Grade 12 English Unit 10: Career Opportunities (with Grammar Solutions)- Language Development

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Reading

Presenting Yourself


Working with words

A. Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box below.

position | redundant | professional | referee | verification

consultant | competence | opportunity | imperative | achievement

a. You must learn about 2000 Kanji to develop competence in the spoken Japanese language.

b. I can type both English and Nepali but not as fast as professional typists.

c. When she was in class eight, she got the opportunity to participate in a national painting competition.

d. The Prime Minister gave a long list of his achievement.

e. He spent many years in jail before reaching the position of a minister.

f. About fifty workers were made because of the financial crisis in the factory.

g. He is affiliated to the World Bank as a senior consultant. 

h. They registered my application after making verification of my documents.

i. I requested my teacher to be my referee in my CV. 

j. To make our country self-sustained in food production is an imperative need at present.


B. Define the following employment-related terms and use them in sentences of your own.

volunteering, on the job training, career opportunity, skill development,

apprenticeship, career counselling, credentials, human capital, internship, soft

skills, minimum wage, recruitment, role model, aptitude and assessment


Grammar

Conditional sentences

A. Study the following examples which are taken from the text above.

a. If you have a staying CV when it does, then you won’t be in the best possible position to grab it.

b. A prospective employer may need to verify your statements regarding, for example, work permit status, qualifications and may need to take a criminal record check especially if the job involves working with children.

B. Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of the verbs.

a. If you sell your stocks now, you ………much money for them. (not/get)

b. A lot of people would lose job if the factory ……….(close down)

c. Our country won’t have to export wheat if it ……………………in

November and February. (rain)

d. If we……………..him earlier, we could have saved his life. (find)

e. If he had not been wearing helmet, he …………..seriously injured. (be)

f. Unless you follow the instructions, you …………….pass the exams. (not/ pass)

g. I don’t mind walking home as long as the weather ……..fine. (be)

h. The bank will sanction you the loan provided you ……. a collateral. (deposit)

i. What ……………if you had not got this job? (you/do)

j. If you had the choice, where ……………? (you/live)


C. Change the following sentences into ‘if sentences’ as in the example.

Example: I did not go to a restaurant because I was not hungry.

I would have gone to a restaurant if I had been hungry.


a. The driver was talking on the phone so the accident happened.

b. There is no one at home because all the lights are off.

c. He must be an educated person because he has subscribed ‘The Kathmandu Post.’

d. His head was not injured in the accident because he had put the helmet on.

e. I am sure he passed the exam because he gave a heavy treat to his friends.

f. You didn’t take any breakfast so you are hungry now.

g. I am sure he is a doctor because he is wearing a white gown.

h. She is very rich so she drives a Mercedes.

i. I didn’t know it was only half a kilometer from my house, so I booked a ride.

j. He has hidden something in his mind, so he does not look fresh.


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