学 海 无 涯 Key to book4 unit1 7 Unit 1 Active reading 1 Looking for a job after university First get off the sofa Reading and understanding Dealing with unfamiliar words 3 Match the words in the box with their definitions 1 to make progress by moving to the next stage in a series of actions or events proceed 2 the process of changing from one situation form or state to another transition 3 not feeling involved with someone or something in a close or emotional way detached 4 referring to something which will happen soon upcoming 5 to be sitting still in a position that is not upright slump 6 to return to a previous state or way of behaving revert 7 to say what happened recount 4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 3 It isn t easy to make the 1 transition from a busy university student to an unemployed young adult 2 slumped on a bar stool or half watching a mindless television show wondering if and how their career is going to 3 proceed Many people who have experienced a long period of inactivity like this when 4 recounting how they felt at the time refer to the same strange psychological effect As the days pass they begin to feel 5 detached from any sense of pressure to go and look for a job and tend to regard 6 upcoming interviews as if they were not very important 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 dependent again on their parents 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 secondary school just outside London comprehensive 2 I got stopped by a policeman who asked to see my driving licence cop 3 Have you seen this beautiful from the air view of Oxford aerial 4 Isabel tightly her bag as she walked down the corridor towards the office clutched 5 You should speak to Toby he s an supporter of flexible working hours advocate 6 I hurt my leg badly a couple of months ago and it still hasn t got better completely healed 6 Answer the questions 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 4 Does a pushy person try to a persuade you to do something you don t want to or b help you by listening to what you have to say 5 If you feel apathy do you want to a change the world or b stay at home and do nothing 学 海 无 涯 7 Answer the questions about the phrases 1 Is fork out a a formal or b an informal way of saying to pay for something 2 If you are in the same boat as another person 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 satisfaction because you have completed something 4 If someone takes a soft line do they deal with a person a in a kind and sympathetic way or b in a lazy way without making a decision 5 If you strike the right note about something are you expressing yourself a well or b badly 6 If you do something by all means do you a try your best to do it or b not care about it 7 If you nudge someone back into the saddle are you encouraging them to a take responsibility again or b take it easy 8 If you talk through a problem with someone do you a examine it carefully and sensitively or b refer to it quickly and then change the subject Active reading 2 If you ask me Dealing with unfamiliar words 4 Match the words in the box with their definitions 1 funny or entertaining amusing 2 used for emphasizing that something good has happened especially because of good luck fortunately 3 an amount of money that a person business or country borrows usually from a bank loan 4 to take an amount or number from a total deduct 5 the most exciting impressive or interesting part of an event highlight 6 to show that you understand someone s problems sympathize 7 needing a lot of time ability and energy demanding 5 Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in Activity 4 A After three years at university I m now quite heavily in debt B I 1 sympathize with you I know what it s like to have financial problems But 2 fortunately I didn t need to take out a student 3 loan when I was at university because I had a part time job A What did you do B I worked in a restaurant at weekends A That must have been very 4 demanding B Yes it was I had to get the right balance between 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 weekend was always Saturday night when we worked overtime A But I don t expect you made a lot of money B No there wasn t much after they d 7 deducted tax and pension contributions But it was enough to keep me going 学 海 无 涯 6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the word