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Vocabulary
1. Put the words and phrases in the appropriate column.
| surgeon demanding repetitive well-paid designing assembly worker teamwork software engineer hand-eye coordination |
| Jobs | Job features | Job skills |
2. Complete the text, using words/ phrases from the box.
| job creative career rewarding sewing |
My mum first learnt (1) _____ skills from my grandmother. She got her (2) _____ as a tailor when she was 16. Now she owns a small tailor shop in the village. She is (3) _____ and hardworking. She has such an excellent sense of style that many ladies love the clothes she makes. Though sometimes she has to work late at night, she finds her job (4) _____ because she can satisfy her customers. I think my mum has had a successful (5) _____ in tailoring.
Grammar
3. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the given word in brackets.
1. The salary was low. She accepted the job. (though)
-> She _______________________________________________________________.
2. My sister is too shy. She can't be an MC. (such)
-> My sister is _______________________________________________________.
3. Life in the city was too demanding, so he came back to his village. (because)
-> He came __________________________________________________________.
4. Her backache was too painful. She had to stop working in the factory. (so)
-> Her backache _____________________________________________________.
5. Clara didn't like academic subjects. Her mum insisted that she go to university. (although)
->Clara's mum _______________________________________________________.
4. Fill in each gap in the text with a conjunction from the box.
| although because since so such |
Making career choices is (1) _____ difficult process that conflicts happen in many families when they discuss their teenager's future career. (2) _____ some parents consider their child's dream job unrealistic, they try to stop him/her from pursuing it. Sometimes, the parents force their child to study for a job which is demanding that he/she feels (3) _____ stressed just (4) _____ their child's ability. (5) they overestimate parents want to help their children make good career decisions, they really need to understand their teenaged children's passions and abilities.
