Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 2B Complete the sentences with the words in the box Grammar Make questions using the prompts Use the present simple or present continuous where / you / live? Where you live? what / they / / at the moment? ? you / often / write / comments on websites? ? she / work / in a restaurant now? ? so / what / he / want / to next? ? why / you / sell / your house? ? Complete the responses and match them to the questions in Exercise a) I ’m living (live) in London now b) No, she (study) for her exams c) He (want) to get a new job d) Because I (move) to China e) They (currently / work) in sales and marketing f) No, I (not / like) computers get education deal problems with risk team lives pressure Don’t work in that shop The sales assistants don’t get any holidays Rescue workers often risk their to save people Mark became a teacher because he wanted to work in I’m looking for a job where I don’t have to with people People who work under a lot of often their health He wants to work alone He doesn’t like working in a I love working with people and dealing their Pronunciation Underline the stressed syllable in the jobs res cue worker IT consultant personal trainer sales rep fashion designer motorcycle courier 10 Underline the correct word or phrase I don’t like tennis I never / always play it I go to the supermarket once in a while / always but I usually my food shopping online I hate tea so I rarely / usually drink coffee She usually / rarely works on Monday because she always works at weekends I occasionally / usually send texts but I prefer to write emails We don’t mind cheese but we hardly ever / often eat it Vocabulary Complete the words I don’t want to be an e m p l o y e e I hate having a b We want an interesting job with difficult t Paul likes working in an o He doesn’t like meeting c My husband has got a job with a fantastic IT c The s have great s and long holidays Functions Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs A: So what sort of job are you looking (look) for? B: Something different I can’t stand (work) in accounts and (be) alone all the time A: Do you like (meet) new people? B: I don’t mind (deal) with a small team but I’m not keen on (work) in a big company A: Do you like (spend) time on the internet? B: Yes, I absolutely love (learn) about new software programmes and I’m very keen on (play) computer games A: Why don’t you 10 (do) a course and 11 (become) an IT consultant? B: That’s a brilliant idea! PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2011 Pearson Longman 10 Total: 50