Reading and Writing 3 Q: Skills for Success

Unit 1 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition

person needs to act right and be 7. F At the end of the interview, ask
kind. specific questions about the job or
Activity C., p. 12 company.
Answers will vary. Activity F., p. 16
1. f
WORK WITH THE READING 2. c
Activity B., pp. 14–15 3. e
1. exaggerate 4. b
2. weakness 5. a
3. consider 6. h
4. punctual 7. g
5. slang 8. d
6. responsible
7. expect WRITE WHAT YOU THINK
8. research Activity A., p. 16
9. professional Answers will vary. Sample answers:
10. accomplishment 1. I think “Dress professionally” is the
Activity D., p. 15 most important tip because the
Answers may vary. interviewer won’t even listen to
Job Interview Dos Job Interview Don’ts what you have to say if you are
Dress professionally. Don’t be negative.
Learn about the company. Don’t use slang or bad
dressed badly. If you dress neatly
Think of questions and words. and professionally, it shows that you
practice. Don’t interrupt. care about the impression you are
Be punctual. Don’t exaggerate.
Make eye contact. Don’t lie.
making. It also shows that you will
Sit up straight. Don’t forget to breathe. look professional if you get the job. I
Listen carefully. think talking about my
Be polite.
Find shared interests.
accomplishments is the hardest
Talk about your thing to do because I always feel like
accomplishments. I am bragging. But I know that
Smile.
Ask questions.
interviewers really want to know
Activity E., p. 15 about my accomplishments.
1. T 2. I think the best way to make an
2. F Most companies expect you to interviewer interested in me is by
wear business clothes to an giving thoughtful answers to the
interview. questions and being enthusiastic
3. F Arrive 10–15 minutes early to help about the job. If I give thoughtful
yourself relax before you step into answers, it will show that I want to
the office. do my best. Employers want to hire
4. T people who are willing to work hard
5. F It is bad to lie about a past job to and do their best. IF I’m
impress the interviewer. enthusiastic, the interviewer will see
6. T that I really care about the job.
Employers don’t want to hire people

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 Reading and Writing 3 Q: Skills for Success
Unit 1 Student Book Answer Key Second Edition

who don’t want to work at their 2. After some careful consideration, I

companies. made a decision to stay in school.
Activity B., p. 16 I will consider your advice.
Answers will vary. Possible answers: She has made a considerable effort
1. Make eye contact. Sit up straight. to work harder.
Avoid using slang. Ask polite His grades have dropped
questions. Don’t interrupt. Find considerably since he stopped
shared interests. Sell yourself. Don’t studying.
exaggerate. Stay positive. 3. I wish I had the confidence to
2. Ask specific questions about the answer questions in front of the
company. Send a thank you card. class.
Email your interviewer. I am confident that I can improve my
Activity D., p. 17 grades by studying more.
Answers will vary. The band played confidently for the
audience.
VOCABULARY SKILL 4. After the watching the
Activity A., p. 17 demonstration, I wanted to try.
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb I asked him to demonstrate how he
1. accomplishment accomplish accomplished X figured out the problem.
2. consideration consider considerable considerably
I am making a demonstrational
3. confidence X confident confidently
video for how to cook spaghetti.
4. demonstration demonstrate demonstrational X
5. impression impress impressive impressively 5. A firm handshake always leaves a
6. offense offend offensive offensively good impression.
7. responsibility X responsible responsibly I am trying to impress my teacher by
8. selection select selective selectively arriving early to class.
Activity B., p. 18 His work ethic is really impressive;
1. accomplishment he managed to finish the project in
2. consideration one day!
3. confidence Elephants are impressively large
4. demonstrate animals.
5. impressive 6. I think cheating is a terrible offense.
6. offend I hope I didn’t offend her with my
Activity C., p. 18 comment.
Answers will vary. Ensure that students I don’t watch that TV show because I
have used word forms correctly. Sample find it offensive.
answers: I don’t think he meant to say that
1. Getting a job is a big offensively; he’s having a bad day.
accomplishment. 7. It is important to take responsibility
I can accomplish anything when I try for your actions.
my best. Who is responsible for eating all the
I feel accomplished when I finish my cookies?
homework. Always remember to speak
responsibly.

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Reading and Writing 3
Unit 1 Student Book Answer Key
8. We have a wide selection to choose
from.
Select the option you want and we
will bring it to you right away.
I am selective when I choose the
dessert I want to eat.
She selectively chose this book to
buy.
WRITING SKILL
PART 1
Activity A., pp. 19–20
1. Circled: When you start a job, you
can leave a bad impression on your
new coworkers very quickly without
even realizing it.
2. 12
3.
a. speaking loudly on your
phone
b. taking the last cup of coffee
and not making another pot
c. leaving your cell phone on
4. It may disturb the quiet coworkers
need to do their work.
5. Finding your dream job may take a
lot of time and effort, but
unfortunately, leaving a bad
impression on your coworkers can
be done quickly and easily!
Activity B., p. 20
1. c
2. a
3. d
WRITING SKILL
PART 2
Activity A., pp. 21-22
Some answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Sometimes we say something that leaves
people with a bad impression, but it is
possible to fix the situation.
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2.
A. Figure out why others are upset or
uninterested.
1. Think about the conversation.
2. Try to remember what you said
that offended others.
B. Be prepared.
1. Make a plan about what to say
and not to say.
2. Don’t make the same mistake
twice.
C. Be positive and interested.
1. Don’t bring up the bad past
experience.
2. Ask questions, listen carefully, and
respond thoughtfully.
3. Concluding sentence (Note: Concluding
sentence will not vary):
There is no standard formula to turn a
negative impression into a positive one;
however, if you stay positive and seem
interested in changing their opinion about
you, you are more likely to get them to like
you the next time!
Activity B., p. 22
Some answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Topic sentence: There are several ways
to make new friends.
2. Subtopics and supporting details:
A. You can make new friends in
class.
1. Come to class early.
2. Sit next to another
student.
3. Use small talk to start a
conversation.
B. You can make new friends at
work.
1. You and your coworkers
will already have a lot in
common.
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