Prime Time 5, Transition, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

Marco: Did I hear you mention my name? Pete: Right! –anks. Mm. I can feel this co•ee waking me up already. Naomi: You’re lucky, Marco. You can always get a job in the 3 if your IT plans don’t work out. Marco: Oh, thanks! You don’t have much 4 in me, do you? Anyway, what about you? Have you decided on your 5 yet? Naomi: Well, I’ll de¦nitely need geography for meteorology. And then – Marco: Oh, are you going to be a meaty – er – a meaty whatsit? Naomi: Meteorologist, stupid! Pete: –at’s why we always see her walking around with her head in the clouds! Naomi: Laugh if you like, guys, but just you wait! One day I’ll be there on TV, doing the weather forecast. And you’ll hear me predict a big storm coming in your direction! b) Now have a look at the leaflets on page 92 again. What additional information could be important for Naomi and Pete? Competition for jobs Prepare a short talk about career choices and consider the following questions. • What kind of jobs are popular career choices? Why do you think the competition is so hot for these jobs? • Why is/isn’t competition for jobs a good thing? • What would your advice be for someone who dreams of a career for which there is a lot of competition? How to say what you see, hear or feel a) Compare the kinds of action these two forms express. Which action do you see from beginning to end? Which action do you only see in part? 1. I saw Marco working in the coffee bar. (= He was working there when I saw him.) 2. I saw Marco drop a cup of coffee. (= He dropped a cup of coffee, and I saw this.) b) Go through the dialogue “Just you wait!” on pages 92–93 and find more examples of participles or infinitives after verbs of perception and an object. What Pete saw Pete sometimes helps the vet he met during his work experience. The vet wants to know why a woman with a cat left before her appointment. Go on with what Pete says he saw/heard/watched/etc. Use your own ideas for linking the sentences. Start like this: Well, I was outside the waiting room. But I heard … . So I went in and saw … . 3 4 Tip Verbs of perception ( see, hear, feel, etc.) and an object can be followed by a participle or an infinitive without to . T 5 Woof Help! Jasmine, come back 93 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv