Grammar

27/05/2014 09:17
  1. Grammar

 

1.2.1 Open your Market Leader book on page 68 and develop exercises A to E of Language Focus 1.

 

A. Put these words in the right order to make sentences about problems at work.

 

  1. The deadlines for the projects weren’t realistic.
  2. Most people didn’t leave the office until 8 pm.
  3. She wasn’t a good manager.
  4. Meetings didn’t start on time.
  5. She didn’t know how to motivate the staff.

 

B. Listen to a conversation to check your answers.

 

C. Correct one mistake in each line of this message.

 

  1. Send
  2. Did not
  3. Phone
  4. Didn’t

 

D. Complete these questions with did, was or were.

  1. Was he an efficient manager?
  2. When were you born?
  3. When did Ania start to work for IBM?
  4. Why did Marcus change jobs?
  5. Where were your next jobs?

 

E. Read the extract below. Then write questions using of the words from the box.

 

  1. How long did she work for Renault?
  2. What did she study?
  3. When did she go to Harvard?
  4. Where did she study?

 

1.2.2 Open your Market Leader book on page 70 and develop exercises A to G of Language Focus.

 

A. Discuss these questions in pairs.

 

B. Read the article, then write the questions to complete the quiz on page 71.

 

  1. Where was Steve Jobs born?
  1. In California
  2. In Portland, Chicago
  3. In Chicago

 

  1. Who dis he start Apple with?
  1. A manager at Hewlett Packard
  2. His father
  3. His friend Steve Wozniak

 

  1. When did Apple introduce the Mac?
  1. In 1980
  2. In 1982
  3. In 1984

 

  1. Why did he leave Apple? Because of…
  1. Bad health
  2. A great job offer
  3. Disagreements with CEO, John Sculley

 

  1. What did Pixar specialize in?
  1. Music
  2. Computer animation
  3. Computer software

 

  1. Who did he marry?
  1. Melinda
  2. Patricia
  3. Laurene

 

  1. How much did Apple for next?
  1. $400m
  2. $200m
  3. $600m

 

  1. When did jobs resign to Apple?
  1. March 2011
  2. August 2011
  3. October 2011

 

  1. How old was Jobs when he died?
  1. 50
  2. 56
  3. 65

 

  1. Who is the new CEO of Apple?
  1. Tim Cook
  2. Jonathan Ive
  3. Phil Schiller

 

  1. How many people does Apple employ? More than….
  1. 20,000
  2. 57,000
  3. 46,500

 

C. Answer the questions in the quiz above and use your answers to complete the article on Page 70.

 

Barack Obama described Steve Jobs as ‘one of the greatest American innovators’. This is his story. He was born on February 24, 1995, in CA. In 1976, after dropping out of college, Jobs started Apple with Steve Wozniak. The company quickly became successful. In 1954, Apple introduced the famous Macintosh computer. The following year, in 1985, Jobs left Apple because of disagreements with the CEO, John Sculley.

After leaving Apple, Jobs set up a new computer company called NeXT. He also bought a company called Pixar. It specialized in Computer animation. Jobs married his wife, Laureen, at a Zen Buddhist ceremony in 1991. The couple has three children.

The early nineties were difficult years for Apple, and the company soon wanted Jobs back. In December 1996, Apple bought Job’s company NeXT. Apple paid 400m for it. Jobs returned to Apple and in 1997 became the CEO. Under hi leadership, Jobs turned the company around, with innovative products such as the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. In August 2011, after a long period of illness, Steve Jobs resigned as Apple’s CEO. He died two months later at the age of 56. Tim Cook is Apple’s new CEO.

In this time at Apple, Steve Jobs created the most valuable technology company in the world. Today, it employs more than 46,500 people worldwide.

 

D.Now listen and check your answers.

E.Work in pairs. Take it in turns to choose five questions from the quiz and ‘test’ your partner.

F.Complete these sentences. Give true information about yourself.

  1. Last year, I bought a new camera.
  2. Yesterday, I was happy.
  3. Last summer, I travelled to USA.
  4. When I was a child, I played Nintendo.

 

1.2.3 Now go over exercises A to F on pages 77 and 78 of your Market Leader book about comparatives and superlatives.

 

A. Write the comparative forms of these adjectives. Then listen to check how they are pronounced.

 

  1. Small                    er
  2. Fast                      er
  3. Slow                     er
  4. High                      er
  5. Bad                       worse
  6. Good                   better
  7. Competitive      more
  8. Efficient              more
  9. Interesting        more

 

B. Look at this chart. Decide whether the sentences below are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.

  1. F
  2. T
  3. F
  4. F
  5. T

 

C. Complete these sentences about the cars in Exercise B. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.

 

  1. I think the Mazda is a more stylish car than the Mini.
  2. The Passat has a more powerful engine than the Mazda.
  3. Compared to the Passat, the Mini is easier to park in small spaces.
  4. The Passat is cheaper to run than the Mazda.
  5. The Passat is a more spacious car than the Mini.

 

D. Complete these conversations. Use the superlative form of the adjectives.

  1. B: Yes, it’s the most expensive time of the day to show an advert.
  2. B: Yes, I think it was the best commercial in 2010.
  3. B: Yes, It was the worst year I can remember.
  4. B: Yes, it has the highest number if users in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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