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The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 3B - 9 to 5 for the textbook English File Elementary - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Jerry Lambert from Oxford University Press

Chapter

Exercise

Question

Listen to Part 1 of a game show called His job, her job. Three people ask Alex and Sue about their jobs. Underline the questions they ask Alex.
Listen again. What are Alex's answers? Write ✓ (yes), ✗ (no), or D (it depends)
Now listen to Part 2 and do the same for Sue.
Look at their answers and make sentences about them. What do you think their jobs are?
Listen. What do Alex and Sue do?

Answer

a) - b)

Alex’s questions about his job

Do you work in an office? ✗
Do you work in the evening? D
Do you make things? ✗
Do you wear a uniform or special clothes? ✓
Do you drive? ✗
Do you work in a team? ✓
Do you have special qualifications? ✗
Do you speak foreign languages? ✗
Do you travel? ✓

c) - d)

Sue’s questions about her job

Do you work outside? D
Do you work at the weekend? ✓
Do you work with the public? ✗
Do you have good holidays? ✗
Do you work at night? D
Do you earn a lot of money? ✗
Do you like your job? ✓

e)

Alex

... doesn’t work in an office.
... sometimes works in the evening.
... works in a team.
... doesn’t have special qualifications.
... doesn’t speak foreign languages.
... travels at weekends.
... doesn’t drive in his job.
... doesn’t make things.
... wears special clothes.

Sue

... sometimes works outside.
... sometimes works at night.
... works at the weekend.
... doesn’t work with the public.
... doesn’t have any holidays.
... doesn’t earn a lot of money / doesn’t have a salary.
... loves her job.