Reading skills practice: Job adverts – exercises

Do you need some cash? Are you looking for work? Well, look at these job adverts and do the
exercises to improve your reading skills.

Preparation
Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–f next to the
numbers 1–6.
1…….. cash a. talkative
2…….. a trainee b. having a special ability or training
3…….. chatty c. an informal word for money
4…….. valuable d. very useful or important
5…….. a career e. a person who is being trained to do a job
6…….. skilled f. a person's chosen job and life's work
1. Check your understanding: matching
Complete the recommendations with a job from the box.

A: Support worker B: Trainee hairdresser C: Wowee Magazine writer

D: Model E: Coffee Beans café worker

Recommended job

1. Nina is studying English and has her own blog. She is a very
sociable person, and is interested in music and fashion. ………………………..

2. Dave has just finished school and is looking for a full-time job.
He is sociable, likes working with his hands and cares about his ………………………..
appearance.
3. Dewei enjoys helping people. He wants to make a difference
to other people's lives. He is looking for opportunities to
learn new things that will help him in his career. ………………………..

4. Sarah is a student and she is looking for flexible, part-time

work. She doesn't want to work in a restaurant or shop. She
is tall, beautiful and has her own unique look. ………………………..

5. Sam is friendly and sociable. He has experience working

in a restaurant and wants a job with more responsibility.
He is studying part-time so he needs flexible working ………………………..
hours.

2. Check your understanding: gap fill

Complete the sentences with A, B, C, D or E. You can use each letter more
than once.
1. You never have to wear your own clothes for job .

2. Job offers possibilities for children under 16 years old.

3. Your pay for job depends on how successful you are at the job.

4. Job requires physical contact with customers.

5. Job offers management opportunities.

6. You might get some ‘freebies’ if you do job .

7. You need to work closely with your team for job .

8. Job is for someone who likes working with older people.

Discussion

Do you have a part-time job? Which of these jobs would you most like to do?
 Reading skills practice: Friendship quiz – exercises
Are you a good friend? Would you always be there when your friends need you? Try this quiz to
find out!

Preparation
Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.

1…….. mates a. behave (in a certain way) towards someone

2…….. be away b. timid, nervous or embarrassed when with other
people
3…….. coming up c. be on a trip, not at home
4…….. shy d. friends
use someone unfairly, especially if they are
5…….. take advantage of someone e.
trying to be nice or help you
6…….. treat someone f. happening soon
(well/badly/etc.)
1. Check your understanding: true or false
Circle True or False for these sentences.

1. You can do this quiz to find out if you are a good friend. True False

2. In question 1, your friend can easily get a bus or taxi. True False

In question 2, you can give your friend maths classes without

3. True False
causing difficulties for yourself.

In question 3, you think the person you like would prefer to go

4. True False
out with your friend.

In question 4, your friend is thinking about a permanent

5. True False
change to his/her body.

6. If you answer mostly Cs, you are not a good friend. True False

2. Check your understanding: multiple choice

Circle a, b or c for these sentences.

1. In question 1, which answer is the most helpful for your a b c

friend?
2. Which answer in question 1 sounds good but probably won't a b c
work?
3. In question 2, which answer involves the biggest risk for you? a b c

4. Which answer in question 2 takes the least amount of your a b c

time?
In question 3, which answer has an expression that says
5. a b c
it's OK to behave badly if you are in love?

6. Which answer in question 3 is the best for your friend? a b c

7. In question 4, which answer is the most honest? a b c

8. Which answer in question 4 is the least responsible? a b c

Discussion

Are you a good friend?

How did you do in the quiz? Do you think your result is accurate?
 Reading skills practice: Foreign exchange emails – exercises
Look at these emails between a student and his friend who is studying in Scotland, then do
the exercises to improve your reading skills.

Preparation
Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.

1…….. a classmate a. a student who goes to another country to study for a short
time
a family which lets a foreign student stay in their home
2…….. a school trip b.
and live and eat together with them

3…….. a street performance c. a visit by students to a place to learn something about it

a foreign
4…….. d. a special time or event when people celebrate something
exchange
student
5…….. a host family e. somebody who studies with you in the same class

6…….. a festival f. a show by an actor, musician or other performer in a

public place
 Reading skills practice: Foreign exchange emails – exercises

1. Check your understanding: true or false

Circle True or False for these sentences.

1. Fran is in Edinburgh now. True False

2. Fran is staying at Simon’s house. True False

3. Fran has been busy since he arrived. True False

4. Fran strongly dislikes the host family’s children. True False

5. Fran has been to Edinburgh Castle. True False

6. Fran thinks the street performances are expensive. True False

2. Check your vocabulary: gap fill

Write the informal word or phrase from the box next to the word or phrase with the same
meaning.
pretty loads of How’s it a bit
going?
Hi … / Hey … OK nice hang
out

1. Dear …

2. How are you?

3. lots of

4. quite

5. slightly

6. pleasant

7. spend time with

friends
8. all right

Discussion

Have you ever studied abroad?

If you have the chance in future, where would you like
to study? How would you keep in touch with your
friends and family?
 Reading skills practice: Food and restaurants – exercises
Do you like eating out? Check out these reviews of the trendiest places to eat and improve
your reading skills.

Preparation
Write the names of the food and drink in the boxes below the picture.

pizza steak hamburger fish

cappuccin fruit English pasta

o smoothie breakfast
1. Check your understanding: matching
Match the people with the best restaurant for them. Write the restaurant names below.

Your Local Caff The Lemon Tree Fast Best

The Chocolate Last Days of the A Taste of

Box Raj Tuscany

1. My girlfriend and I are vegetarian. Could you

recommend a suitable restaurant for us?
Restaurant:

Tom, aged 18

2. My friend has a sweet tooth and I want to take her somewhere special this weekend.

Restaurant:

Lucy, aged 16

3. My mates and I all love spicy food. Can you recommend somewhere good for us to go tonight?

Restaurant:

Dino, aged 21

4. I only get 30 minutes off for lunch and I'm in a hurry. Where can I get something quick to eat?

Restaurant:

Melissa, aged 27

5. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day in my opinion. Do you know anywhere that se

Restaurant:

Micky, aged 38

6. We love Italian food, especially pasta. Everyone loves Italian, don't they? Any good Italians nea

Restaurant:

Momo, aged 22
2. Check your understanding: multiple selection
Write the names of restaurants from the article in the box.

1. Which restaurant(s) serve hot and spicy food?

2. Which restaurant(s) only have

desserts and sweets?

3. In which restaurant(s) can you listen to

some great music?

4. Which restaurant(s) are good for

people who don't eat meat?

5. Which restaurant(s) employ staff

trained in Europe?

6. Which restaurant(s) serve an all-day

breakfast including sausages, bacon
and eggs?

Discussion

Which of these restaurants would you choose to go to, and why?

How often do you usually eat out?

Vocabulary Box Write any new words you have learned in this lesson.