Intermediate 8B WB

Complete the text with a word from the box.

Complete the sentences with a noun form of the word in bold.

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Complete the sentences with a noun form of the word in bold.

Complete the sentences with a noun form of the word in bold.

Complete the sentences with a noun form of the word in bold.

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Complete the sentences with a noun form of the word in bold.

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Complete the sentences with a noun form of the word in bold.

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Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

choose the stressed syllable.

1. em|ploy|ment

choose the stressed syllable.

2. far|mer

choose the stressed syllable.

3. law|yer

choose the stressed syllable.

4. mu|si|cian

choose the stressed syllable.

5. o|ver|time

choose the stressed syllable.

6. per|ma|nent

choose the stressed syllable.

7. pro|mo|tion

choose the stressed syllable.

8. qua|li|fy

choose the stressed syllable.

9. re|dun|dant

choose the stressed syllable.

10. re|sign

choose the stressed syllable.

11. re|tire

choose the stressed syllable.

12. sa|la|ry

choose the stressed syllable.

13. tem|pora|ry

choose the stressed syllable.

14. un|em|ployed

choose the correct answer.

1. My colleague isn’t very good at making | to make decisions.

choose the correct answer.

2. Did they promise paying | to pay you on time?

choose the correct answer.

3. The government is trying to make it easier for companies sacking | to sack staff.

choose the correct answer.

4. My brother regrets not going | not to go to university.

choose the correct answer.

5. Can you remember having | to have your first job interview?

choose the correct answer.

6. He really enjoys working | to work in ateam

choose the correct answer.

7. Don’t forget signing | to sign the application form.

Correct any mistakes in the highlighted verbs. choose (Right) if the sentence is correct.

Correct any mistakes in the highlighted verbs. choose (Right) if the sentence is correct.

Correct any mistakes in the highlighted verbs. choose (Right) if the sentence is correct.

Correct any mistakes in the highlighted verbs. choose (Right) if the sentence is correct.

Correct any mistakes in the highlighted verbs. choose (Right) if the sentence is correct.

Correct any mistakes in the highlighted verbs. choose (Right) if the sentence is correct.

Correct any mistakes in the highlighted verbs. choose (Right) if the sentence is correct.

Complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.

Read the article once.

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Do something different and get a super salary! 

Would you like your friends to be impressed by your job? Do you want to earn a better salary? Here are some of the strangest jobs around that pay over $100,000 per year.

[A] Ethical hacker
What they do
A hacker doesn’t usually have permission to enter a company’s computer system. But an ethical hacker is actually employed by a company to look after the system.
Ethical hackers have to protect a company’s IT network from real hackers. Their job is to stop professional criminals from entering the company’s system to steal confidential information.
How to get a job
After taking a degree in IT, you have to work in computers for a few years until you have enough experience in programming. After that, you need to get a special qualification called the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certificate, which lets you work as an ethical hacker. Salaries start between $50,000 and $100,000, depending on your experience and where you work.

[B] Golf-ball diver
What they do
Not all of the golf balls on a golf course @nd up in the hole on the green. In fact, golfers hit a surprisingly high number of them into the lake. Golf-ball divers
do exactly what the job title suggests: they dive into the lake to collect the balls. Professional divers only work during the day. They have to wear special diving equipment, as well as a pair of thick Waterproof gloves to stop their hands getting cold.
How to get a job
To be a golf-ball diver, you need an advanced certificate in scuba diving. Once you have the right qualifications, you can choose to work for a company or to Woforr youkrsel f. If you work for a company, the company will organize your schedule for you, whereas if you’re selfemployed, you have to contact the golf courses yourself, Golf-ball divers are paid between seven and 12 cents per ball, and on an average day, they can collect about 4,000 balls. If you work from 7 a.m. to midday four days a week, you can earn up to $100,000 per year.
[C] Forensic dentist
What they do
Forensic dentists spend most of their time identifying dead bodies. When a body is found, the dentist looks at the teeth and checks the records of other dentists to try and discover who the person was. If they don’t find any information to match the dead person’s teeth, the forensic dentist has to build up a profile about them. This profile contains information such as their sex, age, height, weight, and diet. Forensic dentists often work closely with the police and they sometimes have
to give evidence in court.
How to get a job
First, you need to do a degree in dentistry and after that, you can do a postgraduate course to become a forensic dentist. You have to work
in a laboratory for many years until you are promoted to Head of Department. The starting salary is between $69,000 to $146,000 per year, but forensic dentists who go to court can earn up to $180,000.

Read the article again. Answer the questions with the letters A, B, or C.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do something different and get a super salary! 

Would you like your friends to be impressed by your job? Do you want to earn a better salary? Here are some of the strangest jobs around that pay over $100,000 per year.

[A] Ethical hacker
What they do
A hacker doesn’t usually have permission to enter a company’s computer system. But an ethical hacker is actually employed by a company to look after the system.
Ethical hackers have to protect a company’s IT network from real hackers. Their job is to stop professional criminals from entering the company’s system to steal confidential information.
How to get a job
After taking a degree in IT, you have to work in computers for a few years until you have enough experience in programming. After that, you need to get a special qualification called the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certificate, which lets you work as an ethical hacker. Salaries start between $50,000 and $100,000, depending on your experience and where you work.

[B] Golf-ball diver
What they do
Not all of the golf balls on a golf course @nd up in the hole on the green. In fact, golfers hit a surprisingly high number of them into the lake. Golf-ball divers
do exactly what the job title suggests: they dive into the lake to collect the balls. Professional divers only work during the day. They have to wear special diving equipment, as well as a pair of thick Waterproof gloves to stop their hands getting cold.
How to get a job
To be a golf-ball diver, you need an advanced certificate in scuba diving. Once you have the right qualifications, you can choose to work for a company or to Woforr youkrsel f. If you work for a company, the company will organize your schedule for you, whereas if you’re selfemployed, you have to contact the golf courses yourself, Golf-ball divers are paid between seven and 12 cents per ball, and on an average day, they can collect about 4,000 balls. If you work from 7 a.m. to midday four days a week, you can earn up to $100,000 per year.
[C] Forensic dentist
What they do
Forensic dentists spend most of their time identifying dead bodies. When a body is found, the dentist looks at the teeth and checks the records of other dentists to try and discover who the person was. If they don’t find any information to match the dead person’s teeth, the forensic dentist has to build up a profile about them. This profile contains information such as their sex, age, height, weight, and diet. Forensic dentists often work closely with the police and they sometimes have
to give evidence in court.
How to get a job
First, you need to do a degree in dentistry and after that, you can do a postgraduate course to become a forensic dentist. You have to work
in a laboratory for many years until you are promoted to Head of Department. The starting salary is between $69,000 to $146,000 per year, but forensic dentists who go to court can earn up to $180,000.

Question:

try to stop a crime

Read the article again. Answer the questions with the letters A, B, or C.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do something different and get a super salary! 

Would you like your friends to be impressed by your job? Do you want to earn a better salary? Here are some of the strangest jobs around that pay over $100,000 per year.

[A] Ethical hacker
What they do
A hacker doesn’t usually have permission to enter a company’s computer system. But an ethical hacker is actually employed by a company to look after the system.
Ethical hackers have to protect a company’s IT network from real hackers. Their job is to stop professional criminals from entering the company’s system to steal confidential information.
How to get a job
After taking a degree in IT, you have to work in computers for a few years until you have enough experience in programming. After that, you need to get a special qualification called the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certificate, which lets you work as an ethical hacker. Salaries start between $50,000 and $100,000, depending on your experience and where you work.

[B] Golf-ball diver
What they do
Not all of the golf balls on a golf course @nd up in the hole on the green. In fact, golfers hit a surprisingly high number of them into the lake. Golf-ball divers
do exactly what the job title suggests: they dive into the lake to collect the balls. Professional divers only work during the day. They have to wear special diving equipment, as well as a pair of thick Waterproof gloves to stop their hands getting cold.
How to get a job
To be a golf-ball diver, you need an advanced certificate in scuba diving. Once you have the right qualifications, you can choose to work for a company or to Woforr youkrsel f. If you work for a company, the company will organize your schedule for you, whereas if you’re selfemployed, you have to contact the golf courses yourself, Golf-ball divers are paid between seven and 12 cents per ball, and on an average day, they can collect about 4,000 balls. If you work from 7 a.m. to midday four days a week, you can earn up to $100,000 per year.
[C] Forensic dentist
What they do
Forensic dentists spend most of their time identifying dead bodies. When a body is found, the dentist looks at the teeth and checks the records of other dentists to try and discover who the person was. If they don’t find any information to match the dead person’s teeth, the forensic dentist has to build up a profile about them. This profile contains information such as their sex, age, height, weight, and diet. Forensic dentists often work closely with the police and they sometimes have
to give evidence in court.
How to get a job
First, you need to do a degree in dentistry and after that, you can do a postgraduate course to become a forensic dentist. You have to work
in a laboratory for many years until you are promoted to Head of Department. The starting salary is between $69,000 to $146,000 per year, but forensic dentists who go to court can earn up to $180,000.

Question:

take part in criminal investigations

Read the article again. Answer the questions with the letters A, B, or C.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do something different and get a super salary! 

Would you like your friends to be impressed by your job? Do you want to earn a better salary? Here are some of the strangest jobs around that pay over $100,000 per year.

[A] Ethical hacker
What they do
A hacker doesn’t usually have permission to enter a company’s computer system. But an ethical hacker is actually employed by a company to look after the system.
Ethical hackers have to protect a company’s IT network from real hackers. Their job is to stop professional criminals from entering the company’s system to steal confidential information.
How to get a job
After taking a degree in IT, you have to work in computers for a few years until you have enough experience in programming. After that, you need to get a special qualification called the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certificate, which lets you work as an ethical hacker. Salaries start between $50,000 and $100,000, depending on your experience and where you work.

[B] Golf-ball diver
What they do
Not all of the golf balls on a golf course @nd up in the hole on the green. In fact, golfers hit a surprisingly high number of them into the lake. Golf-ball divers
do exactly what the job title suggests: they dive into the lake to collect the balls. Professional divers only work during the day. They have to wear special diving equipment, as well as a pair of thick Waterproof gloves to stop their hands getting cold.
How to get a job
To be a golf-ball diver, you need an advanced certificate in scuba diving. Once you have the right qualifications, you can choose to work for a company or to Woforr youkrsel f. If you work for a company, the company will organize your schedule for you, whereas if you’re selfemployed, you have to contact the golf courses yourself, Golf-ball divers are paid between seven and 12 cents per ball, and on an average day, they can collect about 4,000 balls. If you work from 7 a.m. to midday four days a week, you can earn up to $100,000 per year.
[C] Forensic dentist
What they do
Forensic dentists spend most of their time identifying dead bodies. When a body is found, the dentist looks at the teeth and checks the records of other dentists to try and discover who the person was. If they don’t find any information to match the dead person’s teeth, the forensic dentist has to build up a profile about them. This profile contains information such as their sex, age, height, weight, and diet. Forensic dentists often work closely with the police and they sometimes have
to give evidence in court.
How to get a job
First, you need to do a degree in dentistry and after that, you can do a postgraduate course to become a forensic dentist. You have to work
in a laboratory for many years until you are promoted to Head of Department. The starting salary is between $69,000 to $146,000 per year, but forensic dentists who go to court can earn up to $180,000.

Question:

need two degrees

Read the article again. Answer the questions with the letters A, B, or C.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do something different and get a super salary! 

Would you like your friends to be impressed by your job? Do you want to earn a better salary? Here are some of the strangest jobs around that pay over $100,000 per year.

[A] Ethical hacker
What they do
A hacker doesn’t usually have permission to enter a company’s computer system. But an ethical hacker is actually employed by a company to look after the system.
Ethical hackers have to protect a company’s IT network from real hackers. Their job is to stop professional criminals from entering the company’s system to steal confidential information.
How to get a job
After taking a degree in IT, you have to work in computers for a few years until you have enough experience in programming. After that, you need to get a special qualification called the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certificate, which lets you work as an ethical hacker. Salaries start between $50,000 and $100,000, depending on your experience and where you work.

[B] Golf-ball diver
What they do
Not all of the golf balls on a golf course @nd up in the hole on the green. In fact, golfers hit a surprisingly high number of them into the lake. Golf-ball divers
do exactly what the job title suggests: they dive into the lake to collect the balls. Professional divers only work during the day. They have to wear special diving equipment, as well as a pair of thick Waterproof gloves to stop their hands getting cold.
How to get a job
To be a golf-ball diver, you need an advanced certificate in scuba diving. Once you have the right qualifications, you can choose to work for a company or to Woforr youkrsel f. If you work for a company, the company will organize your schedule for you, whereas if you’re selfemployed, you have to contact the golf courses yourself, Golf-ball divers are paid between seven and 12 cents per ball, and on an average day, they can collect about 4,000 balls. If you work from 7 a.m. to midday four days a week, you can earn up to $100,000 per year.
[C] Forensic dentist
What they do
Forensic dentists spend most of their time identifying dead bodies. When a body is found, the dentist looks at the teeth and checks the records of other dentists to try and discover who the person was. If they don’t find any information to match the dead person’s teeth, the forensic dentist has to build up a profile about them. This profile contains information such as their sex, age, height, weight, and diet. Forensic dentists often work closely with the police and they sometimes have
to give evidence in court.
How to get a job
First, you need to do a degree in dentistry and after that, you can do a postgraduate course to become a forensic dentist. You have to work
in a laboratory for many years until you are promoted to Head of Department. The starting salary is between $69,000 to $146,000 per year, but forensic dentists who go to court can earn up to $180,000.

Question:

do something that could be illegal

Listen to five speakers talking about their first job. choose (Right) the speakers who enjoyed their jobs and put a choose (Wrong) if they didn’t enjoy them.

Listen again and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).