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Unit 10: Sunny's job hunt
Gerunds and infinitives
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- 1 Nice to meet you!
- 2 What to wear
- 3 Like this, like that
- 4 The daily grind
- 5 Christmas every day
- 6 Great achievers
- 7 The Titanic
- 8 Travel
- 9 The big wedding
- 10 Sunny's job hunt
- 11 The bucket list
- 12 Moving and migration
- 13 Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14 New Year, New Project
- 15 From Handel to Hendrix
- 16 What's the weather like?
- 17 The Digital Revolution
- 18 A detective story
- 19 A place to live
- 20 The Cult of Celebrity
- 21 Welcome to your new job
- 22 Beyond the planets
- 23 Great expectations!
- 24 Eco-tourism
- 25 Moving house
- 26 It must be love
- 27 Job hunting success... and failure
- 28 Speeding into the future
- 29 Lost arts
- 30 Tales of survival
Session 5
It's the final episode of The Race today! Do Phil and his crew make it back to London in time? Or will he fail his challenge to get around the world in 80 days? And will he win Sophia's heart?
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Activity 4
The Weekly Quiz
Test yourself!
Unit 10 is almost complete… We learned about gerunds and infinitives, and followed our Chinese blogger Sunny as she looked for a job. Hope you picked up some useful language and advice about finding work too. But how much can you remember? Try our quiz!
ክንውኑን ይሞክሩ
The Weekly Quiz
15 Questions
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
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Activity
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What did you watch in Session Activity 1?Question 1 of 15
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What's a 'vlogger'?
a
Someone who makes video blogs
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b
Someone who watches video blogs
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Activity
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Watch the video in Session 1 Activity 1 againQuestion 2 of 15
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Which sport does Sunny not like doing?
a
Swimming
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b
Running
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I decided to drive to the stationQuestion 3 of 15
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Which is correct? Sunny decided ______ drama at university.
a
studying
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b
to study
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Activity
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What happens with the four verbs of liking: like, love, prefer and hate? We looked at that in 6 Minute GrammarQuestion 4 of 15
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True or false: 'I like singing' and 'I like to sing' have the same meaning
a
False
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b
True
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Activity
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What is someone who works in politics called?Question 5 of 15
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Which suffix do these words need to become jobs? Electric-, technic-, optic-
a
-er
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b
-ian
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-or
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Activity
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Look at Session 2 Activity 2Question 6 of 15
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Which of these means 'Mary was eating, and at six o’clock she stopped'?
a
Mary stopped to eat at six
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b
Mary stopped eating at six
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It involves travelQuestion 7 of 15
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Which job did Sunny apply for?
a
actress
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b
tour manager
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c
librarian
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Finish, enjoy and recommend are all followed by…Question 8 of 15
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What should the verb 'finish' be followed by?
a
gerund
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b
infinitive
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Choose, learn and hope are all followed by…Question 9 of 15
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What should the verb 'choose' be followed by?
a
gerund
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b
infinitive
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Sunny wrote one in Session 3Question 10 of 15
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What is a covering letter?
a
A letter which includes all your skills and experiences, like a CV
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b
A letter which you send with a CV when applying for a job
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What did Craig say in Session 4?Question 11 of 15
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What should you do if you don't understand a question in an interview?
a
Ask them to repeat it, as this shows confidence
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b
Try to answer it anyway. If you show you don't understand the panel will not be happy
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Listen to Craig's interview in Session 4 againQuestion 12 of 15
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Which term describes things like nodding, smiling and making eye contact?
a
Non-word communication
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Non-language communication
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Non-verbal communication
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What should the verb 'enjoy' be followed by?Question 13 of 15
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Which of these three phrases is correct grammatically? What should the verb 'enjoy' be followed by?
a
I enjoy to perform, I also really like swimming.
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b
I enjoy performing, I also really like dancing.
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c
I enjoying to performing, I also really like swimming.
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It's what Craig said you can do if you are unsure about your answer in an interviewQuestion 14 of 15
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What does 'go back to the top' mean?
a
Go back to the start
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b
Reach the highest position in a company
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c
Get a promotion
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It's what Craig said you would have if you practised with friends and family members before an interviewQuestion 15 of 15
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What is a 'head start'?
a
A good connection with the boss of a company
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b
A short contract with a company to see if you can do the job
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c
An advantage
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Excellent! Great job! መጥፎ እድል ነጥብ አስመዝግበዋል :
Excellent! Great job! መጥፎ እድል ነጥብ አስመዝግበዋል :
x / y
ግብረመልስ ማጠቃለያ
Excellent!
Great job!
መጥፎ እድል
ነጥብ አስመዝግበዋል
:
x / y
1
What's a 'vlogger'?
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2
Which sport does Sunny not like doing?
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3
Which is correct? Sunny decided ______ drama at university.
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4
True or false: 'I like singing' and 'I like to sing' have the same meaning
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5
Which suffix do these words need to become jobs? Electric-, technic-, optic-
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6
Which of these means 'Mary was eating, and at six o’clock she stopped'?
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7
Which job did Sunny apply for?
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8
What should the verb 'finish' be followed by?
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9
What should the verb 'choose' be followed by?
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10
What is a covering letter?
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11
What should you do if you don't understand a question in an interview?
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12
Which term describes things like nodding, smiling and making eye contact?
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13
Which of these three phrases is correct grammatically? What should the verb 'enjoy' be followed by?
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14
What does 'go back to the top' mean?
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15
What is a 'head start'?
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End of Unit 10
You've reached the end of Unit 10. Well done, you are one third of the way through this course. We hope you're enjoying it and learning lots of useful English. Join us again in Unit 11 as we look at the present perfect tense, and start a whole new drama: Frankenstein.
የሰዋሰው ክፍለ ጊዜ
When we use two verbs together, what form does the second verb take?
Verbs followed by a gerund
admit, advise, consider, discussVerbs followed by an infinitive
agree, appear, choose, decideVerbs followed by either, same meaning
begin, continue, hate, likeVerbs followed by either, change in meaning
forget, regret, remember, stop