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Looking for a temporary job

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Level B2 Course II

VOCABULARY

Advertisement.-Publicity to inform the public about new products, services etc.

And so on.-Expression to show that there are more examples.

Animal lover.-Someone who likes animals a lot.

Animal.-Lions, dogs, cats, birds, elephants are all examples of animals

Assistant.-Someone who helps another person.

Available.-Free to use. Not occupied.

Cage.-Usually a type of enclosure for animals made of metal bars.

Conditions.- The points in a contract. For example, those which describe the

agreement between employer and employee.

Driving licence.- The piece of official documentation that proves a person haspassed a driving test.

Duty.-Responsibility.

Either or.-To express a choice between two things. E.g. We can either go to Spainor Italy for our holiday.

Essential.-Very important, vital.Experience.-Past practice in a certain area. E.g. She has been a teacher for fifteen

years so she's got a lot of experience.

Gorilla.-The largest of the ape family. Native to Africa.

Hairstyle.-The way a person styles or brushes their hair.

Holiday job.-A job that a person only does during the holidays. Very common withstudents.

Kind.-An adjective to describe a person who treats others well and tries to help

whenever possible.

Lifestyle.-The way of life someone chooses.


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Mirror.-A reflective piece of glass that we use to look at ourselves in.

Neat.-To describe the state of everything being in order and in the correct place.

Neither nor.-When discussing two options. Not one or the other.

Officer.- An official person holding a post or position of authority. Often in a

government, the police, the military etc.

Participant.- A person that takes part in or contributes to something. Example:

There were 30 participants in the show.

Personnel.-The people who work in a company. The department of a company that

is responsible for the employees.

Pit.-A hole.

Post.-Mail: letters, packages, etc.

Pronoun.-I, you, he, she, it, we and they are English pronouns. They are words we

use instead of a noun or a name.

Qualification.-The official proof of having passed an exam or course.

Reflexive.- This describes a particular type of verb, one that reflects upon the

person doing the action. Example: She looked at herself in the mirror; to look at

oneself is a reflexive verb. Myself, herself, yourself are all examples of reflexive

pronouns.

Relevant.-Associated with the matter being discussed.

Retired.-A person who has stopped work due to their age - usually between 60 and

65. Some people take early retirement at 55 years old.

Rule.-Something similar to a law but only for companies or schools.

Salary.-The amount of money that a person earns in a year or month.

Sign.-An object to give information to the public.

Stray.-Without a home or owner.

Synonym.- Happy is a synonym of content; a word that has the same or a very

similar meaning to another.


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Temporary.-Not permanent or fixed.

Timetable.- The way a day or period of time is divided into different activities.

Schools and universities have timetables for the classes.

Tip.-A piece of practical advice.

To appear.- 1. When something is first seen; she appeared from nowhere. 2. Toseem. E.g. He appears to be very intelligent, he answered all the questions.

To deserve.-To be worthy of. To have earned something.

To enjoy oneself.-To have a good time.

To explain.- To give someone more information about something. To makesomething clear. E.g. I need more information about the job before I apply,

could you explain a little more please?

To hurt oneself.-To do physical damage to oneself. E.g. I hurt myself when I fell

down the stairs.To include.-To incorporate, add.

To inform.-To tell someone about something.

To panic.-To react in a very alarmed way.

To ring about.-To telephone someone concerning a set matter.

To spoil oneself.-To give something special to oneself, to spend money on oneself.

To substitute.-To replace something. E.g. When I was sick my brother substituted

me at work.

To surround.-To encircle on all or nearly all sides.

To tend to.-To have the habit of.

To treat oneself to.-To buy oneself something special.

To underline.- To emphasise, stress or highlight something considered to be

important.

Unless.-To express a condition. E.g. I won't go to the party unless you come too.


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Vet.-A doctor for animals.

Visitor.-A person that does not live in the place where they are is a visitor.

Zookeeper.-A person who cares for animals in a zoo.


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GRAMMARConditional sentences

The conditional sentences contain two parts:

a) The subordinate sentence which expresses a condition, usually introduced by if.

b) The main sentence, which expresses the result of the condition.

There are three clases of conditionals, everyone of them with different tenses. In this

unit we are going to see the first and the second conditional:

First conditional:

Use: The subordinate sentence introduced by if or unlessexpresses a condition

which is possible to become reality. The main sentence predicts the consequences ofthe fulfilment of the condition. So the most used tenses in that kind of sentence are:

Form:

Subordinate sentence: If / Unless + Present Simple

Main sentence: will future

IF / UNLESS + PRESENT FUTURE

If you study, youll pass your exam.

Sub.sent. Main sent.

Unless you study hard, you wont pass

the exam.

Sub.sent. Main sent.


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Variations: In some cases, the verb of the subordinate sentence doesnt have the

future tense. This is because we want to express a different meaning. You can see

that in the following example:

To expressFacts in general or certain probabilities

IF / WHEN + PRESENT + PRESENT

If you mix red and white, you get pink.

When you mix red and white, you get pink.

To expressadvice or suggestion

IF / UNLESS + PRESENT

+ MODALS (May, Must, Should)

If you have time, you must visit him in hospital.

If you have a cold, you should go to the doctor.

Unless you are tired, we may go out.


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To expressorders or instructions

IF + PRESENT + IMPERATIVE

If you want to know his name, ask him.

The two sentences can change their order. Only, when the if-clause goes first, a

comma is usual:

If you study, youll pass your exam = Youll pass your exam if you study

Second conditional:

Use: The second conditional is used to speak about imaginary or unreal situations

and their probable results..

Form:

Subordinate sentence: If + Past Simple

Main sentence: Conditional Simple

IF + PAST CONDITIONAL

If I lived in China, I would learn

We need to remember two things regarding this type of conditional:

Chinese.

The modal verbs could or might can substitute would when we want to say

that the result is even less probable to happen.

If I knew her telephone number, I could

The verb To be has two forms in the past tense: was and were, but in

conditional sentences only were is used (for all the persons).

phone her.

(But I dont know it, so its practically impossible to call her.)

If I were you, I would take the job.


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Reflexive pronouns

Use: The reflexive pronouns are used to indicate that the subject that acts is also thesubject that receives:

Sarah cut herself

George bought

.

himself

I blame

a new shirt.

myself

Compare:

for the accident.

Jim saw him

Jim saw

in the shopping centre.

himself

Form: The reflexive pronouns of the first and second person are formed by adding

the suffix -self in singular or -selves in plural to the possessive adjectives. Inthe third person they are formed by adding the suffix -self or -selves to the

object pronouns.

in the mirror.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS REFLEXIVE

PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE

ADJECTIVESSUBJECT OBJECT

I ME MYSELF MYYOU YOU YOURSELF YOUR

HE HIM HIMSELF HIS

SHE HER HERSELF HER

IT IT ITSELF ITS

WE US OURSELVES OUR

YOU YOU YOURSELVES YOURTHEY THEM THEMSELVES THEIR


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Reflexive verbs: There are some verbs that are called reflexive verbs because they

require the use of a reflexive pronoun, at least in some of their meanings:

To enjoy oneself: Did you enjoy yourself

To behave oneself: Be good and

?

behave yourself

Nevertheless, some of the verbs that are reflexive in your language are not reflexive

in English, so we need to be careful when we translate:

.

Concentrate: I cant concentrate

Feel: Do you

. You make too much noise.

feel

Relax: Why dont you lie down for a while and

comfortable on the sofa?

relax

Meet: Where can we

?

meet

Wash: I got up and

?

washed

Shave: He

.

shaves

Dress: She

every morning.

dresses

very quickly in the morning.


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Often the reflexive pronoun of other languages is translated into English using a

structure with the verb get.

to get up

to get dressed

to get red, nervous, agressive, etc.

By + Reflexive pronoun: Somebody did something on his own.

She learned to read Italian by herself.

Either ... or / Neither ... nor

Either ... or ...

His name is either Richard or Robert. I cant remember.Either you come today or

Neither ... nor ...

Ill never invite you again.

She neither phoned nor

Ive got

sent the fax.

neither time nor

* Remember that neither is a negative conjunction, and (like always in English

when we find a negative particle) the verb must be affirmative.

money to go on holiday. *

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