Unit 6 bài tập tiếng anh 12
C. SPEAKING
Exercise 1. The following statements are from a psychometric test that will suggest the kind of job best for your personality. Read each statement and write A if you agree or D if you disagree with it. Then tell your partners about it.
Section A.
| 1. I am an outgoing and sociable person. | _________ |
| 2. I never feel shy. | _________ |
| 3. I am normally optimistic about the future. | _________ |
| 4. I usually like to do things on my own. | _________ |
| 5. I don’t enjoy meeting and talking to new people. | _________ |
Section B.
| 1. I am a nervous person. | _________ |
| 2. I don’t like working under pressure. | _________ |
| 3. My mood often goes up and down. | _________ |
| 4. I don’t usually worry about things. | _________ |
| 5. I hardly ever feel lonely or depressed. | _________ |
Section C.
| 1. I always try to be considerate to other people. | _________ |
| 2. I would rather cooperate than compete with other people. | _________ |
| 3. I believe that most people are basically good. | _________ |
| 4. People sometimes think that I am cold and calculating. | _________ |
| 5. I frequently argue with my family and friends. | _________ |
Exercise 2. You’ve got an interview for a job. It is a hard work. To do well at an interview you need to do some things before the interview.
A. Read the statements and put them in the order of importance.
_________Find out where the interview is.
_________Make sure you know what the job involves.
_________Find out what you know about the firm.
_________Find out the interviewer’s name and telephone number.
_________Dress to look clean and tidy.
_________Find out how long it will take to get there.
B. Answer the following questions.
1. What do you do well?
2. What are your good points?
3. Why would you like this job?
4. What is your family like?
5. What do you like doing and why?
6. What do you not like doing and why not?
C. Ask the interviewer questions, using the suggestions.
- The job itself?
- Training?
- Prospects? A
- Further education?
- Conditions? (working hours, salary,…)
D. WRITING
Exercise 1. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals and the meaning stays the same.
1. I like Brenda, she’s my kind of person. (THAT)
Brenda is the kind of person that I like.
2. The whole summer was sunny and warm, for a change. (WHICH)
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3. Jean was the first person I asked for advice. (WHOSE)
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4. Not a single house in the street had escaped undamaged. (WHICH)
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5. It is an event I would rather forget. (WHICH)
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6. The police never caught the culprit. (WHO)
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7. I have read all of her books but one. (WHICH)
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8. The finder of treasure is entitled to part of its value. (WHOEVER)
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Exercise 2. Write a letter of application to Import & Export Company for a part-time job, using the following suggestions.
Dear Ms. Brown,
1. I / interested / applying / post / part-time Import & Export Clerk/.
2. I / 20 years/.
3. I / third year / study / business administration / Brookfield Polytechnic/.
4. lectures / take place / mornings / be available / work / company / 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. /.
5. speak / write / fluent English / Italian /.
6. I / one-year experience / office work /.
7. typing / good / enjoy / deal / with people /.
8. let me know / you think / may be suitable / post /.
9. come / interview / any time convenient / you /.
10. I look forward / hear / you/.
Yours sincerely,
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D. WRITING
Exercise 1.
1. The whole summer was sunny and warm, which was a change.
2. Jean was the first person whose advice I asked for.
3. There was not a single house in the street which had escaped undamaged.
4. It is an event which I would rather forget.
5. It was the culprit who the police never caught. / It was the culprit who was never caught by the police.
6. There is only one of her books which I have not read.
7. Whoever finds treasure is entitled to part of its value.
Exercise 2.
Dear Ms. Brown,
I am interested in applying for the post of part-time Import & Export Clerk I am 20 years of age. I am in my third year studying business administration at Brookfield Polytechnic. As my lectures take place only in the mornings, I would be available to work for your company in the afternoons from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
I speak and write fluent English and Italian. I have one-year experience of office work My typing is quite good and I enjoy dealing with people.
Please let me know if you think I may be suitable for the post. I can come for an interview at any time convenient for you.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
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