MALTEPE
UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
PUPE STREAM 2
KEY
WORKSHEET NO: 9
TASK 1:
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
Read the text and write the name of the job next to each sentence.
1. This job is quite dangerous. SNAKE MILKER.
2. This job has to do with getting back something which ended up in the wrong place. GOLF BALL DIVER.
3. For this job you have to work at a desk. FORTUNE COOKIE WRITER.
4. In this job you just have to sit down. FURNITURE TESTER.
Odd Jobs
You think you have a bad job, don’t you? Read about these jobs and then you might
think again about how bad your job actually is.
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The job of a Furniture Tester is not that bad actually. You just have to sit on
different furniture to see if it’s comfortable. That’s more like it!
• A Fortune Cookie Writer sits all
day typing on little pieces of paper.
How boring!
• A Cheese Sprayer has to spray
butter or cheese on popcorn. No thanks!
• A Snake Milker actually has to take the poison from
snakes. Try to do it without the snake biting you. Ouch!
• The job of a Dog Food Tester is pretty
much what it sounds like. You have to try
different kinds of dog food to see what it
tastes like. Disgusting!
• Do you know what happens to the golf
balls that go in the water, when you’re
playing golf? There are actually Golf Ball
Divers who have to go and get them out.
How fun!
Now, your job isn’t so bad, is it?
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TASK 2:
One of the best female athletes in the world
is Canadian Chantal Petitclerc. She holds
world records and has won many gold medals.
Chantal has had amazing success although
she cannot walk.
Chantal is a wheelchair racing specialist.
When she was 13 years old, she lost the use
of both legs in an accident. Chantal was not
very athletic as a child. However, after her
accident she decided to find a physical
activity to stay in shape, so she took up
swimming. She started wheelchair racing in
1987. In her first wheelchair race, at the age
of 18, she finished last. This did not stop her. Instead, Chantal fell in love with the sport and
started training.
Five years later, Chantal took part in the Paralympic Games. In the Paralympics, the best
disabled athletes around the world compete against each other. Like the Olympics, the Games
take place every four years. At her first Paralympics, in Spain, Chantal won two bronze medals.
She has also taken part in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Paralympic Games. So far, Chantal has won
11 Paralympic medals and set three world records.
Chantal's achievements have made her famous in Canada. In 2004, a Canadian magazine
named her "Canadian of the Year." Despite her fame and success, Chantal seems to have a very
normal life. She is serious about training, but she doesn't let it take over her life. She never trains
after six o'clock at night. Her favorite activities include reading and watching movies. She also
likes having quiet dinners with friends. She lives in an apartment in Montreal, Canada, with her
boyfriend. She says they are both very independent. They share household chores, like cooking,
fifty-fifty. She says she learned most household jobs in a wheelchair. She can't even imagine what
it's like to take out the trash or to go shopping standing up.
Chantal was at the University of Alberta
when she first decided to start training for
the Paralympics. She was studying for a
history degree. She wanted to finish her
studies, but she had to make a choice
between staying at the university and
training for the Paralympics. Chantal is
happy with her choice, but she would like
to finish her degree some day. Given
what she has done with her life so far, it
should be easy for her to take on another
challenge.
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TASK 2A: Match the words in bold with the definitions.
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6.
ACHIEVEMENT something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing.
CHORE piece of work which is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly.
DISABLED lacking one or more of the physical or mental abilities that most people have.
TAKE UP (TOOK UP) to start doing a particular job or activity.
TRASH rubbish; something you throw away.
FEMALE belonging or relating to women
TASK 2B: Answer the following questions.
1. After the accident, what sport did Chantal do first? SWIMMING
2. How did the accident change her sport life? BEFORE THE ACCIDENT SHE WASN’T
INTERESTED IN SPORTS. BUT SHE WANTED TO START A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AFTER THE
ACCIDENT.
3. How did Chantal feel after she finished last in her first wheelchair race? IT DIDN’T STOP HER;
SHE LOVED THE SPORT VERY MUCH.
4. What kind of people take part in the Paralympics THE DISABLED.
5. How many Paralympics has she taken part in? 4
6. What kind of a daily life does she have? A NORMAL DAILY LIFE; SHE LIKES READING,
WATCHING MOVIES, HAVING DINNER WITH FRIENDS.
7. Why didn’t she finish her studies at university? SHE HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE: STAYING AT
UNIVERSITY OR TRAINING FOR THE PARALYMPICS. SHE CHOSE THE SECOND.
8. What’s her plan for future? SHE WANTS TO FINISH HER STUDIES IN HISTORY AT
UNIVERSITY.
TASK 2C: Who or what do the underlined words refer to?
1. This (paragraph 2): FINISHING LAST
2. The sport (paragraph 2): WHEELCHAIR RACING.
3. They (paragraph 4): CHANTAL AND HER BOYFRIEND.
4. The choice (paragraph 3): TRAINING FOR THE PARALYMPICS.
TASK 1: Complete the sentences with ONE WORD in each blank.
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I don’t like running. It is LESS interesting than swimming.
This film is funnier THAN the last one we saw.
Do this exercise first. It’s MORE important than all the others.
This road is longer THAN I thought.
Many people say that Venice is THE most beautiful city in the world.
Don’t watch that film. It is the LEAST exciting film I have ever seen.
TASK 2: Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the adjectives given.
1. The SUNNIEST place in the world is Yuma, Arizona. It is sunny 308 days a year.
2. Jane gets THE BEST grades of all the students in the class.
3. Of all the students in class, Rex always sits CLOSEST to the teacher.
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4. Mark has been speaking Spanish MORE FLUENTLY since he started working for a
Spanish corporation.
TASK 3: REWRITE the sentences using the words in the brackets. DO NOT change the
meaning!
1. No other student is more intelligent than Ali. (MOST)
Ali IS THE MOST INTELLIGENT STUDENT.
2. Television is exciting. The Internet is very exciting. (MORE)
The internet IS MORE EXCITING THAN television.
3. John’s marks are worse than mine. (BETTER)
My marks ARE BETTER THAN John’s.
TASK 4: Write a, an, or the into the gaps. Put X if nothing is necessary.
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2.
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I had A sandwich for _____X____ lunch today.
They live in ____ X ___ Paris in AN area near to THE River Seine.
He made AN angry speech against THE government.
Doctors say that __ X ____ exercise is good for everybody.
John was at home. He was reading A magazine in THE living room.
TASK 5: Complete the sentences with the noun in parentheses. Use the when necessary.
1. WATER always flows downhill. THE WATER in this bottle is dirty. (WATER)
2. A lot of people find MATHS very difficult. A lot of THE MATHS we study at school is not
very useful for normal life. (MATHS)
3. Some of THE INFORMATION you gave us was inaccurate. The Internet is an important
source of INFORMATION . (INFORMATION)
TASK 6: Complete the story by putting a, an or the into the gaps.
Yesterday I was sitting on THE 6 o’clock train when I saw A strange man walking along the
platform. He came into the carriage of THE train where I was sitting and sat in the seat opposite
mine. He opened A newspaper and started reading it. On THE front page of THE newspaper,
there was A picture of A bank robber. The words under THE picture were: ‘Wanted by the police.’
It was THE same man!
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TASK: Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are 2 extra words!
NATURE
DESERT
POPULATION
PLANETS
DESTROY
EXTINCT
MELTS
LEVEL
RECYCLE
RURAL
SCENERY
INSECT
DISTURB
MAMMALS
HUNTS
ARROW
BOW
BEAST
CLIMATE
DOMESTIC
1. The snow usually MELTS by mid March in Marmara region
2. People who think that wild animals should live in NATURE are against keeping them in
zoos.
3. The Mediterranean CLIMATE is good for growing citrus fruits and grapes.
4. When you are walking in the countryside you should be careful against INSECT bite.
5. A/an ARROW is a weapon that is like a long thin stick with a sharp point at one end and
often feathers at the other, shot from a bow.
6. I'm sorry to DISTURB you so late, but my car's broken down and I was wondering if I could
use your phone.
7. In developed countries people RECYCLE more than half their waste paper.
8. The POPULATION of İstanbul in 2005 was about 12 000 000.
9. Scientists wonder if there is intelligent life on other PLANETS.
10. I am planning to move to a/an RURAL area because I am fed up with city life.
11. Humans, dogs, elephants and dolphins are all MAMMALS, but birds, fish and crocodiles
are not.
12. There is concern that the giant panda will soon become EXTINCT soon.
13. They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the beautiful SCENERY.
14. A/an DESERT is an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain
and not many plants.
15. The water LEVEL in the lake is much higher after heavy rain.
16. When lion cubs are young, the mother stays with them while the father HUNTS for food.
17. Cows, horses, dogs, sheep are examples of DOMESTIC animals.
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