Comparatives Unit 1

Welcome to your course!

In the book's first unit, you have a revision on the use of comparative and superlative forms. You will also learn how to be more specific when comparing. Here you have a presentation for you to refresh how it is done:

Check this link if you need more examples

Now that you got it, try these exercises:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2: Watch the  video and fill in the blanks. Check it in class with your teacher.

Complete the sentences to compare your working conditions and facilities to the ones that appear on the movie.

• Our building is slightly _______________ than Google’s, however, their facilities are much _______________ than our facilities.
• The staff here is not as _______________ as their staff, but we are/ feel slightly_______________ than Google’s staff.
• We are nearly as _______________ as they are.

Motivation Unit 2

In unit 2, you will find some concepts related to motivation and work.

Try the following exercises to review vocabulary.

Incentives Unit 3

In this unit you will talk about incentives and benefits.


Check some of the concepts from the book:

 




You will also explore the use of the first conditional. Check this video to refresh when it is used and how it is formed.

Practice time!

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Work and Leisure Unit 4

In this unit, you will talk about work and leisure and explore the difference between two grammar points.



Check the following presentation to analyse when to use simple past and when to use present perfect.

Practice time!

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Entrepreneurs Unit 5

In this Unit, you will explore the difference between a noun and an adjective. Watch the following video to refresh when we use one and when the other.

Now try these exercises for practice:

Exercise 1 (adjectives)

Exercise 2 (adjectives)

 Exercise 3 

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Creativity Unit 6

In this unit, you are going to talk about creativity.

Do you consider yourself a cretive person?

Watch this video for some tips on the subject. Can you add any?

Creativity is becoming more and more important in the work life, and it is crucial to the future. We are going to analyse the use of be going to and will:

Can you choose the correct alternative already?

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Start-ups Unit 7

In this unit you are going to revise the use of passive voice. Check the presentation below to analyse the difference between active and passive voice.

Try these exercises to practice:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Here you can see how you use passive voice with modal verbs:

Modal Verbs in the Passive Voice

(modal verb) + be + past participle  

1. Pancakes can be made on a stove. (possibility)
2. Bikes may be ridden on this bike path. (permission is given)
3. People must be warned that there are crocodiles in the area.
5. Something should be done about global warming or else some types of penguins will perish from the earth.
6. A lot of cows can be raised on a productive farm.

adapted from: http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/

Try these other exercises

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Inventions Unit 8

In this unit, you are going to talk about inventions. Take a look at the following timeline.

By the time cell phones appeared, we had already invented the digital camera.

Can you name the two grammar points (in bold) in the previous sentence? What's the grammar point in red? and in blue?

Check how the simple past and past perfect work.

Now that you've seen how it is done, practice!

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Kids as consumers Unit 9

In this unit, we are going to talk about kids as consumers. Check the following quotes, do you agree with them?

What's the difference between too much and too many? When do we use one and when the other? Check the following presentation to expand what you have on page 49.

Here you have more exercises to practice:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4