chapter 6 unit 1. my coworkers

CHAPTER 6: I work part-time…

Unit 1: My Coworkers

Exercise 1: Picture Description

What do you see in the picture?

Exercise 2: Vocabulary

Repeat after your tutor.

coworker My coworker is very kind.

job My job is to build houses.

teacher

giáo viên

Ryan is a teacher.

police officer My uncle is a police officer.

nurse

y tá

Nurses help sick people.

writer

nhà văn

He is a famous writer.

banker

nhân viên ngân hàng

The banker is very strict.

doctor

bác sĩ

Ninna is a successful doctor.

full-time

toàn thời gian

She has a full-time job at the post office.

part-time

bán thời gian

I work as a part-time waiter.

Exercise 3: Let’s Talk

A. Read the dialogue with your tutor.

Tutor: Long time no see! I’m glad you could

come to our high school reunion.

Student: I wouldn’t miss it!

Tutor: How have you been? What do you do

now?

Student: I’m fine. I’m a preschool teacher.

Tutor: Oh, that’s great!

Tutor: How was your first day at work?

Student: Oh, it was good! I got to meet my co-workers.

Tutor: Were they nice?

Student: Yes. They were friendly.

Tutor: I hope you enjoy your new job!

B. Repeat after your tutor.

1. high school - /haɪ skul/ or [hahy skool]

2. reunion - /riˈyun yən/ or [ree-yoon-yuhn] tái hợp

3. hope - /hoʊp/ or [hohp] hi vọng

4. friendly - /ˈfrɛnd li/ or [frend-lee] thân thiện

5. enjoy - /ɛnˈdʒɔɪ/ or [en-joi]

Exercise 4: Describing Words

Pick three adjectives that will describe the vocabulary words best. You may use some adjectives more

than once for each item.

Example: teacher - smart, strict, helpful

strict creative helpful organized

busy smart obedient serious

friendly tired neat tough

1. police officer – , ,

2. writer – , ,

3. doctor – , ,

4. banker – , ,

5. nurse – , ,

Exercise 5: True or False

Read the following story and answer the following questions with True or False.

Example: The story is about Ryan.

Answer: True

Ryan started work today. He was introduced to his boss and coworkers.

He met a lot of interesting people.

Mr. Ken Tyler is Ryan’s boss. He is strict and serious. Mr. Tyler introduced

Ryan to his coworkers—Anne and Sue. They were both nice and friendly.

They treated him to lunch at a nearby restaurant.

Ryan is an office worker.

Today is his first day!

True or False?

1. Ryan’s boss is fun and friendly.

2. It was Ryan’s first day.

3. Anne and Sue are Ryan’s coworkers.

4. Anne and Sue are friendly and nice.

5. They gave Ryan a cake.

Exercise 6: Picture Description

Choose the best description of Ryan’s coworkers.

Example: Anne is (smaller, taller) than Sue.

1. Sue is (taller, shorter) than Anne.

2. Anne has (shorter, longer) hair than Sue.

3. Sue has a (smaller, bigger) bag than Anne.

4. Sue has a (smaller, bigger) smile than Anne.

5. Anne is (thinner, thicker) than Sue.

Exercise 7: Fill in the blanks

Choose the best word from the choices to complete the short

story.

Ryan's first day was great. He met other coworkers Arnold and Andrew. Both of them are

(1) than Ryan. Arnold is serious while Andrew is more relaxed.

a. taller

b. beautiful

c. motherly

Ryan thinks that Andrew is (2) than Arnold.

a. whiter

b. sleepy

c. friendlier

Ryan's new office is nice. His new office is (3) _. All his things are organized. It looks (4) than his

previous office.

a. short a. dirty

b. pretty b. cleaner

c. bigger c. good-looking

He has his own desk and cabinet. He can enjoy (5) space now.

a. more

b. much

c. some

Exercise 8: Create a sentence

Use the following words to form a

sentence.

Example:

cheerful manager he He is a cheerful manager.

1. shy new employee

2. brave police officer uncle

3. painters art make

4. teacher new tests

5. higher office building house

6. patients doctor helps

7. project bigger last year’s

8. team machines repair

9. coworkers nice friendly

10. busy office workers

Exercise 9: Leave a Note

A. Write a short note for your coworker Matt about a phone call for him.

On July 28, Ms. Sarah Jones called at 10:00 AM. She is the secretary of MSC Grand Tower. She wanted to talk to Mr. Matt Smith, but he was not around.

Ms. Jones left the following message:

“I am calling to ask if Mr. Smith can attend the meeting tomorrow.

Please ask him to call me at 555-87435 as soon as possible.”

Hi ,

へ

Ms. from called. She is asking if you can tomorrow. Kindly call her

at .

(Your name)

B. Answer the following questions regarding the note you created.

1. Who was the caller?

2. When was the call placed?

3. What did the caller do because Mr. Smith wasn’t around?

4. What was the message?

5. Was the call important?

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