Part IV. Writing

Write your essay to one of these topics:

1. Teaching children with learning disabilities.

2. Do you really need a high school diploma or college degree to be successful today? Why or why not?

3. Sex education in public schools.

4. What do schools need to do to prepare students for the 21st century?

5. Imagine that your teacher wants to teach a new subject for the next few weeks.  Your teacher will take suggestions, and then let the students vote on the new subject. What subject should your class choose? Write an essay to support your choice and to persuade the other students to vote for your choice.

6. Should teachers wear uniforms or have a dress code?

7. Should students be allowed to grade their teachers?

UNIT 5

Jobs. Crime and punishment part I. Listening

Task 1

1. Before you listen

Match the people (1-6) to the descriptions (a-f) of what their job involves.

1. An architect a) sells cut flowers and pot plants.

2. A civil engineer b) designs roads, bridges, etc.

3. A construction worker с) grows fruit and vegetables for sale.

4. A florist d) designs gardens.

5. A landscape gardener e) designs houses, office blocks and other buildings.

6. A market gardener f) builds roads, bridges and buildings.

Task 1.1

You will hear one short passage twice.

You overhear three people talking about a musical they have just seen. How did the leading actor perform?

A He sang and acted well.

В Не sang and acted badly.

С Не sang badly but acted well.

Task 1.2

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8 choose the best answer А, В or С. You will hear each short passage twice.

1. You hear two people talking at a party. What is the man’s job?

A a florist

В a market gardener

С a landscape gardener

2. Listen to two women talking on the phone. One is a designer and has just started working from home. What does the designer think is the drawback of working from home?

A She feels lonely.

В She works longer hours.

С She feels unhealthy.

3. Listen to two interviewers discussing a candidate for a job. What did they like most about her?

A her character

В her skills and qualifications

С her previous experience

4. Listen to a woman talking about leaving her job. Why did she give it up?

A She felt she was not appreciated.

В She didn't enjoy her duties.

С She became depressed.

5. Listen to a department manager in a big company talking to the Personnel Manager about a problem with one of her staff. What is the problem?

A He is often late.

В His work is careless.

С He seems to resent her.

6. Listen to a man and a woman talking about the man's new job. What does he like best about it?

A the travel

В the increased responsibility

С the working hours

7. Listen to a woman talking about her job. What is she?

A a construction worker

В a designer

С a civil engineer

8. Listen to a businessman talking on the radio about how he started his company. What gave him the opportunity to start his own business?

A He inherited money.

В Не invented a successful new range of products.

С Не was very self-confident.

Task 1.3

You will hear five people talking about computers in a work context. For questions 1-5, choose from the list A-F how each speaker feels. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter, which you do not need to use.

A critical

B disappointed Speaker 1 ___1

C enthusiastic Speaker 2 ___2

D irritated Speaker 3 ___3

E objective Speaker 4 ___4

F proud Speaker 5 ___5

Task 2

You will hear five people explaining what they think about crime prevention. For questions 1-5, choose which of the opinions A-F each speaker expresses. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter you do not need to use.

A Police can’t be expected to fight crime without support.

B Some people have their priorities wrong when it comes to preventing crime.

C Education can change people’s chance of being the victim of crime.

D Not everyone knows what difficulties the police face.

E People may not be aware of all the facilities that are available.

F It’s not really a serious problem.

Speaker 1 ______1

Speaker 2 ______2

Speaker 3 ______3

Speaker 4 ______4

Speaker 5 ______5