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Level 1

Match the Synonym!

1. Employee	A. Take someone’s job.
2. Accuse	B. Large building.
3. Fire	C. Worker
4. Warehouse	D. Similar
5. Match	E. Say someone did something wrong.

Answers:

1. Employee = C. Worker
2. Accuse = E. Say someone did something wrong.
3. Fire = A. Take someone’s job.
4. Warehouse = B. Large building.
5. Match = D. Similar

True or False?

1.  Amazon is one of the smallest companies in the world. False

2. More than 600,000 employees work for Amazon. True

3. It’s okay for Amazon employees to work slowly. False

4. Amazon made fake reviews on Facebook. False

5. There are very few problems in their warehouses. False

Unscramble the sentence!

1. Amazon is one of the biggest companies.

2. They make their employees work.

3. The reviews were found on Twitter.

4. This is where most of the problems are.

5. There have been many stories.

Listening and Vocabulary

Account	Companies	Fast
Found	Biggest	Respond

1. Companies
2. Fast
3. Biggest
4. Found
5. Account
6. Respond

 

Level 2

Match the Synonym!

1. Accuse	A. How good something is.
2. Conditions	B. Representative
3. Warehouse	C. Question
4. Ambassador	D. Say someone did wrong.
5. Speculation	E. A large building.

Answers:

1. Accuse = D. Say someone did wrong.
2. Conditions = A. How good something is.
3. Warehouse = E. A large building.
4. Ambassador = B. Representative
5. Speculation = C. Question

True or False?

1.  Amazon is one of the smallest companies in the world.  False

2. It is okay to work slowly at Amazon.  False

3. There are big problems in Amazon’s warehouses. True

4.  Amazon made fake reviews on Facebook. False

5. There are many stories about bad working conditions at Amazon. True

Unscramble the sentence!

1. Amazon is one of the biggest companies.

2. There have been many investigations.

3. Some Amazon workers have been tweeting.

4. These accounts have now been accused.

5. There have been many stories.

Listening and Vocabulary

Accounts	Young	Reports
Treating	Grandkids	Respond

1. Treating
2. Reports
3. Accounts
4. Young
5. Grandkids
6. Respond

 

Level 3

Match the Synonym!

1. Warehouse	A. Same
2. Ambulance	B. Doubt
3. Miscarriage	C. Supposedly
4. Synonymous	D. Opposite effect.
5. Mill	E. Storage building.
6. Allegedly	F. Inconsistent
7. Scepticism	G. Emergency vehicle.
8. Discrepancy	H. Grain factory.
9. Backfire	I. Losing a baby.

Answers:

1. Warehouse = E. Storage Building.
2. Ambulance = G. Emergency Vehicle.
3. Miscarriage = I. Losing a baby.
4. Synonymous = A. Same
5. Mill = H. Grain Factory
6. Allegedly = C. Supposedly
7. Scepticism = B. Doubt
8. Discrepancy = F. Inconsistent
9. Backfire = D. Opposite effect.

True or False?

1. Amazon is one of the smallest employers in the world. False

2. Amazon has been praised for posting authentic reviews. False

3. Amazon’s warehouses have faced criticism. True

4. Journalists have avoided investigating Amazon. False

5. Some workers have reported being unable to use the bathroom. True

6. Some politicians have likened the warehouses to working in modern-day offices. False

7. Amazon has been accused of using robots to write reviews. True

8. Amazon’s ambassador accounts have backfired. True

9. The tweet stated a grandfather was happy to have his grandkids at work. False

10. The twitter account belonged to a man named Raphael. True

Unscramble the sentence!

1. Amazon has faced repeated allegations over poor working conditions.

2. There have been investigations into the conditions.

3. Amazon has quickly gained a reputation for bad practices.

4. There have been calls around the world.

5. The accounts have been treated with a degree of scepticism

Listening and Vocabulary

Investigations	Negative	Grandkids
Warehouses	Miscarriage	Employers
Accused	Ambassador	Fake

1. Employers
2. Investigations
3. Miscarriage
4. Warehouses
5. Accused
6. Negative
7. Fake
8. Grandkids
9. Ambassador