Open your Market Leader book on pages 10 and 11: Develop exercises A to F of Language Focus 1, and A to C of Language Focus 2.

A. Complete this information about Miristella with short forms of the verb to be.

My name’s Maristella. I am Brazilian and i am from Sao Paulo. I am a research analyst for an investment bank in New York. I am married with two children, a boy and a girl. They are at high school in Scarsdale. My husband is American and he is a doctor. My sister is in New York, too. She is a student at Columbia University. We are all interested in sports and movies. My son is a good tennis player.

C. Complete this chart about yourself. Then introduce yourself to a partner. (Compañero)

1	Name	Ricrdo Hurtado Gomez	4	Nationality	Colombian
2	Job	I`m a team leader	5	Interests	environmental engineering
3	City	I`m from Bogota	6	Favourite sports	Football, tennis

D. Now write a paragraph about your partner. Use the text in Exercise A as model.

My partner`s name is Nestor, is Colombian, currently live in Bogota, is an student of Systems Engineering. He's single, lives with his parents and works at a company that markets software as a systems engineer. He Like on basketball and biking.

E. Complete these sentences with negative forms of to be.

1. She`s Russian, but she isn`t from Moscow.

2. They`re Japanese, but they aren`t from Tokyo.

3. He`s German, but he isn`t from Munich.

4. I`m in sales, but i`m not the manager.

5 The office is in Paris, but it isn`t in the center.

6 Her name is Sophia, but she isn`t Italian.

F. Match the questions and answers about Sergio.

1. Are you Spanish?                                                      a) No, i am marketing manager.

2. Are you a sales manager?                                      b) No, she is Mexican.

3. Are you married?                                                      c) No, i am Italian.

4. Is your wife a manager?                                         d) No, she is a lawyer.

5. Is she Italian?                                                              e) Yes, i am. That is a picture of my wife.

A. Write correct article (a/an) for each job.

an accountant	an executive	a pilot
an architect	a journalist	a receptionist
an artist	a lawyer	an aresearch analyst
a cashier	a manager	a sales assistant
a consultant	an office worker	a technician
a director	an optician	a telephone operator
a doctor	a personal assistant (Pa)	a trainee
an engineer

B. Work in pairs. Talk about your job and the jobs of your family and friends.

I`m an team leader. My wife is a social communicator. My father is an army pensioner, my mother is a housewife. My eldest brother is a priest and my younger brother is a military.

C. Listen to three people talking about their jobs and complete this chart

	Pierre	Gustavo	Silvia
What is his/ her job?	an engineer	a lawyer	an architect
Where is he / she from?	Switzerland	Argentine	Sicilia
Where is his / her office?	Singapore	New York	Rome
What does his / her partner do?	an accountant	a journalist	a househusband