GRAMMAR B

1 | Discuss the questions with a partner • When you are about to try something new, what different feelings do you normally have? • Is it OK to push your boundaries and get acquainted with new people? Why or why not?

2 | Read the paragraphs and complete the gaps.

When I entered the restaurant's kitchen, I was absolutely amazed. It was really enormous. The kitchen in our trade school is quite big. But compared to this kitchen, ours was very small. At first, I was a bit confused and couldn't follow the instructions. As always, our chef instructor was very helpful. He showed me around. Then he gave me some simple tasks. After a while, I was much more confident and helped the chefs

with food preparation. It was incredible how the kitchen was kept clean on such a busy day. At our trade school, if a lot of people work at the same time in the kitchen, sometimes it can get filthy. But here, they were cleaning after themselves so effectively that you couldn't see any dirty things around. I had a wonderful day there. When I returned home, I was quite delighted but at the same time absolutely exhausted. I went to bed immediately. Ann, 19 |

When I entered the hall, I was extremely nervous. It was my first time at such a big networking event. For me, it was really terrifying. I am a bit shy, so it was quite hard for me to start a conversation with people.

| I was there with my groupmate from Trade School. He is more sociable than me. So, it was fairly easy for him to get involved in conversations. Thanks to him, I found myself in some completely fascinating conversations about web designing challenges. I was quite starving when the food was served. So, I couldn't wait and wanted to eat something. It took me a while to choose something to eat. Finally, I chose some vegetable salad. It was not very tasty, but the dessert I tried was absolutely delicious. Leo, 18

| 1. The kitchen in Ann's school isn't nearly as ★★★ as the restaurant's kitchen. 2. In the restaurant's kitchen Ann first started doing some ★★★. 3. As soon as Ann got home, she ★★★. 4. It was by far the biggest ★★★ for Leo. 5. Leo is ★★★, but his friend is not. 6. Leo liked the ★★★ but not the salad.