Exercise 4
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Task 1
CONTEXT
Exercise 3
Read the conversation between Mr. Ward and his son Alan. In eight of the lines there is one wrong word or word combination. Other lines, however, are correct.
ö If a line is correct, put a tick (Ö) in the space in the right-hand column.
ö If there is a mistake in the line, use the correct word.
| Ward: | I say, dear, sixteen is a crucial age. This is when every young | Ö1 |
| man and girl have to decide whether to stay at school, to go on to | ||
| a college, to look for a job, or to start a Youth Training Programme. | ||
| Alan: | Well, that's the thing! Our tutor says that every have to think | |
| about gaining employment in a job market which demands | ||
| more and increasingly skilled workers. | ||
| Ward: | In my youth little young people studied for “A” and “AS” level | |
| qualifications. I hear it is a more frequent practice nowadays. | ||
| Alan: | True enough. These are two-year courses in single subjects. Students | |
| will usually take either two nor three subjects which may be combined | ||
| with one or two “AS” courses. These are offered by both schools and | ||
| colleges. | ||
| Ward: | Yes, but on the other hand, if you need some advice, ask a School | |
| careers adviser. Some advisers teach much useful skills: e.g. filling | ||
| out a curriculum vitae, writing letters, applying for a job, because | ||
| for many young people this is unchartered territory. | ||
| Alan: | Yes, but on the other hand, higher education is attractive, too. | |
| I have heard that the proportion of young people entering university and | ||
| other advanced education is expected to reach 1 in 3 in the near future. | ||
| But while attending college I'll get no income and no any practical job | ||
| experience, and lose some time and a lot of money. | ||
| Ward: | No way! Going to college means using time and money now | |
| to gain greater advantages in the future. I know that any | ||
| students on first degree and comparatively advanced courses | ||
| receive both awards covering tuition and maintenance. | ||
| Alan: | How right that is! Most parents also contribute, but that depends on | |
| their income. They say students are granted some interest-free loans | ||
| through the Student Loans Company. Besides, the Government | ||
| guarantees a place on the Youth Training Programmes to every of us | ||
| who is not in full-time education or in work. | ||
| Ward: | On balance, to a certain extent education is worth the expense, | |
| especially, if the objective is to gain greater advantages in the future. |
Change the words in italics into plural references. Mind that we use they, them without a plural meaning to refer to both sexes.
Model:
Everyone knows whom he reports to, doesn't he?
Everyone knows whom theyreportto, don't they?
1. Anyone planning to furnish his office should give some idea of his requirements, shouldn't he?
2. We knew that no one had met his delivery dates.
3. If anybody wants to get the details of the contract he can ask the Sales Manager.
4. Everyone gets what he deserves, even if he doesn't like what he gets.
5. One must spend money if he wishes to make money.
6. Everybody knows the urgent orders can be met from stock, doesn't he?
7. Ask anyone you know who he thinks makes the best furniture on the market and he'll say it's our firm.
8. If anyone wants a quotation he can dial 946 88 62.
9. Nobody wants to be told that he is going to be dismissed.
10. The best investment anyone starting out in business could make is to give all his time, all his energies to work, just plain, hard work.
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