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E GOAL: Write a Personal Description
Communication
A Read the ad for college jobs. Answer the questions.
1. When are the jobs available? ____________________________________
2. Who is the ad for? _______________________________________________
3. What are the three jobs? ____________________________________
WORD FOCUS assistant a person who helps (the manager)
ARE YOU A STUDENT?
There are jobs for you in July and August!
- Summer school assistants: Play sports and games with children
- Waiters at a pizza restaurant: At lunchtime and in the evening
- Cashiers in a supermarket: The pay is good!
Email: [email protected]
B Work with a partner. Which adjectives describe the three jobs? Use words from the unit or those you know.
C Which summer job is good for you? Why? Tell your partner.
This job is good because...
.. it's interesting.
... I like children.
... it's easy.
D Read about three students in Toronto, Canada. Complete the notes in this table.
| Name | Age | Home Country | Type of Student |
| Tanya | 20 | ||
| Mateo | Colombia | ||
| Aya | Tourism |
| Tanya Hello. My name's Tanya and I'm 20 years old. I'm from Australia, but I'm in Toronto now. I'm a business student. | Mateo Hi. I'm Mateo Gomez and I'm 23 years old. I'm from Colombia. In Bogota, I'm a teacher, but this year I'm a student in Toronto. I study English because I want to teach it back home. | Aya My name's Aya. Most of my family is Japanese, but I'm from Singapore. I'm 20 years old and I'm a tourism student. |
E Which job in A is good for each of the students in D?
Summer school assistant is Talk about the students with your partner. good for... because he / she...
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Writing
| WRITING SKILLS: Compound Sentences |
| A text with only simple sentences will sound very boring. As you write, try to connect short sentences with related ideas to make longer ones. The new sentences are then called compound sentences. One way to create a compound sentence is by using conjunctions such as and, but, or or. Example: I live in Việt Nam and I love this country. |
F Compare the sentences. Then complete the rules with and, but, or or.
My name's Tanya. I'm 20 years old. I'm from Australia. I'm in Toronto now.
My name's Tanya and I'm 20 years old. I'm from Australia, but I'm in Toronto now.
I can go to school by bike. I can take a bus to school.
I can go to school by bike or I can take a bus to school.
1. ________ is for extra information.
2. ________ is for different information.
3. ________ is for different possibilities.
G Underline and and but in the personal information in D.
H Connect the sentences with and, but, or or.
1. Angeline is from Brazil. She's 18 years old.
2. Asef is a student in England. He's from Jordan.
3. I'm 35 years old. I'm a photographer.
4. My mother is Spanish. My father isn't.
5. We can go to college. We can take a gap year.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Write a Personal Description
Write three personal descriptions (120-150 words in total) about yourself, a friend or a family member, and a famous person. In each description, write about one's:
• name • country • age • occupation
Include other interesting information. Then share your descriptions in small groups.
Andrés Ruzo is a National Geographic Explorer. He's from Peru, but he lives in the US.
