ieee takd rs Finding a job Vocabulary development 1 > CBP Collocations: adjectives + nouns d Phrasal verbs and expressions with take 3 Complete each sentence wi et ce with a word from A and Preposition from B. The preposit : more than once. aa 1 Complete each sentence with an adjective from A ———_ ea aback advantage exception notice Pity a pleasure pride stride ee oo high impressive long main strong wide 8 5 by in of on to = CY hours preference priority salary variety 1 don't really have a(n) for the kind of Job I'm looking for when | graduate. 2 Graduates cant really expect to be earning a(n) to start with. 3 I suppose my Sto just get a foot on the career ladder. 4 Itwould also be very useful to be given a(n) of experience. 5 Preferably, this would be done without having to work very 6 However, first need towrite areally in order to get an interview. Collocations: verbs + nouns 2 Choose the correct answers. Ever since I (1) put / set my heart on becoming an architect at the age of six, I have (2) taken / done it very seriously and (3) made / put a lot of effort into following my dreams. I have had to (4) overcome / win a lot of setbacks along the way in order to (5) take / gain expertise in my field. If I'm going to (6) reach / achieve my aims, I will have to (7) seize / catch every opportunity that comes up and (8) make / do as many useful contacts as I possibly can. 1 Ive always enjoyed sport and my whole family takes alotof______ watching football 2 He was freezing, so | eventually took him and lent him my coat. 3 The teacher was taken ~ the strength of the boys feelings. She had no idea he was so upser 4 Hook __the tone in which she spoke o me and replied angrily 5 Although her child was crying, the woman took no ——___her and went on chatting, 6 He works extremely hard and takes doing his homework perfectly. 7 We took _ a breakin the rain to run home. 8 My father is very calm and takes everything his Word formation: adjectives and nouns 4 Complete the sentences with words formed from the words in brackets. 1A __ (success) (apply) will be one whois______ (confidence), 2 Good (qualify) are not enough: there must besome_____(evident) that you are (interest) in the job. genuinely 3 Toavoid (disappoint), you need to remain (optimism) and be very (determination) 4 For me, the most important thing is (reliable), m also looking for someone who is (communicate) and is (flexible) in their an excellent prepared to show approach to their workModule 1 Finding a job Use of English (Paper 1 Part 1) 1 2 Multiple-choice cloze 4 EXPERT STRATEGY For this task, you need a good | knowledge of fixed expressions, | phrasal verbs and collocations. Add | any new ones you come across to your vocabulary notebook and remember to review them regularly. HELP > Q4 Only one of these words can be followed by to. > Q5 Only one of these words can be followed by of. > Q7 The word you need begins with a negative prefix EXPERT LANGUAGE 1 Which question tests your knowledge of verb + noun collocations? | (a Read the whole text quickly to get the general meaning. Read the text again carefully and think about the type of word that will fit in each gap. Can you predict the answer without looking at the options? Do the task, Read through the text again, with your answers in place. Does it make complete sense? For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, Cor D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Work placements Work placements give students the chance { to (0)_A_hands- on experience of the workplace before they embark on their chosen career. As well as enhancing students knowledge of the particular industry. placements also provide an opportunity for them to(1) togrips with managing a workload, (2) deadlines and being part of a team, On some UK degree courses, year-long work placements are a compulsory course (3) These are often (4)___ to as 'sandwich placements’ because they take place between the second and final years of study. On other courses, students can opt to do a placement (5) ____of a taught module if they wish. Even where this isn't the (6) ___, students often arrange placements for themselves in the surnmer holidays. Applying for a work placement can be as competitive as applying for a permanent job and many UK companies now hold formal interviews. (7)______ paid employment, however, work placements aren't covered by employment legislation, so students should always ensure ny tai ews that the (8) ___ and conditions are agreed in writing beforehand, 0 Again Bear Cgrow Dform 1 Amake Beet Cfind Dhave 2 Areaching Bsucceeding arriving D meeting 3 Aitem B matter Celement issue 4 Areferred B considered C regarded D mentioned 5 Ainstead Balternative rather D substitute 6 Atuth Bway Cfact Dease 7 AOpposite —_B Dissimilar C Unlike D Contrary 8 Arules Bterms Claws D codesUse of English (Paper 1 Part 2) Open cloze 1 _ Read the whole text quickly to get the general meaning, 2 Read the text again carefully and think about the type of word that will fit in each gap. 3 Dothe task. 4 Read through the text again, with your answers in place. Does it make complete sense? For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). EXPERT STRATEGY } Make sure you read the text before and after each gap, Think about the structure of the sentences and how the ideas are linked together. J HELP > QI You need a relative pronoun here. > Q4 You need a verb that collocates with aware. > Q7 Look at the word after the gap to see what is needed here. EXPERT LANGUAGE Which two answers are part of phrasal verbs? My dream career ‘When it (0) comes to choosing a career, same people know from an early age exactly what they want to do, For Christel Kayibi, (1) ____is studying law at King’s College, London, it was the film Legally Blonde, featuring a lawyer with a heart of gold, that switched her (2) to the legal profession - even (3) Christel is nothing like the film's ditzy heroine. What the film did was to (4) Christel aware that she possessed the analytical skills required of a lawyer. As she says, like figuring (5) problems and the film made me realise that was (6) — lawyers did ‘Asa teenager, Christel believed the law was an elite profession and that her ambition was litle (7). thana pipe dream. Acombination of hard work and family support have made her dream come true, however. ‘My dad was always big on education, We had a study hour each evening. When you finished your homework (8) hour was up, you were expected to pick up a book’ that