Unit one Connectivity by Pearson

5. • What to consider before choosing one?
• How to know if it’s the right career for me?

6. Listen to a man and a woman discuss his job
applications. What kind of job does he want and
why does she think he’s the ideal candidate?

7. Before reading and listening…Do you know any
of these expressions?
1. Take something personally
2. Buckle down
3. Put something off
4. What it takes
5. Brag
6. Ace
7. Clinch
8. A no-brainer
9. Right up your alley
10. Mean that as a compliment
11. Better late than never

13. Simultaneous and sequential
past actions
On-going
Interrupted on-going
Parallel

16. Key Words
• Before
• After
• When
• While
• By the time
• How long (question)

27. Collocations
• Enroll in
• Switch to
• Apply for
• Apply to
• Be rejected by
• Be accepted to
/ into / by
• Sign up for
• Take up
• Decide on

28. Complete past actions closely related to
the present.
• Just
• Recently
Mark has just completed his work
We have recently visited the museum

29. Only with
• Ever
• Never
• Before
• Already
• Yet
• Still (negative)
• So far
• Once
• twice

30. It started in the past and continues in the
present.
• Lately
• Recently

34. What to
include
on a
résumé?

35. Have you ever been to
a job interview?

37. Have and Get collocations related to
qualifications.
Achievements Aspirations
Have a certificate in Get certified as / in
Have a degree in Get a degree in
Have experience with / in Get experience in
Have training in Get training in