UNIT 11 CAREERS

The Past of Be

The Simple Past

Time Expressions in the Past

Reading 1

BEFORE YOU READ page 246

Answers will vary.

COMPREHENSION page 246

1. T  2. F  3. F

LISTEN page 247

1. True  2. False  3. True  4. False

5. False  6. True  7. False  8. True

EXERCISE 1 page 248

1. was  2. were  3. was  4. were  5. was

6. were  7. were  8. was  9. were  10. was

EXERCISE 2 page 249

1. was  2. wasn’t  3. weren’t  4. was  5. wasn’t; was  6. weren’t

7. were  8. wasn’t  9. were  10. weren’t  11. wasn’t  12. weren’t

ABOUT YOU page 250

Answers will vary.

1. I wasn’t in a department store two hours ago.

2. I was/wasn’t late for work (OR class) last week.

3. I was/wasn’t at a job interview yesterday.

4. I was/wasn’t an employee at a store last year.

5. I was/wasn’t an employer in my country.

6. I was/wasn’t in my country last month.

7. I was/wasn’t confused at the beginning of this class.

8. I was/wasn’t with my family last weekend.

9. I was/wasn’t at a different school a few months ago.

10. I was/wasn’t in college in my country.

EXERCISE 3 page 251

1. Was she at a job interview? No, she wasn’t.

2. Were many people (OR they) at BigMart to apply for jobs? Yes, they were.

3. Were there (any) questions about her family? No, there weren’t.

4. Was the job application (OR it) easy to fill out? Yes, it was.

5. Was Halina (OR she) surprised by some of the questions?

Yes, she was.

6. Were many people (OR they) in line for interviews? No, they weren’t.

7. Was Halina (OR she) with Dorota (this morning)? No, she wasn’t.

8. Was Halina (OR she) at BigMart (today) for the sales? No, she wasn’t.

EXERCISE 4 page 252

1. Where were you?

2. Why was your employer (OR he OR she) surprised?

3. How were the questions (OR they)?  4. Where were they?

5. When were you there (OR at BigMart)?

EXERCISE 5 page 253

1. was there?  2. questions were on the application/they?

3. was (surprised)?  4. positions were available (last month)?

5. was wrong (with my application)?  6. questions were tricky?

EXERCISE 6 pages 253–254

1. Were you  2. What was  3. Were there  4. Was  5. were

6. wasn’t  7. Were there  8. There were  9. weren’t  10. was

Reading 2

BEFORE YOU READ page 255

Answers will vary.

COMPREHENSION page 256

1. F  2. F  3. T

LISTEN page 256

1. True  2. False  3. False  4. True

5. True  6. False  7. True  8. True

EXERCISE 7 page 257

1. parked  2. filled out  3. called 4. interviewed  5. asked

6. complained  7. talked  8. needed  9. used  10. worked

EXERCISE 8 page 258

1. liked  2. applied  3. studied  4. stopped

5. planned  6. stayed  7. hired  8. completed

EXERCISE 9 pages 258–259

1. saw  2. had  3. sent  4. went  5. took

6. got  7. told  8. gave  9. ran  10. felt

EXERCISE 10 pages 259–260

1. she didn’t say positive things about the company.

2. she didn’t park close to the office.

3. she didn’t have an interview at BigMart.

4. she didn’t go with Halina (OR her) to her job interview.

5. they didn’t work on the weekend.

6. she didn’t use Simon (as a reference).

EXERCISE 11 page 260

1. called; didn’t contact  2. didn’t get  3. made  4. didn’t have

5. didn’t expect  6. sent; didn’t see  7. told  8. got

ABOUT YOU page 261

Answers will vary. They will begin with:

1. I worked on weekends in my country OR I didn’t work on weekends.

2. I applied OR I didn’t apply to come to this school.

3. I applied OR I didn’t apply online.

4. I went OR I didn’t go to high school in my country.

5. I took OR I didn’t take a test to enter this class.

6. I studied OR I didn’t study English in my country.

7. I got OR I didn’t get a job in my first month in the United States.

8. I took OR I didn’t take classes at a different school last year.

9. I saw OR I didn’t see my friends last night.

10. I needed OR I didn’t need to buy a book for this class.

11. I went OR I didn’t go to the library last week.

12. I went OR I didn’t go to interesting places last year.

EXERCISE 12 page 262

1. didn’t get  2. had  3. didn’t make  4. knew  5. drove

6. found  7. knew  8. felt  9. was  10. learned  11. told

12. didn’t complain  13. asked  14. didn’t ask  15. didn’t know

16. had  17. sent  18. got  19. told

Reading 3

BEFORE YOU READ page 263

Answers will vary.

COMPREHENSION page 264

1. T  2. T  3. F

LISTEN page 264

1. False  2.True 3. True  4. True

5. True  6. False  7. True  8. False

EXERCISE 13 page 265

1. Did Matt need an education for his job? Yes, he did.

2. Did Matt get a bachelor’s degree? No, he didn’t.

3. Did Matt’s employer offer on-the-job training? Yes, he (OR she) did.

4. Did Simon and Marta ask about Matt’s family? No, they didn’t.

5. Did Simon hear about health careers on TV? No, he didn’t.

6. Did Matt help Simon’s father in the hospital? No, he didn’t.

7. Did Simon and Marta ask Matt a lot of questions? Yes, they did.

8. Did Matt work at the athletic club for many years? No, he didn’t.

EXERCISE 14 page 266

1. spent  2. met  3. became  4. went OR came  5. chose OR had

6. thought  7. read  8. took  9. got OR took  10. gave

11. took OR had OR got  12. kept OR had; left  13. told

14. met OR saw  15. knew  16. felt OR got

EXERCISE 15 pages 267–268

1. How many jobs did he apply for?  2. Where did you take classes?

3. What did Simon read about?

4. How many physical therapy assistants did Matt meet (in that hospital)?

5. Who did they (OR the physical therapy assistants) help?

6. How long did Marta’s father stay in the hospital?

7. What kind of part-time job did Matt get?

8. How long did he (OR Matt) keep that job?

9. Why did he (OR Matt ) leave?

10. Where did Simon and Marta meet Matt? 

EXERCISE 16 pages 268–269

1. Who took those people to the hospital?

2. What happened at work yesterday?

3. Who told you about that job?

4. How many people applied for the job as a fitness instructor?

5. Which patient spent two weeks at the hospital?

6. Which student chose a job in health services?

7. Who wrote about jobs of the future?

8. What kinds of patients needed help with their injuries?

9. How many physical therapists went to community colleges?

10. What came in the mail yesterday?

EXERCISE 17 pages 269–270

1. A. Where did the patient hurt her arm?, B. She hurt it at the gym.

2. A. How did she hurt her arm?, B. She fell and broke it.

3. A. Which arm did she break?, B. (She broke) her right arm.

4. A. Who drove her to the hospital?, B. Her husband (drove her) (to the hospital).

5. A. How long did the woman stay at the hospital?, B. (She stayed) only a few hours.

6. A. What kind of help did she get later?, B. (She got) physical therapy.

7. A. Who helped her in her house?, B. A home health care assistant (helped her).

8. A. How much did this service cost?, B. (It cost) $20 an hour.

9. A. Where did she find this service?, B. (She found it) online.

10. A. How much time did she miss at work?, B. (She missed) a week.

ABOUT YOU page 270

1. What did you study last year?  2. Where did you live three years ago?

3. Who helped you learn English?  4. Did you work yesterday?

5. How many classes did you take last semester?

6. How did you get to school today?

EXERCISE 18 page 271

1. got  2. didn’t call  3. asked  4. wanted to tell  5. had  6. had

7. didn’t go  8. was  9. felt  10. wasn’t  11. did you start

12. Did you send  13. did you apply  14. Did the company ask

15. did you need to give  16. Did the employer call  17. contacted

18. gave

REVIEW page 273

1. was  2. had  3. didn’t go  4. What happened  5. arrived

6. Why were you  7. got  8. parked  9. Why did you park

10. didn’t find  11. had  12. didn’t see  13. made

14. How many people interviewed  15. were  16. asked  17. wrote

18. knew  19. was  20. Were you  21. was  22. went  23. didn’t get

24. found  25. did the interviewers ask  26. asked  27. told

28. became  29. Did you send  30. did  31. called  32. got

EDITING PRACTICE pages 274–275

1. did your doctor give  2. C  3. What happened  4. did you hurt

5. fell  6. C  7. didn’t see  8. Did you call  9. wanted to call

10. C  11. helped  12. helped  13. stopped  14. did the woman do

15. Did she take  16. called  17. C  18. came  19. took

20. felt  21. C  22. go  23. thank  24. C

WRITE page 275

Matt: Did you have a job last year, Teresa?

Teresa: Yes, I did. I worked in the employment services

department at Adams Trucking Company.

Matt: What did you do there?

Teresa: I kept information about employees. I helped

employees with their problems. And I wrote reports. I used

the computer a lot.

Matt: How did you get a job like that?

Teresa: Well, it wasn’t difficult. It took only two years to get a

certificate in human resources.

Matt: Did you like your job?

Teresa: No, I didn’t. I didn’t want to work for a company anymore.

UNIT 12 VOLUNTEERING

Review of Verb Tenses, Infinitives,

Modals, and Time Expressions

Reading 1

BEFORE YOU READ page 278

Answers will vary.

COMPREHENSION page 278

1. T  2. F  3. F

LISTEN page 279

1. False  2. True  3. False  4. True

5. False  6. False  7. True  8. True

EXERCISE 1 pages 280–281

1. is talking OR ’s talking  2. are sitting  3. found  4. likes

5. are enjoying  6. gave  7. is going to buy OR’s going to buy

8. were  9. has  10. helped  11. is going to help OR ’s going to help

12. is going to be OR ’s going to be

EXERCISE 2 page 281

1. They aren’t having lunch.

2. They aren’t (OR They’re not) talking about their problems.

3. He didn’t want to stay in his old apartment.

4. It wasn’t big enough for his family.

5. She doesn’t feel strange anymore.

6. He didn’t give him advice about jobs.

7. They didn’t have much free time then.

8. They don’t need a new car.

9. She isn’t (OR She’s not) going to look for another job soon.

10. They aren’t (OR They’re not) going to move into a new

apartment.

EXERCISE 3 page 282

Answers will vary.

ABOUT YOU page 283 

1. have to OR don’t have to  2. can OR can’t  3. should OR shouldn’t

4. have to OR don’t have to  5. can OR can’t  6. should OR shouldn’t

7. can OR can’t  8. have to OR don’t have to 

EXERCISE 4 pages 283–284

PART 1

1. need  2. don’t get  3. don’t know  4. aren’t OR ’re not  5. can help

6. are going to meet 7. has to drive  8. practiced  9. ’m going to be

10. want to help  11. don’t have  12. bought  13. doesn’t need to use

PART 2

14. ’re going to prepare  15. ’re looking for  16. to find 17. want to help

18. can cook  19. ’m going to tell  20. prepare  21. came  22. weren’t

23. didn’t have  24. volunteered to help  25. got  26. had 

EXERCISE 5 page 285

1. yesterday, told  2. often, helps  3. hardly ever, have

4. usually, gives OR tries to get OR finds  5. always, teaches OR tells

6. Last year, moved  7. In just a month, gave OR found

8. later, tried to get OR found  9. now, are enjoying

10. later this year, ’s going to invite  11. Last year, came

12. a week later, was  13. now, are helping OR help

14. now, ’s teaching OR ’s helping

EXERCISE 6 page 286

Answers will vary. Possible answers include:

Newcomers are going to have an American Thanksgiving

dinner. Volunteers cooked a Thanksgiving meal. They’re

serving the food to the newcomers. There are a lot of

newcomers. They’re from many different countries. Some

people are talking. Everyone’s having a good time. People eat

a lot on Thanksgiving. After dinner, the volunteers aren’t going

to go home right away. They’re going to help clean up first.

Reading 2

BEFORE YOU READ page 287

Answers will vary.

COMPREHENSION page 287

1. F  2. T  3. T

LISTEN page 288

1. False  2. True  3. False  4. True  5. True

6. True  7. False  8. True  9. False

EXERCISE 7 pages 289–290

1. Does she have a job with an airline? Yes, she does.

2. Is Rhonda (OR she) talking about her job with the airline?

No, she isn’t.

3. Does Rhonda (OR she) bring wheelchairs to poor children? Yes, she does.

4. Did a little boy (OR he) need an operation last year? Yes, he did.

5. Was the sick boy (OR he) from the United States? No, he wasn’t.

6. Did Rhonda (OR she) bring the boy (OR him) back to his parents? Yes, she did.

7. Are they (OR the volunteers) going to have a party in the United States? No, they aren’t.

8. Are there any volunteers at Marta and Simon’s (OR their) house today? Yes, there are.

9. Should they (OR people) save their toys, too? Yes, they should.

10. Can they (OR people) ask Rhonda (OR her) questions about other projects? Yes, they can.

EXERCISE 8 page 292

Answers may vary.

1. What kind of job does she have? She works for an airline.

2. What kind of volunteer work does Rhonda (OR she) do?

She helps poor children in other countries.

3. Who does her organization (OR does it) help? It helps poor children.

4. Why did Rhonda (OR she) go to South America last year?

She went there to bring a sick boy back to the United States for an operation.

5. Who pays for the flights to South America? The airline pays for the flights (OR The airline (does)).

6. When are the volunteers (OR they) going to have a party for children? (They’re going to have a party for children) on a holiday.

7. Why did the (OR a) sick boy (OR he) have to come to the United States? Because he needed an operation.

8. How can people (OR they) help with the holiday project? They can give clothing and toys.

9. What ((kinds of) things) should we collect? We should collect clothing and medical supplies.

10. What is Rhonda (OR she) explaining to the new volunteers? She’s explaining the volunteer program.

ABOUT YOU page 292

Answers will vary.

EXERCISE 9 page 293

1. do you volunteer  2. children are there

3. does each volunteer have to work  4. happened  5. did you do

6. did you learn  7. are the volunteers planning

8. are the children learning to do  9. is (OR ’s) the show going to be

10. is (OR ’s) the center going to do

EXERCISE 10 pages 294–295

1. Are you going to work  2. are you going to help

3. does this woman do  4. Does she have to take

5. Can she swim  6. did she start  7. did you find

8. wants to help  9. can I start  10. should I go

EXERCISE 11 page 295

1. a. does our organization do, b. work, c. help (to) match

2. a. do (OR can) volunteers help, b. do, c. can do, d. try to find

3. a. do you need volunteers, b. needs, c. gave, d. are going

to have, e. want to volunteer, f. use

REVIEW page 297

1. are you going  2. don’t know  3. ’s  4. Do you know

5. are you going  6. volunteer  7. do you do  8. collect

9. teaches  10. do you volunteer  11. there was  12. needed

13. went  14. took  15. Do you help  16. Can I volunteer

17. to work  18. ’re looking  19. There’s going to be  20. should

21. are there going to be  22. ’re going to like  23. are we going to do

24. should I bring  25. don’t have to bring

EDITING PRACTICE pages 298–299

1. do you have  2. C  3. came  4. helped  5. had to write

6. didn’t know  7. did you hear  8. found  9. C

10. does this site work  11. lists  12. to use  13. don’t have to look

14. Is it  15. it isn’t  16. I have  17. C  18. should put  19. C

20. are going to  21. passed  22. C  23. we’re going to have

24. Are you going to stay  25. I am  26. C