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One Minute English for High-Intermediate - Level B2

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What is your dream job?

Lesson Activities

How to Practice Listening Comprehension

  • Play the video.
  • Answer the questions as you listen.
  • Check your answers when you finish.

How to Practice Vocabulary

  • Review the vocabulary from the video below.
  • Complete the blanks below with words from the lesson.
  • Check your answers. Correct any answers that are wrong!

to get into

Meaning: To start working in or become involved with something.

Examples:

  1. He wants to get into teaching after college.
  2. She got into acting when she was a teenager.

industry

Meaning: All the companies and people involved in making or doing a type of work or business.

Examples:

  1. The film industry is growing fast.
  2. She works in the fashion industry.

development

Meaning: The process of creating or improving something.

Examples:

  1. The development of new technology takes time.
  2. Game development requires creativity and skill.

cover them

Meaning: To report on or write about something for the news or media.

Examples:

  1. She will cover the concert for the local newspaper.
  2. Journalists cover them to inform the public.

member of the press

Meaning: A person who works for newspapers, magazines, TV, or other news media.

Examples:

  1. Only members of the press were allowed in the meeting.
  2. He became a member of the press after studying journalism.

conventions

Meaning: Large meetings for people with the same interests or work.

Examples:

  1. We went to a gaming convention last year.
  2. The convention had hundreds of fans and speakers.

developers

Meaning: People who create new things, such as software or games.

Examples:

  1. The developers worked on the game for two years.
  2. App developers must test their products carefully.

to push forward

Meaning: To keep making progress or moving ahead.

Examples:

  1. The team will push forward with the project.
  2. We need to push forward despite the challenges.

fields of work

Meaning: Different types or areas of jobs and careers.

Examples:

  1. Medicine and education are important fields of work.
  2. He is exploring new fields of work in technology.

out there

Meaning: Existing in the world; available.

Examples:

  1. There are many good jobs out there.
  2. Some amazing books are out there waiting to be read.

Vocabulary Quiz

Complete the sentences below with the vocabulary words.
push forward • get into • cover
the press • fields of work
  1. There are so many to choose from.
  2. I want to the medical industry.
  3. If we do not , we will fail.
  4. A wrote a bad story about our company.
  5. I want to the soccer team for the newspaper.

How to Practice Grammar

  • Choose the correct word for each blank.
  • Check you score at the end. Three attempts are allowed.
  • Study Tip - Play the video and choose the words as you listen.

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