Focus 1 Unit 1

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There are two extra verbs.

talk / do / take / go / get / listen / play

1 Tim often       photos of his dog in the park.

2 My grandmother      up early every day.

3 At the weekend, Olga often      to a shopping centre.

4 My best friend       the guitar in a rock group.
5 George never       about people from his family.

Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.

1 Do you always      a party for your birthday?

2 I can meet you    noon and we can have lunch together.

3 Will you      the dishes if I cook?

4 It takes me a lot of time before I finally get     of bed in the morning.

5 My mother sometimes        time alone in her bedroom

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1 We      (have) a test every Friday.

2 He               (not / like) to cook at the weekend.

3 I          (never / be) hungry before school.

4 Lots of people      (play) golf in Scotland.

5 She                 (usually / relax) in the garden.

Choose the correct option.

My parents often       [take, visit, play] their friends in their free time. They often go       [out, after, for] a coffee with them. My father             [loves, prefers, can’t stand] food. Cooking is his favourite hobby, but he doesn’t cook every day. My dad                 [A usually post, usually posts, posts usually] photos of the food on Facebook. My mother reads a magazine in the evening because she is interested      [with, on, in] fashion. What      [do, are, does] your parents do in their free time?

Complete both sentences with one word.

E.g., Jack often looks for interesting videos on YouTube. She looks after her dog every day.

1 I don’t watch TV    a typical weekday. I often go to a party    Friday evening.

2 His younger sister is never late     school. My parents usually go     a run in the morning.

3 Can you      chess? He wants to learn how to      the drums.

4 We always      a good time when the summer holiday starts. Do you want to      fun? Then come and join us!

5 His father      shopping with him every Friday. My best friend never      to parties.

Listen to Simon, Melanie and Nick talking about writing blogs. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

1 What does Simon share on his blog?

Listen to Simon, Melanie and Nick talking about writing blogs. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

2 The comments on Simon’s blog are ______.

Listen to Simon, Melanie and Nick talking about writing blogs. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

3 When does Melanie write her blog?

Listen to Simon, Melanie and Nick talking about writing blogs. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

4 Who can read Melanie’s blog?

Listen to Simon, Melanie and Nick talking about writing blogs. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

5 Nick’s two blogs are about .

Read the text. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

LIVING INE NGLAND

Part 3 – The Au Pair

Elena is a nineteen-year-old Hungarian girl. She lives in Primrose Hill, North London and she works as an au pair. She looks after the family’s two children in the morning and after school. During the day, she cleans the house, does the shopping and cooks for the family. Her working day finishes at six p.m. when the parents come home from work. Elena is happy but she knows that she is lucky.

Elena’s story:

It’s very important to find a good family. You can write to them before you get a job. Some families want you to do everything. You work nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a week! My family don’t make me work that much and at the weekend and in the evenings I’m free. I eat with the family, I have a nice bedroom in their house and they take me on holiday. I also get £60 a week ‘pocket money’. It’s OK. Some people get £80 or even £100 but they don’t get food or holidays.

In my free time, I go to a language school to learn English and to meet people. There are four au pairs in my class and I like meeting them. We often go to the park on Sundays but I’m the only one who is free on Saturdays so I can’t see them then. On Saturdays, I usually go shopping in Camden or walk around London.

In the evenings, I use my computer a lot. I can’t listen to music because it wakes the children up. At home, in Hungary, I play the piano but there isn’t a piano here.

I sometimes look on the Internet for music schools but they are all very expensive.

I chat to friends in Hungary and send a lot of emails to them and my family. Two of my friends want to come to London to work as au pairs but I am worried about the idea. ‘My’ family here know people who want au pairs but I don’t know them. Are they kind? Are they friendly? I want my friends to like London and their work, not to be sad.

1 Elena’s job is to

Read the text. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

LIVING INE NGLAND

Part 3 – The Au Pair

Elena is a nineteen-year-old Hungarian girl. She lives in Primrose Hill, North London and she works as an au pair. She looks after the family’s two children in the morning and after school. During the day, she cleans the house, does the shopping and cooks for the family. Her working day finishes at six p.m. when the parents come home from work. Elena is happy but she knows that she is lucky.

Elena’s story:

It’s very important to find a good family. You can write to them before you get a job. Some families want you to do everything. You work nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a week! My family don’t make me work that much and at the weekend and in the evenings I’m free. I eat with the family, I have a nice bedroom in their house and they take me on holiday. I also get £60 a week ‘pocket money’. It’s OK. Some people get £80 or even £100 but they don’t get food or holidays.

In my free time, I go to a language school to learn English and to meet people. There are four au pairs in my class and I like meeting them. We often go to the park on Sundays but I’m the only one who is free on Saturdays so I can’t see them then. On Saturdays, I usually go shopping in Camden or walk around London.

In the evenings, I use my computer a lot. I can’t listen to music because it wakes the children up. At home, in Hungary, I play the piano but there isn’t a piano here.

I sometimes look on the Internet for music schools but they are all very expensive.

I chat to friends in Hungary and send a lot of emails to them and my family. Two of my friends want to come to London to work as au pairs but I am worried about the idea. ‘My’ family here know people who want au pairs but I don’t know them. Are they kind? Are they friendly? I want my friends to like London and their work, not to be sad.

2 Elena only works when

Read the text. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

LIVING INE NGLAND

Part 3 – The Au Pair

Elena is a nineteen-year-old Hungarian girl. She lives in Primrose Hill, North London and she works as an au pair. She looks after the family’s two children in the morning and after school. During the day, she cleans the house, does the shopping and cooks for the family. Her working day finishes at six p.m. when the parents come home from work. Elena is happy but she knows that she is lucky.

Elena’s story:

It’s very important to find a good family. You can write to them before you get a job. Some families want you to do everything. You work nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a week! My family don’t make me work that much and at the weekend and in the evenings I’m free. I eat with the family, I have a nice bedroom in their house and they take me on holiday. I also get £60 a week ‘pocket money’. It’s OK. Some people get £80 or even £100 but they don’t get food or holidays.

In my free time, I go to a language school to learn English and to meet people. There are four au pairs in my class and I like meeting them. We often go to the park on Sundays but I’m the only one who is free on Saturdays so I can’t see them then. On Saturdays, I usually go shopping in Camden or walk around London.

In the evenings, I use my computer a lot. I can’t listen to music because it wakes the children up. At home, in Hungary, I play the piano but there isn’t a piano here.

I sometimes look on the Internet for music schools but they are all very expensive.

I chat to friends in Hungary and send a lot of emails to them and my family. Two of my friends want to come to London to work as au pairs but I am worried about the idea. ‘My’ family here know people who want au pairs but I don’t know them. Are they kind? Are they friendly? I want my friends to like London and their work, not to be sad.

3 Elena says that au pairs

Read the text. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

LIVING INE NGLAND

Part 3 – The Au Pair

Elena is a nineteen-year-old Hungarian girl. She lives in Primrose Hill, North London and she works as an au pair. She looks after the family’s two children in the morning and after school. During the day, she cleans the house, does the shopping and cooks for the family. Her working day finishes at six p.m. when the parents come home from work. Elena is happy but she knows that she is lucky.

Elena’s story:

It’s very important to find a good family. You can write to them before you get a job. Some families want you to do everything. You work nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a week! My family don’t make me work that much and at the weekend and in the evenings I’m free. I eat with the family, I have a nice bedroom in their house and they take me on holiday. I also get £60 a week ‘pocket money’. It’s OK. Some people get £80 or even £100 but they don’t get food or holidays.

In my free time, I go to a language school to learn English and to meet people. There are four au pairs in my class and I like meeting them. We often go to the park on Sundays but I’m the only one who is free on Saturdays so I can’t see them then. On Saturdays, I usually go shopping in Camden or walk around London.

In the evenings, I use my computer a lot. I can’t listen to music because it wakes the children up. At home, in Hungary, I play the piano but there isn’t a piano here.

I sometimes look on the Internet for music schools but they are all very expensive.

I chat to friends in Hungary and send a lot of emails to them and my family. Two of my friends want to come to London to work as au pairs but I am worried about the idea. ‘My’ family here know people who want au pairs but I don’t know them. Are they kind? Are they friendly? I want my friends to like London and their work, not to be sad.

4 Elena says her friends from the language school

Read the text. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

LIVING INE NGLAND

Part 3 – The Au Pair

Elena is a nineteen-year-old Hungarian girl. She lives in Primrose Hill, North London and she works as an au pair. She looks after the family’s two children in the morning and after school. During the day, she cleans the house, does the shopping and cooks for the family. Her working day finishes at six p.m. when the parents come home from work. Elena is happy but she knows that she is lucky.

Elena’s story:

It’s very important to find a good family. You can write to them before you get a job. Some families want you to do everything. You work nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a week! My family don’t make me work that much and at the weekend and in the evenings I’m free. I eat with the family, I have a nice bedroom in their house and they take me on holiday. I also get £60 a week ‘pocket money’. It’s OK. Some people get £80 or even £100 but they don’t get food or holidays.

In my free time, I go to a language school to learn English and to meet people. There are four au pairs in my class and I like meeting them. We often go to the park on Sundays but I’m the only one who is free on Saturdays so I can’t see them then. On Saturdays, I usually go shopping in Camden or walk around London.

In the evenings, I use my computer a lot. I can’t listen to music because it wakes the children up. At home, in Hungary, I play the piano but there isn’t a piano here.

I sometimes look on the Internet for music schools but they are all very expensive.

I chat to friends in Hungary and send a lot of emails to them and my family. Two of my friends want to come to London to work as au pairs but I am worried about the idea. ‘My’ family here know people who want au pairs but I don’t know them. Are they kind? Are they friendly? I want my friends to like London and their work, not to be sad.

5 Elena uses her computer to