LIFE GOALS
Which verb goes with all three:
___ rich / ___ famous / ___ a manager?
Answer: become
Who am I? I fly planes.
Answer: a pilot
Complete the short answer. "Are your parents going to buy a new car?" "Yes, ___."
Answer: they are.
Which is correct?
a) I think robots won't do our jobs.
b) I don't think robots will do our jobs.
Answer: b
Plan or prediction? I bought the tickets yesterday. We ___ see the concert on Friday.
a) will b) are going to
Answer: b) are going to (it's a plan)
Odd one out. Which word does NOT go with go to: university / college / drama school / a degree?
Answer: a degree (get a degree)
Odd one out (think about career types from the Holland test): farmer / pilot / police officer / dentist
Answer: dentist. It's a Thinker, the others are Practical.
Put the time expressions in order, starting with the soonest: the day after tomorrow / in a minute / in ten days' time / tonight / in half an hour
Answer: in a minute → in half an hour → tonight → the day after tomorrow → in ten days' time
Put the word in brackets in the correct place:
Answer: 1 Jobs will certainly change. 2 Tourists probably won't be astronauts.
Choose the correct option:
Answer: 1 is going to start (a plan), 2 'll have (a prediction)
Complete with one verb in the correct form in each gap:
Mia ___ to drive last year, and now she wants to ___ home and ___ to drama school. She'd like to ___ an actor one day. She's going to ___ a house with two friends.
Answer: learned / learnt, leave, go, become, share
Sort the jobs by the sound in the stressed or ending syllable, /ə/ or /ɜː/: teacher, journalist, lawyer, nurse, farmer, businessperson
Answer: /ə/: teacher, lawyer, farmer; /ɜː/: journalist, nurse, businessperson
Write questions for the words in italic:
Answer: 1 Where is Lisa going to study medicine? 2 How long are they going to stay?
Rewrite each sentence using the word in capitals so the meaning stays the same:
Answer: 1 Tom definitely won't be late. 2 We'll probably win. 3 I don't think paper books will exist in 2050.
Complete the invitation with the verbs in the correct form:
Hi Max! I ___ (pass) my driving test last week, so I ___ (have) a party on Saturday. I've already invited ten people! My cousin Ella ___ (come) too, and I'm sure you ___ (like) her.
Answer: passed, 'm going to have, 's going to come, 'll like
Find and correct 4 collocation mistakes:
First I'm going to make a degree in business. Then I'd like to win a lot of money, make rich and learn driving.
Answer: make a degree → get a degree; win money → earn money; make rich → become / get rich; learn driving → learn to drive
Name the jobs. Spelling counts! Number 2 needs two answers.
Answer: 1 journalist, 2 designer and engineer, 3 police officer, 4 businessperson
Four sentences have a mistake and two are correct. Find and correct the mistakes.
Answer: 1 My sister is going to; 3 going to see; 4 going to visit; 5 What time are they going to arrive? Sentences 2 and 6 are correct.
Find and correct 4 mistakes:
I think robots won't take all our jobs. They will help probably us at work. People won't certainly stop working. But will humans work definitely in space one day?
Answer: I don't think robots will take; they will probably help; people certainly won't stop; will humans definitely work
Complete the dialogue:
A: ___ you ___ (travel) this summer?
B: No, I ___. I ___ (work) at my uncle's café in July. But I ___ (probably / go) to the seaside in August.
A: ___ it ___ (be) very hot there?
B: Yes, it ___ (definitely)!
Answer: Are you going to travel; No, I'm not; I'm going to work; I'll probably go; Will it be; it definitely will
What's the best age to leave home, get a degree and have your own company? Answer for all three and give a reason for each. Then say which of these life goals is the most important for you and why.
What to listen for: at least 5 collocations from 7.1 used correctly (leave home, get a degree, earn / save money, share a house, learn to drive, become a manager…); a reason for every answer (because…, so…); a personal conclusion at the end.
Which career type are you: Practical, Thinker, Creative, Helper, Influencer or Organiser? Explain with examples from your own life. Name two jobs that would be perfect for you and one job you would hate, and give reasons.
What to listen for: a career type with real examples (I love…, I'm good at…); at least 3 jobs from the unit; reasons for each choice; extra points for advantages and disadvantages of the jobs.
Tell me about your plans for the next twelve months: school, free time, money and travel. Then ask me two questions about my plans.
What to listen for: at least 6 sentences with be going to; at least 4 different time expressions (this evening, next month, in two years' time…); at least one negative; two correct questions, one of them a Wh- question.
Will young people really change the world? Remember Deepika, Rishab and Melati from the article. Give your opinion and make predictions about one of them and about your own generation.
What to listen for: a clear opinion; at least 4 predictions using probably, certainly / definitely, I think … will and I don't think … will (not I think … won't); correct adverb position (will probably but probably won't); at least one detail from the article.
Read the quote: "What will be will be." Is it better to make plans for the future, or to just wait and see what happens? Give your opinion. Then support it with your own example: one big goal, what you are going to do to achieve it, and what you think will happen.
What to listen for: