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We’re always busy!

Unit 3We’re always busy!

1. SnapshotWhat do you do in the morning before you go to campus or to your office? Do you spend so much time to prepare things? Write down the activities in the list.

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2. ConversationListen and practice the conversationJeremy : We’re really busy today. Is it always like this?Hardy : Yes, almost always.Jeremy : What about our morning break?Hardy : We’re usually too busy to take one.Jeremy : Really? I hope we never miss our lunch break!Hardy : Well… sometimes we only get a short one.Jeremy : And we don’t usually have an afternoon break, right? Hardy : Sure, we do. At 5 o’clock…. When the office closes!

Answer these questionsWhat problems do Jeremy and Hardy have actually?Does Jeremy enjoy working in the office? What about Hardy?

Practice the conversation with a partner. This time substitute the bold typed expressions with the words in the brackets:

Jeremy : We’re really busy today. Is it always like this? (Is it usually? / How often is it?)

Hardy : Yes, almost always.(Yes, it is. / Every Friday)

Jeremy : What about our morning break?

(When is our…/ Do we get a…)Hardy : We’re usually too busy to take one.

(Sometimes it’s… / It’s often….)

Jeremy : Really? I hope we never miss our lunch break! (always get/ usually have)

Hardy : Well… sometimes we only get a short one.(usually/ most of the time)

Jeremy : And we don’t usually have an afternoon break, right?

(hardly ever/ never)Hardy : Sure, we do. At 5 o’clock…. When the office closes!

(We go home/ We finish work)

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Now close your book and practice the conversation with your partner in front of the class.

Some notes on the conversation

3. Listening What’s your job like?

A. Listen. Who is speaking? Number the box 1– 4. There is one extra.

B. Listen again. Write the times they work. Circle the days. Check (v) the other answers.

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A hotel clerk named Sue

Working hours and days:____:____ until ____: ____M Tu W Th F ST Sn

Busiest time:check-out timechecking in tour groups

Likes:Using foreign languageMeeting people

An airline ticket agent named Sofia

Working hours and days:____:____ until ____: ____M Tu W Th F ST Sn

Busiest time:HolidaysWeekends

Likes:FlyingMeeting and helping people

A bank teller named Joan

Working hours and days:____:____ until ____: ____M Tu W Th F ST Sn

Busiest time:MorningsAfternoons

Likes:Working with peopleMath

A secretary named Linda

Working hours and days:____:____ until ____: ____M Tu W Th F ST Sn

Busiest time:Monday morningFriday afternoon

Dislikes:Being under pressurefiling

A tour guide named Mari

Working schedules:Almost always works weekendsHardly ever works weekend

Busiest time:Preparing for toursGiving tours

Dislikes:Tourist who complainOffice work

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4. Working with your friendsHOW OFTEN?Check the answer for yourself first. Ask your friends with the questions. Use English when you do it.

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school?

Write two more questions. Report your findings!

4. More exercise for you

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