BTAV 12 UNIT 6 FUTURE JOBS

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GRADE 12 ~ UNIT 6 ~ FUTURE JOBS

I Multiple Choice.

1 Students over 25 a different category

A fall into B hold into C are kept into D fall at

2 My friend has for a bargain

A a sharp ear B a strong head C a keen eye D a keen ear

3 He took a interest in his grandson's education

4 Job are advertised in Situations Vacant.

5 Several candidates were a second interview

A asked for B left for C called for D requested for

6 You've got the job The interview will be

A a matter of routine B a mere formality C a fixed way D A and B

7 I did not the impression that they were unhappy about the situation

8 His trip to India a strong impression on him

9 The government is aiming at employment

10 I had the operation the recommendation my doctor

11 I decided to concentrate all my on finding somewhere to live

12 She helpful comments on my work

13 Financial is a person who is in charge of the financial accounts of a business company

14 In this job, experience counts for more than qualifications

15 My lack of experience was a disadvantage

16 He is very good at his job; he certainly his job

17 The area is being promoted a tourist destination

18 When she finished painting, she stepped back to admire the effect

19 A softbound book is a book a light, flexible cardboard

A that cover is made of B whose cover is made of

C which cover is made of D made of a cover is

20 Because no official records were kept in certain rural areas until recently, some elderly people do not know

A when they were born B that they born C when were they born D when was their birth

21 is made from cellulose is a little-known fact

22 telephone service between New York and London began in 1927

A It was the first B There was the first C The first D Since the first

23 Although born in Germany, a citizen of the United States in 1940

A but Albert Einstein became B that Albert Einstein became

C Albert Einstein became D since became Albert Einstein

24 I'm going to South Carolina the semester is over

25 Sky diving, a difficult and dangerous sport, very popular with both men and women in the United States

26 Leather shoes than plastic ones

A that are more durable B being more durable

27 The GMAT test to students who are interested in a career in business

A given B although it is given C since it is given D is given

28 Not many US hospitals exist treat severe burns

29 Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a Columbia writer whose book One Hundred Years of Solitude is among his most

famous, the Nobel Prize in 1982

30 , Eva Peron, the wife of Argentinean president Juan Peron, died of cancer.

II Find a suitable word for the sentences below One example has been done for you.

0 A In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten

B I brighten up at their words of encouragement.

C A personal letter will usually brighten up a person's day.

1 A The results can be divided into three main (s)

B Out of over 400 staff there are just 7 that fall into this

C His pictures don't fit into any

2 A Dogs have a sense of smell

B She's very to learn about Japanese culture

C Most managements are to avoid strikes

3 A The recommended price is £9.99

B Record profits in the market indicate a boom in the economy

C The business has 34 outlets in this state alone

4 A We must harness the skill and creativity of our

B Over ten per cent of the is now idle

C They are restructuring and slimming down the

5 A He has an next week for the manager's job

B A job is a very artificial situation

C You'll need to keep a clear head for your

6 A She tried to make a good impression on the

B A TV must be careful not to offend

C The first rule is to make eye contact with your

7 A My first of him was favourable

B My is that there are still a lot of problems

C You’ll have to play better than that if you really want to make an

8 A Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find

B The law prevented the of children under ten in the cotton mills

C These are the terms and conditions of your

9 A I should like to apply for the of Sales Director

B From his on the cliff top, he had a good view of the harbour

C What would you do in my ?

10 A It's best to find a builder through personal

B I got the job on the strength of my

C The committee made to the board on teachers' pay and conditions

11 A I can't with all that noise going on.

B It is difficult to make oneself for long periods

C We need to on our core business

12 A My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of for school

B She never lost her for teaching

C Her makes up for her lack of experience

13 A He handed me the document without

B The results are a clear on government education policy

C you have any to make about the cause of the disaster?

14 A He arranged the documents in piles

B The vegetables were planted in rows

C I like everything to be and tidy

15 A He gets a basic plus commission

B The will be fixed according to qualifications and experience

C It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his and tidy

III Fill in each gap with a word from the box.

1 She's not on being told what to do of events so far

2 It has been a brief

3 The has already been filled

4 We buy the building materials

5 Two thirds of the is women

6 If an is too easy, it's a sure sign that you haven't got the job

7 She gives the of being very busy

8 An employment is a business that helps people to find work and employers to find workers

9 The president occupies the for four years

10 She has shown in the performance of her duties

11 He refused to before he had seen all the relevant information

12 Mr Wieners is the person with responsibility for the project

IV Supply the correct form of the word in bold.

1 We were aware of the danger (keen)

3 Children living in inner-city areas may be disadvantaged (educate)

4 Faulty goods should be returned to the (manufacture)

5 Put an in the local paper to sell your car (advertise)

6 Some companies are fighting for of xthe software market (dominate)

7 She shows a to work on her own initiative (willing)

9 He resigned from the company in order to take a more job.(challenge)

10 I was suddenly overcome with an desire to hit him (control)

V Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.

1 The singer was accompanied the piano by her sister

2 The website gives you tips on interviewing colleges

3 Next week, I will be interviewing Spielberg … his latest movie.

4 You will be at an advantage if you have thought about the interview questions advance

5 My words made no impression her

6 In this lecture I shall concentrate the early years of Charles's reign

7 Her comment was unfortunately close the truth

8 I felt unqualified to comment the subject

9 It is important to try and learn experience

10 I try to do my job the best of my ability

VI Fill in each gap with only one suitable word.

1 Each pack contains a book and CD

2 I'll just jot the address for you

3 A quarter of the local is / are unemployed

4 A good enables candidates to prove their worth.

5 How did you feel when you were for your first job interview?

6 The job asked me about my future plans

7 Your contract of terminates in December

8 He held a senior in a large company

9 is a formal letter or statement that somebody would be suitable for a particular job

10 I couldn't , presumably because I was so tired

11 It would be unwise to on the situation without knowing all the facts

12 The box fitted into the drawer

VII Put brackets around the underlined relative pronoun if it can be omitted from these sentences.

1 We talked about the party which Sarah wants to organize for my birthday

2 To get to Frank's house, take the main road that bypasses the village

3 The paintings which Mr Smiths has in his house are worth around €100,000

4 Let's go through the main points that he made in his lecture

5 He received a low mark for his essay, which was only one page long

6 Mrs Richmond, who is 42, has three children

7 Don is a friend who we stayed with in Australia

8 In the shop window there's a sign that says "Ten per cent off"

9 The couple who live next to us have sixteen grandchildren

10 There was little that we could do to help her

VIII Fill the gaps with who, which, where, whose, or that Where possible, leave out the relative pronoun.

1 I received a letter this morning really upset me

2 Toby, a boy 1 went to school with, is ill in hospital

3 He's going to have an operation could save his life

4 Toby, parents both died a few years ago, is the same age as me

5 I recently went back to the town I was born,,

6 The people used to live next door moved a long time ago

7 I met a girl I used to go out with

8 She told me a story I found hard to believe

9 She said she'd married a man had been married ten times before

10 Apparently, he lost all his money gambling, really annoyed her

IX Fill the gaps with an appropriate relative pronoun Where possible, leave it out.

1 There's something I should tell you

2 The doctor Ingrid went to see was very thorough

3 Yesterday was the hottest day I can remember

4 There isn't much can go wrong with the machine

5 Thieves stole paintings from Norfolk art gallery have been arrested in Paris.

6 It may be the most important decision you will ever take

7 The boy took the photograph was paid $100

8 I heard many different accents in the room, but none of I could identify as British

9 There's this dream I have every night about falling downstairs

10 He just said anything came into his head

X Combine a sentence from the left column with a sentence from the right to make new sentences with whose.

1 Dr Rowan has had to do all his own typing

2 The newspaper is owned by the Mears group

3 Parents are being asked to take part in the survey

4 Children do better in examinations

5 My aunt is now the manager of a department store

6 I enjoy growing plants in my garden

7 The new regulations are part of a broader strategy

a Its chairperson is Sir James Bex.

b Their diets contain high level of protein.

c Their flowers are attractive to bees.

d His secretary resigned two weeks ago.

e The objectives are to increase rish stocks.

f Her first job was filling shelves in a supermarket.

g Their children are between four and six.

XI Complete the sentence halves, using the phrases given and which or whom after an appropriate preposition.

1 My English teacher, Mrs Brookes, was someone

2 Until 1914 the pound sterling was the currency

3 They have changed the date

4 Pasteurization was discovered by the French chemist Louis Pasteur,

5 He was persuaded to stay in England by Charles Dickens,

6 There are a number of safety procedures

7 Details are in the instruction manual

8 Ms Peters was left the money by her former husband,

XII Complete the description using these relative clauses:

The room in our house (!) is pur kitchen Perhaps the kitchen is the most important room in many houses, but it is particularly so in our house because it's not only (2) but it's also the place (3) I have so many happy memories of times spent there: ordinary daily events such as making breakfast on dark, cold winter mornings for children (4) , before sending them off to school; or special occasions such as homecomings or cooking Christmas dinner Whenever we have a party, people gravitate with their drinks to the kitchen It always ends up the fullest and noisiest room in the house

So what does this special room look like? It's quite big, but not huge It's big enough to have a good-sized rectangular table in the centre, (5) There is a large window above the sink, looking out onto two apple trees

in the garden There's a big, old cooking stove at one end, and at the other end a wall with a huge notice board (6) of our lives, past, present, and future: a school photos of the kids; a postcard from Auntie Nancy, (7) to Australia; the menu from a take-away Chinese restaurant; an invitation to a wedding (8) a letter from a friend (9) for years All our world is there for everyone to read!

The front door is seldom used in our house, only by strangers All our friends use the back door (10) they come straight into the kitchen and join in whatever is happening there The kettle goes on immediately and then we all sit round the table, drinking tea and putting the world to rights! Without doubt some of the happiest times of my life have been spent in our kitchen

XIII Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.

In recent years many countries of the world have been with the problem of how to make their workers more productive Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied But do more various jobs lead to greater productivity? There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the workers' life more enjoyable," it does not actually make him work harder As far as increasing productivity is concerned, then variety is not an important factor

Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important, and there is no doubt that this is true The problem is th?t this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery which must be used very little that can be done to create it

Another very important consideration is how each worker contributes to the product he is making In most factories the worker sees only one part of the product Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than one large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line, it would seem that not only is degree of the worker contribution an important factor, therefore, but it is also one we can do something about

To what extent does more money lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves certainly think this js important But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is boring Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours Perhaps if we succeed

in making their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them

1 Which of the following is the best way to make workers work harder according to the author?

A Increasing their pay B Giving them more spare time

C Making the work itself meaningful D Replacing large production lines with small ones

2 The reason why a worker cannot have freedom in doing the job in his own way is that

A the machinery is so complex that it should be fixed

B the production lines are too large in modern factories

C the bosses can create very little freedom of chöicesfor workers

D the machines must be operated strictly according to instructions and rules

3 For a worker on an assembly line in a car factory, the job is not enjoyable because

A he can only make a part of a car B he does not know what he is doing

C his life in spare time is more interesting D the importance of his job is not clear to him

4 In the article, the word "productivity" means

A the activity of producing something B the production volume in a time unitr

C the plan and the method of production D both the quantity and quality of a product

5 The best title for this passage may be

A Problems of Modern Workers B Making Jobs More Interesting

C Pushing Workers to Produce More D How to Improve Labour Productivity

XIV Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words given.

1 It/ has/ estimated/ more/ thousand/ refugees/ pouring/ countryside/ town/ in search/ food.

A It has estimated that more than a thousand refugees pouring from the countryside into the town in search of food

B It has been estimated that more than a thousand refugees are pouring from the countryside into the town in search of food

C It has been estimated that more thousand refugees are pouring from the countryside into the town in search for food

D It has estimated that more than thousand refugees are pouring from the countryside to the town in search of food

2 Laser/ device/ concentrate/ light waves/ intense/ beam.

A Laser is a devise concentrates light waves into an intense light beam

B The laser is a devise to concentrates light waves to an intense light beam

C The laser is a devise which concentrates light waves into an intense light beam

D Laser is a devise which concentrates light waves and an intense light beam

3 Equality/ depend/ not women/ sharing/ paid employment/ but/ men/ sharing/ task/home.

A Equality depends not on women sharing paid employment but on men sharing in the task of the home

B Equality depends not only on women sharing paid employment but also on men sharing in task of home

C Equality depends not women sharing in paid employment but also on men sharing in the task home

D Equality depends not only on women sharing in paid employment but also on men sharing inthe task of the home

4 I / let/ borrow/ novel/ but/ you/ promise/ return/ next week.

A I'll let you borrow the novel but you rftust promise to return it next week

B I'll let you to borrow the novel but promise to return it next week

C I'll let you borrow my novel but you promise return it next week

D I'll let borrow the novel but you must promise to return next week

5 Title Mrs./ indicate/ married/ while/ Miss/ unmarried one.

A Title Mrs indicates married women while Miss indicates an unmarried one

B The title Mrs indicates married woman while Miss indicates an unmarried one

C Title Mrs indicates a married woman while title Miss indicates the unmarried one

D The title Mrs indicates a married woman while Miss indicates an unmarried one

6 If I / not/ television/1 / heard/ burglar alarm/ off.

A If I hadn't watched television, I had heard the burglar :larm go off

B If I didn't watch television, I would have heard the burglar alarm go off

C If I hadn't watched television, I would have heard the burglar alarm go off

D If I hadn't watch television, I would heard the burglar alarm go off

7 I / not/ her temperature yet/ but/ face/ flushed/ seem/ feverish.

A I didn't take her temperature yet, but her face is flushed and she seems feverish

B I haven't taken her temperature yet, but her face is flushed and she seems feverish

C I haven't taken her temperature yet, but her face flushed and she seems feverish

D I don't take her temperature yet, but her face flushed and she seems feverish

8 I / down/ stairs and/ lucky/ p,et away/ few bruises.

A I wenl down the stairs and I was lucky to get away few bruises

B I dropped down the stairs and lucky to get away with a few bruises

C I fell down the stairs and was lucky enough to get away with a few bruises

D I fell down the stairs and was lucky to get away with a few bruises

9 He/ suffers/ rare tropical disease/ which/ contracted/ while/ Africa.

A He suffers from rare tropical disease which he contracted while lived in Africa

B He still suffers from a rare tropical disease which contracted while he was in Africa

C He suffers a rare tropical disease which was contracted while he in Africa

D He still suffers from a rare tropical disease which he contracted while in Africa

10 She/ gave/ nursing framing/ when/ found/ no vocation/ looking after/ sick.

A She gave up nursing training when she found she had no vocation for looking after the sick

B She gave away nursing training when found she had no vocation for looking after the sick

C She gave away nursing training when she found no vocation in looking after the sick

D She gave in nursing training when found she had no vocation for looking after the sick

XV Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1 Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach

The sand

2 In spite of all our efforts, we failed

Although

3 We'd prefer you not wear those slippers in the office, Miss Blake

We'd rather

4 This is the quickest way to get into the town centre

There is no

5 Only one person knew what had caused the fire

The cause

7 What I admire most about him is his absolute frankness

His absolute frankness, more

7 He can speak four languages but he can't even find a job

Despite

8 I was astonished by her confidence

What

9 Someone told me my flight was cancelled when I got to the airport

Arriving

10 Whoever did that must have been a very brave person

Only

XVI Write complete sentences, using the words or phrases given.

1 In most modern economies/ term employee/ refer/ specific defined relationship/ between/ individual/ corporation

2 Most individuals/ attain/ status/ employee/ after/ thorough process/ interviews/ several departments within a company

3 If/ individual/ determined/ be/ satisfactory fit/ position/ he/ given/ official offer/ employment

4 This individual/ then/ have/ all the rights/ privileges/ employee/ which may include medical benefits/ vacation days

5 The relationship/ corporation/ employees/ usually handled/ thiough/ human resources department

6 An offer of employment/ however/ not guarantee employment/ any length of time/ each party may terminate/relationship/ any time

7 There/ differing classifications/ workers within a company

8 Some/ full-time and permanent/ receive/ guaranteed salary/ while others/ hired/ short term contracts

The End

Charles Dickens Northfolk Art Gallery

Argentinean president Juan Peron Spielberg, US Movie Director

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a Columbia writer

ANSWER KEY 6 FUTURE JOBS

I Multiple Choice

1 A 2 C 3 B 4 D 5 C 6 D 7 D 8 A 9 D 10 B

11 A 12 B 13.C 14 D 15 A 16 D 17 B 18.C 19 B 20 A

21 B 22 C 23 C 24 A 25 B 26 D 27, D 28 A 29 B 30 B

II Find A Word

1 category 2 keen 3 retail 4 workforce 5 interview 6 Interviewer 7 impression

8 employment 9 position 10 recommendation 11 concentrate 12 Enthusiasm

13 comment 14 neat 15 salary

III Gap-Fill

1 keen 2 resume 3 vacancy 4 wholesale 5 workforce 6 interview

7 impression 8 agency 9 position 10 enthusiasm 11 comment 12 overall

IV Word Formation

1 keenly 2 neatly 3 educationally 4 manufacturers 5 advertisement 6 domination

7 willingness 8 marketable 9 challenging 10 uncontrollable

V Prepositions

1 on/at 2 for 3 about 4 in 5 On 6 on 7 to 8 on 9 from 10 to

VI Gap-Filling

1 accompanying 2 down 3 workforce 4 interview 5 called 6 interviewer

7 employment 8 position 9 Recommendation 10 concentrate 11 comment 12 neatly

VII Omission of Relative Pronouns.

The relative pronouns can be omitted in 1, 3, 4, 7 and 10.

VIII Relative Pronouns or Adverbs.

1 I received a letter this morning which/that really upset me.

2 Toby, a boy I went to school with, is ill in hospital

3 He's going to have an operation which/that could save his life.

4 Toby, whose parents both died a few years ago, is the same age as me.

5 I recently went back to the town where I was born.

6 The people who used to live next door moved a long time ago.

7 I met a girl I used to go out with

8 She told me a story I found hard to believe

9 She said she'd married a man who had been married ten times before.

10 Apparently, he lost all his money gambling, which really annoyed her.

IX Relative pronouns.

X Sentence Matching.

1 Dr Rowan, whose secretary resigned two weeks ago, has had to do all his own typing.

2 The newspaper is owned by the Mears group, whose chairperson is Sir James Bex.

3 Parents whose children are between four and six are being asked to take part in the survey

4 Children whose diets contain high level of protein do better in examinations.

5 My aunt, whose first job was filling shelves in a supermarket, is now the manager of a department store.

6 I enjoy growing plants whose flowers are attractive to bees in my garden.

7 The new regulations are part of a broader strategy whose objectives are to increase fish stocks.

XL Sentence Completion.

1 My English teacher, Mrs Brookes, was someone for whom I had great respect.

2 Until 1914 the pound sterling was the currency in/with which most world trade was conducted.

3 They have changed the date on/by which the furniture is to be delivered.

4 Pasteurization was discovered by the French chemist Louis Pasteur, after whom it was named.

5 He was persuaded to stay in England by Charles Dickens, to whom he had shown his novel.

6 There are a number of safety procedures of which you should be aware.

7 Details are in the instruction manual with which the printer was supplied.

8 Ms Peters was left the money by her former husband, from whom she was divorced in 1995.

XII Description.

3 where family and friends come together 4 who are cross and sleepy

5 which is the focal point of the room 6 which tells the story

7 whose family have all emigrated 8 that we're going to next Saturday

XIII Reading XIV Sentence Building.

1 C 2 D 3 D 4 B 5 C 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 A 5 D 6 C 7 B 8 D P D 10 A

XV Sentence Transformation.

1 The sand of the beach was being slowly covered with oil

2 Although we tried very hard, we failed

3 We'd rather you didn't wear those slippers in the office, Miss Blake

4 There is no quicker way than this to get into the town centre

5 The cause of the fire was known to only one person

6 His absolute frankness, more than anything else, is what I admire most about him

7 Despite his being able to speak four languages, he can't even find a job

8 What astonished me was her confidence

9 Arriving at the airport, I was told (that) my flight had been cancelled

10 Only a very brave person could have done that

XVI Sentence building

1 In most modern economies the term employee refers to a specific defined relationship between an individual and

a corporation

2 Most individuals attain the status of employee after a thorough process of interviews with several departments within a company

3 If the individual is determined to be a satisfactory fit for the position, he is given an official offer of employment

4 This individual then has all the rights and privileges of an employee, which may include medical benefits and vacation days

5 The relationship between a corporation and its employees is usually handled through the human resources department

6 An offer of employment, however, does not guarantee employment for any length of time and each party may terminate the relationship at any time

7 There are differing classifications of workers within a company

8 Some are full-time and permanent and receive a guaranteed salary, while others are hired for short term contracts