Progress Test 3A
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A I sluded Htskuy at unhreraity and men I go! a job as a History teacfter In a secordary schaol. i Iked the pb but I ocnr Ike getiryg there e<«ry day - the schód was a king way (rom my hcme and (tcoć an hcor and a haf to get there. Last year I mcr.ed to a Ocal schód and I Ike it very much. The students work vety bard. They do well In Ttetr exairs and 1And tfts sery rewardlng. I m not going to move to anotner schooi - I m happy now.
8 Atter i tett schooi I went to work at my fathers shop. Hes pot a shop mat sels spoits eqopment. At Arst. I searred ali about the thmgs we sell -1 dldnt *rtow anythng anout that when I started My falher does his pb sery wet! and we ha.e a kit ot custcmers. I m gomg vo be toe marker coe day, but at the moment l'm teamrtg the business.
C I wcrt.ed m a restaurant tor two years. I Iked the work but I didn t ike the restaurant manager We were all scared c/ him because be was rombie to people al the tme. The strange thlng 6, he was realiy nte when he waśni at werk. Because ot hlm l tett and now I werk In anodner restauant. where everwne is nery Inendty.
0 I bad a )ob o a shop tor two months bul I dd it very badty. I was gcod with the customers but l was no gcod with the money and I oSen gave peepte the wreog cbange. The manager was sery kmd to me but it was elear that i couldn l do the pb so I left. Now I m workng bapply part-time n an Office. Im learnlng to use ccmpcters and I m domg wet. tm gorg to work ful-time next month so I can eam mere mcoey.
E When i tett unhersity. I worked tor an orgari2auon Ihal heps people m pocr countrtes. I ddnT eam a lot ot money bul the work was very rewarding. Atter two years. I became a manager at the organizaton and my jct* was very offerent. I did lots ot werk co the Computer and other tnlngs i dldn t eryoy, arO the work was very stresstol. So I left ard went to work tor arorner crganlzaton. I earrod less tnan betore but I enjoyed the work
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1 Five people (A-E) are talking aboui their jobs. Read the texis ihen match the statemems with the people.
► I work for a member of my family.
1 I wotked for someone who wasn't very nice.
2 ! lefi a job because I couldntdo ic well.
3 I'm gomg to siay In the job I have now.
•1 I'm enjoyłng using a Computer.
5 I wam to stay at the shop.
6 I didn't like being a manager.
7 I left a job because of the traselling.
8 t got morę money but I didn'i enjoy my work. .
9 l'm learning about the business.
10 1 liked someone when we weren't at woik.
2 Write about yourself in the past, present and
futurę. Include:
• facis about your life in the past, using the past simple
• facts about your persona lity, using personality adjeeiives
• facis about how you do things, using adverbs of manner
• your plans for the futurę, using going lo and yocabulary for jobs
3 <$relg>the correct answers.
1 It was a hot night and !_
A couldn'i B couldn't to C didn't could 2 There were_cars in the city cenne.
A a lot B lot of C a lot of
3 Do vou want
A listen B listening C tolisten
4 I_her address correctly.
A didn-t wiote B didn't write C wrote not
5 James started a new job_week.
A on last B the last C last
6 _late for work yesterday?
A Did he arrive B Did he arrives
C Did he arrived
7 My brothet_conte on holiday with us.
A doesn'tgoio B isn’t going to C is going not to
8 _you want some ehocolate?
A Do B Could C Are
9 _a good match yesterday?
A Did it be B Wasit C Was it be
10 He did his homewotk vety__
A bad B badly C baddly
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