PULSE BASICS UNIT 3
VOCABULARY 1
Future aspirations
1 Match verbs 1–5 with nouns and phrases a–e.
1 do ___
2 pass ___
3 go ___
4 get ___
5 make ___
a) a degree, a holiday job
b) your driving test, your exams
c) new friends, money
d) backpacking, for an interview, on an exchange
e) work experience, voluntary work
2 Underline the correct answer.
1 There are many benefits to going for / on an exchange.
2 My brother is making plans to study abroad / out this summer.
3 A good CV is important when you apply for / to a job.
4 I went at / for an interview on Monday, but I don’t know if I got the job.
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3 Find five expressions with make and do in the wordsquare. Complete the
phrases.
D H N I C I S Y Y L E T N G S T
O A E I J K L E R C T H E J U E
L A S T F C H K I L I R F T Y O
E C I O R C A O K A H X W T J J
Z I F J K B H A G A R O J W D R
X X B X L C U T Y I S S F M R T
M A K E A R R A N G E M E N T S
A Y X E O J S A D A F P F H V P
H A K I D E K L I P O R T F T R
K A D O Y O U R H O M E W O R K
M A K E A D E C I S I O N I G B
D O T H E H O U S E W O R K C W
1 ______________ the housework
2 ______________ a decision
3 ______________ a choice
4 ______________ your homework
5 ______________ arrangements
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4 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.
apply for a job do voluntary work get a degree
get a holiday job go for an interview leave home
1 Jane wants to ______________________________ a few days a week.
She’d like to help children in need.
2 When I ______________________________, I’ll move in with my
girlfriend.
3 You need to prepare a CV before you ______________________________.
4 My sister wants to ______________________________ this year. She needs
money for her camping holiday in August.
5 You should wear smart clothes, like a suit, when you
______________________________.
6 I want to ______________________________ in economics so that I can get
a good job in a bank when I’m older.
EXPRESS YOURSELF
5 Tick ( ) the sentences that are true for you.
Before I’m 25, I want to ...
1 pass my exams. ___
2 go on a student exchange. ___
3 study abroad. ___
4 do voluntary work. ___
5 pass my driving test. ___
6 get a degree. ___
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