INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH II

2019-0

UNIT 1 HANDOUT

HOMEWORK WEEK 1

Name: Date:

Teacher: Class: S-0

GRAMMAR
1 Complete the conversations. Use the correct Present Simple or Present Continuous Score
form of the verbs in brackets.
1 A _______________ Amira always _______________ on time? (arrive) __
B No, she _______________ in late occasionally. (come) __
2 A What _______________ you _______________ at the moment? (do) __
B We _______________ the monthly sales report. (prepare) __
3 A _______________ Jack often _______________ to Paris? (travel) __
B No, he _______________ the city much. (like) __
4 A _______________ Kumiko _______________ the candidates today? (interview) __
B No, she _______________ today. (work) __
5 A _______________ you _______________ with my proposals on the Dubai project? (agree) __
B I’m not sure yet. We _______________ them today. (discuss) __
6 A _______________ you _______________ the Guangzhou proposal now? (write) __
B No, I _______________ the factory this morning. (visit) __
7 A I heard that Tom _______________ a house in London. (buy) __
B Yes, he _______________ the city to the countryside. (prefer) __
8 A _______________ you _______________ lunch in the canteen every day? (have) __
B No, I _______________ the food there. (enjoy) __
9 A What _______________ you _______________ of the new manager? (think) __
B I _______________ he’s a good man. (believe) __
10 A _______________ you _______________ to the staff meeting every month? (go) __
B Usually, but I _______________ it today. (attend) __
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2 Complete the professional profile with the correct form of these verbs.
become design do feel live look speak try want work
Diego Martinez is an architect. He _______________1 with his young family in the western __
United States. In addition to English and Spanish, he also _______________2 French. Although __
he usually _______________3 houses, now he _______________4 on an office block. He __/2
_______________5 that all buildings should be beautiful as well as efficient, and at present he __
_______________ 6 for a new challenge. ‘Architecture _______________7 more interesting __/2

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as more and more new materials become available,’ he says. ‘Many architects always
_______________8 the same kind of work, but I _______________9 hard now to do something __/2
new. I _______________10 to make a difference to our cities.’ __

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VOCABULARY
1 Complete the conversations with these words. Score
access chat click download folder
link page post updated username
1 A Can I _______________ my Twitter account to my home page? __
B Yes, if you _______________ on that icon, you can add your details. __
2 A That document is _______________ now. __
B That’s good. I’ll _______________ it and print it out. __
3 A Are the new files in the _______________ yet? __
B Yes, everyone can _______________ the latest information now. __
4 A There’s a lot of information on that web _______________ that I disagree with. __
B Then why don’t you _______________ a comment? __
5 A What must I do to _______________ with friends on this site? __
B First you need a _______________ and password. __
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2 Complete the conversations. Choose the correct words (a or b). Score

1 A Have you __ the new images to our website? __
B Yes, everyone can see them now.
a uploaded □ b entered □
2 A Why can’t she __? __
B She hasn’t got a password yet.
a log in □ b log out □
3 A Where do I __ my details? __
B There’s a form on the next screen.
a log in □ b enter □
4 A What happens if I forget my __ for the site? __
B We’ll email a new one to you.
a password □ b address □
5 A How do I choose the colour I want to order?
B You can make your selection from the drop-down __. __
a page □ b menu □

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6 A Why is my __ page so important? __

B It’s the first page that visitors see.
a home □ b web □
7 A Do you enjoy social __? __
B Yes, I use sites like Facebook and Twitter every day.
a computing □ b networking □
8 A Have you changed your email __? __
B No, it’s still the same.
a address □ b file □
9 A Are you concerned about __ theft? __
B Yes, so I try to keep all my personal details secret.
a profile □ b identity □
10 A Do you mind if I __ this to my laptop? __
B Sure. That’s fine.
a click □ b copy □
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WORK SKILLS
1 Read the professional profile. Are the statements below true or false? Score
Sven Lundgren works for a website design company in Stockholm, Sweden. He heads up a
team who specialize in catering websites. He has personally designed the sites of some of
Sweden’s top hotels, and he has supervised the design of several others. He is fluent in English,
German, and Swedish, and he has some knowledge of French. His present contract comes to an
end soon and he would like to work in America next.

1 Sven is self-employed.
True □ False □ __
2 He runs a hotel. □
True □ False □ __
3 His German is better than his French.
True □ False □ __
4 He doesn’t want to renew his present contract.
True □ False □ __
5 America is his home now.
True □ False □ __
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2 Put the lines of this professional profile in the correct order. Number the lines 1–5.
a Last year, he formed his own company. __ __
b He has run campaigns with several multinational firms. __ __
c Gary Travers is an advertising executive. __ __
d With their help, he expects the business to expand fast. __ __
e Three of his former colleagues joined him. __ __
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FUNCTIONS
1 Complete the conversations with these words. Score
charge currently deal familiar follow
give previously recently save together
1 A Are you _______________ with my ideas? __
B Yes, I _______________ you on Twitter. __
2 A Did you always _______________ with the marketing side of the business? __
B _______________, I worked in research. That was five years ago. __
3 A Do you want me to _______________ you my email address? __
B Yes, please. I can _______________ it on my phone. __
4 A Do you and Carlos work _______________? __
B That’s right. He’s in _______________ of sales and marketing. __
5 A I know you’ve been busy, but what are you _______________ working on? __
B Well, I _______________ developed a new laptop. __
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2 Match 1–10 with responses a–j.
1 Do you enjoy networking? __ a Eventually, I accepted the job. __
2 It’s Irina, isn’t it? __ b Could you introduce him to me? __
3 Can I give you my card? __ c I’d like to do that. __
4 It’s nice to meet you. __ d It’s Brian. __
5 What did you do in the end? __ e I’m based in Cairo. __
6 Where are you working these days? __ f Yes, we were both here a year ago. __
7 That’s my manager over there. __ g That’s right. And you must be Alan. __
8 I’m afraid I’ve forgotten your name. __ h And you. __
9 Have we met before? __ i Yes, I like meeting people. __
10 Let’s discuss this when I have more time. __ j Yes, and I’ll give you mine. __
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