Unit 14 Workbook, Ex.

1, 4 and 5
Walt Disney had done a number of jobs (0) before he entered the
film industry. His first job (1) ________ 1917 was on the railroad.
Because he claimed to (2) _______ sixteen they took him on,
although in reality he was (3) _______ year younger. He was given
(4) _______ companys standard blue uniform (5) _______ gold
buttons and told that (6) _______ job was to collect baskets full of
fruit, peanuts, chocolate bars and soft drinks from Kansas City
station and try to sell as (7) _______ as possible on the trains. The
first trip he (8) _______ was to end in disaster. Half-way (9) _______
an eight-hour journey to Jefferson City he had already sold (10)
_______ of drink and had left all the empty bottles in an end carriage.
But (11) _______ he returned for them, he discovered that the
carriage had gone. The conductor explained that it had (12) _______
detached at a station along the route, as it always was. This was an
unfortunate start for Walt!

Just imagine relaxing in your bath (0) surrounded by a tropical

beach scene. Or working in the kitchen alongside a wonderful (1)
_________ (SELECT) of hand-painted fruits. These are just two
examples of the beautiful (2) _________ (INDIVIDUAL) designed
wall tiles that Jan and Barry Harmer (3) _________ (SPECIAL) in. The
Harmers have been very (4) _________ (SUCCESS) with their
company, Tile Art, which they started two years ago.
There was limited (5) _________ (AVAILABLE) of good-quality
English tiles, explains Barry. We both felt this was an (6) _________
(DEVELOP) area that we could explore together.
Their designs are very (7) _________ (IMAGINE) and they have had
some (8) _________ (USUAL) orders. One man turned up with a
picture of a JCB (9) _________ (DIG) machine, wanting a mural of
himself in the drivers seat holding his new-born baby.
The Harmers clearly enjoy running their small business from home

and say they have no plans for (10) ________ (EXPAND).

1) You hear a man talking about his working life. What is his job
now?
A) a journalist
B) a chef
C) a lawyer
2) You hear a conversation about getting a further qualification.
What does the man say?
A) He wishes he could do his course part-time
B) He believes he can support himself financially
C) He hopes he will be able to get his old job back
3) You hear a woman talking about her career. Why did she choose
it?
A) to travel to unusual places
B) to earn a decent salary
C) to work regular hours
4) You hear two people at work discussing a colleague. How does
the woman describe this colleague?
A) impatient
B) irresponsible
C) disorganised
5) You hear a man talking about the skills needed for a new position
in his department. What is the most important requirement for the
job?
A) to have knowledge of a language other than English
B) to have experience of telephone selling
C) to have a qualification in maths