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Listen to Alice speaking about her first job and answer the questions below.



1. What job did Alice do?

2. What difficulties did she have?

3. What kind of knowledge and skills did she get at her first job?

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My name is Alice and I’d like to talk with you about my first job. After leaving school last year, I decided it would be a good idea to visit my relatives in Australia and improve my English. My uncle invited me to work in his shop, and thus I became a shop assistant. Of course I hadn’t had any previous experience in this kind of job and I was a bit worried. Those days were the best training you can imagine. I really learnt a lot. If you are a shop assistant, dealing with customers is one of the most difficult things to do. I discovered that some people came to our shop not only to buy things but to talk with us. Now I think I can understand people’s behaviour much better than before, and especially that of the elderly. The most difficult thing is money. When you work for the first time you feel really strange about it. For about a month I kept making mistakes. But I was very lucky my uncle always helped me to get out of the trouble. I learnt a lot from him. All in all, my first job was a very positive experience. I think I’ve become more tolerant and open, more serious and responsible. Even though I had a lot of work to do, I have also managed to become somehow relaxed and easy-going.

 

Card 5

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Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

1. Where does the conversation take place?

2. What is the man interested in?

3. How much do you need to pay monthly?

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Jackie: Hi! I’m Jackie. Welcome to Abbey Health Club!

Man: Thanks.

Jackie: If you follow me I’ll give you a quick tour. Through there is the swimming pool. It’s open all the time except for Thursday afternoons, when it’s closed for cleaning.

Man: I see.

Jackie: You can take classes in the pool if you like. We have ‘Swim for fitness’ classes and ‘Water aerobics’. All classes are an hour.

Man: OK. And where is the gym?

Jackie: It’s just up here. You can come here and exercise any time. There are lots of fitness classes. We’ve got aerobics, cycling, running... lots of things. We have very experienced coaches who will give you all necessary instructions how to keep fit and have fun. You will build good muscles and look slim.

Man: How about yoga? Is there a yoga class?

Jackie: Sure. We have ‘Yoga for beginners’ and ‘Intermediate yoga’.

Man: Great. Oh... and is there a car park?

Jackie: Yes, but you have to pay... about one pound for an hour, I think. We’re open from six in the morning to ten at night Monday to Friday, and on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. So... do you want to join?

Man: Er... how much is it?

Jackie: Well, it’ll be £ 50 a month.

Man: I see. Well, thank you for your time.

Jackie: Thank you! See you soon, maybe!

Man: Yes... maybe.

 

Card 6

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Listen to three teenagers talking about homework and answer the questions below.

1. Why does the first speaker dislike doing homework?

2. What does the second speaker have regrets about?

3. What are the benefits of doing homework according to the third speaker?

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Speaker 1

Homework affects my family. Whenever we want to go out as a family, we can’t because I have my homework to do. And it just puts us in a bad mood. Nobody likes to help me with my homework. When I get home I want to relax instead of having to work in my spare time. I wish I could see the day when there is no homework. I hope to see such a day.

Speaker 2

In high school I did very little homework, except right before tests. I usually copied homework. I graduated and got into a really good college: now I’m dying. I can’t do my homework properly just because I have huge amounts of it. I practically have no time to finish it all even though I have no job, not to mention that I never party or go out. It’s a pity that I haven’t got used to doing homework.

Speaker 3

Everybody hates homework at some point just because we get too much of it. I used to hate the idea of homework, but within the last years I realised that any school wants what’s best for your own future. You may be young, and you really don’t understand what homework does, but it develops a sense of logic. Not only does it make you more intelligent, but it also enhances* your personality. It makes us more disciplined and ready for future working obligations*.

 

Card 7

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