Key to book4 unit1-7
Unit 1 Active reading (1)
Looking for a job after university? First, get off the sofa
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Dealing with unfamiliar words
3 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 to make progress by moving to the next stage in a ries of actions or events (proceed)
2 the process of changing from one situation, form or state to another (transition)
3 not feeling involved with someone or something in a clo or emotional way (detached)
4 referring to something which will happen soon (upcoming)
5 to be sitting still in a position that is not upright (slump)
6 to return to a previous state or way of behaving (revert)圣诞卡片
7 to say what happened (recount)
4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 3.
It isn’t easy to make the (1) transition from a busy university student to an unemployed young adult (2) slumped on a bar stool or half watching a mindless television show, wondering if and how their career 社会调查报告范文is going to (3) proceed. Many people who have experienced a long period of inactivity like this, when (4) recounting 乌鲁木齐面积how they felt at the time, refer to the same strange psychological effect. As the days pass, they begin to feel (5) detached from any n of pressure to go and look for a job, and tend to regard (6) upcoming interviews as if they were not very important. Typically, back at home after three or four years away, they (7) revert to old habits, start eing old friends, and, in many cas, become dependent again on their parents.
5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes.
1 I went to a mixed-ability condary school just outside London. (comprehensive)
2 I got stopped by a policeman who asked to e my driving licence. (cop)
3 Have you en this beautiful from the air view of Oxford? (aerial)
4 Isabel tightly her bag as she walked down the corridor towards the office. (clutched)
5 You should speak to Toby; he’s an supporter of flexible working hours. (advocate)
6 I hurt my leg badly a couple of months ago, and it still hasn’t got better completely. (healed)
6 Answer the questions about the words.
1 Is a dead-end job one with (a) exciting prospects, or (b) no future?
2 Is a tricky problem (a) difficult, or (b) easy to solve?
3 If an activity saps all your energy, do you feel (a) tired, or (b) more active than usual?
4 Does a pushy person try to (a) persuade you to do something you don’t want to, or (b) help you by listening to what you have to say?
5 If you feel apathy, do you want to (a) change the world, or (b) stay at home and do nothing?
7 Answer the questions about the phras.
1 Is fork out (a) a formal, or (b) an informal way of saying to pay for something?
2 If you are in the same boat as another person, are you (a) making the same journey together, or (b) in the same difficult or unpleasant situation?
3 If you feel you have come full circle, do you (a) feel you are back where you started, or (b) feel a n of satisfaction becau you have completed something?
4 If someone takes a soft line, do they deal with a person (a) in a kind and sympathetic way, or (b) in a lazy way without making a decision?
5 If you strike the right note 王敦之乱about something, are you expressing yourlf (a) well, or (b) badly?
6 If you do something by all means, do you (a) try your best to do it, or (b) not care about it?
7 If you nudge someone back into the saddle, are you encouraging them to (a) take responsibility again, or (b) take it easy?
8 If you talk through a problem with someone, do you (a) examine it carefully and nsitively冰冷的英文, or (b) refer to it quickly and then change the subject?
Active reading (2)
If you ask me
Dealing with unfamiliar words
4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 funny or entertaining (amusing)
2 ud for emphasizing that something good has happened, especially becau of good luck (fortunately)
3 an amount of money that a person, business or country borrows, usually from a bank (loan)
史记越王勾践世家4 to take an amount or number from a total (deduct)
5 the most exciting, impressive, or interesting part of an event (highlight)
6 to show that you understand someone’s problems (sympathize)
7 needing a lot of time, ability, and energy (demanding)
5 Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in Activity 4.
A After three years at university, I’m now quite heavily in debt.
B I (1) sympathize with you, I know what it’s like to have financial problems. But (2) fortunately I didn’t need to take out a student (3) loan when I was at university, becau I had a part-time job.
A What did you do?
B I worked in a restaurant at weekends.
A That must have been very (4) demanding.
B Yes, it was. I had to get the right balance between work and study. But the other people who worked荞麦饼 there were good fun to be with, so it was quite (5) amusing too. The (6) highlight of the weekend was always Saturday night when we worked overtime.
