Ready for IELTS - Unit 7 Part 2

Ready for IELTS - Unit 7 Part 2

The world of work and education

Let's revise the collocations you have learnt in Part 1 of this unit

Multiple Select

Tick all the words that collocate with 'benefit'

• considerable

• enjoy

• make

• derive

• accure

Multiple Select

Tick all the words that collocate with 'advantage'

• huge

• education

• gain

• outweigh

• take

Multiple Select

Tick all the words that collocate with 'opportunity'

• once-in-a-lifetime

• silver

• career

• seize

• waste

Multiple Select

Tick all the words that collocate with 'success'

• enormous

• large

• achieve

• guarantee

• depends on

Multiple Select

Tick all the words that collocate with 'prospects'

• excellent

• get

• offer

• boost

• career

Multiple Select

Tick all the words that collocate with 'disadvantage'

• distinct

• obvious

• suffer

• have

• enjoy

Multiple Select

Tick all the words that collocate with 'failure'

• total

• achieve

• result in

• ensue

• enjoy

Multiple Select

Tick all the words that collocate with 'achievement'

• outstanding

• accrue

• impressive

• represent

• a lack of

Multiple Select

Tick all the words that collocate with 'improvement'

• huge

• show

• make

• take up

• room

Multiple Select

Tick all the words that collocate with 'chance'

• good

• deserve

• throw away

• posses

• arise

Let's talk about coworking.

What's the most important in a work environment?

What is coworking?

Who uses coworking spaces?

Are there any coworking spaces in your country?

Why could coworking have a positive/negative influence on people using it?

Let's do the reading:)

Interesting: Our book's article is based on the following Harvard Business Review article:)

So... remember to read a lot - you never know which article read will help you pass IELTS better!

https://hbr.org/2015/05/why-people-thrive-in-coworking-spaces

Answer key to reading

1. communal setting

2. traditional office

3. work persona

4. work identity

5. norm

6. source

7. movement

8. D

9. C

10. B

11. A

12. A

13. C

Useful words and phrases from the reading (use them in writing):

• (work in communal space) as opposed to working from home

• first, unlike (a traditional office)...

• ... is also witnessing growth in the number of ...

• see their work as meaningful ...

• the lessons of coworking spaces can be applied to ...

• when it comes to...

Listening Student Book | answer key

21 - 25 | B D E F H

26. information

27. foolish

28. nerves

29. enjoyable

30. questionnaires

Conditionals

1st conditional (real present or future)

if + present simple, will/can/may do

2nd conditional (unreal present or future)

if + past simple, would/could/might do

3rd conditional (unreal past)

if + past perfect (had done), would/could/might have done

Ambitious conditionals

You can begin your sentence with were in the second conditional or had in the third conditional and change the word order as follows:

If he learnt to drive, it would open up new job opportunities. = Were he to learn to drive, it would open up new job opportunities.

If I had spent less time studying, I would have been less tired before the exam. = Had I spent less studying, I would have been less tired before the exam.

THIS FORM IS MORE FORMAL:)

Not only 'if'!

Remember about:

if = provided that, providing, as long as, on conditional that

if not = unless