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
2 Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.
occupations, choice, decisions, successful, financial, inappropriate, possibly, selecting
______(1) a career can be one of the most difficult (2)_____ in your life. To
choose the right career, you will have to find the balance between (3)_____ gain and personal
fulfillment. Before you can make a career _____(4), you will also have to learn about yourself. Your
values, interests and skills will make some careers suitable for you and some particularly (5)______ .
You can use self-assessment tests to gather this information and to generate a list of (6) ______ that
are considered appropriate. A test like this could help you to narrow down your choice and (7)
_______ point you in the right direction. Even though it is important to choose a career early on, many
people have switched careers late in the game and still became enormously (8) _______ . Think it over
and take a chance.
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
If you … (to speak) some foreign
languages, you … (to have) better
job opportunities.
1 Choose the correct time expressions. Sometimes two answers are possible.
1 Nowadays / Suddenly / Then, a lot of people visit Australia. 2 My brother failed his driving test three times. But finally i eventually / nowadays he passed it. 3 Suddenly / Nowadays / Finally, Helen left the room. 4 I’ve recently / finally / afterwards learned how to swim. 5 First of all / Finally / Then, we visited Spain, then / afterwards / recently we went to France.
3.Дополните предложения подходящей конструкцией: have(has) been to / have(has) gone to / have(has) been in.
1)We ……… this supermarket for three hours! Let’s go home!
2)They ……… Barcelona twice.
3)Jim………. a summer camp. He’ll be back in a week.
4)The Browns ………. Hong Kong for 18 years.
5)Sally ………… the bank to get some money.
Choose the right tense form.
1. Ann has been paiting / has painted in his studio since 8 o’clock.
2. We have been watching / have watched TV for 3 hours.
3. Alex has been learning / has learned French for years.
4. The train has just some / has been coming.
5. Mary has been / has been being a student for 2 years.
Choose the right sentence:
1.
We have been learning how to play chess.
We have been learnt how to play chess.
We has been learning how to play chess.
2.
Have it been raining since morning?
Has it been raining for morning?
Has it been raining since morning?
3.
Have they been talking to Mary?
Has they been talking to Mary?
Have they been talked to Mary?
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
3 Correct the sentences that have mistakes in them. One sentence has no mistakes Which one? 1 Why don’t you have cut your hair before you be taken your photo? 2 You should get your new house designed by a professional. 3 Not many people their portrait have had painted by a famous artist. 4 My dad has had published a book about the history of art. 5. Many companies have created for them new works of art.
Choose the correct word.
She said that she ( weel travel/would travel/had travelled ) a lot one day.
Lana said that she (would look/was looking/will look ) for her holidays a lot.
He said that he ( will listen/was listening/would listen) to music the whole day yesterday.
He said that he (will forged/had forgotten/forgot) to call Jim.
He says that he (will buy/had bought/bought) some new clothes at weekends.
had, is also becoming, will have changed