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5 W O RReference
Grammar K pp 126 – 162 Speaking Bank pp 163 – 168 Writing Bank pp 169 – 178 Wordlist pp 179 – 199 Érettségi mock exam pp 200 - 223
Social trends for young people Spending the holidays with a friend Family and relationships
Open cloze Informal email Conversation
A visiting relative Introducing your news; informing about your A friend’s birthday
Multiple-choice cloze plans; Role-play
Language review: future tenses; prepositions finishing a letter Family relations
Long turn
Fitness fads Fitness and exercise at school Doing and watching sports
Open cloze Online forum comment Conversation
Spectator sports A sports event
Banked cloze Role-play
Language review: comparatives and superlatives Keeping fit
Long turn
Bevezető
4 Bevezető
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VOCABULARY
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1 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and answer the
questions.
Part-time jobs
3 Complete the table with expressions from the box.
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Multiple matching
1 Work in pairs. Describe what jobs the pictures
show and answer the questions below.
1 What qualifications do you need for each of the jobs?
university education special training a degree
experience
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LANGUAGE REVIEW
I worked in different departments; I started off
verb tenses • expressing quantity
working in accounts, then in the 4 (design)
1 Choose the correct verb form in each sentence. department, and finally in the newsroom and I gained
a real insight into how the industry worked. It was
1 Jane has been / went to Australia three times. 5
(extreme) rewarding.
She loves it!
2 Peter retired / has retired three years ago. It was an amazing experience, I got on-the-job training
3 I’m really tired. I’ve been digging / dug in the and had a mentor who was 6 (will) to answer
garden all morning. any questions I had. Now when I go to an interview,
4 Ruth hasn’t had / wasn’t having a job since she I can say that I’ve had articles published and know
quit three months ago. how to set out a newspaper. I also made 7
(use) contacts and even though the company I
2 Choose the correct word in each sentence. worked for didn’t offer me a job, they did promise
1 I don’t think I can do the project myself; I need to write me a reference, which might be more valuable
a little / little help. than my 8 (qualify). The one problem with
2 Has Julia given you an / any advice on how to internships, is that they are 9 (pay). I only
use this new application? earned enough to cover my expenses.
3 The boys have only just started their house
cleaning business, but they already have much /
a few orders. Open cloze
4 Tom hasn’t got much / many things to do this
weekend. EXAM STRATEGY
Before you start filling in the gaps, read the whole text to
Grammar reference p. 16 get a general sense of what it is about.
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Role-play
EXAM STRATEGY
• Make sure you ask questions about every piece of
information listed in the task.
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1 I must make / take / do a day off tomorrow to see a of her parents, who had his own plumbing business,
doctor. asked if they knew anyone who could help him with his
2 When the company started having financial website. Shawna 5 already designed sites for
problems, they refused to extend / expand / stretch herself and 6 friends, so they recommended
their employees’ contracts. her. She laughs about it now. ‘My first version of his
3 Bill Gates gave in /out / up school education after website 7 like it was for a pop star. But he’s a
reading an article on micro-computers. plumber! Anyhow, he was very patient, and we worked
4 The workers decided to go on / make / do strike 8
a design that suited his business.’ Shawna is
because they wanted longer holidays. happy in her work now, but she’s never forgotten why
5 If you’re interested in this job, please fill in a(n) she started doing it in the first place. ‘I 9 two
contract / application / acceptance form and send or three teenagers every summer, helping them get 10
it to us by March. experience so that it’s easier for them to find
6 The film starts in forty minutes, so if you’ve finished a job in the future.’
your dessert, let’s ask the waiter to prepare / bring /
deal the bill.
7 My mother can’t have a full-time / part-time / 1 A directs B runs C carries D controls
temporary job, because she has to pick up my little 2 A had started B was started C started
brother from kindergarten every day. D was starting
3 A job B work C career
3 Complete the second sentence in each pair so it
D profession
has the same meaning as the first one.
4 A skill B practice C experience
1 Jonathan hasn’t had a pay rise for three years. D knowledge
Jonathan last ago. 5 A was B did C has D had
2 My boss didn’t give me enough time to complete 6 A plenty B a lot C few D several
the project. 7 A looks B has looked C looked
My boss gave me too to D had looked
complete the project. 8 A up B out C off D over
3 The last time I went abroad was my business trip to 9 A hire B book C rent D occupy
Japan. 10 A any B an C some D –
I since my business trip to Japan.
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During your summer holiday you want to work in the UK. You are interested in a job vacancy
in a shopping centre near London. Write a letter to the company in which you:
▸ explain why you are interested in the job;
▸ describe why your previous experience makes you a good candidate;
▸ ask for more information about the working conditions.
Provide as much detail as you can for each of the four points. Remember that your letter should
be between 80 and 100 words. The examiner will take into consideration: task completion (achievement
of communicative aims) and writing to given text extent (5 point), vocabulary range, sufficient variety of
expression (3 points), and grammar and spelling (clarity of text) (3 points).
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to apply for the position of sales
assistant in your clothes shop as advertised on
A feladatban megadott mindhárom pontot your website.
fejtsd ki részletesen. Pl. ebben a bekezdésben
kell elmagyaráznod az első pontot, hogy miért I believe working in a shop will help me improve
érdekel ez az állás, miért jelentkezel rá. my English and raise money for university fees.
Currently, I am a student at a secondary school
Ha hivatalos levelet írsz egy intézménynek vagy in Hungary, but I have already had some
egy olyan személynek, akit nem ismersz, használj experience in this kind of work. Last summer
hivatalos stílust. Ne használj rövid alakokat. I helped my uncle in his grocery shop in a
seaside resort. I operated a till and arranged
goods on the shelves. I believe I am a good
candidate for the position because I am sociable
and I enjoy working in a team.
There are a few things I would like to ask.
First, I would like to know if it is a part-time or a
Ha a vizsgán maximális pontot szeretnél kapni a full-time job. Could you also let me know
nyelvhelyesség értékelési szempontra, használj
what the working hours are?
változatos szerkezeteket, pl. függő kérdéseket.
I look forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Anna
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8 1 salary 5 1 tedious
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3 wages 3 skills
Vocabulary 4 duties 4 determined
5 boss 5 option
1 Open task 6 quit 6 reputable
2 1 soldier 7 self-employed 7 dream of
2 hairdresser 6 position
6 1 option
3 driving instructor 9 1 have 2 skills
4 translator 2 is 3 determined
5 receptionist 3 do 4 dream of
6 psychologist 4 get 5 background
7 musician 5 work 6 reputable
8 politician 6 works 7 tedious
9 surgeon 7 in
10 salesperson/sales 7 1 background
8 get
representative 2 hand
10 1 fired 3 fit
3 Babysitting: play games, prepare 2 retired 4 background
meals, tell stories 3 contract 5 free
Working on a farm: pick fruit, feed 4 unemployed 6 hand
animals 5 strike 7 attention
6 out 8 free
Serving customers in a restaurant:
9 attention
bring the bill, serve food and 11 Open task
10 fit
drinks, clear tables, take orders
Reading 8 1 gave off
Working in a shop: check stock,
2 give in
operate a till, deal with customers 1 Open task 3 gave up
4 1 part-time 2 0 E xample: It is for food lovers 4 giving away
2 full-time but the text says it is not easy 5 give back
3 manual 1 It doesn’t say you need to
4 well-paid already be a professional Listening
5 badly paid to apply, just that you need
6 temporary 1 Open task
training to be a professional.
7 permanent 2 It says the part-time job can 2 A 4
5 Open discussion be tedious, not acting. B 2
3 It says you have to find errors, C –
6 Step 1: Complete your … not that you shouldn’t make D 1
Step 2: Look at job … any. E 3
Step 3: Wait to hear … 4 It says you will travel to exotic
Step 4: When you are … 3 0 example: at work
places, not that your looks
1 Interview 1 (new) boss
should be exotic.
2 Curriculum Vitae 2 something similar / similar
5 It says it is not easy to become
3 qualifications problems
a billionaire as a writer.
4 experience 3 Friday and Saturday
5 references 3 1 A 2 E 3 G 4 B 5 C 4 (good) tips
6 offered 5 (make) complaints
4 Open task
7 accept 6 personal
8 contract 7 social
9 application form 8 the kind of
10 covering letter 9 training programme
10 records
7 e Open task 11 simple and fast
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5 WORK First, I’d like to thank all of you for being here. I know it
takes time out of your busy schedules, but I felt it was
EXERCIS E 7 PAGE 7 TRACK 000 important that we get together and share some updates
on the new training programme. As you know, we’re going
How to Find a Job
to use a new computer system soon, both for keeping
Step 1
records and for doing our everyday work. I got to use it
Complete your Curriculum Vitae. This is the document that
myself the other day, and I think it’s great – clear, simple
includes all your personal information, qualifications (e.g.
and fast. But, of course we all need to learn how to use
diplomas, degrees, etc.) and previous work experience. It
it, so we’re scheduling a series of training sessions in the
should also include the contact details of two people that
coming months …
know you well at work or personally. These are your referees.
Step 2 LI S T E N I N G 1 page 54
Look at job adverts on the internet and find a job that you
are interested in. Download the application form, if there Presenter: Youth unemployment is a big issue across
is one. Then send it off with a covering letter which will Europe. Recent figures showing that seven out of ten
explain briefly who you are, where you saw the advert and young people in the UK spend at least six months out
why you want to apply for the job. of work between leaving school and starting their first
Step 3 job. Some young people can spend as much as eighteen
Wait to hear from the company to find out if they want months looking for work. Joining me to discuss this is
you to come for an interview. Then start preparing for it. Louisa Ward who works for a youth charity in the UK.
Step 4 Louisa, tell us what you do?
When you are offered a job, decide carefully if you want to Louisa: Well, we try to work with young people from all
accept it. Then sign the contract. backgrounds to help them find a job which suits them but
we focus on those who come from disadvantaged areas.
L ISTEN IN G 1 page 52 Those from wealthier families have more opportunities
Hi, Terri. Err, I was wondering if we could get together this to succeed, so they don’t need our help as much. But our
evening. I’ve got some problems at work and I thought research suggests that less wealthy students, those who
you might know how to deal with them. It’s mostly our don’t have much money, can really struggle to find work.
new boss. It seems she really dislikes me, and I just don’t Presenter: I see, so you do most of your work in inner-city
know what to do about it. I mean, she praises people who areas?
don’t do half the work I do, and she never says a good Louisa: Yes, that’s right. We do have some agents in the
word to me. I know you’ve dealt with something similar, so countryside but we don’t do much work in those areas.
… anyway, give me a call. Most of our work takes place in towns and cities. We
2 work with NEETS, which means people who are not in
It gets very busy, especially on Friday and Saturday nights, Education, Employment or Training. We try to work with
and I end up rushing all over the place. I used to mix up hard to reach people whose parents don’t have money for
orders sometimes, which was a bit of a problem, but now the basic things in life, like food and clothes. We give them
I don’t make many mistakes. Most people are friendly and chances that they might not otherwise get access to.
give me good tips. Occasionally you get someone who Presenter: What do you do to help them?
complains all the time about the service, but then some Louisa: We work with a number of different partners
people just like to complain. You just learn to deal with it. including sports teams and businesses. So, some of the
3 people we have helped have learnt the value of teamwork
I’m sure your listeners would agree that problems at and co-operation through rugby. For others, we have
work aren’t only about the work itself. I’d say that nearly found placements in large companies where they have
everyone experiences personal problems in the workplace gained valuable work experience. These placements help
at some point. The difficulty is that work isn’t only a place students get a feeling of self-worth.
where people work – it’s also a social environment, just not Presenter: A feeling of self-worth? What do you mean
one that you choose yourself. This means that you have to by that?
deal with types of people that you wouldn’t normally have Louisa: Well, it shows them that they are important
much to do with. But there are several good ways to deal members of the community. That what they do has an
with personal conflict in the workplace … effect on other people. They are part of something and they
grow in confidence. But that’s only one side of our work.
Actually, most of what we do is on a more personal level…
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Segédanyagok
Speaking Bank: különböző kommunikációs helyzetekben
felhasználható kifejezések gyűjteménye
Writing Bank: mintaszövegek, hasznos kifejezések és tippek a
hatékony feladatmegoldáshoz
Wordlist: a vizsgán előforduló témakörök kulcsszókincse tematikus
csoportosításban
Érettségi próbavizsga: egy teljes érettségi feladatsor, ami az éles
vizsga felépítését követi
Student’s website: a tankönyv hanganyaga a honlapon
Rugalmas tananyag
A kötet egyaránt felhasználható intenzív vizsgatréning kurzus-
könyveként, vagy bármely más tankönyvsorozat mellett kiegészítő
anyagként.
Alkalmazkodik a tanulók igényeihez: a fejezetek és a leckék bármely
sorrendben, egymástól függetlenül is elvégezhetőek.
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