II B I/ Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 I just heard some great news – I’m going to / I’ll be an aunt!
2 I think we’re going to / we’ll have Miss Jones for English next year, but I’m not sure.
3 I’ll / I’m going to give you your video game back tomorrow – I promise!
4 Sorry, you can’t use the phone now. My boss is going to / will call me at 5.30.
5 What will you / are you going to do this weekend? Have you got any plans?
6 Here’s an invitation for the party I’ll / I’m going to have on 22 May. Can you come?
7 That bag looks heavy, Mum. I’ll / I’m going to help you with it.
II/ Write the names of the jobs to match the definitions.
1 This person is really good with computers. __________________
2 You can find this person in a hotel, welcoming people into the building. __________________
3 This person is in charge of a plane and travels all over the world. __________________
4 This person is good at fixing different types of machines. __________________
5 You talk to this person to get help in a shop. __________________
6 This person serves you in a restaurant or café. __________________
7 If you see a crime, you will need to talk to this person. __________________
8 If you need to make your house bigger, this person will be able to help. __________________
9 This person will bring food to your house. __________________
10 If you want to buy a house, this person will sell you one. __________________
III/ Dan is talking about the type of job that he would like. Complete the missing words and then decide which job you think
is best for him. The first letter of each word has been given.
1 I’m always making things and getting good ideas, so I think I’m a c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ person.
2 I don’t mind working in a team, but I’d prefer to work a_ _ _ _ .
3 I want to work o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ , in the middle of the countryside somewhere.
4 I get bored when I’m sitting down so I’m happier if I’m on my f_ _ _ all day.
5 I’ve got two children so I’d really like a nine-to-f_ _ _ job.
6 I don’t mind doing the same thing every day so a r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ job would be OK.
7 E_ _ _ _ _ _ a lot of money isn’t important to me.
8 I don’t really want to work with a_ _ _ _ _ _ , especially cows, because I’m frightened of them!
9 I’d like an active job and I don’t mind if it’s really t_ _ _ _ _ .
10 The best job for Dan is
a a sports coach.
b a gardener.
c a farm worker.
IV/ Complete the first conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 If I ______________ (start) my new job next week, I ______________ (have) some money at the end of the month.
2 If you ______________ (not enjoy) repetitive work, you ______________ (not like) this job.
3 Sharon ______________ (get) an interview if she ______________ (send) her CV to the company today.
4 If the people in the office ______________ (not eat) all the birthday cake, ______________ (you / save) some for me?
5 The company ______________ (email) John if they ______________ (need) more sales assistants.
V/ Correct the words in bold. Rewrite the words using one of the prefixes in brackets.
1 The roads are really icy today because of the zero temperatures. (sub / ex) __________________
2 Don't value your house. You can definitely sell it for more than £50,000. (under / over) __________________
3 Mum says you’re not going out in that skirt – it’s much too short. (semi / mini) __________________
4 My dad isn’t very good at tasking – he can only do one thing at a time. (co / multi) __________________
5 I’m sorry, but this burger is cooked – it’s almost burned. (over / mis) __________________
VI/ Read the text. Match paragraphs A–E of the text with questions 1–7. There are two extra questions.
Mystery shopper
A Rita Adams (not her real name) has an interesting job, but she’s not allowed to tell anyone about it in
real life: ‘I’m a Mystery Shopper. That means that if I go shopping or go to a restaurant for a meal,
people think that I’m a normal customer, but actually I’m there to check that everything’s OK.’
B Rita is paid by the company that owns the restaurant or shop. ‘Large companies want to know
what’s happening in their business, but it’s difficult for them to find out what the service is like or if the
tables are clean, because if a manager visits, everyone will make a special effort.’ Most companies
want to know what things are like for a normal customer – that’s why Rita’s job is so important. ‘If I go to
a restaurant, I’ll check the time it takes for the food to arrive and if the table is clean. I also make sure
the waiters say what they’re supposed to say.’
C Although Rita looks for things that are wrong with a place, she likes it when staff are doing a good
job. ‘I can usually find problems, but I really like it when I get good service. Sometimes a member of
staff is very good at their job and they do everything they can for me as the customer. In my job, we call
that “going the extra mile”.’
D ‘For every job I do, I have to write a report. I have to describe members of staff or write down their
names if they are wearing a badge. The company can then use my report to sort out problems and also
to give rewards to staff that are doing a good job.’
E Rita enjoys the job, but it isn’t as easy as people think: ‘I get lots of free meals, but I never really
relax when I’m working. I don’t do the reports until later, but I have to make notes or I’ll forget things.’
And there’s one thing that she needs to be particularly careful about: ‘If staff find out I’m a mystery
shopper, I’ll lose my job. So I have to look like a normal customer. I’m quite good at that now, but I’m
always slightly anxious that one day someone will guess what I do!’
In which paragraph does the mystery shopper tell us …
1 about one waiter who gave her excellent service? ___
2 something positive that she enjoys about her job? ___
3 what her role is? ___
4 what she has to provide for the company? ___
5 why it’s difficult for companies to check their own staff? ___
6 something she’s worried could happen in the future? ___
7 what she’s going to do one day? ___
