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Unit 10: Sunny's job hunt
Gerunds and infinitives
Select a unit
- 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?
Wayitii marii qabxii 5
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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!
Hojii kana yaali
The Weekly Quiz
15 Questions
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
What did you watch in Session Activity 1?Question 1 of 15
Gargaarsa
What's a 'vlogger'?
a
Someone who makes video blogs
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b
Someone who watches video blogs
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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
Watch the video in Session 1 Activity 1 againQuestion 2 of 15
Gargaarsa
Which sport does Sunny not like doing?
a
Swimming
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b
Running
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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
I decided to drive to the stationQuestion 3 of 15
Gargaarsa
Which is correct? Sunny decided ______ drama at university.
a
studying
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b
to study
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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
What happens with the four verbs of liking: like, love, prefer and hate? We looked at that in 6 Minute GrammarQuestion 4 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
What is someone who works in politics called?Question 5 of 15
Gargaarsa
Which suffix do these words need to become jobs? Electric-, technic-, optic-
a
-er
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b
-ian
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c
-or
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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
Look at Session 2 Activity 2Question 6 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
It involves travelQuestion 7 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
Finish, enjoy and recommend are all followed by…Question 8 of 15
Gargaarsa
What should the verb 'finish' be followed by?
a
gerund
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b
infinitive
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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
Choose, learn and hope are all followed by…Question 9 of 15
Gargaarsa
What should the verb 'choose' be followed by?
a
gerund
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b
infinitive
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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
Sunny wrote one in Session 3Question 10 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
What did Craig say in Session 4?Question 11 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
Listen to Craig's interview in Session 4 againQuestion 12 of 15
Gargaarsa
Which term describes things like nodding, smiling and making eye contact?
a
Non-word communication
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b
Non-language communication
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c
Non-verbal communication
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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
What should the verb 'enjoy' be followed by?Question 13 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
It's what Craig said you can do if you are unsure about your answer in an interviewQuestion 14 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Gargaarsa
Cufi
Activity
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
karaarra buusu
It's what Craig said you would have if you practised with friends and family members before an interviewQuestion 15 of 15
Gargaarsa
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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Baga gammadde! Qormaata xumurteetta
Excellent! Great job! Carraa badaa! Qabxii argatte:
Excellent! Great job! Carraa badaa! Qabxii argatte:
x / y
Cuunfaa duub-deebi
Excellent!
Great job!
Carraa badaa!
Qabxii argatte:
x / y
1
What's a 'vlogger'?
Sirrii miti
2
Which sport does Sunny not like doing?
Sirrii miti
3
Which is correct? Sunny decided ______ drama at university.
Sirrii miti
4
True or false: 'I like singing' and 'I like to sing' have the same meaning
Sirrii miti
5
Which suffix do these words need to become jobs? Electric-, technic-, optic-
Sirrii miti
6
Which of these means 'Mary was eating, and at six o’clock she stopped'?
Sirrii miti
7
Which job did Sunny apply for?
Sirrii miti
8
What should the verb 'finish' be followed by?
Sirrii miti
9
What should the verb 'choose' be followed by?
Sirrii miti
10
What is a covering letter?
Sirrii miti
11
What should you do if you don't understand a question in an interview?
Sirrii miti
12
Which term describes things like nodding, smiling and making eye contact?
Sirrii miti
13
Which of these three phrases is correct grammatically? What should the verb 'enjoy' be followed by?
Sirrii miti
14
What does 'go back to the top' mean?
Sirrii miti
15
What is a 'head start'?
Sirrii miti
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.
Caasluga kutaa kanaa
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