A - Read the texts about Stella, Lee and Marta.

They Have Interesting Jobs, Dont They?

Stella Grayson is a 32 year-old American journalist. She works for na international TV/radio
station. She is a news reprter. She travels a lot all over the world to get information about
current events. Sometimes its war, a sports event, political meetings, art, etc. She loves her job.
She speaks English, German, Portuguese and Japanise. She isnt married. She doesnt have time
for a family.

Lee Tung is a Japanese computer technician. He works in a big engineering factory. He is one of
the maintenance team looking after assembly-line robots. He starts his work very early at 6.00
a.m. He stops for lunch from 11.30 to 12.30. He goes back home at 5.30 p.m. He earns a lot of
Money, and so he likes his job but i tis tiring and a bit dull and repetitive.

Marta Silva is a Portuguese doctor working for AMI in Monzambique. She loves her work
because its hard and difficult but rewarding and she feels happy and useful helping people. She
doesnt have a normal routine. Sometimes she has to travel for many miles to take vacines and
medicines to distant villages. Her working conditions are hard. Sometimes she misses modern
hospitals and their facilities. In Africa days are long, warm and tiring and she never knows where
or when her days start or finish.

B Choose the right answer according to the texts.

1 Stella travels
a in America
b in Europe
c - all over the world.

2 Stella speaks
a four languages
b English and Japanese
c German and Portuguese

3 Lee Tung works

a in a Japanese hospital.
b - for a small factory.
c as a computer technician.

4 His job is
a exciting.
b easy.
c boring.

5 Marta feels
a bored
b useful.
c unhappy.

6 Marta Silvas work is

a - difficult.
b difficult but rewarding.
C easy and monotonous.

C - Answer the following questions.

1 - What kind of news does Stella talk about?

2 - Is stella married? Why?
3 What exactly does Lee Tung do?
4 - How many hours a day does he work?
5 What does he like about his job?
6 Why does Marta love her job?
7 What are days like in Africa?
8 What precisely does Marta do?

1. Correct the following mistakes.

a) Lee Tung wakes up at 6.00 a.m.

b) Stella Grayson works fora Portuguese TV Station.

2. Write the frequency adverbs in the right place.

a)
b)
c)
d)

Nicole gets up early. (usually)

George prepares breakfast. (always)
Sue is late for school. (never)
George and his family have dinner out. (rarely)

3. Rewrite the following sentences in the negative form and in the interrogative form.

a) Stella goes to bed late.

b) Lee is late for work.

4. Complete the sentences using the following verbs: eat, go, live, play, play and sleep.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

He _________ the piano.

They _________ in a very big house.
She _________a lot of fruit.
They _________ tennis.
He _________ to the cinema.
He _________ eight hours a night.

5. Look at the table. Ask and answer according to the table.

Peter
Laura
Kevin

Likes
Orange juice
cake
steak

a) What does Laura like?

b) Does she prefer biscuits?

c) Does she like lollipops?

d) Kevin likes steak.

e) Yes, he does. He prefers hamburgers.

f)

No, he doesnt like pizza.

Preferences
coke
biscuits
hamburgers

Dislikes
tea
lollipops
pizza