Exercise 1 Complete the sentences with the expression get a good job. Use the Infinitive or the -ing form of the verb get.
1 I want .
2 I suggest .
3 I decided .
4 I recommend .
5 I hope .
6 I feel like .
7 I managed .
8 I am trying .
9 I would appreciate .
10 I will not refuse .
11 I agree .
12 I have denied .
Exercise 2.
A. Complete the text about figures with the following words: crisis, forecast, sales, fraction, make up, increase, national.
Staff,
As you know, our 1. figures this year are very low. Our sales in Europe fell by 13 percent in the last quarter, which is the biggest percentage fall ever.
Our sales are only $1.34 billion, to be exact. The recent financial 2. was very bad.
First, we lost a huge 3. of our business – approximately 1/6 of our Asian clients.
Second, our 4. currency lost value; the Euro is now stronger than the dollar.
Fortunately, the experts 5. some good figures. They estimate a 3% 6. in sales by the end of next year. Still, we’ll need to double that in order to 7. what we lost last year.
Exercise 3 .
Read the questions about pocket money and answer them.
What do today’s teenagers usually spend their pocket money on?
Where can teenagers get extra money from? Give at least 3 ideas.
Do you think that teenagers are responsible enough with their money? Why/why not?
Support your answer with examples.
Make full sentences. Remember about articles.