Ex. 1. Fill in the missing word/phrase. full-time, part-time, freelancer, bring up, overtime, research, tough, step by step, deadline, desk job 1. She has a deadline to meet, so she's been working during the weekend. 2. After scientific Einstein won the Nobel prize. 3. Kate has worked... every day this week because it's the busiest time of the year. 4. Tom hated working in a bank because wasn't for him. 5. My parents were able to at the same time their children and work 6. Helen likes working as a because she doesn't have to go to the office. 7. He is considering getting a... job as a teacher. 8. What's your... for this project? 9. Don't try to finish all your work at once. Take it... 10. Jenny has children, that's why she works... in the afternoon Ex. 2. Choose the correct item. 1. His knowledge (was/were) amazing. 2. The scissors (is/are) on the table 3. Maths (is/are) very interesting. 4. The jeans (fit/fits) her. 5. I know a few/little/ many about these people. 6. There are a little/little/ a few chairs in this room 7. She hasn't got a lot of many/ much homework today. 8. How much many/few cups of coffee do you drink a day? 9. (the) Europe and(the/-) America are separated by (the) Atlantic Ocean. 10. (the) Iceland is to the north-west of (the/-) United Kingdom. 11. (the/-) Chuvash Republic is in (the/-) Russian Federation. Ex. 3. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous, 1. The train already (leave) when I (arrive) at the station. 2. She was sleepy because she (read) for three hours. 3. She (be) a nurse before she (become) a doctor 4. By eight o'clock pm I (do) my homework 5. He (try) to fix the car since morning. 6. When (open) the door, the lesson already (begin). 7. I knew the story case because I (read) it. 8. I was tired because I (clean) my house since moming. 9. He (tell) me that he never (play) football before. Ex. 4. Read the following text and mark the statements as T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn't say). Emily is a great mind. She's interested in many things, but her favourite subject is linguistics. She studied it at university and then got a job aхи cashier to earn some money. But she always knew that she wanted to do something more interesting. One day, she decided to change her career and become a freelancer. Now she writes articles and books about linguistics. She's even written a book about animals with her friend who is a vet. Emily loves her job because she can work from home and she doesn't have to work overtime. She sets her own deadlines and works step by step to finish her projects on time. Sometimes she feels under pressure, but she knows how to handle it. If she needs a break, she goes for a walk or reads a hook. Emily has also been asked to summarise some Chemistry articles, but she apologised and said that she didn't know enough about the subject. When she's not working. Emily likes to bring back memories from her past. She remembers when she graduated from university and when she got married. She also thinks about her future and what she wants to do next. Maybe one day she'll be an author or in charge of a big project. For now, she's happy being a freelance writer and using her great mind every day, 1. Emily's favourite subject is literature 2. Emily worked at a supermarket. 3. Emily always wanted to do anything more interesting than being a cashier. 4. Emily writes articles and books on history. 5. Emily has written a book about animals because she likes cats. 6. Emily likes working from home 7. Emily has to work overtime, 8. She knows how to handle pressure. . Emily summarised some Physics articles. 9 10. Emily never thinks about her past.