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Unit 10: Sunny's job hunt
Gerunds and infinitives
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- 1Nice to meet you!
- 2What to wear
- 3Like this, like that
- 4The daily grind
- 5Christmas every day
- 6Great achievers
- 7The Titanic
- 8Travel
- 9The big wedding
- 10Sunny's job hunt
- 11The bucket list
- 12Moving and migration
- 13Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14New Year, New Project
- 15From Handel to Hendrix
- 16What's the weather like?
- 17The Digital Revolution
- 18A detective story
- 19A place to live
- 20The Cult of Celebrity
- 21Welcome to your new job
- 22Beyond the planets
- 23Great expectations!
- 24Eco-tourism
- 25Moving house
- 26It must be love
- 27Job hunting success... and failure
- 28Speeding into the future
- 29Lost arts
- 30Tales of survival
Session 5
It's the final episode of The Race today! Do Phil and his crew make it back to London in time? Or will he fail his challenge to get around the world in 80 days? And will he win Sophia's heart?
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The Weekly Quiz
Test yourself!
Unit 10 is almost complete… We learned about gerunds and infinitives, and followed our Chinese blogger Sunny as she looked for a job. Hope you picked up some useful language and advice about finding work too. But how much can you remember? Try our quiz!
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The Weekly Quiz
15 Questions
How much can you remember? See if you can get all the questions right
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What did you watch in Session Activity 1?Question 1 of 15
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What's a 'vlogger'?
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Watch the video in Session 1 Activity 1 againQuestion 2 of 15
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Which sport does Sunny not like doing?
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bRunningU29ycnksIHRoYXQncyBub3QgcmlnaHQuIFN1bm55IGRpZG4neSBzYXkgYW55dGhpbmcgYWJvdXQgcnVubmluZywgYWx0aG91Z2ggc2hlIGRpZCBzYXkgc2hlIGxpa2VzIGtlZXBpbmcgZml0
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I decided to drive to the stationQuestion 3 of 15
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Which is correct? Sunny decided ______ drama at university.
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bto studyV2VsbCBkb25lLiBUaGUgdmVyYiAnZGVjaWRlJyBzaG91bGQgYmUgZm9sbG93ZWQgYnkgYW4gaW5maW5pdGl2ZQ==
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What happens with the four verbs of liking: like, love, prefer and hate? We looked at that in 6 Minute GrammarQuestion 4 of 15
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True or false: 'I like singing' and 'I like to sing' have the same meaning
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What is someone who works in politics called?Question 5 of 15
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Which suffix do these words need to become jobs? Electric-, technic-, optic-
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Look at Session 2 Activity 2Question 6 of 15
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Which of these means 'Mary was eating, and at six oβclock she stopped'?
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It involves travelQuestion 7 of 15
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Which job did Sunny apply for?
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btour managerV2VsbCBkb25lLiBTdW5ueSBhcHBsaWVkIGZvciBhIHRvdXIgbWFuYWdlciBqb2IgaW4gU2Vzc2lvbiAz
clibrarianU29ycnksIHRoYXQncyBub3QgcmlnaHQuICdMaWJyYXJpYW4nIGlzIG9uZSBvZiB0aGUgd29yZHMgdGhhdCBhcHBlYXJlZCBpbiA2IE1pbnV0ZSBFbmdsaXNoLCBidXQgaXQncyBub3Qgd2hhdCBTdW5ueSBhcHBsaWVkIHRvIGJlY29tZS4gSGF2ZSBhbm90aGVyIGxvb2sgYXQgU2Vzc2lvbiAz
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Finish, enjoy and recommend are all followed byβ¦Question 8 of 15
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What should the verb 'finish' be followed by?
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binfinitiveU29ycnksIHRoYXQncyBub3QgcmlnaHQuIEZpbmlzaCBjYW4gb25seSBiZSBmb2xsb3dlZCBieSBhIGdlcnVuZCwgZm9yIGV4YW1wbGU6IERpZCB5b3UgZmluaXNoIGNsZWFuaW5nIHlvdXIgcm9vbT8=
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Choose, learn and hope are all followed byβ¦Question 9 of 15
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What should the verb 'choose' be followed by?
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Sunny wrote one in Session 3Question 10 of 15
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What is a covering letter?
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bA letter which you send with a CV when applying for a jobV2VsbCBkb25lLiBBIGNvdmVyaW5nIGxldHRlciBpcyBzb21ldGhpbmcgeW91IHNlbmQgd2l0aCBhIENWIHRvIGV4cGxhaW4gYSBiaXQgbW9yZSBhYm91dCB3aG8geW91IGFyZSBhbmQgd2h5IHlvdSB3YW50IHRoZSBqb2I=
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What did Craig say in Session 4?Question 11 of 15
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What should you do if you don't understand a question in an interview?
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Listen to Craig's interview in Session 4 againQuestion 12 of 15
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Which term describes things like nodding, smiling and making eye contact?
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cNon-verbal communicationV2VsbCBkb25lLiBDcmFpZyBzYWlkIHVzaW5nIG5vbi12ZXJiYWwgY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbiB3YXMgaW1wb3J0YW50IGluIGFuIGludGVydmlldw==
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What should the verb 'enjoy' be followed by?Question 13 of 15
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Which of these three phrases is correct grammatically? What should the verb 'enjoy' be followed by?
aI enjoy to perform, I also really like swimming.U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyBub3QgcmlnaHQuICdFbmpveScgc2hvdWxkIGJlIGZvbGxvd2VkIGJ5IGEgZ2VydW5kLCAncGVyZm9ybWluZyc=
bI enjoy performing, I also really like dancing.V2VsbCBkb25lLiAnRW5qb3knIHNob3VsZCBiZSBmb2xsb3dlZCBieSBhIGdlcnVuZCwgJ3BlcmZvcm1pbmcn
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It's what Craig said you can do if you are unsure about your answer in an interviewQuestion 14 of 15
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What does 'go back to the top' mean?
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cGet a promotionU29ycnksIHRoYXQncyBub3QgcmlnaHQuIFRvICdnbyBiYWNrIHRvIHRoZSB0b3AnIG1lYW5zIHRvIGdvIGJhY2sgdG8gdGhlIGJlZ2lubmluZw==
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It's what Craig said you would have if you practised with friends and family members before an interviewQuestion 15 of 15
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What is a 'head start'?
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cAn advantageV2VsbCBkb25lLiBBICdoZWFkIHN0YXJ0JyBpcyBhbiBhZHZhbnRhZ2Ugb3ZlciBvdGhlcnM=
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What's a 'vlogger'?
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Which sport does Sunny not like doing?
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Which is correct? Sunny decided ______ drama at university.
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True or false: 'I like singing' and 'I like to sing' have the same meaning
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Which suffix do these words need to become jobs? Electric-, technic-, optic-
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Which of these means 'Mary was eating, and at six oβclock she stopped'?
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Which job did Sunny apply for?
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What should the verb 'finish' be followed by?
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What should the verb 'choose' be followed by?
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What is a covering letter?
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What should you do if you don't understand a question in an interview?
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Which term describes things like nodding, smiling and making eye contact?
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Which of these three phrases is correct grammatically? What should the verb 'enjoy' be followed by?
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What does 'go back to the top' mean?
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What is a 'head start'?
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End of Unit 10
You've reached the end of Unit 10. Well done, you are one third of the way through this course. We hope you're enjoying it and learning lots of useful English. Join us again in Unit 11 as we look at the present perfect tense, and start a whole new drama: Frankenstein.
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When we use two verbs together, what form does the second verb take?
Verbs followed by a gerund
admit, advise, consider, discussVerbs followed by an infinitive
agree, appear, choose, decideVerbs followed by either, same meaning
begin, continue, hate, likeVerbs followed by either, change in meaning
forget, regret, remember, stop