Bài 3: WORK

WORK



Sister Mary comes from Ireland. She is a nun and she lives and works in a girls' school in Cork. She teaches French and Spanish. She likes her job and she loves the green countryside of Ireland. She goes walking in her free time.


Hans Huser is a ski-instructor. He is Swiss and lives in Villars, a village in the mountains. In summer he works in a sports shop and in winter he teaches skiing. He speaks four languages, French, German, Italian, and English. He is married and has two sons. He plays football with them in his free time.
Sister Mary
A Where does Sister Mary come from?
B Ireland.
A What does she do?
B She's a teacher.
A Does she speak French?
B Yes, she does.
A Does she speak German?
B No, she doesn't.

Hans Huser
A Where does Hans come from?
B Switzerland.
A What does he do?
B He's a ski-instructor.
A Does he speak French and German?
B Yes, he does.
A Does he speak Spanish?
B No, he doesn't.

Georges, Keiko and Mark
1 Georges comes from Paris.
2 Georges lives in London.
3 He works in the centre of Paris.
4 In his free time he plays tennis.
5 Keiko comes from China.
6 She lives in Washington.
7 She speaks French and German.
8 She's married to an American.
9 Mark comes from England.
10 He works in Liverpool.
11 He speaks Italian.
12 In his free time he goes walking.

Hear the sentences
1 She likes her job.
2 She loves walking.
3 She's married.
4 Does he have three children?
5 Where does he go?
6 She watches the television.

Frank Garret's day
a
A Good morning, sir. Can I see your ticket?
B Yes, of course. Here you are.
A Thank you. Maidstone next stop.
B Thank you.

b
A Good morning, boys and girls.
B Good morning, Mr Garret.
A Can I have your homework, please?
B It's on your desk, Mr Garret.
A Thank you.

c
A Goodbye, Frank. Have a good journey!
B Thank you very much.
A See you next Monday.
B Yes, of course. Goodbye!

d
A Excuse me. Is this seat free?
B Yes, it is.
A Thank you. It's cold this evening.
B It certainly is. And the sea's very black!

e
A Hello darling! Are you tired?
B Yes, I am. And cold.
A Sit down and have a glass of wine.
B Mmmm! Thank you. I'm hungry, too.

Listen to the time
It's five o'clock.
It's eight o'clock.
It's half past five.
It's half past eleven.
It's quarter past five.
It's quarter past two.
It's quarter to six.
It's quarter to nine.
It's five past five.
It's ten past five.
It's twenty past five.
It's twenty-five past five.
It's twenty-five to six.
It's twenty to six.
It's ten to six.
It's five to six.

Conversation about the time
A Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?
B Yes, of course. It's six o'clock.
A Thanks.

A Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?
B I'm sorry. I don't know. I don't have a watch.
Grammar
TÉm hiæu thÉ Present Simple. (Xem Grammar In Use Unit 2)

Prepositions
She works in a girls’ school.
He lives in a village in the mountains.
In winter he teaches skiing.

On Tuesday I’m tired.

He plays football with his sons in his free time.
She is married to an American.
A nurse looks after people in a hospital.

He arrives at school at 8.45.
He catches a train to London.
He drives from his village to Boulogne.
He goes to Boulogne by train.

No Prepostion
He leaves _ home at 8.00.
He arrives _ home at 9.30.

Reading and Listerning
Pre-reading task
1. Look at the map. Which two countries are they? Write the names of the capital cities on the map.
2. Check the meaning of the underlined words in your dictionary.
He leaves home.
She drives to work.
He catches a train at 9.00.
a ferry
She arrives at work at 8.30.
The journey takes twenty minutes.
It costs only ten pence.
fortunately

Reading
Read the text. Answer the three questions.
a Where does Mr Garret live?
b What is his job?
c Where does he work?

The long-distance teacher
Mr Frank Garret, 65, is a schoolteacher. He is English, but he lives in France, in the Normandy village of Yerville. Mr Garret lives in France, but he works in England.
Every Monday he leaves home at 2.30 in the morning and drives 101 miles from his village to Boulogne, where he leaves his car and catches the ferry to Folkestone. Then he catches the train to Maidstone in Kent and he arrives at Manor School at 8.25. He teaches French from 9.00 in the morning to 3.30 in the afternoon, and then leaves school. He arrives home at 9.30 in the evening. The journey there and back takes twelve hours and costs only £16!
Fortunately, Mr Garret works in England only one day a week.
And what does he do on the other days? He teaches English! He has a class of eighteen French students in Yerville.
‘Yes, on Tuesdays I’m tired,’ he says, ‘but I love my job in England and I love my home in France. I’m a happy man!’

Comprehension check
1. Write Folkestone, Boulogne, Maidstone, and Yerville on the map. Mark Mr Garret’s journey.
2. Answer the questions.
a. Is Mr Garret French?
b. How many jobs does he have?
c. Does he go to Boulogne by train?
d. Where does he leave his car?
e. Where does he catch the train?
f. Is the journey cheap or expensive? How much does it cost?
g. Does Mr Garret go to Manor School every day?
h. Why does Mr Garret live in France but work in England? (Because...)

3. Complete the text about Mr Garret’s journey back home from his school.

Mr Garret _____ Manor School at 3.30 in the afternoon and he ______ the train to Folkestone, where he _____the ferry to Boulogne.
Then he ______ from Boulogne back to his village. The journey ______ six hours. He _____ home at 9.30.

Language work
Complete the questions.
Example
What time does he leave home in the morning?
At 2.30.

a. What time _____ _____ _____ at Manor School?
At 8.25.
b. What time _____ _____ _____ ?
At 3.30.
c. When _____ _____ _____ home in the evening?
At 9.30.
d. How much _____ the journey _____ ?
Sixteen pounds.
e. How long _____ the journey home _____ ?
Six hours.
f. How many students _____ he _____ in his English class?
Eighteen.