Match the activities with the correct occupations.
have business lunches - read reports - leave work at 3 a.m. - make business decisions - get up late - have meetings with staff - get ready for work in the morning- get ready for work in the evening - go on business trips
Tell your partner which things from activity 2a you do.
Example I have meetings with staff, but I don't have business lunches.
C Tell the class about your partner’s answers.
Example Zena has meetings with staff, but…
Reading
Read the article and write Ttrue or False next to each statement below.
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1 Damien finishes work in the morning.
2 Damien always has toast, cereal, fruit and yoghurt for breakfast.
3 Damien hardly ever has lunch.
4 Not all the DJs go to a party after the club.
5 Damien is 27 years old.
Find the highlighted words in the article and read the sentences they are in.
Does each pair of words below have the same (S) or a different (D) meaning?
1 almost always ----------- always
2 almost never ----------- hardly ever
3 almost all ------------ all
4 almost 27 ------------- 27
Language Focus
1 We call words like never, hardly ever, sometimes, often, usually, and always, adverbs of frequency. We use them to talk about how common it is for us to do something.
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Questions and short answers
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2 We can use almost in front of words like always, never, all, every, everyone, and no one. We can also use it in front of numbers.
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Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 almost / it’s / five o’clock It's almost fivve o'clock.
2 usually / mornings / the / tired / she’s / in
3 I / TV / almost / watch / never
4 always / office / work / almost / we / late / in / our
5 isn’t / Tim / for / often / late / meetings
6 business / I / trips / ever / go / on / hardly
7 you / buy / food / where / usually / do
8 for / work / ever / late / you / are
Use your notes to tell your partner about a typical day in your life.
Example I almost always get up at 6.30.
Listen to your partner, ask questions to get more information and make a note of what they say.
Example What do you usually have for breakfast?