You get a new job and discover that the local college is running a training course that will be very useful in your work. How do you react?
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You are planning a weekend with your family and friends. On Friday afternoon something urgent comes up. What is your reaction?
Do your leisure interests ever distract you from your work?
Do you find it easy to concentrate on one subject?
Have you got what it takes?
Fill in the gaps with the verbs.
Revise the weekdays in the following funny verse.
I didn't go to school on Monday.
On Tuesday I stayed home and read.
I didn't work hard on Wednesday.
And on Thursday I stayed in my bed.
I didn't do much on Friday.
And on Saturday I didn't get dressed.
I'm so glad today is Sunday,
My only day of rest.
| 1. | video games, tennis, cards |
| 2. | a bicycle, a motorbike |
| 3. | shopping, dancing, fishing, to bed |
| 4. | a book, a magazine, a newspaper |
| 5. | friends, relatives |
| 6. | a film, the news on TV |
| 7. | dinner, a shower, coffee, a lesson, breakfast |
| 8. | music, the radio |
| 9. | the dishes, the car, my clothes, my face |
| 10. | my homework, the washing-up, the ironing, the housework |
4. Work in pairs and do the ‘psychometric test'. Then read the assessment together.
a Not at all, I like to think about a variety of things.
b I try hard but sometimes it's difficult.
ñ Yes, I have no problem doing this.
a No, never b Sometimes ñ Yes, often.
aYou try to find someone else to do it for you.
b You forget your weekend and get on with what you have to do.
ñ You decide it will have to wait as you already have plans for the weekend.
aYou're not very interested in doing it.
b You decide to do the course even if you have to pay for it yourself.
ñ You will go, but only if your new company pays for it.
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