Perspectives Pre-intermediate Unit 9

Match the job to the picture.

a. f.

b. g.

c. h.

d. i.

e.
1. cleaner
2. architect
3. factory worker
4. nurse
5. accountant
6. firefighter
7. school teacher
8. dentist
9. engineer

1. ANS: I PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary

TOP: Jobs
2. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Jobs
3. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Jobs
4. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Jobs

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 5. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Jobs
6. ANS: H PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Jobs
7. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Jobs
8. ANS: G PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Jobs
9. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p105 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Jobs

Complete each sentence with the correct word from the list.

for from on

10. He graduated ____________ high school this year.

ANS: from

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Dependent prepositions

11. She applied ____________ a job in a primary school.

ANS: for

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Dependent prepositions

12. I haven’t decided ____________ what I’m going to study at university.

ANS: on

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Dependent prepositions

Choose the correct option.

13. I need to focus ________ my studies more this year and play less sport.
a. for
b. on
c. at
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p113 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Vocabulary in context

14. When I go to university, I’ll have a lot more ________ than I do now.
a. curiosity
b. global
c. freedom
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p113 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Vocabulary in context

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 15. Studying further maths is really ________ compared to regular maths.
a. tough
b. global
c. freedom
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p113 OBJ: Vocabulary
TOP: Vocabulary in context

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

16. By the time he was ten years old, he ____________ (decide) he wanted to be a professional
football player.

ANS: had decided

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Past perfect

17. He ____________ (have) three part-time jobs by the time he got his first full-time job.

ANS: had had

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Past perfect

18. My mother ____________ (work) as a teacher for many years before she became an engineer.

ANS: had worked

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Past perfect

19. By the time he was fifty years old, he ____________ (make) the decision to retire in France.

ANS: had made

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Past perfect

20. By the time she ____________ (write) her first two books, she was famous all over the world.

ANS: had written

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Past perfect

Match the two parts of the sentence.

a. she had attended high school in another state.

b. but they lost the game by one goal.
c. by the time he got a place in the school team.
d. before she applied for the job.
e. by the time I got there.
21. He hadn’t played rugby for very long
22. She had already arrived home
23. Before she went to college,
24. They had played well
25. She had updated her resume

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 21. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Past perfect
22. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Past perfect
23. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Past perfect
24. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Past perfect
25. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Past perfect

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

26. I like your new shirt.

She said she ____________ (like) his new shirt.

ANS: liked

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Reported speech

27. I am going to the concert tomorrow night.

He said that he ____________ (go) to the concert tomorrow night.

ANS: was going

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Reported speech

28. I went to the library yesterday.

She told me that she ____________ (go) to the library yesterday.

ANS:
had been
had gone

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Reported speech

29. I have visited Germany many times.

She said she ____________ (visit) Germany many times.

ANS: had visited

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Reported speech

30. I got my first bike at the age of eight.

He said that he ____________ (get) his first bike at the age of eight.

ANS: had got

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Reported speech

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 Are the following sentences correct? Choose T (True) or F (False). Correct the incorrect
sentences.

31. My father took me to my first tennis match at the age of twelve.

She told me that her father takes her to her first tennis match at the age of twelve.

__________________________________________________________________

ANS: F
She told me that her father had taken her to her first tennis match at the age of twelve.

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Reported speech

32. I have been working hard all morning.

He said that he had been working hard all morning.

__________________________________________________________________

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110

OBJ: Grammar TOP: Reported speech

33. I have a dream to play cricket for my country.

He told me that he is having a dream to play cricket for his country.

__________________________________________________________________

ANS: F
He told me that he had a dream to play cricket for his country.

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar TOP: Reported speech

34. I can’t see you tonight.

She told me that she couldn’t see me tonight.

__________________________________________________________________

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110

OBJ: Grammar TOP: Reported speech

35. You will have to get a driving licence.

He said I would have to get a driving licence.

__________________________________________________________________

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110

OBJ: Grammar TOP: Reported speech

Match the direct speech to the reported speech.

a. He asked me if I wanted to go to the beach tomorrow.

b. She asked me if I could turn on the heat.
c. He asked me what I had done last night.
d. She asked me what I was doing.
e. She said that the plane wouldn’t be on time.
36. What are you doing?

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 37. What did you do last night?
38. The plane won’t be on time.
39. Do you want to go to the beach tomorrow?
40. Could you turn on the heat?

36. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Reported speech
37. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Reported speech
38. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Reported speech
39. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Reported speech
40. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p110 OBJ: Grammar
TOP: Reported speech

Read. Choose T (True) or F (False).

The world of work

When I was at university I studied engineering. My father really wanted me to be a doctor like he
was, but I was more interested in being an engineer. The place that I grew up in was famous for its
mines and factories, so it was natural for me to want to study engineering.

I enjoyed studying engineering and I got a good grade when I graduated. I also managed to get a
job quickly after leaving university, and I thought that I would be able to use everything I had
learned in the job. What a surprise I had when I first started working. None of the jobs that I was
asked to do required any knowledge of the subjects I had studied at university.

I really thought I would have the opportunity to apply my knowledge in the workplace. I quickly
began to realise that skills such as being able to work in a team and take part in meetings are far
more important. One thing that surprised me was that I had to write very formal letters for the
company which I had never done before, or even learned how to do. I had to ask my boss how to
do this, but he was happy to help me.

When I spoke to some of the senior engineers, they told me that they had had the same experience
as me when they first joined the company. They said that I shouldn’t worry too much, because I
would learn these skills quickly.

Another thing that I found difficult was working with people who have very different personalities
to mine. How I get on with someone depends on how close their character is to my own.
Generally, I find it easier to work with people who are similar to me.

41. I thought I could be a doctor like my father.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for general meaning

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 42. I wanted to work in a factory after leaving school.
a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for general meaning

43. I liked being at university.

a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for general meaning

44. Getting a job was quite difficult for me.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for general meaning

45. Getting a good grade at university helped me in the workplace.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for general meaning

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 Read. Choose T (True) or F (False). Correct the false statements.

The world of work

When I was at university I studied engineering. My father really wanted me to be a doctor like he
was, but I was more interested in being an engineer. The place that I grew up in was famous for its
mines and factories, so it was natural for me to want to study engineering.

I enjoyed studying engineering and I got a good grade when I graduated. I also managed to get a
job quickly after leaving university, and I thought that I would be able to use everything I had
learned in the job. What a surprise I had when I first started working. None of the jobs that I was
asked to do required any knowledge of the subjects I had studied at university.

I really thought I would have the opportunity to apply my knowledge in the workplace. I quickly
began to realise that skills such as being able to work in a team and take part in meetings are far
more important. One thing that surprised me was that I had to write very formal letters for the
company which I had never done before, or even learned how to do. I had to ask my boss how to
do this, but he was happy to help me.

When I spoke to some of the senior engineers, they told me that they had had the same experience
as me when they first joined the company. They said that I shouldn’t worry too much, because I
would learn these skills quickly.

Another thing that I found difficult was working with people who have very different personalities
to mine. How I get on with someone depends on how close their character is to my own.
Generally, I find it easier to work with people who are similar to me.

46. I had a lot of experience of working in teams from university.

__________________________________________________________________

ANS: F
I had no experience of working in teams from university.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information

47. I had studied how to write formal letters at university.

__________________________________________________________________

ANS: F
I had not studied how to write formal letters at university.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information

48. I eventually knew I wasn’t the only person who didn’t have a chance to use their university
education.

__________________________________________________________________

ANS: T PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p108

OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for specific information

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 49. I was used to being with people with different personalities to my own.

__________________________________________________________________

ANS: F
I wasn’t used to being with people with different personalities to my own.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information

50. The writer has a factual tone.

__________________________________________________________________

ANS: F
The writer has a warm tone.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information

Read. Match the definition to the word.

The world of work

When I was at university I studied engineering. My father really wanted me to be a doctor like he
was, but I was more interested in being an engineer. The place that I grew up in was famous for its
mines and factories, so it was natural for me to want to study engineering.

I enjoyed studying engineering and I got a good grade when I graduated. I also managed to get a
job quickly after leaving university, and I thought that I would be able to use everything I had
learned in the job. What a surprise I had when I first started working. None of the jobs that I was
asked to do required any knowledge of the subjects I had studied at university.

I really thought I would have the opportunity to apply my knowledge in the workplace. I quickly
began to realise that skills such as being able to work in a team and take part in meetings are far
more important. One thing that surprised me was that I had to write very formal letters for the
company which I had never done before, or even learned how to do. I had to ask my boss how to
do this, but he was happy to help me.

When I spoke to some of the senior engineers, they told me that they had had the same experience
as me when they first joined the company. They said that I shouldn’t worry too much, because I
would learn these skills quickly.

Another thing that I found difficult was working with people who have very different personalities
to mine. How I get on with someone depends on how close their character is to my own.
Generally, I find it easier to work with people who are similar to me.

a. A situation in which it is possible for you to do something, or a possibility of doing

something
b. influenced by someone, or changed because of someone
c. public or official
d. Someone whose job is to design, build or repair machines, engines, roads, bridges, etc.
e. An underground system of holes and passages where people dig out coal or other
minerals
51. engineer

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 52. mine
53. opportunity
54. formal
55. depends on

51. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information
52. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for specific information
53. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for specific information
54. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for specific information
55. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p108 OBJ: Reading
TOP: Reading for specific information

Listen to Adam and Sophie. Choose T (True) or F (False). Audio 1.09

56. Sophie didn’t think she would pass her driving test.
a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information

57. Sophie has a car she can drive at the moment.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information

58. Sophie thinks she can afford to get a car.

a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information

59. She hopes to buy a normal car.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information

60. Adam knows what a hybrid car is.

a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening

TOP: Listening for specific information

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 Listen to Adam and Sophie. Choose the correct option. Audio 1.09

61. Sophie ________ how hybrid cars work.

a. wants to learn
b. isn’t interested in
c. knows about
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

62. Sophie thinks that she will ________ running a hybrid or an electric car.
a. waste money
b. save money
c. spend more money
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

63. Sophie thinks hybrid cars are ________.

a. better for driving
b. better for parking
c. better for the air
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

64. Electric cars are ________ other cars.

a. more expensive than
b. the same price as
c. cheaper than
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

65. Sophie is probably going to buy ________ car.

a. a hybrid
b. an electric
c. a regular
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

Listen to Adam and Sophie. Match the word to the correct meaning. Audio 1.09

a. the air, land and water where people, animals and plants live
b. works using petrol
c. working or operating in an energy saving way
d. to get money from a bank or financial organization and pay it back over a period of time
e. works using electricity
66. loan
67. environment
68. electric motor
69. petrol engine
70. efficient

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 66. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
67. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
68. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
69. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
70. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p106 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information

Writing

71. Write a formal email asking for information about a part-time summer job. Write at least five
sentences.

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

ANS:
Answers will vary.

PTS: 6 REF: Unit 9 p115 OBJ: Writing TOP: A formal email

Match the phrases with their uses.

a. Use indirect questions to be more polite.

b. End with a polite and formal closing.
c. Say who you are
d. A polite greeting
72. I’m a student in … at …
73. Dear Mr Smith,
74. Could you tell me …?
75. Yours sincerely,

72. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p115 OBJ: Writing

TOP: A formal email
73. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p115 OBJ: Writing
TOP: A formal email
74. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p115 OBJ: Writing
TOP: A formal email
75. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 9 p115 OBJ: Writing
TOP: A formal email

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 Watch. Choose T (True) or F (False). Video 9.1

76. The best part of the trip was the cabin on the boat.
a. True
b. False

ANS: F PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p112 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: The surprising thing I learned sailing solo around the world

77. Her experiences as a child encouraged her to sail around the world.
a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p112 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: The surprising thing I learned sailing solo around the world

78. She saved money as a child to achieve her dream.

a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p112 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: The surprising thing I learned sailing solo around the world

79. She spent one-hundred pounds to buy her first boat.

a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p112 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: The surprising thing I learned sailing solo around the world

80. She designed her own boat to sail around the world.
a. True
b. False

ANS: T PTS: 2 REF: Unit 9 p112 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: The surprising thing I learned sailing solo around the world

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