ACTIVITY ONE

VOCABULARY

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VOCABULARY

1.Develop the activities proposed in Tell me more for this section. Go to https://www.tellmemorecampus.com/

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1.2. Complete the chart of countries and nationalities below using the words from the box. Add other countries and nationalities.

COUNTRY

NATIONALITY

COUNTRY

NATIONALITY

Brazil

Germany

India

Mexico

Italy

Russia

Korea

Japan

China

Brazilian

German

Indian

Mexican

Italian

Russian

Korean

Japanese

Chinese

Kuwait

Oman

Poland

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

France

Greece

The UK

The USA

Kuwaiti

Omani

Polish

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

French

Greek

British

American

                                               


1.3Open your Market Leader book on page 7 and develop exercise A on nationalities (use track 1.7 in your CD to verify your answers)

A. Put the days of the week in order. Which days are “the weekend”?

Friday       5             Monday    1               Saturday                            Tuesday     2

Sunday     7           Thursday                Wednesday    3

 

B. Write the months of the year under the correct season.

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

MARCH

JUNE

SEPTEMBER

DECEMBER

APRIL

JULY

OCTOBER

JANUARY

MAY

AUGUST

NOVEMBER

FEBRUARY

 

C. Complete these time phrases with in, at or on. Then write the phrases under the correct preposition in the table below.

  1. AT___ night
  2. IN___the autumn
  3. ON__15th February
  4. ON__ Thursday
  5. IN___The afternoon
  6. ON___Tuesday evening
  7. IN___ June
  8. AT__ New year
  9. AT___The weekend

D. CD1.21 Listen and check your answer to exercise c

E. Complete these sentences with in at or on.

1.  We have a lot big orders __in___ March.

2.  The office closes for three days __at____ New Year

 

3.  There is an important meeting __on____15th June.

4.  The CEO visits our branch __in____ the summer.

5.  We deliver large goods ___on____ Monday afternoon.

 

F. Work in pairs. When are you busy during the day, week and year? what are the quiet times?

 
A: when are you busy during the day?
B: I’m very busy in the evening. When are the quiet times for you?
A: the weekend sleep slighty. Which days are you busy during the week?
B: I’m busy of  monday a friday.
 

G. Write about yourself, your company or your school.

. When are the busy times?

I WORK IN A BANK IN THE AFTERNOON IS VERY BUSY

. When are the quiet times?

FOR MY SUNDAY IS QUIET ON ALL NIGHT

. Which moments in the year do you particularly enjoy? Why?

MORE BUSY DAY IS MONDAY

                                    


1.4 On page 18 of your Market Leader book, develop exercises A and B on leisure activities.

A. Complete the leisure activities below using words from the box. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1  PLAYING  golf

2 WATCHING TV

3 GOING TO restaurants

4 LISTEN TO music on my iPod

5 PLAYING tennis

6 GOING TO  the cinema

7 PLAYING  football

8 GOING TO the gym

9 LISTEN TO concerts

10 PLAYING the guitar

11 WATCHING DVDs

12 PLAYING computer games

B. Talk about your leisure activities. Use the verbs in box 1 and the time phrases in box 2.

 

1  love

    Like

    Quiet like

    Don´t like

2  at the weekend

    On Friday/Saturday night

    In the Summer /Winter

    In August/ December

    In the morning/afternoon/ evening

 

- I LOVE RUNNING AT THE WEEKEND 

- SHE LIKES SEE MOVIES ON FRIDAY

- HE QUIET LIKES IN THE EVENNING FOR TO SLEEP

- I DON'T LIKE BUY GIFS IN DECEMBER 


1.5 Develop exercises A and C on page 22   of you Market Leader book with the purpose of getting familiar with the use of too and enough

A. Complete the sentences below using adjectives from the box.

 

broken

clean

confusing

fast

flexible

noisy

 

  1. Our employees enjoy having __flexible__ hours.
  2. The news sales assistant got a _fast__ promotion.
  3. We want a _clean__ and well-furnished apartment.
  4. Their old printer is__borken__ so they want a new one.
  5. The instructions are not clear. They are very_confusing_.
  6. When the machinery in the factory starts, it is very_noisy_.
C. Look at these sentences.

The bed is too hard. It isn´t soft enough.

The seats aren’t´ t wide enough. They´re  too narrow.

Write sentences using too or enough and adjectives from Exercise B relating to the underlined word.

1 The report doesn´t give much information. (too/enough) 

    It´s too short./it isn´t long enough.

2 I can´t carry these suitcases. (too)

i can too carry suitcases

3 I can´t meet you at six o´clock in the morning. (too)

i can too meet in this hour 

4 I don´t want this car. Its top speed is only 100 kilometers per hour. (too/enough)

     i like  too  this  car, its top speed is enough
 

5 Don´t take any visitors to those areas late at night. (too/enough)

i like  too  this  car, its top speed is enough

6 That camera doesn´t fit in my pocket. (too/enough)

 it is enough little

7 The hotel room is $ 1,000dollars a night. (too/enough)

it is too expensive , it is cheap enought 

8 I can´t sleep because of the music from the party. (too/enough)

it is music  too noisy


1.6 Go over learning object 1: crossword and develop the crossword.


GRAMMAR

1.1 Develop the activities proposed in Tell me more for this section. Go to https://www.tellmemorecampus.com/


1.2 Open your Market Leader book on pages 10 and 11: Develop exercises A to F of Language Focus 1, and A to C of Language Focus 2.


FOCUS 1

AComplete this information about Maristela with short forms of the verb to be.

My name´s Maristella. I _AM_Brazilian and I _AM__ from Sao Paulo. I __AM__A research analyst for an investment bank in New York. I  _AM__ married with two children, a boy and a girl. They   __ARE_ at high school in Scarsdale. My husband  _IS_ American and he _IS_ a doctor. My sister IS_  in New York, too. She _IS_ a student at Columbia University. We _ARE_ all interested in sports and movies. My son  _IS_  a good tennis player.

B. CD1.10 Listen and check your answers.

CComplete this chart about yourself. Then introduce yourself to a partner.

1 Name   MARISTELLA

2 Job       I´m a  NEW YORK

3 City      I´m from  SAO PAULO

3 Nationality            I AM BRAZILIAN

4 Interests               I AM INTERESTED SPORTS AND MOVIES

5 Favorite sports    MY FAVORITE SPORT IS TENNIS

D. Now write a paragraph about your partner. Use the text in Exercise A as a model.

MY PATNER 'S NAME IS DILAN, HE'S MEXICAN AND HE'S FROM ACAPULCO, HE'S ENGINEER, HE WORKS IN COLPATRIA BANK, HE HAS A  WIFE AND ONE SON HER NAME IS CAMILO, HE STADY IN MEXICO DC, ALSO HE HAS  A CAT YOUR NAME IS PELUSA, THEY ARE VERY HAPPY AND THEY HAVE VIDEO GAMES.

E. Complete these sentences with negative forms of to be.

1 She´s Russian, but she isn´t from Moscow.

2 They´re Japanese, but  THEY ARE NOT_ from Tokyo.

3 He´s German, but _HE IS NOT _from Munich.

4 i´m in sales, but _I AM NOT _ the manager.

5 The office is in Paris, but IT IS NOT_in the Centre.

6 Her name is Sophia, but SHE IS NOT_Italian.

F.     Match the question and answers about Sergio.

 

1 Are you Spanish?   NO, I AM ITALIAN

2 Are you sales manager?  NO, I AM A MARKETING MANAGER

3 Are you married? YES, IAM THAT IS A PICTURE OF MY WIFE

4 Is your wife a manager? NO, SHE IS A MANAGER

5 Is she Italian? NO SHE IS MEXICAN

 

FOCUS 2

 A. Write the correct article (a/an) for each job.

AN Accountant         AN architect       AN artist       A cashier     A consultant         A director     A doctor

AN Engineer      AN  executive     A  journalist       A lawyer      A manager       AN office worker

AN Optician     A personal assistant (PA)    A pilot         A receptionist    A  research analyst

A Sales assistant     A technician        A  telephone operator   A  trainee

 

B. Work in pairs. Talk about your job and the job of your family and friends.     

I´m a sales manager. My husband/wife/partner is a doctor. My brother is an engineer.

 

My sister is a housewife. My friend is a architect.

I AM A CASHIER. MY BOY FRIEND IS A COMMERCIAL ADVISOR. MY MOTHER IS A NURSE. MY BROTHER IS DOCTOR. MY BEST FRIEND IS ALAWYER. MY FATHER IS A ENGINEER.

C. CD1.11-1.13 Listen to the people talking about their jobs and complete this chart.

 

Pierre

Gustavo

Silvia

1 what is his/her job?

Foster wheeler

A lawyer

A architect

2 where is he7she from?

Switzerland

Argentina

Sicily

3 Where is his/her?

Singapore

New York

Rome

4 What does his/her partner do?

it consultant

A journalist

A househusband

 

 


1.3 

A. Now go over exercises A to B on page 17 of your Market Leader book about present simplA.

checks

does

drives

finishes

gets

has

likes

makes

spends

travels

Darren Throop gets up at 6 a.m. and does some exercise in the gym in his house.  At about 6:30, he make breakfast for his two daughters.  Then he checks his e-mails in his home office. He travel to work. At lunch time, he has a salad at his desk. At work, he spends a lot of time in meeting and on conference call. He finishes his office day at about 5 p.m. He likes on business a lot so he dives  to spend all his free time with his family.


B. Complete this information about Masami Kimura. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I’m Masami Kimura and I’m married with two children, Aiko and Katsuki. They go (go) to an international school. My husband´s name is Seito. He_WORKS_(work) for a shipping company and I_WORK_(work) for an international securities company.

We_LIVE_(live) in Tokyo, near Shinjuku. I _TRAVEL_(travel) to work by subway, but Seito_DRIVES_(drive) to work. We both_LIKE__(like) sports and travelling.  At the weekend, We_PLAY_(play) golf or we_GO_(go) camping.

 


1.4 Develop exercises A to E on page 19 of your Market Leader book about how to use expressions of frequency.

A.Write the words in brackets in the correct place in these sentences.
 
1 She usually gets up early. (Usually)
2 They always start their first meeting at nine o´clock. (Always)
3 We are never late for meetings. (Never)
4 I am often busy in the afternoon. (Often)
5 The office sometimes closes at 3 p.m. (sometimes)
 
B. Read these pairs of sentences. Cross out the incorrect word in sentence b)  of each pair.
 
1 a) He reads the papers every day.
   b) He always/sometimes reads the papers.
2 a) We eat in the company cafeteria four times a week.
   b) We usually  eat in the company cafeteria.
3 a) I work late once a month.
   b) I sometimes work late.
4 a) The manager don´t go to business dinners at the weekend.
   b) The managers never go to business dinners at the weekend.
5 a) The Company Director travels on business twice a week.
   b) the company Director often travels on business.
 
C. CD1.25-1.27 An interviewer asks three peoples about their typical day.Listen and complete this table.
 

 

 

Mark

Isabelle

Dan

1

What do you do when you get to   work?

Say hello to colleagues, check e-mail

check my e mail and my diary

check my email and blacberry

2

Where do you have lunch?

go home, with colleagues in a restaurant

a sandwich at my sesk

in the company restaurant

3

How often do you travel on business?

not a lot

i never travel for work

away a lot

4

How do you do at the weekend?

meet fruends for a meal or we go clubbing

invite friend rounf for dinner

read a lot listen t music

 
D. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise C.
 

 

 

GLORA

1

What do you do when you get to   work?

I GET MONEY

2

Where do you have lunch?

IN THE RESTAURANT

3

How often do you travel on business?

I NEVER TRAVEL FOR WORK

4

How do you do at the weekend?

I LIKE SLEEP AND LISTEN MUSIC

E. Work in pairs. Ask and answer these questions. Add your own questions.
 
How often do you…….
1 play sports?
 I PLAY SPORTS ONCE A MONTH
 
2 use a mobile phone?
I USE THE PHONE EVERY HALF HOUR
 
3 drive to work/college/university?
I WILL WORK TO FIFTEEN MINUTES
 
4 go to a gym?
I NEVER GOING TO GYM
 
5 entertain at home?
I'M ALWAYS AT HOME WEEKENDS
 
6 go on business trips?
I NEVER TRAVEL 
 
7 go abroad on holiday?
SOMETIMES I TRAVEL TO ARUBA
 
8 buy a newspaper/magazine?
USUALLY ON SUNDAYS
 

1.5 Complete exercises A to E on page 25 and A to B on page 26 of your Market Leader book.

A. Work in pairs. Match the questions (1-6) to the answer (a-f).
 
1 What do you think about the new boss?   She´s very efficient.
2 What time does the meeting start?    It starts at two o´clock. 
3 Where does she live?  In the city center.
4 Why does he need the money?   He has to pay for the office party.
5 Who do I report to?   Peter. He´s your line manager.
6 When do I finish work?  You can leave at five o´clock
 
B. Put these work in the correct order to make questions.
 
1 weekend / work / they / Do / at / the/?    DO THEY WORK AT THE WEEKEND?
2 Pierre / in / sales / Does/ work/?              DOES PIERRE WORK IN SALES?      
3 you/ do / travel / abroad / How / often/?  HOW OFTEN  TRAVEL ABROAD DO YOU?
4 you / spell / How / Business / do/?  HOW DO YOU SPELL BUSINESS?
 5 finish / does / the / meeting / When/?     WHEN DOES FINISH THE MEETING     
 
C. Ask and answer these questions.
 
 
1 What time / start work? 
WHAT TIME DO YOU START WORK? 
I  START WORK AT 730 AM
 
2 When / finish work?
WHEN DO YOU FINISH WORK?
I FINISH WORK AT 4.30 PM
 
3 Where / work?
WHERE DO YOU WORK?
I WORK FRANKFURT
 
4 Who / report to? 
WHO DO YOU REPORT?
I REPORT TO THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
 
5 How often /work at the weekend?
HOW OFTEN  DO YOU WORK AT THE WEEKEND?
I NEVER WORK AT THE WEEKEND
 
D. Make negative sentences. Use don´t (do not) or doesn’t (does not).
 
1 I like meetings. (Presentations)
   I like meetings, but I don´t like presentations.
 
2 We waste a lot of paper. (Electricity)
WE WASTE A LOT OF PAPER, BUT WE DO  NOT USING ELECTRICITY
 
3 they agree about most things. (Money)
BUT THEY DO NOT  SPEND MONEY
 
4 Susan send a lot of e-mails. (Faxes)
BUT SHE DOES NOT SENDS  FAXES
 
E. Tick ( ) the sentences that are true for you. Change the others ones to make them true. Then compare and discuss your sentences in pairs.
 
1 I agree with my manager about everything.
2 I don´t work in teams very often.
3 I always come to work / college on time.
4 I don´t like giving presentations.
5 I never take work home in the evening or at the weekend.