vocabulary: life events | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

0%

0 0 0

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: 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

Students should __________ from the school careers advisor.

search advice

study advice

look advice

seek advice

He must have __________ before choosing medicine as a career.

weighed up the pros and cons

balanced the arguments

checked the consequences

counted his options

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

immediate future

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

big / major step

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

major / strong / big influence

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

passed

resisted

failed

retook

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

point

step

situation

path

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

undecided

unclear

indecided

mixed

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

in two minds

in two directions

between choices

in uncertain minds

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

deciding factor

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.

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

get to a conclusion

make up my mind

settle the problem

decide myself

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

graduated from

passed

left

finished

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

followed

took

applied

accepted

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

changed mind

reviewed

rethought

reconsidered

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

immediate decision

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

two minds

a hard choice

a dilemma

doubt sense

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

Have you considered all your options carefully?

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

The director must have come to a decision by now.

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

collect ideas

create ideas

brainstorm ideas

imagine ideas

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

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

apply

follow

take

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

mixed feelings

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

clear understanding