What Do You Like About Your Job?

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Listening level
Intermediate

Task 1: What Do You Like About Your Job?

1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The first speaker probably works in ____________.

a. a night club b. an evening school c. an office
(2) According to the tape, the second speaker ___________. a. is a pop music singer b. produces radio programmes c. is a coach for some body-building courses
(3) The third speaker earns a lot of money by ___________. a. drawing oil paintings b. art designing c. selling magazines, books, etc
(4) The fourth speaker is engaged in ____________. a. the management of a company b. a lot of funny experiences c. bookkeeping

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
The first speaker does not enjoy working late at night.
(2)
The place where the first speaker works is very quiet.
(3)
The second speaker chooses the music that is new and exciting for the people in her class.
(4)
During her classes, the second speaker doesn't have to yell because she turns the background music low.
(5)
The third speaker sometimes is so much obsessed by his work that he forgets about time.
(6)
The greatest pleasure work has brought to the third speaker is money.
(7)
The fourth speaker's job does not become routine at all. It's more and more interesting.
(8)
The fourth speaker certainly takes pleasure in the work, especially when they're making money.

3. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.
(1) I'm a
.
(2) Some of my regulars are always
for ways that they can
.
(3) I like the place and I
for a while.
(4) For my last class I always use
, —it's a
to
.
(5) It's hard to keep
interesting routines.
(6)
a session you can really see how people have
and sort of
some muscle.
(7) You're always working
.
(8)
it was fun, because there was so much to learn, and
figures and money was interesting.

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Task 1: What Do You Like About Your Job?

1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The first speaker probably works in ____________.

a. a night club b. an evening school c. an office
(2) According to the tape, the second speaker ___________. a. is a pop music singer b. produces radio programmes c. is a coach for some body-building courses
(3) The third speaker earns a lot of money by ___________. a. drawing oil paintings b. art designing c. selling magazines, books, etc
(4) The fourth speaker is engaged in ____________. a. the management of a company b. a lot of funny experiences c. bookkeeping

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
The first speaker does not enjoy working late at night.
(2)
The place where the first speaker works is very quiet.
(3)
The second speaker chooses the music that is new and exciting for the people in her class.
(4)
During her classes, the second speaker doesn't have to yell because she turns the background music low.
(5)
The third speaker sometimes is so much obsessed by his work that he forgets about time.
(6)
The greatest pleasure work has brought to the third speaker is money.
(7)
The fourth speaker's job does not become routine at all. It's more and more interesting.
(8)
The fourth speaker certainly takes pleasure in the work, especially when they're making money.

3. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.
(1) I'm a
.
(2) Some of my regulars are always
for ways that they can
.
(3) I like the place and I
for a while.
(4) For my last class I always use
, —it's a
to
.
(5) It's hard to keep
interesting routines.
(6)
a session you can really see how people have
and sort of
some muscle.
(7) You're always working
.
(8)
it was fun, because there was so much to learn, and
figures and money was interesting.