Adults 1 - A Banker's Life
Adults 1 - A Banker's Life
Adults 1 - A Banker's Life
PROGRESS TEST
1 Read and answer the questions below:
A banker’s life
Itsuki Nakamura is a banker. He is from a small town in Japan, but now he lives and works in New York.
American journalist, Manny Valdez, talks to Itsuki about his life and job.
Well, I get up at five in the morning and go to the gym. Then I go home, have a shower and make breakfast. I live
with my wife in a flat in New York, so we have breakfast together. We always have yoghurt and cereal and I usually
drink orange juice. I go to work at 8 o’clock and take the subway to the office. I always use this time to read the
news on my tablet.
I don’t work in a bank in the street. I work in an office. I do a lot of work for big multinational companies. I usually
start work at 9 o’clock and finish at 6 o’clock in the evening. I sometimes have lunch in the office or at a small café.
I love it. I meet a lot of people from all over the world and I need to speak a lot of different languages. I speak
Japanese, English, French, and Chinese. When I’m not at work I study Spanish.
I’m married. My wife’s name is Isabella, she’s American. We don’t have children. My wife is from a big family. She
has three sisters and two brothers! They all live in New York.
I usually get home at quarter past seven. I always cook dinner. My wife likes Japanese food and she never cooks!
Then I read a book or speak to my mother on the phone. She lives in Japan.
Family
5 This is my g__________. She’s 21 and her name is Alejandra. We met on holiday.
6 I’m married. My w__________ name is Gloria.
7 My parents’ parents are my gr________.
8 Do you have br__________ and sisters?
Food
9 Sonia doesn’t eat m__________. She’s a vegetarian.
10 I always have a big br__________ at the weekend.
11 Do you want milk and s__________ in your coffee?
12 Italians eat a lot of pizza and p__________.
Jobs
13 My sister is a w___________. She works in a café.
14 Jose works in his car. He’s a t__________ dr__________.
15 She’s a receptionist. She works in an o__________.
3 Match the words/phrases with the correct verb from the box. There is one extra verb you do
not need to use.
Do you have a big or small family? Who is in your family? What do they do?
What do you do? Are you a student or do you work? Where do you work/study?
Describe your typical day.