7.

Task 2

Hi Jenny

How’s your new job? My university course is great, but it’s Friday evening and I’m home for the weekend. I ’m sitting (sit) on my bed and I 1 (play) a computer game on my laptop. I usually 2 (study) in the evenings or I 3 (go) out with my friends. My family are downstairs. Mum 4 (make) dinner and I 5 (think) Dad 6 (help) Julie with her homework. She 7 maths (not / like), so it's a bit hard for both of them. I can’t write any more now – Mum 8  (want) me to help her in the kitchen.

See you soon

Kate

13.

Task 4: present perfect simple and past simple

Example: Since he died (die) in 1977, Elvis Presley has had (have) 31 single hits. During his lifetime, he produced (produce) over 60 hits, including 18 number ones.

1 In 1965, Paul McCartney (write) the most popular song of all time, 'Yesterday'. Since then, there (be) over 2,500 cover versions.
2 Jack Nicholson (have) one of the longest careers in Hollywood - he (work) in the film industry for more than fifty years. Over his career, he (receive) more award nominations than any other actor, and he (win) three Oscars. He (win) Best Actor Award in 1975 and 1997 and he (receive) the Best Supporting Actor Award in 1983.
3 Which movie is the most successful of all time? It is difficult to say. Avatar (make) the most money since it (appear) in 2009, but it only (win) three Oscars. Titanic, which (come) out in 1997, (win) 11 Oscars, and it (make) nearly $2 billion since its release.

14.

Vocabulary

Task 1: Work and work-life balance

1  Ann is in of the business section of the paper. She is responsible for it.
2 He was for surfing the Internet during work time.
3 Many of our offices will be working until the end of the year. We have a lot of orders.
4 The duties listed in this job description are not intended to be . You don't have to take care of everything.
5 The work of men and women in law enforcement requires great courage and . They have to be physically and mentally strong.
6 If you are interested and meet the for this position, please apply.
7 He is trying to involve community leaders in on reform.
8 After a stressful few weeks, being able to sit peacefully and was idyllic.
9 If you have unexplained breaks in employment, don't use some crazy in an attempt to make yourself look better. Just admit you have made some mistakes in the past and move on.
10 Becoming a in most business environments is a good way to damage your career progress permanently. It's a bad idea to constantly complain about how hard your life is.

20.

Task 3 (Sales)

1 Sales for January showed that shoppers continued to spend a lot of money after Christmas. (=numbers showing how much a company has sold in a period)

2 The company issued a full-year sales . The predictions were more optimistic than analysts were expecting.

3 Apple has just reported record and sales of Macintosh computers and iPhones. (=money received from sales)

4 Colt fixed his prices at a level below his competition to maximize sales . (=total number of units sold over a period of time)

5 The automaker reduced its sales for the market to 1.175 million units. (=how much a company wants to sell in a period)