- •9A Life changes
- •Redundancy was the best thing that ever happened to me
- •Vocabulary exercises Ex.3 Read the following definitions and match them with active words and expressions.
- •Vocabulary: metaphors
- •Imagine that you have just made a big life change. Use your imagination. Write your answers to the questions in note form.
- •7B Happy birthday
- •Vocabulary: Life Stages
- •Maria prepares to celebrate her 110th birthday
- •Vocabulary exercises Ex.23 Read the following definitions and match them with active words and expressions.
- •Ex.27 Read the following definitions and match them with the words below.
- •7C Dilemmas
- •A t a Crossroads
- •Vocabulary exercises Ex.33 Read the following definitions and match them with active words and expressions.
- •Getting on in life
- •Idiomatic expressions
- •The Infinitive constructions.
- •The Complex Object
- •Articles. Revision.
- •The Planets and Their Names
- •The Telephone
- •How do you feel about working conditions today? Do you think that things have got better or worse? Why?
- •Work with a partner and look at the photos. Say how you think going to work has changed in the last 100 years and why.
- •Downsizing is when a company reduces staff or offices in order to become more efficient. Skim the article to find out what downshifting is.
- •Read the article again more carefully and answer questions 1-7.
Read the article again more carefully and answer questions 1-7.
1 According to the writer, people are beginning to rethink their lives because
A they feel too dependent on their possessions.
В they are worried about the amount of rubbish they throw away.
С they want to spend time doing other things.
D their families object to their working so hard.
2 What does the writer say about the employment market?
A There aren't many jobs nowadays.
В It's difficult to keep a company job for life.
С You have to look hard to find a job yourself.
D It's changing all the time.
3 When Daniel was a journalist he used to
A live in central London.
В dislike his job.
С miss his children.
D be highly paid.
4 Daniel and Liz both agree that the move
A was difficult to organise.
В has improved family life.
С to a farm was expensive.
D has been a total success.
5 What does the word 'tip' in line 30 mean?
A a good idea
В a clue
С a word of advice
D a warning
6 Why was this text written?
A To warn people of the problems of downshifting.
В То tell people how to downshift.
С То make people aware of a new social trend.
D To prove that having a good job doesn't make you happy.