Willing to Train

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Intermediate

Willing to Train

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
Catherine comes to the Careers Advisory Officer to see what job suits her most.
(2)
Catherine's mother is overpowering.
(3)
Catherine's mother knows her daughter well.
(4)
The job that Catherine will probably choose is nursing.

2. Fill in the blanks with information about Catherine based on her own statement.
Name: Catherine
Age: almost
Qualifications: a. qualifications from
, very
                b. certificates for
and for
Interests: a.
          b.
          c.
to people
Intelligence: reasonably
, but not

3. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) Catherines's mother believe that Cathy is interested in __________.

a. travelling b. dancing and music c. tennis and swimming
(2) In her mother's eyes, Cathy is _____________. a. a biddable girl, intelligent and diligent b. a lovely girl, active but a bit naughty c. a good girl, a bit lazy and disorganized sometimes, but very bright
(3) Cathy's mother thinks that Cathey should be ___________, later. a. a teacher or a vet b. a hairdresser c. a nurse
(4) The officer really wants to speak to ____________. a. Cathy b. Cathy's mother c. both of them
(5) The officer suggests that Cathy should have a position as __________. a. a vet because she is good at looking after animals. b. a nurse because she has good qualifications in English and Maths. c. a teacher because she likes to look after young children.

4. Complete the following sentences.
(1) Ever since she was
she's been
her music and dancing. She ought to be
or something. She's quite willing to
a few more years to get
.
(2) My mother sent me
when I was
, so I'm quite good,
. But I don't want to do that
my life, especially
. It's so
.
(3) I went to
with
last year. I really enjoyed that. And I like
. But I suppose you mean
  things that would help me to get a job.
(4) I wondered about being
  you meet lots of
, and you learn to
¡but I don't know. It doesn't seem
.
(5) I do
sick animals. I
our dog when it was
by a
. My mother was sick, but I didn't
. I was
about the dog.

Listening answers

Willing to Train

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
Catherine comes to the Careers Advisory Officer to see what job suits her most.
(2)
Catherine's mother is overpowering.
(3)
Catherine's mother knows her daughter well.
(4)
The job that Catherine will probably choose is nursing.

2. Fill in the blanks with information about Catherine based on her own statement.
Name: Catherine
Age: almost
Qualifications: a. qualifications from
, very
                b. certificates for
and for
Interests: a.
          b.
          c.
to people
Intelligence: reasonably
, but not

3. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) Catherines's mother believe that Cathy is interested in __________.

a. travelling b. dancing and music c. tennis and swimming
(2) In her mother's eyes, Cathy is _____________. a. a biddable girl, intelligent and diligent b. a lovely girl, active but a bit naughty c. a good girl, a bit lazy and disorganized sometimes, but very bright
(3) Cathy's mother thinks that Cathey should be ___________, later. a. a teacher or a vet b. a hairdresser c. a nurse
(4) The officer really wants to speak to ____________. a. Cathy b. Cathy's mother c. both of them
(5) The officer suggests that Cathy should have a position as __________. a. a vet because she is good at looking after animals. b. a nurse because she has good qualifications in English and Maths. c. a teacher because she likes to look after young children.

4. Complete the following sentences.
(1) Ever since she was
she's been
her music and dancing. She ought to be
or something. She's quite willing to
a few more years to get
.
(2) My mother sent me
when I was
, so I'm quite good,
. But I don't want to do that
my life, especially
. It's so
.
(3) I went to
with
last year. I really enjoyed that. And I like
. But I suppose you mean
  things that would help me to get a job.
(4) I wondered about being
  you meet lots of
, and you learn to
  but I don't know. It doesn't seem
.
(5) I do
sick animals. I
our dog when it was
by a
. My mother was sick, but I didn't
. I was
about the dog.