LEAD-IN

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 483.

· Why do you think people take up doing something new / challenging / adventurous?

You may find these word combinations useful:

learning new skills, breaking into new areas, breaking stereotypical roles, overcoming fears and anxieties, to get to the top, the excitement of a challenge, to gain qualification or experience, to realize a goal, to realize one's potential, be anxious to do

· Complete the passage using the following words:

Getting a job is not an easy business. First there's the difficulty of deciding what you want to do and getting the right ………….. (1) and training. Then you have to find out where there is a ………….. (2), and apply for a particular …………… (3). Some people look at advertisements in a newspaper, others use an employment …………….. (4). There is usually an application form to complete with all the details about your previous ……………. (5).

The company selects the ……………. (6) it is interested in and invites them to attend an ……………. (7). This often a …………….. (8) experience, not least because most people have to find something suitable to wear, and then get very ……………. (9) about what sort of questions they should ask and what kind of ………………… (10) they should present. You are more likely to make a good ………………. (11) at the interview if you have found out something about the organization you want to work for. Most applicants for jobs want to know more about the working ……………… (12), the …………….. (13) of promotion and the ……………. (14). Unsuccessful applicants are usually ………………. (15) by post and then their ………………. (16) for a job starts all over again.

• Choose the correct word or phrase for the gap in each sentence.

1. Sarah's ____________ in life is to be a research scientist.

2. Mary was keen to develop her photography ____________ and took a course at the local college.

3. The whole family was prepared to make ____________ so that their mother could return to study.

4. What do you hope to ____________ as a result of gaining this qualification?

5. My father was an intelligent man but he was never able to realize his ____________.

6. John decided early that his main aim in life was to be a _____________.

7. Tom is successful because he has never failed to accept a ______________.

8. Most politicians don't just want to be members of parliament – they all ___________ to high office.

9. Tony is a good enough worker but he is not prepared to take any _____________.

10. Shirley went on an intensive course to _____________ her driving.