Read the text. Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, from the previous text. 1) Police officers receive a training to _____________________________.

A) be very glad B) call more officers C) keep everyone in a town D) know how to solve problems of people in necessity

2) Police officers use "radios" to _____________________________.

A) get help B) call women C) call men in trouble D) get special training

3) People are happy because officers help them to be _________________.

A) in necessity B) in a team C) in trouble D) safe

Police Officers Everybody is grateful because there are police officers. They are men and women who help to keep everyone safe in a city or town. The police in an area works as a team and help people in necessity. They go through special training so that they will know how to solve problems as quickly as possible. Police officers use special radios so that they can talk to other officers. When they see someone in trouble they can call more officers to come and help. Being a police officer is a rewarding job. The police officers know people look for them in order to find safety and guidance.

Taken from McGraw Hill

4) The police in an area ______________________________.

A) works as a group B) offers special radios C) comes to know everyone D) gives rewards to city people

5) According to the text, police officers can call _________________ to get help if a person

has problems.

A) everybody B) more officers C) trouble people D) women teams

6) This job of "Police Officer" ________________________________.

A) isn't a risky job B) is for men and women C) isn't to solve problems of people D) is to keep everyone in the city with a special training

7) Police officers work _________________________.

A) in towns and cities B) in town teams C) only in towns D) only in cities

Read the ads. Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the previous text. 8) When you have to ____________________ something, you call "Maridos de Alquiler".

A) fix B) cut C) bake D) deliver

9) "Maridos de Alquiler" has ____________________. They can fix the pipes in your

house.

A) plumbers B) carpenters C) electricians D) delivery people

10) If you need to change or repair closet doors, "Maridos de Alquiler" also has

___________.

A) painters B) plumbers C) gardeners D) carpenters

11) "Maridos de Alquiler" has ___________________, too. They can change the wires.

A) painters B) plumbers C) gardeners D) electricians

"Maridos de Alquiler" Do you have any problems at home? Problems with locks, closet doors, pipes, wires in bad condition? Need painting, have leaking roofs? We have good painters, plumbers, carpenters, electricians, locksmiths, painters delivers, gardeners, etc. Call us, we do the job for you. 293-92-11 San Antonio de Belén Good prices! English Spoken.

Read the information.

Sofía Acuña is a student. She is eighteen years old. She is from Liberia. Her telephone number is 245-19-02. She likes to go to the beach, and climb mountains.

Mrs. Valverde is a nurse. She is forty years old. She likes children. She works at the Children’s Hospital. She visits her family in Puntarenas.

Ricardo Alvarez is fifty years old. He is from Cartago. He is the owner of a hardware store. He also likes to sell different articles for homes. He likes to read books and drive his bicycle.

Andrea Martínez is studying at the INA. She is twenty years old. She is from Heredia. She works on weekends at Pizza’s Store. She saves* money in the bank. For her Easter vacation, she goes rafting on the Reventazón River.

(*)save: put in

Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the previous information. 1) Sofía Acuña and Andrea Martínez

_______________________.

A) are owners of a store B) like children C) are students D) are at home

2) Ricardo Alvarez likes to

_______________________.

A) read books B) climb mountains C) work with children D) save money for his vacation

3) Andrea Martínez

_______________________.

A) goes rafting B) is from Liberia C) works at a hospital D) likes to drive her bicycle

4) Mrs. Valverde is __________________

years old.

A) fifty B) forty C) twenty D) eighteen

Read the text. Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentence, according to the text. 1) Customers want ________________ in a restaurant.

A) good service B) lunch supervision C) helpers in uniforms D) the cleaning personnel

2) The manager ____________________.

A) helps the cooks B) cleans the place C) changes the tablecloths D) opens the restaurant early

3) The cleaning workers ________________.

A) wash and clean everything B) arrive earlier than the manager C) have to check all the appliances D) cut vegetables and make desserts

A big restaurant needs people that do different things, because customers like good service when they go there for lunch or dinner. Some of the restaurant employees start working early in the morning. The restaurant manager opens the place at seven. The cleaning personnel come at that time, too. They have to clean tables, floors, change tablecloths, wash dishes, etc. The maintenance personnel check that appliances are working well. At nine o’clock, cooks and their helpers arrive. They have to prepare part of the food that is going to be served in the restaurant. These helpers cut vegetables for salads, marinate meat, make desserts, etc. under the supervision of the cooks. At eleven, waiters and waitresses get to the restaurant. They wear uniforms. They set the tables. The manager supervises everything before the restaurant opens to the public. At noon, everything has to be ready for the customers.

4) The maintenance employees ________________

A) wash floors B) make salads C) change tablecloths D) check or fix appliances

5) Cooks and their helpers ________________.

A) set tables B) clean tables C) wash floors D) prepare food

6) The waiters and the waitresses _______________________.

A) open the place to the public B) supervise the maintenance personnel C) are the last ones to arrive at the restaurant D) arrive at the same time as the cook helpers

7) In a big restaurant, ________________________.

E) all the workers arrive at the same time F) the work begins some hours before it opens G) the customers start working early in the morning H) the waiters and waitresses help the cook to prepare food

Read the following dialogue.

Choose the appropriate alternative to complete each sentence, from the previous dialogue. 1) Andrea ____________________.

A) prefers to work only with French children B) has experience in teaching C) is applying for a job D) can use a computer

2) Mr. Castro ____________________.

A) is interviewing Andrea B) speaks two languages C) teaches languages D) is looking for a job

Situation: Andrea is talking to Mr. Castro.

Andrea: Hello, I am Andrea Gómez. I came to an interview for a job as a language teacher in primary school.

Mr. Castro: Oh, Yes, Miss Gómez. Please take a seat. Do you have any experience in teaching before?

Andrea: No, I don’t have any experience.

Mr. Castro: Can you use a computer?

Andrea: No, I can’t. But I speak French and English.

Mr. Castro: Do you like children? You have to work with them.

Andrea: Oh, Yes, Mr. Castro. I have some experience in working with children.

Read the text.

Tom Hopperton over 65 is one of the 1,200 employees working for the supermarket, Tesco. He’s been working there for fifteen months. Before that, he was a plumber for thirty years.

Tom skates about five miles a day around the store, bringing things for customers who have forgotten something and they are ready to pay. His salary is not so good, but he loves his job. He helps the customers and they are usually very nice to him. He always likes meeting people and it keeps him healthy . He can not sit at home doing nothing. He has to be busy.

Tesco made the decision to employ people of all ages. It sees the advantage of elderly workers who are calmer and more authentic when they are dealing with customers.

When Tom saw this job advertised he didn’t believe to get the job. He preferred to go to the supermarket. He thought if he just phoned they would say “NO” because of his age. He wanted them to see that he was very lively for his age.

Select the appropriate alternative to complete each sentence, according to the previous reading. 1) Tom is ______________________.

A) a plumber in a supermarket B) the chief of 1,200 employees C) an old man working at a supermarket D) the owner of the famous Supermarket Tesco

2) In this job, Tom ______________________.

A) feels good and healthy B) just meets elderly people C) keeps his customers very busy D) is usually angry toward his customers

3) The customers ______________________.

A) help Mr. Hopperton in his job B) pay Mr. Hopperton very good tips C) always forget to bring things to Tom D) are usually pleased with Mr. Hopperton

4) Tesco Supermarket _____________________.

A) takes the determination of having

employees of different ages B) pays Tom an excellent salary C) has two hundred workers D) sells skates cheaper

5) Tesco Supermarket hired old workers too

because they ______________________.

A) don’t have too much work B) don’t care about their low salaries C) are aggressive with the customers D) have a better relationship with customers

6) Tom realized that ______________________.

A) it was better to ask about the job by phone B) in spite of his age he has no problems at

work C) it was great to have young employees D) it was hard for him to get the job

Read the following ads.

N. 1: Computer Troubles? Call the P. C. Guy. Your place or our. Call Pat at 289 66 38.

N. 2: Repair Guy. Repair all of audio & video equipment. Over twenty years experience. References, fast services. 232 65 52.

N. 3: Legal services. You can become a legal resident of Costa Rica under the different immigration status. And you can apply here in Costa Rica 233 19 41.

N. 4: Problems learning Spanish / English? USA degree bilingual teacher. Experience W / Drs. Executives. Lawyers & Professionals. Escazú 385 47 55.

Check the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the previous ads. 1) If a foreigner has problems to stay in the

country he/she can contact ___________________________.

A) problems learning languages B) legal services for immigrants C) computer troubles D) repair guy

2) The worker who offers a long experience is

the one who __________________________.

A) can repair your computer B) repairs audio video equipment C) gives excellent English and Spanish

lessons D) helps you to be a legal resident in Costa

Rica 3) If your monitor doesn’t work very well you

should call the ________________________.

A) P C Guy B) repair guy C) bilingual teacher D) legal services phone

4) The information says that

___________________________.

A) people can get the fastest service in Escazú

B) Pat is available to repair your video equipment

C) ad N. 4 helps people to get a professional degree

D) the lawyers help applicants to get a legal state in the country

5) The ads refer to

___________________________.

A) goods sales B) equipment repairing C) professional wanted D) services you may required

Read the information and choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences.

1) A babysitter is a person who _____________________________.

A) works for herself B) takes care of children C) makes the housework D) does the job in several houses

2) Kathy prefers her Friday’s job because _____________________________.

A) the Wilsons’ children are in very good mood B) she spends that day with a lot of kids C) she is in charge of only two children D) the Helmans’ kids sleep a lot

3) Last Friday, _____________________________.

A) Rose and Teddy woke up late B) Kathy and Rose drank lemonade C) the Taylors’ children were missing their mother D) Rose and Teddy went shopping with their mother

4) Finally, _____________________________.

A) Kathy listened to Rose’s story in the yard B) Kathy found the way to entertain the kids C) the children prepared some sandwiches D) the kids slept on the couch

Kathy is a babysitter. On Mondays and Wednesdays, she works for the Wilsons. On Tuesdays

and Thursdays, she works for the Helmans. The Wilsons and the Helmans have a lot of children.

Friday is Kathy’s favorite day, because she works for the Taylors. Mrs. Taylor has only two

children. Teddy, the baby, sleeps a lot, and Rose the little girl, is very good most of the time.

But last Friday wasn’t a very good day. Teddy was asleep when Kathy arrived, but

Rose was crying because she wanted to be with her mother.

Kathy gave Rose a glass of lemonade, but she didn’t want it. She gave her an orange,

but Rose threw it on the floor. Then Teddy woke up. He was frightened because his

mother wasn’t there, so he cried, too.

Kathy sat on the couch with them. First, she sang a song to them. Then she read them

a story. Rose listened to the story and Teddy looked at the pictures in the book. They

were very calm and quiet.

At twelve o’clock, Kathy made some soup and sandwiches for them. After lunch, she

took them into the yard. She showed them the flowers and they watched the birds.

Then, they played with a ball.

English for a Changing World

Read the text. Select the appropriate alternative to complete the answer, according to the reading. 1) What does Mr. Hunt do? He’s a _______________________.

A) mechanic B) teacher C) baker D) nurse

2) What do Robert and Donald do? They’re _______________________.

A) mechanics B) fire fighters C) nurses and teachers D) waiters and teachers

Robert, Margoth, Vincent, Donald and Ernest are friends. They are learning

Spanish in the evening. They listen to Mr. Hunt, the teacher, and they speak Spanish

in class.

Robert works in a garage. He fixes buses, cars and trucks. He’s a very good mechanic. Margoth works in a restaurant during the day. She’s a waitress. Vincent works in a hospital at night. He’s a nurse. Donald works at the bakery. He makes bread and delicious cookies. At night, he works at Robert’s garage. He’s a good mechanic. Ernest is a fire fighter. He works at the fire station three days a week.

Read the text.

Jory earns his living as a dog trainer, a skill he picked up in the late 70’s, while serving in the army. In Israel, however, after ending active military service in 1980, he worked as a professional fashion photographer for 15 years. During this time, he trained dogs as a hobby.

In a recent interview, after a two-hour

training session with 10 dogs and their

owners, in a pleasant park in Pavas,

the 44-year-old trainer from Israel

talks about this land of “friendly

people, good vibration and, certainly,

nature...a calm place. In Costa Rica, Jory soon discovered that his skill in fashion photography was not appreciated in this country. Therefore, he preferred his other profession –dog trainer. There’s no age, sex, size or breed discrimination in the group that assembles for education, exercise and fun.

Adapted from Tico Times

Select the appropriate alternative to complete each sentence, according to the previous reading. 1) Jory’s skill _____________________.

A) deals with dog fashion B) ends in a pleasant park C) began during his military service D) is about friendly Costa Ricans and

nature 2) Nowadays, Jory _____________________.

A) is a dog photographer B) is a fantastic dog trainer C) works as a soldier in the Israel army D) earns his living as a professional fashion

photographer 3) In his job, Jory _____________________.

A) trains a group of fifteen dogs B) has trained dogs for 44 years C) selects his students in different groups D) teaches some exercises to the dogs

owners too 4) When Jory came to Costa Rica, he

_____________________.

A) was a Hebrew student B) worked as an employer in Pavas C) had skills in fashion photography D) worked in a group of friendly

people