Reading

1. Read carefully the following ads. Once you finish reading, answer the questions at the bottom of the page by adding a comment. Do not forget to write your name before answering the questions!   

HELP  WANTED
ELECTRICIAN: Part-time, with experience, good benefits. Call Mr. Brown. 933-1264.	ACTORS: Part–time, with or without experience. Call 869-7351.
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER: With experience, 4 weeks vacation. Call Ms. Wong. 765-4200.	SHOPKEEPERS: Full-time and part-time, with or without experience.  Call 645-9763.
GARDENER: With or without experience. Training program. Call 359-5802.	COOKS:  Full-time and part-time, with our without experience, training program. See Mr. Mazzela. La Strada Restaurant.
DOCTORS: Part-time and full-time, with experience, excellent salary. Write Mr. Johnson, 258 Park Road, Winfield, N.Y. 10820

1.      Which occupation requires a training program? The _________________.

A) actor

B) doctor 

C) shopkeeper

D) gardener
 

2.      Which occupation offers good benefits? The one for a(n)  _________________.

A) shopkeeper  

B) electrician  

C) doctor  

D) actor 
 

3.      Which option offers both, a full and a part time job, at the same time? The one for a(n) ___________________.

A) actor

B) industrial engineer

C) doctor

D) gardener
 

4.      How can an electrician contact Mr. Brown? By __________________.

A) writing electronic mail 

B) writing a letter 

C) sending a fax  

D) making a call

 

 

2. Read the following text. Once you finish reading, answer the questions at the bottom of the page by adding a comment. Do not forget to write your name before answering the questions!  

 

       Doctors take care of sick and injured people. They treat wounds (injuries). And they give emotional support to patients and their families. Doctors make tests to find out why people are sick. They also do lab work to get test results. Doctors also teach people how to take care of themselves and their families. Doctors can focus (specialize) on treating one type of patient such as babies, children or the elderly (older citizens). Doctors work in clinics or hospitals. They help with medical tests, give medicine and dress (clean and cover an injury) wounds. Some also do lab and office work. Home health doctors go to people´s homes to help them. Some doctors fly in helicopters to get to sick people in emergencies. Some doctors have special training and can do more advanced or specialized work. Because patients need 24-hour care, doctors often work nights, weekends, and holidays. Many doctors work part-time. 

 1.      In order to get test results, some doctors______________________

A. avoid keeping detailed records 

B. give emotional support 

C. ask about symptoms 

D. do lab work 
 

2.      Home health doctors_________________________________________

A. fly in helicopters to give birth to their patients 

B. visit their parents at home 

C. go to people's home 

D. inform people about diseases  
 

3.      Doctors are in charge of _____________________________

A. treating wounds in animals 

B. fixing electric appliances 

C. taking care of sick people 

D. planting vegetables 
 

4.      Doctors work also at night and on weekends because____________________

A. Patients need help with their diet 

B. There are not enough doctors 

C. Patients need 24-hour care 

D. There are few sick people 

3. Read the following text. Then, write the answers by adding a comment.

A very busy schoolteacher

Mr. Frank Garret, 65, is a schoolteacher. He is English, but he lives in France, in the village of Yerville. Although Mr. Garret lives in France, he works in England. Every Monday he leaves home at 2.30 in the morning and drives 101 miles from his village to Boulogne, where he leaves his car and goes by boat to England. He teaches French from 9.00 in the morning to 3.30 in the afternoon, and then he leaves school. He comes back home at 9.30 in the evening. The journey there and back is not expensive. Mr. Garret works in England only one day a week. And what does he do on the other days? He teaches English! He has a class of French students in Yerville. He says, I love my job in England and I love my home in France. I am a happy man.

Read the following statements. Write true or false based on the reading. If the statement is false, change it to a true one. 

1. Mr. Garret is 65 years old. [       ]

2. Mr. Garret is French. [       ]

3. Every Tuesday Mr. Garret goes to Boulogne [       ]

4. He teaches French from 8.00 in the morning to 3.30 in the afternoon [       ]

5. The journey from France to England is cheap [       ]

6. He lives in the town of Yerville [       ]

7. He drives 101 kilometers from his village to Boulogne [       ]

8. He comes back home at 9.30 in the morning [       ]

9. Mr. Garret is a schoolteacher [       ]

10. Mr. Garret doesn't love his job [       ]

 

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