Starting off Ex.1,p.8

Explain what it means to have each of these personal qualities, using your own words.

Which of the qualities in Exercise 1 do you think each of the photos illustrates?

Some could illustrate more than one quality.

What qualities do you have?

What do we call an event at which people looking for a job can meet possible employers?

1.  What do you think happens at a graduate fair? Why do you think they are useful?

2.  Why do many jobs require you to have a university degree? When is vocational training more useful than a university degree?

3.  What might improve a graduate’s chances of getting the job they want?

Imagine you are talking to another student who you have met at the coffee bar at a graduate fair. Introduce yourselves and tell each other about your:

* studies and qualifi cations / current job

* career plans and reasons for them

* free-time interests and related qualifications.

WHAT PREPOSITION SHOULD GO IN EACH GAP?

– He wasn’t aware …… the time.

– How do you prepare …… exams?

afraid

frightened

scared

angry

irritated

annoyed

Ex.1,p. 10

1 What are the most prestigious universities in your country?

2 In general, what makes a university prestigious?

3 Why do many students want to go to a prestigious university?

Find words in the exercise 2, p.10 Vocabulary which are close in meaning to these words

is known

keep an eye

responsive

take part

trust

- Why are you preparing for the IELTS test?

– What personal qualities help people to be successful at language exams?

WHAT DO THESE REFERENCING DEVICES  REFER TO?

 There has been a rapid expansion of the university system. This has meant that many more young people are attending such institutions, and the result of this is that the labour market is being deprived of their services until later.

Ex.4, p.10