UNIT  10         Finding work           ( workbook )
1 Choose the correct word.  
a My brother is more ambitious / sociable than me. He gets on with everyone he meets.
b The company received over 100 CVs / PCs from interested applicants / employers.
c My bank is an established /organised company. It has been in business for over 100 years.
d If you need any medicine, there’s a physical / pharmacy in the village.
e My uncle‘s business had a very good reputation / applicant. Everyone knew it sold very good products.
f If you want to see the doctor, you will need to make an application / appointment.
g Tarek is very conscientious / established. If he starts a job, he will always finish it, even if it
   is very difficult
2 Complete these sentences with words from Exercise 1.
a I need some medicine. Is there a ...pharmacy... near here?
b Our family has an................... business. It was started by my grandfather in 1935.
c Our school has a very good........................ All the students do very well here.
d When they are applying for a job, some people start their................. with personal details. Others put their qualifications first.
e Ali is the most..................... student in the class. He works hard and cares about what he does.
f It is important for nurses to get on with their patients, so the hospital is looking for.................. young people to train.
3 Complete these sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. Check in your dictionary.
a Is your cousin going to ..apply... for the job in the bank? (application)
b At the airport, the disabled man asked someone to.......... him with his bags. (assistant)
c Ali decided to .............the doctor about his illness. (consultant)
d My favourite team lost and failed to ............for the finals of the competition. (qualification)
e When my friend asked me if I wanted to go to the beach, it was an easy............. I said yes! (decide)
f How many English books do you ..............? (possession)
g My grandfather.................. some amazing things during his life. (achievement)
h Smoking is not ..............inside the building. (permission)
1 Read the reported statements and write what the people said.
a She complained that she had waited for more than an hour for her appointment.
I’ve waited for more than an hour for my appointment.
b They promised that they would phone us as soon as they arrived.
c He admitted that he had arrived late the night before.
d She explained that she was hoping to visit me the following week.
e He agreed that he would not tell anyone what I had said.
f Warda said that she was hungry.
g Ahmed told us that his father is a doctor.
h He said that when he had been to the museum, he had seen the statues.
2 Write a list of the reporting verbs in Exercise 1.
complained,
3 Rewrite this conversation in reported speech, using the reporting verbs in brackets.
Nadia I have an English test next week. (say)
a Nadia said that she had a test the following week.
Nahla You should start revising now. (suggest)
b .............................................................................................................................................
Nadia I don’t really know the vocabulary that we need to know. (admit)
c .............................................................................................................................................
Nahla You have lots of time to learn it. (explain)
d .............................................................................................................................................
Nadia Yes, you’re right. I’ll start revising this evening. (agree / say)
e .............................................................................................................................................
Nahla I’ll help you to revise if you want. (promise)
f .............................................................................................................................................
Nadia You’re a good friend, Nahla! (tell)
1 Complete the puzzle to find a word.