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1: Careers – Tiếng anh thương mại - Học Hay

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Market Leader Pre-intermediate – Unit 1: Careers - Listening

A. Melissa Foux is the Finance Director of CSC Media Limited, a television company. Listen to the
first part of the interview and answer

these questions.

1. How does she describe her current company?

2. What was her previous job?

3. Why is it easy to move from sector to sector in the finance world?

Đáp án: 

1. CSC Media Ltd, part of the Chart Show Channels Group, is the largest independent television
business in the UK. It has a mixture

of 16 channels, including music, children's and movie channels.

2 She was the Finance Director for a chocolate pudding business.

3 Because the basic skills you need are the same.

B. Listen to the second part and complete this extract.

When I was a student, although I was studying . . . . . . . . . . . .(1) I thought I would like to do
something . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) afterwards, and I actually did a summer . . . . . . . . . . . (3) with one of
the big . . . . . . . . . . . .(4) firms, which was an excellent way to get an . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) of what the
job would be like. I started off as an auditor, and it was through that . . . . . . . . . . . .(6) that I got my
first job.

Đáp án:
1. chemistry

2. different

3. internship

4. accountancy

5. understanding

6. experience

C. Melissa is asked if she has had any good advice during her career. Listen to the third part and
number these points in the order in which she mentions them.

a) maintain clarity

b) be able to see the key point and the key decision you have to make

c) do not overcomplicate things

Đáp án:

1. c

2. a

3. b

D. Listen to the final part and decide which was the interviewer's question {a, b or c).

a) What is the most interesting question you have been asked at interview?

b) What is the key difference between people who work in finance and those who work in
research?

c) How would you advise people who are starting their careers?

Đáp án: c

Vocabulary Market Leader Pre-intermediate – Unit 1:

Careers – Tiếng anh thương mại – HocHay
A. These phrases (1-6) all include the word career. Match each of them to its correct meaning (a-f).
Use a dictionary to help you.

1. career move  a) chances to start/improve your career

 2. career break  b) ideas you have for your future career

3. career plan  c) an action you take to progress in your career

4. career  d) a period of time away from your job to, for example, look after your
opportunities children

5. career path e) a series of levels or steps in your working life

6. career ladder f) the direction your working life takes

Đáp án:

1.c

2. d

3. b

4. a

5. f

6. e

B. Listen to three people talking about their careers. Which person is at the beginning, in the
middle and at the end of their career?

Đáp án: 

Person 1: middle

Person 2: beginning

Person 3: end

 
C. Listen again. Which of the phrases with a career in Exercise A does each person use? Which of
the experiences do you think are common?

Đáp án:

Person 1: career break, career move

Person 2: career opportunities, career path

Person 3: career plan, career ladder

D. Complete the sentences below with the verbs in the box. Use a dictionary to help you.

climb decide have make offer take

1. Employees in large multinationals . . . . . excellent career opportunities if they are willing to

travel.

2. Some people . . . . . . . . . . . . a career break to do something adventurous like sailing around the
world or going trekking in India.

3. One way to . . . . . . . . . . . . a career move is to join a small but rapidly growing company.

4. Certain companies . . . . . . . . . . . . career opportunities for the long-term unemployed or to

people without formal qualifications.

5. Ambitious people often . . . . . . . . . . . . on a career plan while they are still at university.

6. In some industries, it can take a long time to . . . . . . . . . . . . the career ladder.

Đáp án: 

1. have

2. take

3. make

4. offer

5. decide

6. climb

E. Look at these groups of words. Cross out the noun or a noun phrase in each group which doesn't
go with the verb in italics.

1. make     a fortune | progress | a living | a training course

2. get         progress | a promotion | a bonus | fired (AmE) | the sack (BrE)

3. earn       commission I a part-time job I money I 40,000 per year

4. do          part-time work | a mistake | a nine-to-five job | your best

5. take       a pension I an opportunity I time off | early retirement

6. work       flexitime I anti-social hours I overtime I an office job

Đáp án:

1. a training course

2. progress

3. a part-time job

4. a mistake

5. a pension

6. an office job

F. Complete each of these sentences with the appropriate form of a word partnership from Exercise
E.

1. In banking, you can . . . . . . . . . . . . with the big bonuses and retire at 35.

2. When you . . . . . . . . . . . . , you can arrange your own schedule, so this is very convenient when
you have children.

3. People who work in sales often have the opportunity to . . . . . . . . . . . . on top of a basic salary.

4. Luke is ambitious and does not want to be a sales assistant all his life. In fact, he hopes to . . . . . .
. . . . . . and become an Assistant Manager very soon.

5. Many students . . . . . . . . . . . . when they are at university because it fits in with their studies.

6. Go ran is 59, but he does not want to . . . . . . . . . . . . . I n fact, he is taking on more work!

Đáp án:

1. make a fortune

2. work flexitime

3. earn commission

4. get a promotion

5. do part-time work

6. take early retirement

Language Review Market Leader Pre-intermediate – Unit 1:
Careers – Tiếng anh thương mại – HocHay
A. Rearrange the words to make questions from a job interview. Then decide whether each
question is a) making a request, b) making an offer, or c) asking about ability.

1. get / you / can / I / a drink / ?

2. e-mail address / your / confirm / I / could / ?

3. can / you / spreadsheets / use / ?

4. speak /  languages / any other / you / can / ?

5. about / tell / you / job / us / your present / more / could / ?

6. tell / your current salary / me / you / could / ?

7. would you / as soon as possible / your decision / let us know / ?

8. start / you / when / can / ?

9. like / tea / some more / you / would / ?

Đáp án:

1. Can I get you a drink? (b)

2. Could I confirm your e-mail address? (a)

3. Can you use spreadsheets? (c)

4. Can you speak any other languages? (c)

5. Could you tell us more about your present job? (a)

6. Could you tell me your current salary? (a)

7. Would you let us know your decision as soon as possible? (a)

8. When can you start? (a)

9. Would you like some more tea? (b)

B. Match the questions in Exercise A (1-9) to these interviewee's answers (a-i).

a) It's €60,000 a year.

b) Not very well, but I'm doing a course next week.

c) I can let you know next week.

d) Thank you. A cup of tea, please.

e) The address is correct, but I've got a new mobile number.

f) I'd love some. Thank you.

g) Well, I'm currently supervising an HR project.

h) Yes, I can speak Korean and Japanese.

i) My notice period is two months.

Đáp án:

a. 6

b. 3

c. 7

d. 1

e. 2

f. 9

g. 5

h. 4

i. 8

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