Use Present Simple, Present Continuous, to be going to or will to fill the gaps.
1. I love London. I (probably / go) ___________ there next year.
2. Our train (leave) _____________ at 4:47.
3. What (wear / you) ____________ at the party tonight?
4. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I (find) _________ something nice in my mum's wardrobe.
5. 
This is my last day here. I (go) ___________ back to England tomorrow.
6. Hurry up! The conference (begin) _____________ in 20 minutes.
7. My horoscope says that I (meet) ______________ an old friend this week.
8. Look at these big black clouds! It (rain) _______________ .
9. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow (be) _____________ dry and sunny.
10. What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few metres in front of her? - Oh dear! I (slip) ______________ !
Career perspectives
Look through the list of professions (use a dictionary to check the meaning of the words you don’t know). What job would probably be impossible for a person who has no university education?
a police officer a dentist an accountant a street vender an engineer
| profession |
a surgeon a bouncer
a stockbroker an architect
a firefighter a top manager of multinational corporation a carpenter
Match idioms with definitions.
Golden handcuffs - ___
Plum job - ___
Dead wood - ___
Brain drain - ___
a)the term refers to people or things which are no longer considered useful or necessary
b)the departure of highly qualified people (scientists, engineers, etc.) for other countries, where they have better opportunities and usually better pay
c) the term refers to a large sum of money or a generous financial arrangement granted to an executive as an
incentive to stay in their job, or to ensure long-term cooperation after their departure
d) a desirable position which is well-paid and considered relatively easy
Put the appropriate words into the gaps.
Promotion, employer, personnel, salary, dismissed, employee, applicant, employed, vacancy, self – employed, retirement, recruit.
1. He is a …….music teacher.
2. ……..of American Airlines get free tickets.
3. The shoe factory is the largest …..in this area.
4. The factory …… over 2000 people.
5. I've been looking,” Lana Lee said, becoming a grave …… manager, “for the right boy for this job for several days.
6. The lab director …… an able crew of assistants.
7. I was to be an Eastern Staff Trainee at a ……. of five pounds a week.
8.There will be at least one hundred ……..and about five vacancies.
9. I am extremely sorry, my young friend, that I have no …….. for a young gentleman of your talents and education in my establishment.
10. See, that’s why I’m giving him a raise and a ……….. He’s got more than a strong back. He’s got a brain, too.
11. It was reported that several hundred Negro employees throughout the city had been ……. from jobs.
12. Many say ……. is the best part of life for a married couple.