Reading Test 9 Grade 1 Semester

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What skills and character traits does every job require? Do you need to be reliable to work as a doctor? Do you need to be bossy to work as a head of the company? Read what people are talking about their jobs.

Nurse: Hello! My name is Anna. I have just started working as a nurse. I don’t have a lot of experience. My job requires a lot of skills. You have to be patient, reliable, friendly and easy-going. I like working with people. I can say that I’m a people person. A lot of my patients feel like I’m their friend. I’m really sympathetic. It means that I always listen to them and show that I care about their problems. I love my job! Sometimes it can be really stressful. But I know that I help a lot of people, and that’s what makes me happy!

Teacher: My name is Sam. I am a Maths teacher. I am quite talkative. Surely, I like to talk a lot, especially about algorithms and equations. I think I could talk about maths all day long! Of course, sometimes I am really bossy with my students. My job is to motivate them and keep a track of their results. I like it when they are hard-working and think logically. The most important thing in teaching is to give feedback for their work. Feedback is comments on their results: what they do well and what they can do better.

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1. To work as a nurse, you need to be … .

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What skills and character traits does every job require? Do you need to be reliable to work as a doctor? Do you need to be bossy to work as a head of the company? Read what people are talking about their jobs.

Nurse: Hello! My name is Anna. I have just started working as a nurse. I don’t have a lot of experience. My job requires a lot of skills. You have to be patient, reliable, friendly and easy-going. I like working with people. I can say that I’m a people person. A lot of my patients feel like I’m their friend. I’m really sympathetic. It means that I always listen to them and show that I care about their problems. I love my job! Sometimes it can be really stressful. But I know that I help a lot of people, and that’s what makes me happy!

Teacher: My name is Sam. I am a Maths teacher. I am quite talkative. Surely, I like to talk a lot, especially about algorithms and equations. I think I could talk about maths all day long! Of course, sometimes I am really bossy with my students. My job is to motivate them and keep a track of their results. I like it when they are hard-working and think logically. The most important thing in teaching is to give feedback for their work. Feedback is comments on their results: what they do well and what they can do better.

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Anna says that she’s a people person. It means that she … .

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What skills and character traits does every job require? Do you need to be reliable to work as a doctor? Do you need to be bossy to work as a head of the company? Read what people are talking about their jobs.

Nurse: Hello! My name is Anna. I have just started working as a nurse. I don’t have a lot of experience. My job requires a lot of skills. You have to be patient, reliable, friendly and easy-going. I like working with people. I can say that I’m a people person. A lot of my patients feel like I’m their friend. I’m really sympathetic. It means that I always listen to them and show that I care about their problems. I love my job! Sometimes it can be really stressful. But I know that I help a lot of people, and that’s what makes me happy!

Teacher: My name is Sam. I am a Maths teacher. I am quite talkative. Surely, I like to talk a lot, especially about algorithms and equations. I think I could talk about maths all day long! Of course, sometimes I am really bossy with my students. My job is to motivate them and keep a track of their results. I like it when they are hard-working and think logically. The most important thing in teaching is to give feedback for their work. Feedback is comments on their results: what they do well and what they can do better.

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What could Sam talk about all day long?