1- Careers
VOCABULARY
Choose the best word to complete each sentence.
1 Zoltan decided on his career _____Â when he was in his first year of university,
and amazingly, he followed it until he retired.
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2 Rupert hopes to make a _______Â doing freelance consulting.
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3 My company has a training programme that offers career _____ to students who have just graduated from university.
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4 Helena was very happy with the _______Â she got last month.
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5 If you want to climb the career ______ , you have to be prepared to work very hard.
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6 Dominic was very pleased when he earned his first _____.
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7 Begonia is ready to make a career ______ , so she's applying for jobs with other companies.
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8 Alicia did _____Â when she completed her job application.
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9 Some companies help their employees take a career ____Â by giving them a few months off without pay.
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10 Pietro was 55 years old when he took early _______ .
PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
SKILLS
Match the halves of the expressions.
1 Can ___________ .
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2 Can I get him to __________
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3 Can I leave _______________
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4 He seems to be _________
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5 Could I speak ___________Â
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7 Could you ask _________
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8 Could you tell __________
Read these instructions and write a letter {60-90 words). Begin it with
a salutation and end politely.
You had a meeting with Mr Ulrich last week. You want to move ahead with a distribution
agreement with his company. You are sending him with this letter a draft contract for
his approval. You want him to read through it and tell you if there are any changes
or additions.