vocabulary: life events | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

My grandfather has always had very ... about the importance of a university education. He believes it’s vital to help you get a good job. (feelings)

strong / mixed feelings

It’s important to have a ... of exactly what the job involves before you accept the position. (understanding)

clear understanding

You have another year to go before you finish school, so you don’t have to make an ... (decision)

immediate decision

I think the ... in choosing whether to have a gap year or not is usually financial. (factor)

deciding factor

Mark’s mother must have been a ... in his life because he’s studying to become a chef too. (influence)

major / strong / big influence

Graduating from college and starting a job is a ..., but it’s all part of becoming independent. (step)

big / major step

I believe a lot of parents have ... about children taking a gap year. They can see both the advantages and disadvantages. (feelings)

mixed feelings

You graduate from high school in two months, so you have to make a decision about your ...soon. (future)

immediate future

I know leaving his country was a big __________ for him.

step

point

path

situation

I hope he will __________ a permanent position on our staff at the end of the year.

take

apply

follow

He __________ the English language exam, so he wasn’t allowed to join our programme.

failed

passed

resisted

retook

He __________ for a place on our internship programme last year.

applied

followed

took

accepted

Paolo is an overseas student who __________ university top of his class.

graduated from

finished

passed

left

come / a decision / by now / the director / must have / to

The director must have come to a decision by now.

your / considered / options / carefully / all / have you ?

Have you considered all your options carefully?

Reorder the words to make a correct sentence: which / doubt / about / should choose / in / job applicant / he / he is

He is in doubt about which job applicant he should choose.

Reorder the words to make a correct sentence: his / he’s going / made / where / has John / mind / about / to study / up ?

Has John made up his mind about where he’s going to study?

Reorder the words to make a correct sentence: a decision / I / through / thinking / yet / haven’t made / I’m still / it

I haven’t made a decision yet, I’m still thinking it through.

Reorder the words to make a correct sentence: so / reconsider / subject choice / is extremely hard / your / may have to / you / this course

This course is extremely hard so you may have to reconsider

I’m in __________ about whether I should live in the city centre or the suburbs.

two minds

a dilemma

a hard choice

doubt sense

My parents are __________ about whether I should take a gap year.

in two minds

in two directions

between choices

in uncertain minds

You ought to __________ and create a mind map before choosing an essay topic.

brainstorm ideas

imagine ideas

collect ideas

create ideas

I thought Rita was taking a gap year, but she must have __________ because she’s here at college.

reconsidered

rethought

reviewed

changed mind

Jason was __________ whether to take a gap year because he wasn’t sure how he could fund it.

undecided

mixed

unclear

indecided

He must have __________ before choosing medicine as a career.

weighed up the pros and cons

counted his options

balanced the arguments

checked the consequences

Students should __________ from the school careers advisor.

seek advice

look advice

search advice

study advice

I’m not sure what to study at college, I can’t __________ between English literature and history.

make up my mind

decide myself

settle the problem

get to a conclusion