EXPANSION Units 1–3

A. Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box.

1. Hotter summers are an effect of global warming.
2. Traffic in Los Angeles is a big problem because there are so many cars.
3. Paulo has a real motivation to work. He wants to buy a car.
4. A lot of steel is used in the construction of tall buildings.
5. A hurricane is a natural disaster that affects cities near the ocean.
6. A biologist uses a microscope to see very small things.
7. Yahya’s qualifications for the job include accounting and language skills.
8. Scientists launch rockets to send satellites into space.

B. Put each word in the correct group. Then add one or two more words to each group.

Global Issues

pollution - poverty - disease - overpopulation - traffic - Endangered species.

Personal Qualities

adaptability - integrity - flexibility - honesty - work ethic - Team work skills.

Scientific Tools

satellite - submarine - microscope - rocket.

C. Faisal is talking to his friend Ali about a job. Ali works in a doctor’s office. Complete the conversation. Use the present progressive.

Ali: Where (1) (live) are you living now?
Faisal: I (2) (live) am living in Al Ulayya. My address is 18 Al Al Khwarizmi Street, Al Ulayya, Al Riyadh.
Ali: What courses (3) (take) are you taking right now?
Faisal: I (4) (take) am taking computer science, math, English, Arabic, geography, and PE.
Ali: (5) (work) Are you working?
Faisal: No. I (6) (negative: work) 'm not working, yet. But I (7) (look) am looking for a job.
Ali: Dr. Ibrahim (8) (look) is looking for someone to work in this office. Can you use a computer?
Faisal: Yes, I can.
Ali: Can you bring a copy of your résumé?
Faisal: I (9) (go) am going home right now. I can bring it back this afternoon.
Ali: Great! I’ll see you this afternoon.

D. Majid and Qassim are shopping at the mall. Complete their conversation.
Use the present perfect or the present perfect progressive.

Majid: How long (1) (work) have you been working at the restaurant?
Qassim: I (2) (work) have been working there for three months.
Majid: How do you like it?
Qassim: The job is fun. I (3) (meet) have met a lot of people. But I (4) (negative: make) haven't made a lot of money!
Majid: Are you still thinking of buying a new computer?
Qassim: Yes. But I still don’t have enough money.
Majid: How long (5) (save) have you been saving your money?
Qassim: I (6) (save) have been saving since September.
Majid: (7) (try) Have you tried to work a lot of hours?
Qassim: Yes! That’s why I (8) (be) have been so tired! I (9) (go) have gone to school, then to work, then home. That’s all I (10) (do) have done for the past three months!
Majid: Well, at least you (11) (negative: spend) haven't spent any money!

E. Complete the conversation. Use will to make predictions and be going to to describe a plan.

Adel: What do you think your little brother (1) (do) will do when he grows up?
Hussain: I think he (2) (be) will be a writer. After college?
Adel: Why?
Hussain: He is always writing stories in English, and he probably hopes that someone (3) (publish) will publish them. I (4) (give) 'm going to give him computer
lessons next year.
Adel: (5) (buy) Are you going to buy him a computer?
Hussain: No. My parents (6) (get) going to get him one at the end of the school year.
Adel: Do you think he (7) (be) will be a good writer?
Hussain: I hope so. He (8) (take) is going to take lessons from the best teacher I know!

F. Use the words in parentheses to write sentences to describe continuous actions in the future.

1. (my brother / will / attend)
This time next year, my brother will be attendin college.

2. (you / will / attend)
Will you be attending college then, too?

3. (I / going to be / work)
No. I'm going to be working to save money for college.

4. (you / going to be / live)
Are you going to be living at home?

5. (I / will / save)
Yes. I will be saving even more money that way.

6. (you / not going to be / work)
Well, I hope you are not going to be working too hard.

G. Look at the photo of Laura and Edson. Make four predictions about each of them. What will they do next week? What will they do this summer? What are they going to study at college? What jobs are they going to have?

Laura

1. I think she will be studying for her exams next week.
2. I think she will be going on vacation at the beach.
3. Shes going to study maths at college.
4. She's going to be a teacher.

Edson

1. I think he will be working out next week.
2. I think he will be preparing for a basketball competition.
3. He's going to study English at college.
4. He's going to be a basketball player.

H. Sometimes personal dreams come true, and sometimes they don’t. It’s interesting to see what can happen. Interview your mother or father or another relative. Take notes in a chart.

I. Look at the two pictures A and B. Answer the questions below.

1. List two things that each person does.

• He's an engineer.
• Hes an pharmacist.

2. List the qualities that each person must have.

• The engineer must be efficient, creative and hardworking.
• The pharmacist must be friendly, reliable and particular.

3. Write what they needed to study in order to do the job.

• The engineer should study engineering.
• The pharmacist should study pharmacy.

J. WRITING

My Dream Job

• I dream of becoming a doctor. It's a noble career.
• I need to be able to examine my patients, study the symptoms to determine the illness and prescribe the right medicine to the patient.
• A doctor should be reliable, accurate and helpful. At high school, a doctor should study sciences like physics, chemistry, maths, and even English.