Unit 3 Passage A Words and Phrases Detailed Study of Passage A Exercises

Passage A An Au Pair Girl Marie comes from Austria. She is twenty-two years old and she has just graduated from university in her country. She is going to study for her master's degree in London. Marie's parents are not very rich, so Marie will work as an au pair girl to support herself. She will stay with an English family, the Clarks, during this period. The Clarks have two baby girls. They need Marie's help. Marie will help Mrs. Clark in the house in her spare time by doing the washing-up, making the bed, laying the table, dusting rooms and taking telephone messages and shopping. She will attend her classes regularly in the weekdays: from 9 to 11 in the morning and from 2 to 5 in the afternoon. She will also be free in the evenings to take part in some activities on campus. Marie will receive some pocket money each week. Mr. and Mrs. Clark will also be happy to help her with her English. All this makes Marie pleased. She will get along well with the English family.

Exercise 9 (P. 31) 1. b. The couple are going to take a course for their driver’s license in the training center. c. My brother is going to do a volunteer ’ s work in the north-western area for one year. 2. b. His résumé makes the company satisfied. c. The news makes the boss puzzled.

Exercise 10 (P. 32) Keys: BDCBCA 1. item (n.) 2. insure (v.) insurance (n.) insurance policy 3. register (v. ) registration (n.) 4. run into any problems