk about
an action that
continues to the
present
*I have been staying in this
dormitory for 2 years.
(I started to stay here 2
years ago and I am
still staying. )
3.
3. It is used with since
and for.
*I have been staying in
this dormitory for 2
years.
*She has been cleaning
the room since the
morning.
UNIT 3.2 : HOMEWORKING
GRAMMAR
Look at the highlighted sentences and
complete the rules with for and since.
5c. Now write sentences
We use:
We use:
using the present*since
perfect
+ a point of time like “2006,
*for + a period of time like “2 years, 3
continous.
Tuesday, 7 o’clock, since he started etc.
months, 5 days etc. ”
”
GRAMMAR TIP
We do not usually use state verbs in the
continous form
Know, understand, be, believe, like etc.
UNIT 3.2 : HOMEWORKING
Listen and do the exercises.
8a. Listen to the dialogue and underline the main
stress.
LISTENING
UNIT 3.2 : HOMEWORKING
SPEAKING
Now speak with a partner and
talk about things you have been
doing for some time.
“I have been studying
English for 7 years.”
“I have been working
in a shop for 3
weeks. “
“I have been driving
since I was 18.”