PATHWAYS 1 L/S MYELT EXERCISES

UNIT 1: LIVING FOR WORK

LESSON A – VOCABULARY 1
VOCABULARY SKILL: Recognizing Word Families

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. My sister climbed Mt. Everest. It was a(n) __________!

A. adventure B. skill C. experience

2. I'm having a lot of different __________ in this country. Some of them are boring, but others are
exciting.

A. skills B. experiences C. adventures

3. It can be difficult to __________ in another language. People don't always understand you.

A. explore B. experience C. communicate

4. If you have good cooking __________, you can get a job as a chef.

A. opportunities B. adventures C. skills

5. I've never been to this museum. I want to __________ it.

A. adventure B. explore C. communicate

6. Johan is very __________. He is an artist and musician.

A. creative B. dangerous C. ordinary

7. On the outside, the building is very __________. It looks like all the others.

A. favorite B. ordinary C. creative

8. Biology is my __________ subject.

A. favorite B. creative C. dangerous

9. Look at this job ad. It's an interesting __________ for someone like you.

A. adventure B. skill C. opportunity

10. Firefighters have a __________ job. They can get hurt fighting fires.

A.. creative B. dangerous C. favorite

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LESSON A – VOCABULARY 2
Choose the best words to complete the information

Are you looking for a career filled with fun and (1) A. adventure/ B. skill? Then you should think about
applying to Travel the World Today. This is no (2) A. ordinary/ B. dangerous job. You will meet wonderful
people as you have the (3) A. skills/ B. experiences of a lifetime. As a trip leader, you will have the (4) A.
opportunity/ B. skill to see countries around the world. Quickly, you will build important (5) A. skills/ B.
adventures such as planning, dealing with people, and (6) A. communicating/ B. experiencing. Our trips go to
over 60 countries, but they are never (7) A. favorite/ B. dangerous. Our trips are very safe. Our employees
worked at other places before, but they say this is their (8) A. favorite/ B. creative job. Come join our team and
see why.

KEY
Are you looking for a career filled with fun and (1) A. adventure/ B. skill Then you should think about
applying to Travel the World Today. This is no (2) A. ordinary/ B. dangerous job. You will meet wonderful
people as you have the (3) A. skills/ B. experiences of a lifetime. As a trip leader, you will have the (4) A.
opportunity/ B. skill to see countries around the world. Quickly, you will build important (5) A. skills/ B.
adventures such as planning, dealing with people, and (6) A. communicating/ B. experiencing. Our trips go to
over 60 countries, but they are never (7) A. favorite/ B. dangerous. Our trips are very safe. Our employees
worked at other places before, but they say this is their (8) A. favorite/ B. creative job. Come join our team and
see why.

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LESSON A – VOCABULARY 3
Fill in each space with the given word in the box that has the correct definition

ordinary skills favorite dangerous adventure

creative experiences explore opportunity communicate

1. ___________________ to go to different places and learn about things.

2. ___________________ common, regular
3. ___________________ having imagination and artistic ability
4. ___________________ things you are able to do well
5. ___________________ things you do or that happen to you
6. ___________________ likely to cause harm or injury
7. ___________________ a chance to do something
8. ___________________ preferred, most liked
9. ___________________ to share information with others
10. __________________ an exciting time or event

KEY

1. EXPLORE to go to different places and learn about things

2. ORDINARY common, regular

3. CREATIVE having imagination and artistic ability

4. SKILLS things you are able to do well

5. EXPERIENCES things you do or that happen to you

6. DANGEROUS likely to cause harm or injury

7. OPPORTUNITY A chance to do something

8. FAVORITE preferred, most liked

9. COMMUNICATE to share information with others

10. ADVENTURE an exciting time or event

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LESSON A – VOCABULARY SKILL

VOCABULARY SKILL: Recognizing Word Families

Put each word in the correct column

create communication communicate danger

creative explore exploration endanger
creation exploratory communicative dangerous

Nouns Verbs Adjectives

KEY
Nouns Verbs Adjectives
 creation  create  creative
 communication  communicate  communicative
 exploration  explore  exploratory
 danger  endanger  dangerous

LESSON A – LISTEN
Listen to an interview. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the information.

Daniel Patterson is a TV (1) A. reporter/ B. producer/ C. actor. He often works on (2) A. cooking/ B. reality/ C.
news shows. Sometimes he has to come up with different ideas and (3) A. Write scripts/ B. solve problems/ C.
do research. He has to be able to (4) A. communicate well/ B. make travel plans/ C. speak Spanish. His favorite
part is the (5) A. creative opportunities/ B. adventure/ C. fun people. He sometimes travels to places such as (6)
A. Mexico/ B. Thailand/ C. France

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KEY

Daniel Patterson is a TV (1) A. reporter/ B. producer/ C. actor. He often works on (2) A. cooking/ B. reality/ C.
news shows. Sometimes he has to come up with different ideas and (3) A. Write scripts/ B. solve problems/ C.
do research. He has to be able to (4) A. communicate well/ B. make travel plans/ C. speak Spanish. His favorite
part is the (5) A. creative opportunities/ B. adventure/ C. fun people. He sometimes travels to places such as (6)
A. Mexico/ B. Thailand/ C. France.

LESSON A – LISTEN SKILL

LISTENING SKILL: Identifying Main Ideas
Listen to an interview with a TV producer. Choose whether each sentence is a main idea or a detail.

1. Daniel lives in Los Angeles.

A main idea B detail

2. His job is never the same.

A main idea B detail

3. On competition shows, someone goes home each week.

A main idea B detail

4. As a TV producer, he needs several different skills.

A main idea B detail

5. His favorite part of the job is the adventure.

A main idea B detail

6. He worked in Vietnam.

A main idea B detail

LESSON A – NOTE-TAKING SKILL

NOTE-TAKING SKILL: Taking Notes on Key Words and Phrases

Listen to an interview with a TV producer. Read the four main ideas listed and the notes on the key words and

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details in the box. Write in each key word or detail under the main idea it supports in the order you hear them.
(Two details are not key. You will not use them.)

study film or TV production get a job as prod. assistant

climb very high each week, s.o. goes home
change with job test games
travel creative, social skills, communication

1. Job responsibilities

Change with job

2. Skills

Creative, social skills, communication

3. Favorite part: adventure

Test game

Travel

4. Advice

Study film or TV production

Get a job as prod. assistant

LESSON A – GRAMMAR FOR SPEAKING 1

GRAMMAR: The Simple Present vs. the Present Continuous

Underline the simple present verbs in the conversation.

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Bing: Hi, Luis. How's it going?

Luis: Good. How are you?

Bing: Great. I'm taking a photography class that I really like.

Luis: Really? That sounds fun. I'm going to meet Martin at the coffee shop. Do you want to come?

Bing: No, sorry. My class starts in 20 minutes. Maybe next time.

Luis: Sure. By the way, I have some news. I'm starting a new job next week.

Bing: What is it?

Luis: A television production assistant.

Bing: What do they do?

Luis: They help the producers, they move equipment, and sometimes they get food or supplies. Most
importantly, they learn a lot about television production!

LESSON A – GRAMMAR FOR SPEAKING 2

GRAMMAR: The Simple Present vs. the Present Continuous
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

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1. working/I’m/today.

I’m working today

2. news/writes/stories/journalist/a

A journalist writes news stories

3. she/takes/always/trips/on/photographs

She always takes photographs on trips

4. usually/homework/we/have

Usually we have homework

5. city/are/living/my/in/a/parent/big

My parents are living in a big city

6. teacher/now/is/explanation/an/right/the/giving

The teacher is giving an explaination right now

7. a/job/interesting/has/an/producer/television

A television producer has an interesting job

8. making/are/friends/strangers/with/they

They are making friends with strangers

LESSON A – GRAMMAR FOR SPEAKING 3

GRAMMAR: The Simple Present vs. the Present Continuous

Choose the correct word or words to complete the sentences.

1. Wildlife photographers A. take/B. are taking pictures of animals as a job.

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2. My brother, who is a photographer, A. takes/ B. is taking pictures of elephants in Africa this month.

3. Tour guides often A. speak/ B. are speaking more than one language

4. A. It doesn’t rain/B. It’s not raining, but it usually A. rains/ B. is raining a lot in April.

5. My cousin A. writes/ B. is writing well, so she A. is applying/ B. applies for jobs at newspapers this
week.

6. A. Do/ B. Are you studying English right now?

7. Helena A. goes/ B. go to work at 9 a.m., so A. she works/ B. she’s working now.

8. Managers A. aren’t/ B. don’t always have the best communication skills

KEY:

1. Wildlife photographers A. take/B. are taking pictures of animals as a job.

2. My brother, who is a photographer, A. takes/ B. is taking pictures of elephants in Africa this month.

3. Tour guides often A. speak/ B. are speaking more than one language

4. A. It doesn’t rain/B. It’s not raining, but it usually A. rains/ B. is raining a lot in April.

5. My cousin A. writes/ B. is writing well, so she A. is applying/ B. applies for jobs at newspapers this
week.

6. A. Do/ B. Are you studying English right now?

7. Helena A. goes/ B. go to work at 9 a.m., so A. she works/ B. she’s working now.

8. Managers A. aren’t/ B. don’t always have the best communication skills

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