VOCABULARY 1
What does dependable mean?
It means someone you can trust or rely on.
What does passionate about your work mean?
It means you really love and care about what you do.
What’s the difference between I worked and I was working?
I worked means a finished action; I was working means an action in progress in the past.
Use should + infinitive to give a colleague advice before an interview.
You should arrive 10 minutes early.
Choose the correct word: “He’s very ___ (dependable / dependability).”
dependable
What’s the difference between dependable and independent?
Dependable means reliable, independent means able to work alone.
Give an example of honesty in a job interview.
Telling the interviewer about both your strengths and weaknesses.
Correct this sentence if needed: “When I was checking emails, my manager came in.”
Correct: “While I was checking emails, my manager came in.”
Make a sentence with Why don’t you… and prepare your CV.
Why don’t you prepare your CV before the interview?
Which word means “able to adapt to new situations”?
adaptable
Give an example sentence with resourceful.
She’s resourceful – she always finds a solution when things go wrong.
Why is authenticity important for employers?
Because it builds trust and shows you’re real and honest.
Make a sentence with while and two actions happening at the same time.
While I was preparing the report, my colleague was making coffee.
Complete: “How about ___ (join) our project team?”
How about joining our project team?
Make a sentence with ambitious and project.
She’s ambitious – she wants to lead the next project.
What’s a synonym of ambitious in a job context?
Driven or goal-oriented.
Use passion and dependability in one short story about a project.
I worked on the project with passion and dependability, always meeting deadlines and caring about the result.
Tell about a time something happened suddenly while you were working.
I was having a meeting when the internet stopped working.
Complete: “Why not try ___ (apply) for that job?”
Why not try applying for that job?
Use while in a sentence about teamwork.
We were discussing ideas while preparing the presentation.
Describe yourself using authenticity and reliability in one sentence.
My authenticity helps me connect with people, and my reliability helps me keep clients.
Give an example of when too much passion can be a problem at work.
When someone becomes emotional or argues too much because they care too much.
Create a short story using past simple and past continuous together.
I was writing an email when my boss called me, so I stopped and answered.
Create a short dialogue using Why not try…, How about…, and should….
A: I can’t find a good job.
B: Why not try updating your LinkedIn?
A: Good idea!
B: How about contacting your old colleagues? You should be more active online.
Give advice to a friend looking for a job using should and Why don’t you…?
You should check job websites. Why don’t you ask your friends for recommendations?