Lesson 1

Reading

2. Read the text. Why do you think Gamal likes his job?

My cousin, Gamal, is a business person. When he finished university, he got a job with a big company in Cairo. He's worked there for three years now.

I think he's got a very important job. He's the manager of a team of people and they have meetings every day. He works very hard.

Sometimes, he has to meet people from companies in other countries.

He has travelled to lots of interesting places. Last year, he went to Nigeria and Brazil.

It's an important job, he meets other people, he travels to interesting places.

3. Read the text again. Choose the correct words.

1. Gamal got his job after he finished school / university.

2. He started working for the company three years ago / last year.

3. Gamal is the manager of the company / a team of people.

4. He has meetings with people from his company / different companies every day.

5. Sometimes Gamal travels to / has visitors from different countries.

Language

4. Complete the sentences with the present perfect or past simple form of the verb in brackets.

1. Sami passed (pass) his exams last week.

2. I have visited (visit) lots of interesting cities in my country.

3. My mum wanted (want) to be a sports champion when she was young.

4. We finished (finish) our science project last week.

5. Noha has worked (work) as a volunteer since she left school.

6. My brother has read (read) lots of interesting books about space science.