Key to book4 un it1-4 Unit 1
Active readi ng (1)
Look ing for a job after uni versity? First, get off the sofa
Read ing and un dersta nding Dealing with unfamiliar words
3 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 to make progress by moving to the n ext stage in a series of acti ons or events 2 the process of cha nging from one situati on, form or state to ano ther
3 not feeli ng in volved with some one or someth ing in a close or emoti onal way 4 referri ng to somethi ng which will happe n soon 5 to be sitting still in a position that is not upright 6 to retur n to a previous state or way of behav ing 7 to say what happe ned
(reco unt)
(upco ming) (slump) (revert)
(proceed)
(tra nsiti on)
(detached)
4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 3.
It isn ' t easy to make the (tr)a nsiti on from a busy uni versity stude nt to an un employed young adult (2) slumped on a bar stool or half watch ing a min dless televisi on show, wondering if and how their career is going to (3) proceed . Many people who have
experie need a long period of in activity like this, whe n (4)
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reco un ti ng how they felt at the
time, refer to the same stra nge psychological effect. As the days pass, they begi n to feel (5)
detached from any sense of pressure to go and look for a job, and tend to regard (6) upco ming in terviews as if they were not very importa nt. Typically, back at home after three
or four years away, they (7) revert to old habits, start seeing old friends, and, in many cases, become depe ndent aga in on their pare nts.
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 sec on dary school just outside London. 2 I got stopped by a policema n who asked to see my driv ing lice nee. 3 Have you see n this beautiful from the air view of Oxford?
(comprehe nsive)
(cop)
(aerial)
(clutched)
4 Isabel tightly her bag as she walked dow n the corridor towards the office. 5 You should speak to Toby; he
' s an supporter of flexible work ing hadvocate)
6 I hurt my leg badly a couple of mon ths ago, and it still has n (healed)
' t got better completely
6 An swer the questi ons 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?
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4 Does a pushy person try to (a) persuade you to do something you don help you by liste ning to what you have to say?
5 If you feel apathy , do you want to (a) change the world, or no thi ng
(b) stay at home and do
, or'(b) want to
7 An swer the questi ons about the phrases.
1 Is fork out (a) a formal, or (b) an in formal way of say ing to pay for someth ing ?
2 If you are in the same boat as ano ther pers on, 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 sense of satisfacti on because you have completed someth ing?
4 If some one takes a soft line , do they deal with a pers on or (b) in a lazy way without making a decisi on? 5 If you strike the right note badly?
6 If you do something by all means , do you (a) try your best to do it , or (b) not care about it?
about something, are you expressing yourself
(a) well , or (b)
(a) in a kind and sympathetic way
7 If you nu dge some one back into the saddle responsibility again , or (b) take it easy?
, are you en couragi ng them to (a) take
8 If you talk through a problem with some one, do you (a) exam ine it carefully and sen sitively or (b) refer to it quickly and the n cha nge the subject?
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Active readi ng (2) If you ask me
Dealing with unfamiliar words
4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.
1 funny or en terta ining (amus ing)
2 used for emphasiz ing that someth ing good has happe ned, especially because of good luck (fortunately)
3 an amount of money that a pers on, bus in ess or country borrows, usually from a bank (loa n)
4 to take an amount or nu mber from a total
(deduct)
(highlight)
5 the most excit in g, impressive, or in teresti ng part of an event 6 to show that you un dersta nd some one 7 n eedi ng a lot of time, ability, and en ergy
' (sypnpathme)
(dema nding)
5 Complete the con versati on with the correct form of the words in Activity 4.
A After three years at uni versity, I B I (1) sympathize with you, I know what it fortunately I didn had a part-time job. A What did you do?
B I worked in a restaura nt at weeke nds. A That must have been very (4)
demanding .
n'et to take out a student (3)
' m now quite heavily in debt.
' s like to have financial problems. But (2)
loan when I was at university, because I
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B Yes, it was. I had to get the right bala nee betwee n work and study. But the other people who worked there were good fun to be with, so it was quite (5)
amusing too. The (6)
highlight of the weeke nd was always Saturday ni ght whe n we worked overtime. A But I don ' t expect you made a lot of mon ey? B No, there wasn
' t much after they deducted\
eno ugh to keep me going.
6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may
need to make other changes.
1 When I was at college I kept all my pers onal things in an old cupboard.
2 A lot of people who leave uni versity before getti ng a degree end up in good jobs. 3 I think she
' ll get a good degree, but I would n
' t risk my money on the exact result.
4 The money I spe nt at college was more tha n what I earned in my part-time job. 5 The cha nces of my being offered a job after that in terview must be quite remote. 6 Our bus in ess has done very well since we cha nged our advertis ing. 7 I think tell ing the truth and not cheat ing is always the best policy. Key: (1) belongings (2) dropouts (3) gamble (4) exceeded (5) odds
⑹ has thrived (7) hon esty
7 An swer the questi ons about the words and expressions.
1 If someth ing is not all it bit disappo in ti ng ?
' s cracked uis to(bevalid and in teresti ng, or (b) just a little
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