Unit 12 My future career
Bài 1 Match the jobs in A with their responsibilities in B.
| A | B |
| 1. biologist | A. I do the cleaning in a big hotel. |
| 2. event planner | B. I have to ensure that customers are satisfied with the accommodation provided. |
| 3. housekeeper | C. I provide customers with information about our products and deal with customers’complaints. |
| 4. tour guide | D. I plan celebrations like fairs, parades, weddings, reunions, birthdays, and anniversaries. |
| 5. lodging manager | E. I specialise in zoology, the study of animals. |
| 6. customer service staff | F. I introduce the cultural and natural points of interest of a place to visitors. |
Bài 2 Complete each sentence with a word/phrase from the box. There are two extra words/phrases.
1. He’s a talented……………………. . His new collection has won a prestigious prize.
2. I have decided to choose the medical……………………. , as advised by my mother.
3. To decide on a ……………………. choice, one has to consider one’s interests as well as one’s ability to do it.
4. Can you fill in the……………………. box on this form with the title of your job?
5. To be a ……………………. , one must be interested in machinery and good with his/her hands.
6. You will have to train your voice harder if you want to become a professional ……………………..
7. The construction projects enable ……………………. to
make a bundle.
8. Choosing a ……………………. without any guidance is like standing at a T-junction
without a map.
Bài 3 Complete each of the sentences with a phrase from the box. Make changes where necessary.
1. She prefers to ………………. because she can start and finish work earlier so that she can pick up
her children from school.
2. She works hard to ……………… to support her three children.
3. After he set up his business, he ……………… .
4. I haven’t ……………… in my studies because I spent too little time on them.
5. You can……………… in business management if you don’t want to get a job right now.
6. He is exhausted now since he has ……………… every day for the last two weeks.
7. It’s 5 p.m. now, so he’ll be back soon. He ……………….
8. ……………… means you have more responsibility and a higher paid post.
Bài 4 Circle the correct word(s) or phrase(s) in bold.
1. His father promised to send/sending him overseas if he chose biology as a major.
2. They expect more students to enrol/enrolling in their school.
3. My friend offered to train/training me to be a skilled repairman.
4. The farmer stopped to hire/hiring those people because they were lazy.
5. The company will continue to provide/providing on-the-job training.
6. Finally, the interviewer mentioned to offer/offering me a trial period of two months.
7. If you manage to win/winning the contract, I’ll offer you a promotion.
8. The class kept to discuss/discussing how to choose a career for weeks.
Bài 5 Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each sentence.
1. I said that I remembered ……………. with him in a handicraft village, but he said I was mistaken.
A. to work
B. working
C. work
2. Don’t forget ……………. your identity card with you to the interview.
A. taking
B. take
C. to take
3. Would you mind ……………. me through to the manager, please?
A. putting
B. to put
C. put
4. Remember ……………. smartly when you attend an interview.
A. dress
B. to dress
C. dressing
5. I tried ……………. some essential skills before applying for that job.
A. to master
B. master
C. mastered
6. My boss promised ……………. me a pay rise but he broke the promise.
A. give
B. giving
C. to give
7. He admitted not ……………. his colleagues well.
A. to treat
B. treating
c. treat
8. The company tends ……………. people with higher qualifications.
A. to employ
B. employ
c. employing
Bài 6 Complete each blank with the appropriate form of a verb from the box.
I still remember getting my first part-time job, as a craftsman in a pottery village, when I was fifteen. On my very first day, I met a boy of my age. He seemed (1) ………. cold and reserved, and didn’t look up from his pottery when I came in. He just kept (2) ………. very hard. He didn’t even bother (3)………. when I said hello to him. Despite (4)………. him for his skill at making pottery, I found it unpleasant to work with such a quiet man. I tried (5) ………. out why he didn’t want to talk, but he refused (6) ………. anything except when it was related to work. I finally learned that it was not because he didn’t like me, but because the boss expected us (7)………. on the job. The boss also promised (8) ………. his salary if he could produce some beautiful pottery items. In spite of the short time that we worked together, I will never forget him.
Bài 7 Complete the second sentence in each pair using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Write between two and five words.
1. I attempted to get a promotion and I finally got it. (TRIED)
I ………………………………. a promotion and I finally got it.
2. He said he didn’t give out the staff’s personal data. (DENIED)
He ……………………………… the staff’s personal data.
3. ‘I know you hoped I would become a nurse, but that’s not what I want,’ said the girl to her mother. (REFUSED)
The girl ……………………………… a nurse as her mother had hoped.
4. I never stay up late because it’s not good for my health. (AVOID)
I ……………………………… because it’s not good for my health.
5. I am interested in working in a multicultural environment. (ENJOY)
I ……………………………… a multicultural environment.
6. I will not go to university. I would rather work to earn money. (START)
I wiIl ……………………………… to earn money instead of going to university.
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