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(b) They do outdoor activities such as sailing. (No, none of them seem to do outdoor activities; there is no mention of sailing.)
(c) They are forced to work by their parents. (No, only one of them has been forced out to stack shelves by his parents; the others seem to be like Jack.)
(d) They do part-time jobs such as working in a bar. (No, the text mentions bar work but none of Jack’s friends seem to do this work.)
4 How are Jack’s parents helping him? (a) By looking for jobs for him.
(No, Jack has tried to get a job himself; there’s nothing here about his parents helping him look for a job.)
(b) By paying for a trip to South America. (No, although he is going on a three-week trip to South America, the passage does not say that
Jack’s parents have paid for this.)
(c) By gradually making him more financially aware. (The passage does not say so explicitly, but this is
the implication about the cut-off point after the trip when he may be expected to pay rent and contribute to the household bills.)
(d) By threatening to throw him out of the house. (No, they haven’t threatened to do this, but they definitely want him to work after he gets back from his trip.)
5 What does Gael Lindenfield say about Jack’s parents? (a) They have not really understood Jack’s problems.
(No, she doesn’t say this; she says they must balance being positive with not making life too
comfortable. This doesn’t mean they haven’t understood Jack’s problems.)
(b) They have made life too comfortable for Jack. (No, she says they must balance comfort with being positive. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they
have already made life too comfortable for Jack.) (c) The approach they have chosen is the right one. (She says they have struck exactly the right note.) (d) They need help from a psychologist.
(No, she doesn’t say this.)
6 What do Whoopi Goldberg, Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt have in common?
(a) They all did bar work before going to university. (No, we don’t know from the passage if any of them did
this.)
(b) They took part in protests against nuclear power plants. (No, we don’t know is any of them did this)
(c) They learnt to act by dressing up as giant chickens. (No, only Brad Pitt did this.)
(d) They all did temporary jobs at one stage in their lives. (This is right, although they all had completely different temporary jobs.)
Dealing with unfamiliar words
3 Match the words in the box with their definitions. 1 to make progress by moving to the next stage in a series of actions or events (proceed)
2 the process of changing from one situation, form or state to another (transition)
3 not feeling involved with someone or something in a close or emotional way (detached)
4 referring to something which will happen soon (upcoming) 5 to be sitting still in a position that is not upright (slump) 6 to return to a previous state or way of behaving (revert) 7 to say what happened (recount)
4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 3.
It isn’t easy to make the (1) transition from a busy
university student to an unemployed young adult (2) slumped on a bar stool or half watching a mindless television show, wondering if and how their career is going to (3) proceed. Many people who have
experienced a long period of inactivity like this, when (4) recounting how they felt at the time, refer to the same strange psychological effect. As the days pass, they begin to feel (5) detached from any sense of
pressure to go and look for a job, and tend to regard (6) upcoming interviews as if they were not very
important. Typically, back at home after three or four years away, they (7) revert to old habits, start seeing
old friends, and, in many cases, become dependent again on their parents.
5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes.
1 I went to a mixed-ability secondary school just outside London. (comprehensive)
2 I got stopped by a policeman who asked to see my driving licence. (cop)
3 Have you seen this beautiful from the air view of Oxford? (aerial) 4 Isabel tightly her bag as she walked down the corridor towards the office. (clutched)
5 You should speak to Toby; he’s an supporter of flexible working hours. (advocate)
6 I hurt my leg badly a couple of months ago, and it still hasn’t got better completely. (healed)
6 Answer the questions about the words.
1 Is a dead-end job one with (a) exciting prospects, or (b) no future?
2 Is a tricky problem (a) difficult, or (b) easy to solve? 3 If an activity saps all your energy, do you feel (a) tired, or (b) more active than usual?