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Unit 11 Work History 11.1 Finding someone a job (1) Grammar Complete this list of irregular verbs. Present Past simple Present Past simple am go is have are leave become made began said came see do take got thought (2) Grammar Read this text. Then fill in the blanks with the correct form of the past simple. Use verbs from the table in Exercise 1. What do you do if you have a castle on the west coast of France and no money to maintain it? Mme de la Sabliere (1) wasn’t short of ideas. In 1989 she (2) ________ on a management course, (3) ________ a bank loan and (4) ________ to Paris to fins a top chef. When she (5) ________ her business, many people (6) ________ she (7) ________ mad. They (8) ________ believe that she would be successful. But by 1999, her hotel and restaurant (9) ________ a turnover of 12 million francs. (3) Reading and Listening These sentences are a summary of Eliud Mbogua’s career. Put them into the correct order. a □ Took a management course after leaving Siemens. b □ Got his first job at Siemens. c □ The bank lent him money to start a business. d □ Worked for Siemens for five years. e □ Two months after he got the bank loan he left Siemens. f □ Left university in 1992. Now listen to Eliud Mbogue talking about his career and check your answers. 11.2 Talking about your career (1) Vocabulary Siobhan Murphy is writing her CV and has made some notes. Put these in the appropriate section of the CV to help her complete it. Business Studies, Dublin University Joined IBM Good computer skills Got a job at AIB Traveled in Australia for 9 months Part-time job at supermarket Studied French Speaks French and Italian Course in Information Technology Curriculum Vitae Name Siabhan Mulphy Education Business Studies, Dublin University Work experience