English Plus 3 Unit 6

Choose the correct words to complete the text.

I’ve been studying at this school for three years now. I like my school and the teachers are friendly, but we have to ¹       [take , obey, get] a lot of rules. I always ²        [do, make , write ]my homework on time and I ³       [get , pass , make]good marks in my exams. I ⁴       [do , get , go]to lessons in the morning and in the afternoon. I want to be a journalist, so I need to study really hard to ⁵       [ go , get , pass]into college.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 You need to       [study, apply, do, get, train] at university to be an engineer.

2 You need to          [apply, do, get, study, train] to be a teacher before finding a position.

3 I’ll have to           [apply, do, train, study, get] a course in business management to become a manager.

4 I want to work at a law firm where they are going to          [get, apply, do, train, study] me to become a lawyer.

5 She has decided to           [apply, do, train, study, get] for the job.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 You can choose to         [train, study, get, do, apply] an apprenticeship, which will give you practical training.

2 I want to be a vet so I have to         [train, study, get, do, apply] the right qualifications before I can study at university.

3 She could         [train, study, get, do, apply] for a few different nursing jobs, so she has a better chance of finding one.

4 He’s going to         [train, study, get, do, apply] science at university.

5 I need to        [apply, get, do, study, train] good marks in this test!

Complete the sentences with the correct form of be able to, can or could. In some cases, there is more than one possibility.

1 These days, students     email their teachers for help with their homework.

2 We                  do all our exams online in the future.

3 In the future, students                  choose from a wider variety of subjects.

4 At my last school, we                  wear our own clothes. We wore a school uniform instead.

5 In the past, girls and boys                 study in the same class.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of be able to, can or could. In some cases, there is more than one possibility.

1 Students                 stay at this school after the age of sixteen. They have to go to a college.

2 She           speak Italian three years ago, but now she’s very good at it.

3 He           go to his drama class last Thursday. He was ill.

4 Jake                get into college last September because of his low marks.

5 I                 study a lot of different subjects when I start my new school next month.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of have to, need to, must, or should.

1 To drive a car, you         have a licence.

2 I      to buy some new shoes for school.

3 It’s raining outside. You        wear a coat.

4 I       to pass this test – it’s important.

5 You         use your mobile phone in class.

Read the situations and complete the solutions with suitable forms of have to, need to, must or should and the verbs in brackets.

1 He is being bullied at boarding school.
He              his teacher. (tell)

2 She’s tired because she went to bed too late.
She            to bed earlier. (go)

3 I went running and hurt my ankle.
You                before running. (warm up)

4 She didn’t wear her school uniform.
She             a uniform. (wear)

5 She spoke to her friend in an exam.
She              during an exam. (talk)

Complete the dialogue with the phrases.

A: Is anything the matter? You look upset.

B: I can’t find a job. What ¹                      [should I do, Have you spoken, Don’t panic., What would you do if, My advice is to]?

A: ²                      [should I do, Have you spoken, Don’t panic., What would you do if, My advice is to]to a careers advisor?

B: Yes, but that just left me even more confused.

A: ³                      [should I do, Have you spoken, Don’t panic, What would you do if, My advice is to]. It’s OK not to know what to do.

B: ⁴                      [should I do, Have you spoken, Don’t panic, What would you do if, My advice is to] you were me?

A: ⁵                      [should I do, Have you spoken, Don’t panic, What would you do if, My advice is to] research jobs online.

B: That’s a good idea. Thanks for your help.