Jobs. Career

Match the words to form phrases.

Choose the correct word. Joe needs a _____ of recommendation to apply for a new job.

Choose the correct word. A large number of students live on the _____ where there are all necessary facilities for their study and rest.

Choose the correct word. Ted is a university student and he is looking for a _____ for the summer.

Choose the correct word. She is a secretary and works at a _____ in the city centre and helps a lawyer.

Choose the correct word. She’s presently doing her _____ at the hospital.

Choose the correct form of the verb. We _____ a film at 8 o’clock yesterday evening.

Choose the correct form of the verb. Gary was writing postcards while Laura _____ photos.

Choose the correct form of the verb. _____ to music when I called?

Choose the correct form of the verb. Larry Page and Sergey Brin _____ in 1995.

Choose the correct form of the verb. Susan opened the door and _____ out of the house.

Read the text and match the parts of the sentences. A horror novel is a fantasy world of ghosts and monsters. The stories aren’t real, of course—or are they? Callum Calder writes ghost stories, and his books sell thousands of copies. But Callum is also a ghost hunter, and he bases all of his bestsellers on real experiences of real haunted houses. So what’s it like to be a ghost hunter and writer? Callum believes that writing is just like any other job, so he likes to be very organized. After breakfast, he goes up to the attic, where he has a tiny office. Here, he creates his terrifying tales. Usually he writes for four hours, grabs a sandwich and then returns for another four hours. "I always stop at five o’clock". "Eight hours of writing is enough for one day", he says. That’s what he does from Monday to Friday, but it’s what he does on weekends that is the most interesting. "The weekends are for investigating ghosts. I spend nights at haunted houses all over the country. I take cameras and tape recorders, as well as lots of other equipment. Sometimes a recording shows something that we miss. I get ideas from talking to witnesses. They give me the history behind the ghosts. I’m quite creative, so it quickly turns into another book idea". But do ghosts really exist? Callum is sure that they do. "Every time I step inside a haunted house, I get the feeling that there’s something there. The ghosts aren’t trying to hurt us. They’re just trying to communicate. "What are they trying to tell us, though?", Callum says, "When I find out, that book will be my best ever!"

Read the text again and decide if the statements are True, False or Not Stated. A horror novel is a fantasy world of ghosts and monsters. The stories aren’t real, of course—or are they? Callum Calder writes ghost stories, and his books sell thousands of copies. But Callum is also a ghost hunter, and he bases all of his bestsellers on real experiences of real haunted houses. So what’s it like to be a ghost hunter and writer? Callum believes that writing is just like any other job, so he likes to be very organized. After breakfast, he goes up to the attic, where he has a tiny office. Here, he creates his terrifying tales. Usually he writes for four hours, grabs a sandwich and then returns for another four hours. "I always stop at five o’clock". "Eight hours of writing is enough for one day", he says. That’s what he does from Monday to Friday, but it’s what he does on weekends that is the most interesting. "The weekends are for investigating ghosts. I spend nights at haunted houses all over the country. I take cameras and tape recorders, as well as lots of other equipment. Sometimes a recording shows something that we miss. I get ideas from talking to witnesses. They give me the history behind the ghosts. I’m quite creative, so it quickly turns into another book idea". But do ghosts really exist? Callum is sure that they do. "Every time I step inside a haunted house, I get the feeling that there’s something there. The ghosts aren’t trying to hurt us. They’re just trying to communicate. "What are they trying to tell us, though?", Callum says, "When I find out, that book will be my best ever!"