Vocabulary

1. Match each job with its description. 

(Nối mỗi nghề với mô tả của nó.)

2. Match fragments 1 - 8 with fragments A-H to make sentences.  

(Nối những mảng từ 1 đến 8 với những mảng từ A - H để tạo thành câu.)

3. Fill each blank with one suitable word/phrase from the box Remember to change the form of the word/phrase where necessary. 

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống với một từ/ cụm từ  trong khung. Nhớ thay đổi dạng của từ/ cụm từ nếu cần thiết.)

1. Students need some _______ skills before they enter the world of work.

2. She's a/an _______ businesswoman. She has so much energy and focus.

3. He is such a/an _______ nurse that the patients love him.

4. I feel we have too many _______ and not enough time for physical education.

5. I _______ the pay and the working conditions before I decided to take the job.

6. He has become a _______ footballer for the local football team.

7. He has _______ for a long time so it's fair if he gets an A for his final exam.

8. He's a professional singer. With his beautiful voice, he could _______.

4. Complete the sentences using the correct form (V-ing form or to-infinitive) of the verb in brackets. 

(Hoàn thành những câu sau sử dụng dạng đúng (Ving hay to Vo) của động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. He forgot _______ (lock) the door so he lost his laptop.

2. I tried _______ (work) in a garage but I found it was unsuitable.

3. The boss denied  _______ (treat) him badly.

4. The employees expected _______ (get) a pay rise.

5. The manager encouraged her staff _______ (finish) the project soon.

6. The interviewer remembered _______ (read) the interviewee's CV before.

5. Correct the italicised phrases where necessary. 

(Sửa những cụm từ in nghiêng ở nơi cần thiết.)

I have always wanted to work in a big city where I thought I could make a bundle. It's not easy for anyone to get a good job there without trying (1) working hard right from secondary school. Thus, I (2) promised myself to make the most of my school time. Despite (3) to be an outgoing boy, I (4) refused to attend any parties or picnics. I didn't (5) mind to burn the midnight oil before the exams and I (6) managed getting As for most of my school subjects. Finally, I was (7) admitted to study in a medical university in a big city. After graduating, I accepted an (8) offer working in the university. Despite (9) prefer working as a doctor in a famous hospital, I agreed (10) to take the job and I grew to love it. Now I realise that it is the love for the job that matters more than money.

1. working hard => ___________

2. promised to make => ___________  

3. to be => ___________  

4. refused to attend => ___________  

5. mind to burn => ___________  

6. managed getting => ___________  

7. admitted to study => ___________  

8. offer working => ___________  

9. prefer working => ___________  

10. agreed to take => ___________

6. GAME: TRUE OR UNTRUE

Work in pairs. Each pair is given a card with a job. With your partner, think of two things that are true about your particular job and one thing that is not true. Then introduce yourselves to the class, repeating the three ‘facts' you have thought of. The class decides which ‘fact’ is not true..

(Làm việc theo cặp.  Mỗi cặp được phát một cái thẻ với một việc làm. Với bạn cùng học, nghĩ về hai thứ đúng về công việc cụ thể của bạn và một việc không đúng. Sau đó giới thiệu chính bản thân bạn với lớp, lặp lại ba yếu tố bạn nghĩ đến. Cả lớp quyết định sự thật nào là đúng.)