Lesson 1

Language

1. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I don't get paid for my work, but I like to help people. Last week, I helped (help) to take some disabled children to a park.

2. In my job, we try to change the way people do things. This year, we have asked (ask) shops to use less plastic, because it is bad for the environment.

3. Since I started my job, I have worked (work) with hundreds of computers!

4. Last year, I travelled (travel) to meetings around the world.

5. I love numbers. I have used (use) a lot of very big numbers to work things out in my job!

6. I design bridges. Last year, we built (build)a very long bridge in China.

Vocabulary

2. Now match sentences 1-6 from Exercise 1 with these jobs.

a. business person. 4

b. campaigner. 2

c. computer programmer. 3

d. engineer. 6

e. mathematician. 5

f. volunteer. 1

3. We often add -ian or -ist to make the names of jobs. Complete the sentences with the correct jobs.

1. Someone who works with maths is a mathematician

2. Someone who works with science is a scientist

3. Someone who is good at art is an artist

4. Someone who is good at music is a musician