Unit 4: Practice for the Exam
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A. CIRCLE
THE CORRECT WORDS TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.
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1. You need specific skill /skills /a skill to do this job well.
2. I didn’t get enough information / informations /the information about my job before I
started working here.
3. I’m happy to say that I’m making a progress / progress / progresses in
my new job.
4. My previous employer used to offer training / a training / trainings to
new employees.
5. I applied to dozens of company / the company / companies before getting a response.
6. I was finally invited to attend interview / an interview / the interview with one of the
companies I had applied to.
7. A lot of different people gave me advice / an advice / advices about
job interviews.
8. I really need to find job / a job / the job soon!
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B.
COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION. USE THE
VERBS AND PHRASES ON THE RIGHT. THERE IS ONE VERB OR PHRASE THAT YOU DO NOT
NEED TO USE.
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I don’t always follow my parents’ (1)
_________________, but I knew I faced stiff (2) _________________ for this
job, so for once I listened to them. As They suggested, I checked out the
company online before submitting my
(3) _________________, so I was able to include the right kind of
information. This helped me to achieve my first (4) _________________: to get
an interview! My parents told me to make sure I showed (5) _________________
in the company, and to give examples of my ability to meet (6) _________________.
Unfortunately, although I did this, I didn’t get the job. But I feel I’ve
made (7) _________________ - I’ve now experienced an interview, and have a
better idea of the skills and (8) _________________ I need to acquire in
order to get the kind of job I want.
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a) advice
b) application
c) competition
d) deadlines
e) goal
f)
interest
g) knowledge
h) money
i)
progress
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C.
COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION. WRITE a,
an, the OR – (no article).
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Jay:
Hi, Garth, are you going to (1.)________ careers conference that I told
you about?
Garth: I haven’t decided. Do you think (2.)___________ conferences like that are
useful?
Jay:
Yeah, especially if you haven’t decided on (3.)
___________ career yet.
Garth: Well I know I want to be (4.)_______ statistician, but (5.)_________
companies I’d like to work for are very hard to get into.
Jay:
So come along -you can learn about writing (6.) _____
résumés and things like that.
Garth: Yeah, you’re
right – there might be (7.)_____
advice about (8.)_____ interviews,
which could be useful, too.
Jay:
Yeah, there will be, for sure. See you at (9.)
________ conference, then!
Garth:
Ok, see you
tomorrow!
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D.
CIRCLE THE BEST EXPRESSIONS TO
COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION.
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Mandy:
Hi, Bob, how’s your new job going?
Bob: It’s great. I thought the training would be
difficult, and I was a bit worried. But (1.)
amazingly / obviously / unfortunately,
everything went very smoothly. It’s a really good company to work for. (2.) In fact / Unfortunately / More importantly, I think I’ve been
really lucky. They even offer free exercise classes!
Mandy:
Wow, that’s a good perk!
Bob: Yeah, and we get good health insurance, too. (3.) Clearly / Fortunately / More importantly, I haven’t needed that
yet! But (4.) as a matter of fact / more importantly / unfortunately, the work
is very interesting.
Mandy: Cool (5.)
Luckily / Seriously / Strangely enough, I met someone else who works in
the music industry just last week. She loves it too.
Bob:
And who does she work for?
Mandy: (6.) Unfortunately / obviously
/ Seriously, I can’t remember, but I’ll check with Dan when I see him –
he’ll know.
Bob: (7) As a
matter of fact / Not surprisingly / Clearly, I’m meeting up with Dan
after my class. Do you want to come too?
Mandy: Ok, sure.
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READ THE BLOG ENTRY. ADD THE MISSING
PHRASES. WRITE THE LETTERS IN THE BLANKS. THERE IS ONE ITEM THAT YOU DO NOT
NEED TO USE.
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Job Hunting
I now work as a
regional marketing coordinator at a technology company, but when I first started
looking for work, it wasn’t easy. This is the story of how I finally landed
my first big job.
 I went to college
in Austin, Texas, and majored in Media Studies. I realized it would be very
difficult to get a job after college, so I started looking in March of senior
year. I probably submitted at least 100 applications. My persistence paid
off, and (1.) ____. But I was paid just $10 an hour and only worked 15 hours
a week, so I decided to keep looking for other jobs.
Large
companies regularly help recruiting events in my area. When one was organized
by a social-networking site, I attended and applied for a position.
Unfortunately, when I was offered an interview, (2.) ____ - that was foolish! After (3.)
____, I felt really bad.
As
I wasn’t making enough to support myself, (4.) ____ . A friend of mine helped
me to get a position at the coffee shop where she worked – at least I was
making some more money, but it was very boring, so I kept on hunting.
One
day, I got an email from a woman at a technology company. I had handed in my
résumé there three months earlier, and
she asked if I was looking for
a full-time position! I was so excited when they offered me an interview.
(5.) _____. It took me a while to get where I am now, but I think I’ve been
lucky.
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a.
I
found out that I hadn’t in fact been successful on that occasion.
b.
I
went through their regular recruitment process, and started two weeks later.
c.
I
thought I’d nearly got the job, and stopped applying for other ones.
d.
I
enjoyed all the perks and took advantage of everything they offered.
e.
I
carried on trying to find part-time work with absolutely any company.
f.
I
manage to find work with a social – media marketing company.
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SPEAKING QUIZ
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SPEAKING QUIZ
Part 1. Questions
and topics to discuss. Ask these questions. Answer your partner’s questions.
1. What are some of your career goals?
2. How do you face competition at work or at school?
3. Describe a goal that you’ve achieved.
4. What kind of company would you like to work for?
5. What information is on your résumé?
6. What information should be on a résumé?
7. What are some job skills your have?
8. What do you do to acquire knowledge at work or at
school?
9. Describe a skill that you’ve acquired at work or at
school.
10.
What
new skills would you like to learn?
11.
What
do you do to meet deadlines at work or at school?
12.
Describe
a time that you followed someone’s advice (or didn’t follow someone’s advice)
What happened?
13.
What
type of office would you like to work in?
14.
What
do you do to make progress at school or at work?
15.
Describe
a time you missed a deadline. What happened?
16.
What
kind of on-the-job training would you be interested in?
Part 2: Conversation
1. Imagine
you have a job with good perks and benefits. Tell your partner about them.
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Use
conversation strategies to make your conversation flow. The strategies you
learned in this unit are:
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Show
your attitude about something you say with expressions like luckily,...
(un)fortunately,...
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Give
new information that you want to emphasize or correct what someone assumes
with expressions like As a matter of
fact / In fact...
2.
Listen and react to your partner.
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WRITING
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A.
Read the information from a website.
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Student ~ of ~ the ~ year Award
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The contest is based on the following:
Ø The student’s success in his/her classes
Ø The student’s involvement in school and after-school
activities
Ø The student’s interests and involvement in leisure
activities, such as volunteering
Please submit your application, personal statement,
and two letters of recommendation.
B.
Write a personal statement to apply for the Student
of the Year award. Make sure that you:
·
Include
an introduction.
·
Use
paragraphs for different topics.
·
Include
a summary.
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