1/ Do you work or are you a student?

- Currently, I’m a senior at HUFLIT university, which is one of the most

prestigious universities in my country VN/in HCM city.

- Currently, I’m working as an English teacher at IELTS Huy Vo, which is one of
the most prestigious English centers in my country VN/in HCM city.

*Study:
- freshman
- sophomore
- junior
- senior
- graduate /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/ (n)
- graduate /ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪt/ (v) + from
ex: In 2020, I graduated from HUFLIT university.
=> undergraduate /ˌʌn.dɚˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/ (n)
- top-tier (a)
- reputable (a)
- prestigious (a)
- I major (v) in
- be good at ~ have a knack for ~ be adept at
- a quick learner
Ex: As I’m a quick learner, I find English so easy.
- core subjects
Ex: My favorite subject is Math, which is one of the core subjects in the
education system of my country.
- play truant
- take a gap year/year out
- keep up with my studies >< fall behind with my studies
Ex: In my major, I have to learn everything in English. However, I don’t have a
knack for this language, so I can’t keep up with my studies/ so I fall behind
with my studies.
*Work:
+ types of jobs
- have a part-time/full-time job
- a nine-to-five job
- a well-paid/decent/lucrative job => move up the (career) ladder => a
high/handsome salary
>< a dead-end job => be stuck behind the desk => be paid a pittance
Ex: I’m stuck behind the desk with my dead-end job.
Ex: I want to have a lucrative job with a handsome salary.
- don’t have any jobs ~ jobless (a) ~ be between jobs (only speaking)
=> Right now, I’m between jobs.
- have/run my own business ~ be my own boss
- be working as a
- volume of work ~ workload => heavy workload