2 Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word. occupations, choice, decisions, successful, financial, inappropriate…

SELF-ASSESSMENT LESSON (1-6)

1. You should tell about the job you are most interested in.

UNIT a) What the job is. b) What it involves. c) Why you chose it.

Model Answer:

1) I hope to work as a . and want to .

2) The job involves .

3) For that, a … must have good … and need to …

4) The programmer has to make sure that the … also need to be a good team member.

5) I chose it mostly because of my education and interest. Since I am going to study in …, naturally

6) I would want to work for something that relates to my education and skill.

7) Secondly, I have a passion for …

I like the idea of having a challenging job that will enable me to use my …, to do something better for the people and for the society.

9) Furthermore, the prospect of this job is very demanding and a good … earns more than employees of many other industries.

10) I am sure I will enjoy working as a … more than anything else and that’s why I want to work in/at …

2. Choose the correct word (a-d) to complete the sentences.

1) I see from your ______ form that you have had three different jobs in the last 5 years.

a) apply c) applied

b) applying d) application

2) Qualified candidates will be contacted to schedule an_____ UNIT

a) application c) interview

b) experience d) reference

3) Most children in the UK remain in _____education until they are at least 16 years old.

a) full-time c) part-time

b) work overtime d) flexi-time

4) She fully intends to continue her sporting ________ once she has recovered from her injuries.

a) job c) career

b) occupation d) work

5) Our university has excellent sports _____.

a) marks c) chores

b) facilities d) assignments

6) If I had known this test would be so difficult, I ________ harder.

a) will study c) would study

b) would have studied d) study

7) The students didn’t notice ______ into the lecture room.

a) that the lecturer comes c) the lecturer to be coming

b) the lecturer come d) the lecture to come

You should have _______ the engine.

a) a mechanic check c) a mechanic checking

b) a mechanic to check d) a mechanic to have checked

9) We’ll ______ be more careful about what we say in the future.

a) have to c) need to

b) must d) be able

10) It’s time for us _____ learning a foreign language. What about English?

a) start c) started

b) to start d) starting

11) I wish I_____ harder when I was at school. He didn’t study hard when he was at school.

a) had studied c) would study

b) studied d) will study

12) If you ____your job, you ____around the world.

a) left . could travel c) left . can travel

b) would left . can travel d) left . would travel

2. You are going to read an article about how to get a job abroad. Before you read match a word on the left with a word on the right to make a collocation.

1 career a) process 5 degree e) letter

2 work b) language 6 cover f) an application

3 foreign c) placement 7 short g) subject

4 application d) ladder 8 withdraw h) list

Choose the right option.

People have much greater freedom in choosing a job than people(have/had/have had/had had) one hundred years ago. It also (became/is becoming/will have become/had become) more common for people in the US to make major career changes at some time during their lives. In fact by the time the average person retires,it is not unlikely that he or she 3(changes/will be changing/is changing/will havw change) careers at least once

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of do, be,

or have.

Example Has she found a new job yet?

1 What sort of music __________ you like?

2 __________ she work in the centre of London?

3 When __________ you born?

4 I __________ been waiting for hours.

5 English __________ spoken all over the world.

6 We were tired so we __________ go out last night.

7 I __________ going on holiday next month.

8 __________ he ever been to China?

9 I saw your brother this morning. Where

__________ he going?

10 We want to buy a car but we __________ saved

enough yet.

(1 point for each correct answer) н(т(10 points)

321Circle the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

Example I’m not liking/ I don’t like tennis very

much.

1 We have/We’re having a house near the beach.

2 Do you know/Are you knowing what’s happening?

3 I used to love basketball but I think I’m preferring/

I prefer volleyball now.

4 I don’t enjoy/I’m not enjoying cooking very much.

5 They paid for the car so it is belonging/it belongs to

them now.

6 He’s thinking/He thinks that school is boring.

7 Do you see/Are you seeing my problem?

8 She thinks/She’s thinking of going to university.

9 I’m feeling tired so I think I’m deserving/I deserve a

holiday.

10 Those clothes are looking/look great on you!

(1 point for each correct answer)011(10 points)

3.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the

Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

Example While I was listening (listen) to the

radio, the telephone rang (ring).

1 He __________ (break) his leg when he

__________ (ski) in the Alps.

2 We __________ (see) an accident while we

__________ (wait) for the bus.

3 While she __________ (prepare) lunch, she

__________ (cut) herself.

4 Which countries _______ they _______ (visit)

when they __________ (travel) round the world?

5 _______ you _______ (work) in the garden when I

__________ (come) to the house?

6 They __________ (live) in Canada when they

__________ (meet) each 24((25 points)

4. Write the statements (a) in the negative, (b) as

questions, and (c) in the past.

Example We can take photos in the church.

a We can’t take photos in the church.

b Can we take photos in the church?

c We could take photos in the church.

1 We have to leave early.

a _______________________________________ .

b _______________________________________ ?

c _______________________________________ .

2 He has to work at weekends.

a _______________________________________ .

b _______________________________________ ?

c _______________________________________ .

3 She can stay out after midnight.

a _______________________________________ .

b _______________________________________ ?

c _______________________________________ .

4 They’re allowed to get up late on Saturdays.

a _______________________________________ .

b _______________________________________ ?

c _______________________________________ .

(3 points for each correct answer) (15 points)

5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of must or

have to.

Example We must have a party soon.

1 It’s my Dad’s birthday next week. I __________

buy him a present.

2 All my clothes are too small for me. I __________

lose some weight.

3 My doctor is worried about my weight. She says I

__________ go on a diet.

4 _______ you _______ travel abroad in your job?

5 I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your party. I

__________ work late.

6 We need to save some money. We __________ have

any more expensive meals in restaurants.

(2 points for each correct answer) (12 points)

6. Write the nouns.

Example behave behaviour

1 admire _______

2

3

3 Choose the correct forms.

1 Karen really enjoys reading / to read poetry.

Would you like going / to go to the cinema?

Pete can’t stand wearing / to wear formal clothes.

We can’t avoid telling / to tell him the truth.

I’ve decided going / to go abroad.

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They can’t afford buying/ to buy this house.

7 I’d love working / to work in a clothes shop.

Do you ever miss to go / going surfing in summer?

Tim always manages arriving / to arrive at the office

on time.

4

5

8

9

10

Iltive

Have you ever

country to live abroad?

considered leaving / to leave your

26 I can’t hear you – it’s . noisy in here.

a too

b too much

c too many

27 Jamal has just sent me . to arrange plans for this weekend.

a a blog

b an email

c a website

28 I promise I’ll call you as soon as I . .

a I arrive

b I arrived

c I’ll arrive

29 Photographers and designers need to be very . .

a creative

b fit

c annoying

30 The global financial crisis, . is forcing lots of small businesses to close, does not look set to end soon.

a it

b that

c which

31 There . a terrible accident if the pilot hadn’t reacted so quickly.

a had been

b was

c would have been

32 “Are you ready to order?”

“Not yet – I’m still looking at the . .”

a bill

b menu

c service

33 “My job is never boring.”

The speaker’s job is always . .

a interesting

b popular

c difficult

34 I’ve been working here . about the last two years.

a during

b for

c since

35 “It leaves from Platform 2 at 4.15.”

The speaker is talking about . .

a an airline flight

b a train

c a taxi

36 I went to a lovely . last Saturday.

The bride was my best friend when we were at school.

a anniversary

b marriage

c wedding

37 “I’ve got a headache.”

“Maybe you . to take an aspirin.”

a should

b ought

c don’t

38 The patient had an . to insert metal pins in his broken leg.

a injection

b operation

c X-ray

39 She won a seat in parliament at the last . .

a general election

b opinion poll

c referendum

40 I’m surprised you didn’t get upset. If someone said that to me, . really angry.

a I’m

b I was

c I’d be

41 This used to be . part of the city, but since the old buildings were renovated it’s become a very fashionable area.

a an affluent

b a run-down

c a trendy

42 Cassie went to bed early because she was . .

a tired

b stressed

c relaxed

43 In the 1960s, computers were . expensive that ordinary people couldn’t afford them.

a so

b such

c too

44 Do you want . the match tonight?

a watching

b watch

c to watch

45 Researchers claim the new discovery is a major . in the fight against malaria.

a breakthrough

b investigation

c progress

46 The Maths problem was really difficult and I just couldn’t . the answer.

a check in

b set off

c work out

47 When I was a child, I never . about the future.

a have worried

b used to worry

c was worrying

48 A local politician has . charges of corruption made by the opposition party.

a accused

b blamed

c denied

49 . worries me about society today is how completely we have come to depend on technology.

a That

b What

c Which

50 Cats and dogs are usually kept as . .

a farm animals

b wild animals

c pets

2 .Fill in the blanks with the words from ex.1

1. We have to wear a school —— :a blue jacket , black trousers ,a white shirt and a blue tie.

2. They don’t get —- well with each other.

3 . We have to do our new school —— till Friday.

4. Mrs Jenkins is a highly —- teacher of Geography.

5. Help us enrich our —— about our history.

6 .Let’s —- our problems after classes.

7 . We need to be more —— and imaginative doing this job.

8. Do you —- your teachers?

Заполните пробелы правильной формой глагола.

1. John __________ (look after) Alexandra’s clients while she ____________ (be)

on maternity leave.

2. «On your CV it ______ (say) that you _____ (speak) some Chinese.» — «Yes,

in fact, I _______ (currently / take) private classes. I ________ (think) Chinese is

going to be a very useful languge in our sector.»

3. Our client _____ (be) very stubborn at the moment. He ______ (not / want) to

accept our conditions. It’s strange because he ______ (usually / be) so reasonable.

4. Where _____________ (your company / hold) its AGM this year?

5. «What language _________ (that man / speak) at the reception desk?» — «It

__________ (sound) like Portuguese to me.»

6. I _________ (have to) speak to Doug urgently but he _______ (not / answer)

his phone.

7. «They ______ (have) the meeting this Thursday at 3pm. Will you be able to

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attend?» — «No, I’m afraid not. I _________ (go) to a conference in Amsterdam.»

8. Ray _________ (always / drive) to work but this week he ___________ (take)

the train as his daughter __________________ (borrow) his car.

9. Which logo ____ (you / prefer)? Sorry but I ______ (not / like) either of them.

10. Our children really ________ (love) surfing. They ______________ (spend)

every weekend at the beach. In fact we __________________ (look at) buying a

small holiday home on the coast. Jaco Beach ______________ (look) very nice.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of do, make or take
1 I must__ a decision about money.
2Every day after school my first task is to__ homework.
3Nobody is perfect, everybody __ mistakes.
4 I’ve been studying for a long time, I need to__ a break.
5 At the moment __ a degree in psychology in Paris​

3 Choose the correct answer.[5 points]

1 Violet’s parents are rich, so they send her to an expensive____ school.

a state b private c individual

2My parents are going to meet my favourite teacher this Monday on ____ day.

a open b public c vocational

3 The ____ course I am taking has taught me a lot about fixing cars.

a occupational b vocational c seasonal

4 The ____ is tomorrow and I haven’t even started yet!

a endline b finish line cdeadline

5 I have to wear a ____ at my school. I’m not happy about that at all!

a suit b costume c uniform