E12. UNIT 9. LANGUAGE

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<b>UNIT 9: CHOOSING A CAREER</b>

<b>LANGUAGE</b>

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<b>Complete the sentences using the correct form of the </b>
<b>words or phrases from 3 in GETTING STARTED</b>

1. You can search for _________ on some website.
2. She has just begun a _________ in teaching.

3. Some students in my class want to join the _________
after leaving school.

4. University is not the only _________ for school leavers to
pursue further study.

5. You may want to consider _________ work until you
decide what you want to do.

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<b> PRONUNCIATION: UNSTRESSED WORDS</b>

Listen to part of the conversation in Getting Started
again. Underline the words that are not stressed.

Mai: What kind of job are you looking for?

Jim: I’m looking for work in marketing companies. I’d love
to do smartphone marketing.

Mai: I see. You want to gain work experience, and save
up some money for university.

Jim: Exactly. I’ve secured a unversity place to study

economics. And how about you? What kind of career are
you looking for, Mai?

Mai: Well, I’d love to work in a hospital. I want to become a
doctor.

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• Artcicles: a, an and the

• Prepositions: for, of ...

• Subject pronouns: I, you, we, they, he, she, it

• Possessive adjectives: my, your, our, their, , his,

her, its

• Forms of verbs: be

• The expressions: there is, there are

• The “to” before a verb

• The relative pronouns: who, whose, where, why,

what, which, and how in the middle of the sentence

<b>DO YOU KNOW?</b>

There is

no stress

on most function

words in a phrase or sentence. Here are the

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<b>GRAMMAR PHRASAL VERBS</b>

1. Match the verbs with their meanings.

1.go on with

2.keep up with

3.think back on

4.talk back to

5.drop out of

6.drop in on

7.run out of

8.put up with

9.cut down on

10.get on with

a. leave/ give up

b. pay a short visit

c. have none left

d. tolerate

e. reduce

f. have a good relationship with

g. continue

h. maintain pace with

i. recall

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1. go on with : tiếp tục (continue)

2. keep up with : theo kịp (keep pace with)

3. think back on : nhớ lại (recall)

4. talk back to : cãi lại, nói lại

5. drop out of : rời khỏi; rút khỏi; bỏ học (leave)
6. drop in on : ghé thăm

7. run out of : hết cạn, cạn kiệt
8. put up with : chịu đựng (tolerate)
9. cut down on : cắt giảm (reduce)

10.get on with : hòa hợp với ; hòa thuận với

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2. Complete each sentence using the correct form of

a phrasal verb above.

1. I hope none of my friends ___________ school this

term.

2. John often ___________ us without warning.

3. The government is trying not to ___________ the

money they are spending on vocational training.

4. David doesn’t ___________ his wife. They’re always

arguing.

5. Linda was about to take a part-time job, but she

decided to ___________ her studies.

6. Hoa is a brilliant student. It’s difficult to __________

her if you don’t try very hard.

7. I usually _________ my childhood with great pleasure.

8. The trainee ___________ his trainer and was kicked

out of the group.

drop out of

drops in on

cut down on

get on with

go on with

keep up with

think back on

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3. Underline the adverbial clause in each sentence

below. Then say what type of adverbial clause it is.

1. If I knew French, I would apply for a temporary job in
this company.

2. Laura has just finished training as a cook, and now she
can cook better than her mother.

3. My career adviser talks to me like he is my father.

4.The programme at the vocational school was so bad
that Nam dropped out of school.

5. He won't be able to go to university unless he works
harder.

 adverbial clause of condition

clause of comparison

clause of manner

clause of result

clause of condition

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1. Don’t be late for work. You may lose your job. (If)

2. Factory workers work hard.Secondary school students also
work hard (as ... as)

3. Linda was offered a very good job. Linda didn’t hesitate to
accept it. (such ... that)

4. If you do not tell me everything. Otherwise I will not be able to
help you. (If)

5. The lab instructor had told us the right way to mix the

chemicals. We mixed the chemicals the same way (exactly as)

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<b>ANSWER:</b>

1.If you are late for work, you may lose your job.

<i>(Nếu bạn trễ giờ làm việc, bạn có thể bị mất việc làm.) </i>

2. Secondary school students work as hard as factory
workers.

<i>(HS trung học học làm việc chăm chỉ như công nhân nhà máy.)</i>

3. Linda was offered such a good job that she didn't
hesitate to accept it.

<i>(Linda đã được mời một công việc tốt mà cô ấy không ngần </i>
<i>ngại chấp nhận nó.) </i>

4. If you do not tell me everything, I will not be able to help
you.

<i>(Nếu bạn khơng nói với tơi mọi thứ, tơi sẽ không thể giúp bạn.)</i>

5. We mixed the chemicals exactly as the lab instructor had
told us to.

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<b>HOMEWORK</b>

<b>-LEARN THE PHRASAL VERBS.</b>

<b>-SEE KINDS OF CLAUSES IN </b>

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