Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the falling () or rising () intonation in each of the following questions.
1. Did anyone go?
2. Is academic education important nowadays?
3. What are your plans for the future?
4. When does the course start?
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the falling () or rising () intonation in each of the following questions.
1. Did anyone go?
2. Is academic education important nowadays?
3. What are your plans for the future?
4. When does the course start?
Listen and mark the intonation in these questions, using (rising intonation) or (falling intonation). Then practise saying them in pairs.
1. Do you want to go to university?
2. Have you talked with your parents about your plans?
3. How much does it cost to study at university?
4. What's your favourite subject at school?
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giảiTham khảo:
1. Do you want to go to university?
2. Have you talked with your parents about your plans?
3. How much does it cost to study at university?
4. What's your favourite subject at school?
(Trả lời bởi Gia Linh)
Match the words and phrase with their meanings.
1. school-leaver (n) | a. education at a college or university |
2. vocational education (np) | b. the act of completing a university degree or a course of study |
3. higher education (n) | c. a person who has just left school |
4. qualification (n) | d. Education that prepares students for work in a specific trade |
5. graduation (n) | e. an official record showing that you have finished a training course or have the necessary skills, etc |
Thảo luận (2)Hướng dẫn giải
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words and phrase in 1.
1. Many parents nowadays want their children to pursue ____________ at universities after leaving school.
2. He didn't get the job he wanted because he didn‘t have the right _____________.
3. Many _____________ choose to go to university to study academic subjects.
4. More and more young people prefer ____________ because they like to learn practical skills.
5. Many young people find it hard to get a job immediately after ______________.
Thảo luận (2)Hướng dẫn giải1 - higher education
2 - qualifications
3 - school-leavers
4 - vocational education
5 - graduation
(Trả lời bởi Gia Linh)
Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. I forgot have discussed this topic with you.
2. Had won many maths competitions helped me win a place at university.
3. Nam regretted not having choose a more interesting Course at university.
4. He was proud of had won the first place at the biology competition.
Thảo luận (2)Hướng dẫn giải
Rewrite these sentences using perfect participle clauses.
1. After we listened to an introduction to the course, we asked some questions.
-> ________________________________________________, we asked some questions.
2. He failed the university entrance exams, then he decided to train to become a car mechanic.
-> _____________________________________________, he decided to train to become a car mechanic.
3. His brother had not studied hard enough, so he failed the exams.
-> ___________________________________, his brother failed the exams.
4. After I answered the job interview questions, I was asked to prepare a short presentation.
-> ____________________________________________, l was asked to prepare a short presentation.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giải1: Having listened to an introduction to the course
2: Having failed the university entrance exams
3: Not having studied hard enough
4: After having answered the job interview questions
(Trả lời bởi Nguyễn Lê Phước Thịnh)
Work in pairs. Make sentences, using perfect gerunds and perfect participle clauses.
Example:
Having completed the project gave us a feeling of satisfaction.
Having finished school, I can apply to university.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giảiTham khảo:
1. Having learned how to cook, he enjoys making new dishes for his friends.
2. Having visited New York before, I am not planning to go there on this trip.
3. Having finished the book, she decided to write a review of it.
4. Having missed the last bus, they had to walk home in the rain.
5. Having studied abroad for a year, she returned home with a new perspective on life.
(Trả lời bởi Gia Linh)