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13 Listen and match the people to their jobs. There is one picture you don’t need to use.

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1 Bridget_____

2 Matt_____

3 Phillip_____

4 Kate_____

5 Jay_____

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14 Listen and complete the sentences with the words in the boxes below. There are two words you don’t need to use.

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big normal funny good terrible tall

1 Atfirst,Michaelwasn’ta________________basketballplayer.

2 Whenhewasaboy,Michaelwasn’t________________.

3 Hehasa________________breakfasteveryday.

4 Histeamplayersarevery________________.

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15 Listen and circle the correct answers.

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1 LouisArmstrongwasbornin…

a1901.b1911.c1921.

2 Hewasfroma…family.

arichbpoorcbig

3 Hewasfamousattheageof…

a20.b12.c30.

4 Oneofhisfavouritemusicalinstrumentswasthe…

aguitar.bpiano.ctrumpet.

5 ApopularsongbyLouisArmstrongisWhatawonderful…

agirl.bday.cworld.

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Read and write T (true) or F (false).

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1 Amintissimilartoabank._____

2 Artistsworkbeforethemachinesmakethecoins._____

3 Machinesdesignthepicturesonthecoins._____

4 Atthebeginning,coinsarebigandwhite._____

5 ThePhiladelphiamintmakesfewerthan30millionone-centcoins._____

THE PLACE WHERE COINS ARE BORN

Manypeoplelikecollectingcoinsfromaroundtheworld,butwheredotheyactuallycomefrom?Whomakesthecoins?Well,peopledon’tmaketheminbanks.Theymaketheminmintsandlotsofcountrieshaveone.Amintisaspecialplace–aninterestingfactory–wherepeoplemakecurrency.Therearehugemachinestocreatethecoins,butartistsalsoworkinmints.

Firstanartistdesignsthepicturesforthetwosidesofthecoin.Thenhelooks

atthedrawingandcreatesabigmodelcoininplaster.(Thismaterialiswhiteandyoumayseeitonafriend’sbrokenarmorleg.)Specialmachinesthenusethismodeltomakethecoin.TherearesixmintsintheUSA.TheoneinPhiladelphiamakeslotsofcoins.Inonedayitcanproducemorethanthirtymillion!Halfoftheseare‘pennies’–one-centcoins.

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Read and circle the perfect job for each person.

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1 Patricia Ilovechildren,butI’mnotverygoodatexplainingthings.Imakemyown

clothes,likeT-shirtsandskirts.Peoplelikethem,buttheydon’tthink

thesameaboutmycooking.I’mluckymysisterisaverygoodcook!

fashion designer / teacher / chef

2 Ian MymotherreadsthenewsonTV.Shetalkstoimportantpoliticians.

Everybodytalkstoherinthestreetlikeshe’safilmstar.I’mquiteshy,

butIlovethetheatreandItakepartinplaysatschool.

politician / TV presenter / actor

3 Elliot AtschoolIwasverygoodatmathsandmyuniversitydegreeisin

science.Mydadsays‘Whydon’tyoubecomeascientist?’Butmy

passionismyguitar.Iliketeachingpeoplehowtoplayit.

musician / teacher / scientist

4 Margaret WhenIwaslittlemyfavouritefoodwaschickenwithpotatoes,but

todayIdon’teatmeat.I’mavegetarianandmemberofananimal

protectiongroup.Ilovebeinginthecountrysideandridinghorses.

chef / doctor / farmer

5 Simon IloveTVs,butIdon’tlikewatchingthem.Iliketakingallthepiecesout

andputtingthembacktogether.WhenIwaslittle,Iwasn’tinterested

intoysfromshops.Ialsomakesmallcarsandrobotsthatmove.

journalist / inventor / actor

Choosingwhattodowhenyou’reolderisn’teasy.Youneedtothinkaboutwhatyoulike,whatyoudon’tlikeandwhatthejobinvolves.What’stheperfectjobforthesepeople?

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Read and write D (Duncan) or A (Andrew).

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Therearelotsofdifferentcleaningjobs:washingcars,cleaningboatsandships,cleaningotherpeople’shouses.DuncanandAndrewareadifferenttypeofcleaner.Readandfindout!

1 Heworksontallerbuildings._____

2 Heworksataheightoflessthan200metres._____

3 Hedoesn’tusenylonropes._____

4 Hesayshisjobisdangerousdependingontheweather._____

5 Hecleansahistoricalmonument._____

6 Hefinishesthisjobinaboutsevendays._____

I’mDuncan.IcleantheGreatClockofWestminster,knownasBigBen,andotherbuildingsinLondonwithtwoothercleaners.BigBenisaveryoldandbeautifulmonument.It’sasymbolinGreatBritainandfamousaroundtheworld.Wehangfromnylonropesataheightof100metres–that’squitedangerous.Also,theclockneverstops!Sowhileweareworking,itshandsaremoving,too.BigBenhasgotfourfacesandit’ssevenmetreswide.Ittakesusaboutaweektocleanit–notbad!

I’mAndrew.IworkinNewYorkcleaningthewindowsofskyscrapers,thecity’sverytallbuildings.IloveheightsandskyscrapersliketheEmpireStateBuilding!Iusuallyworkatverybigheights–morethan250metres.Thereareusuallythreeorfourcleanersworkingatthesametime.Wewearspecialbeltsandweuseverystrongropestohangoutsidethewindows.Butit’sdangerouswhenit’swindyorverycold.

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Write the missing letters in the jobs. Then match them to the pictures.

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1 s______nti____

2 politi________

3 fa______ondesi______r

4 l______er

5 b______nes____an

a

b

c

d

e

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Order and write the questions. Look at the pictures and write the answers.

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1 TV/want/Does/he/to/a/presenter?/be

_________________________________________________________

____________________________

2 your/favourite/Was/pizza?/food

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3 grandfather/Was/a/your/teacher?

_________________________________________________________

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4 job/Is/dangerous?/your

_________________________________________________________

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5 Bob/Tim/builders?/and/Were

_________________________________________________________

____________________________

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Now write about you and draw a picture.

When I was little, my favourite food was spaghetti and tomato sauce. Now I like pizza more. I was shy and quiet, but now I’m noisy. My favourite toy was my green bike. Here’s a picture of it. Marcos and Maria were my best friends.

When I was little, . Now . , but now . My . Here’s a picture of it. best friends.

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Name five jobs and describe them using the words in the boxes below.

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Now ask and answer questions about the pictures using was/were. Use the words in the boxes below.

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easy interesting dangerous exciting safe boring difficult

5 6 7

41 2 3

noisy/quiet

scientists/chefs

good/naughty

favouritetoysdisappointed/happy

1 2 3 4 5