Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners

Chapter 7 77 Chapter 7_ Activity 2 Part A Directions: Read the conversation below and try to fill in the blank lines with the vocabulary words from the box. Do not use one word more than one time. You will not use two of the words. degree (n.) service (n.) together (adv.) consider ( v.) position (n.) project (n.) opportunity (n.) interview (n./v.) successful (adj.) demanding (adj.) Emad : Hi Susan. How are you? I didn’t see you in class last week. Susan : Hey Emad. I’m good. I was out of town. What did I miss in class? Emad : We talked about how to find job ______________________________________ that match our university _______________________. Susan : Oh, that sounds really useful. Can you give me your notes? Emad : Sure. We can review them ________________________________________ before our next class. Susan : Great. Thanks. Was the lecture useful? Emad : Yes, it was really useful. The professor told us that in order to be _____________________ with our job searches in the future, we should ____________________ a lot of positions. Susan : What does that mean? Emad : That means, we should try to get __________________________________________ at several different jobs. This way we will have more chances to a get a good job. Susan : I see. That makes sense. Emad : She also told us about the career center on campus. They offer many _________________________________________ that help students who are looking for jobs. Susan : That is good to know. Is there anything else I missed? Emad : We also talked about our final __________________________________ for this class. I can tell you more about it later. Susan : OK. Thanks so much for your help! Emad: You’re welcome! See you at our next class. Susan : OK. See you then! Bye. Now listen to the conversation and check your answers : Chapter 7_ activity 1