3. Vocabulary
1.Typist /ˈtaɪpɪst/ : Nhân viên đánh máy
2. Hairdresser /ˈheədresə(r)/: Thợ làm tóc
3. Actor /ˈæktə(r)/ : Diễn viên
4. Engineer /ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/: Người thiết kế,
xây dựng hoặc bảo hành động cơ , máy móc
5. Nurse /nɜːs/: Nữ y tá
6. Mechanic /məˈkænɪk/: Công nhân cơ khí
7. University lecturer : Gỉang viên đại học
8. Hotel receptionist : Lễ tân khách sạn
4. Many + với danh từ đếm được
số nhiều, có nghĩa là “nhiều”.
Example:
There aren’t many large glasses
left.
(Không còn lại nhiều cốc lớn đâu)
Much + danh từ không đếm
được, có nghĩa là “nhiều”.
Example:
She didn’t eat so much food
this evening.
(Cô ta không ăn quá nhiều
sáng nay)
5. 01
02
03
You will hear people describing some of
the things they do at work. Listen
and tick the activities they describe.
Activity1
6. Interview people
Describe people
Collect guests
Take guests on tours
Fill in forms
Type letters
Sell houses
Buy houses
Sell TV sets
Repair TV sets
Take telephone calls
Make telephone calls
Check machines
Mend machines
Collect post
Deliver post
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
3
7. Interview people
Describe people
Collect guests
Take guests on tours
Fill in forms
Type letters
Sell houses
Buy houses
Sell TV sets
Repair TV
sets
Take telephone calls
Make telephone calls
Check machines
Mend machines
Collect post
Deliver post
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Trans
9. …… typist
…… hairdresser
…… actor
…… engineer
…… hotel receptionist
…… mechanic
…… nurse
…… pilot
…… university lecturer
…… computer programmer
10. …5… typist
…… hairdresser
…6… actor
…… engineer
…3… hotel receptionist
…4… mechanic
…2… nurse
…… pilot
…1… university lecturer
…… computer programmer
Trans
11. You will hear Ms Patel telling her secretary
what she wants her to do today.
Listen and number five of the activities
below from 1 - 5 in the order she talks
about them.
Activity 3 :
12. …… post a package
…… type a report
…… collect some tickets
…… copy a letter
…… arrange a meeting
…… check the sales figures
…… make travel arrangements
…… cancel an appointment
13. …3… post a package
…2… type a report
…… collect some tickets
…… copy a letter
…1… arrange a meeting
…… check the sales figures
…4… make travel arrangements
…5… cancel an appointment
Trans
14. 1. Well, when people come in to borrow some money from the bank, I have to talk to them
and ask them a lot of questions, about who they are, where they work, how much money
they have, and so on.
2. I meet the guests at the airport and drive them to their hotel.
3. I spend most of my day in front of the typewriter. We have so many letters to send out
every day.
4. Well, my job is to find the right kind of house for people. They tell me the kind of house
they want to buy and I try to find them something suitable which is tor sale.
5. Well, the first thing I have to do every morning is to go round and give everyone their
post.
6. Yes, people bring in their televisions when they break and I try to mend them.
7. As soon as each machine is made, my job is to make sure it works properly before se sell
it. I have to look over each machine very carefully.
8. I wait for the doctor’s patients to phone every morning and tell me when they want to
come in for an appointment.
Return
15. 1. Yes, it’s a wonderful job. I like teaching. I also like the long
summer holidays. The students are very nice, too.
2. It’s an interesting job, hut I often have to work long hours at
the hospitaL Sometimes I start work at eleven in the morning
and work through till ten in the evening.
3. It’s a good job. People come from all over the world to stay
at our hotel, because we’re famous for our food.
4. I’ve always wanted to do this kind of work. I love cars and
engines. Of course, it’s quite dirty work, but the moneys good.
5. It’s all right. I like typing and the people in my office are very
nice to work with.
6. I love my work. I’m able to wear all sorts of strange and
beautiful costumes, and it’s exciting to see photographs of
myself in the theatrical magazines.
Return
16. Now, first of all, could you call up Mr Stevens? I’d
like to meet him on Friday at 10a.m. Then I’ll need
the sales report. Could you finish typing it this
morning, please? Don’t forget to go to the post
office after lunch. I need to send a package to
Switzerland. Then perhaps you could call British
Airways and try to get me on a flight to Paris on the
16th. See if you can get me a hotel too, will you?
Oh, and I won’t be able to meet Ms Cairns this
afternoon. I’ve got to go to the airport. Could you
call her and tell her? Perhaps she can meet me on
Thurslay.