Test 9

Grammar. Reported Speech.Rewrite the sentences in reported speech using one of the reporting verbs below. 1 is extraaccuse admit inquire offer threaten suggest warn1. ‘I’ll tell the boss if you do it again!’ the manager said to Sue. The manager threatened to tell the boss if Sue did it again. 2.‘I didn’t get the job because I didn’t prepare for the interview,’ Mark said. Mark admitted (that) he hadn’t got the job because he hadn’t prepared for the interview 3. ‘You forgot to do the report!’ Gerry said to me. Gerry accused me of forgetting to do the report. 4.‘Can you type?’ the interviewer asked me. The interviewer inquired if I could type. 5. ‘Don’t wear such casual clothes to work again,’ the manager said to me. The manager warned me not to wear such casual clothes to work again. 6. ‘Let’s look at the jobs on this website,’ Ben said. Ben suggested looking at the jobs on that website. Grammar. Complex Subject.Rewrite the sentences in a different way. Example: People say that universities don’t prepare young people for jobs. - Universities are said not to prepare young people for jobs.1. Everyone knows that the company has fired several people. The company is known to have fired several people. 2. Everyone believes that many employers will take advantage of unpaid apprenticeships. Many employers are believed to take advantage of unpaid apprenticeships 3. Everyone supposes that the government has reduced unemployment. The government is supposed to have reduced unemployment. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the infinitive.1. Perhaps the job was advertised yesterday. The job could have been advertised yesterday. 2. I think they are looking for a new secretary. They could be looking for a new secretary 3. Everybody knows that many businesses were started by young entrepreneurs. Many businesses are known to have been started by young entrepreneurs. 4. It seems that they gave John the job. John seems to have been given the job. Vocabulary. Fill in the blanks using the vocabulary from module 9. 1. This course will pay off, I’m sure. I’ll learn lots.2. Those shoes are far too expensive. They’re overpriced .3.In the long run , sport will help you.4. My phone broke quickly. It was very poor quality.5. If you’ve finished school or university, you can get work experience in a company if you work for free.6.John is always late, he’s really unpunctual.7. Do you want to work for the government and be a civil servant? Read the text. Choose the correct answer -True,False or Not Stated.How are you going to earn some cash this summer?According to the latest figures, teen unemployment in the USA is currently 24%, so you could find it harder than ever to get a summer job this year. So why not create a summer job? Read these ideas …Computer servicesIf you love working with computers, you can offer services such as web or graphic design. The great thing about web development skills is that you can learn them from online tutorials or by reading a book. You can make $50–$100 dollars an hour creating websites for local businesses.Online marketingAnother option is to help other businesses with social media marketing. Teens can use their Facebook and Twitter knowledge to help local businesses market themselves online. Teens are good at targeting products and services that other teens want and use because they have a unique insight. Pay can vary from an hourly rate to a percentage of any increase in sales.Care-givingBabysitting, picking up the kids from school, looking after elderly relatives – the demand for care-giving is growing. If you are over seventeen, you can advertise your services.Pet careIf you like animals, you could set up a company that offers services such as pet sitting (looking after pets while their owners are on holiday), pet walking and pet training. Busy people are happy to pay for these services and you can spend your time with animals. Pay varies, depending on the services offered and number of hours.GardeningYou can start off small and offer services such as cutting the grass.Once you have a few clients, you can add other more specialised services such as planting and taking care of vegetables and so on. Businesses like this often expand by word of mouth, so you need to be prepared to work hard and be reliable.Personal assistant servicesPAs (personal assistants) do all sorts of jobs that their clients don’t have time for – shopping, picking up dry cleaning, going to the post office and so on. If you are prepared to help out with anything that needs doing, this could be a business opportunity for you.1. Unemployment is the highest it’s ever been among teenagers. True False Not stated 2. Most local businesses will pay you between fifty and a hundred dollars to design a website. True False Not stated 3. Teenagers are good at marketing to other teenagers. True False Not stated 4. There are more jobs in care-giving now than there used to be. True False Not stated 5. Most pet care jobs are paid at the same rate. True False Not stated 6. If you have a gardening job, you should work hard because you might get more work from youremployers’ recommendations. True False Not stated 7.Personal assistants do lots of different kinds of jobs for their bosses. True False Not stated