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    76 GG Lenjoyed high school - my grades ‘were good and I got involved in lot of extracurricular activities. ‘At the age of eighteen I went to university (AmE college/ university). 1 got a place atthe university in my home town, although some of my friends moved away to other universities and lived on campus. At first hated it, and I nearly dropped out after afew months. But after a while I made friends and got used to writing all the essays (AmE papers). Money was a problem —I had no grantor other financial aid ~and I worked my way through college by doing alittle part-time work whenever I could, ‘My degree was in economics, and my main subject (AmE major) was international trace. The lecturers (AmE professors) were good and I enjoyed the course (AME program) very much. I spent the middle year of the course working as an intern in a bank = that was really useful. It was the only part where I got some real vocational training, At the end of the course I thought about staying on to do a Masters, but I decided that the life of a postgraduate didn’t realy interest me. It was time to enter the world of work After graduating, it took me several months to find ajob.1 was shortlisted fora few jobs, but they never called me back for a second interview. Eventually 1 was offered a junior position in the international department Verb forms for talking about your career Past simple: completed actions and situations in the past Single actions: / got a place at university. ‘ofa bank. Because of my internship (work placement) I ‘knew more or less what to expect in terms of the working, ‘environment. I spent five years there, leaming the business and was promoted to Senior Analyst in my late twenties, ‘That ine ir aay Life wa eally hectic - Twas living the life of a typical young, single person in the financial services sector. I worked hard and partied hard. often stayed at the office until eight in the evening, and was exhausted at the weekends. By the age of thirty I was burnt out. [needed some personal space to decicle where my life was going, and T decided to take a year off. gave in my notice and quit my job. Thad saved up quite a lot of ‘money from the job in the bank, and so I was able to go travelling Tbackpacked my way around India and South-East Asia and had some crazy times. But I knew that [had to settle down one day, and Twanted to start a family. So Tame home and started to look for work again, registered with some online ‘employment agencies, and they found a vacancy almost Jmumesliately. It was in a similar field as before, but less high-pressure. ‘A sequenice of single actions: | joined the company in February, finished my training after four weeks, and started tive job propery in Marc Situations that lasted for some time: I fived on campus: Past continuou! ctions and situations in progress in the past (ie background events) 11 was living the life ofa typical young person in the finance sector, Iwas working as 2 waitress in a cocktail bar Past perfect: mal had saved up money from the jab in the bank, and so J had already quit my job when they Combination: background situation + actions during this ti 9 it clear that one action or event in the past happened before another (My salary was increasing year by year and so | Bought an apartment. While | was working as a sales assiszant, nother company invited me to join ther. Combination: one action before another had saved up money and so was able to 99 traveling had already quit my job when they announced the job cuts, Exercises 36.1 Find a word in the text opposite that matches each definition below. The words appear in order. 1 letters or numbers that how the quality of a student's work 2. (ovo words) things thet a student does at schoo! or calege that are not part ofthe course —_ 3 (phrasal verb) left university before the course had finishes 4, money given by someone, especially the government, for a particular purpose (similar to ‘scholarship’, which only refers to money for study) —__ 5 a course of study at a university, or the qualification that you get 5 6 a student who work ina job in order to get experience 7 relating to the skills you need for a particular job 8 (phrasal verb) continuing to do a job or @ course after the ‘expected time of leaving —_ 9 completing your studies at university and getting a degree 10 busy; full of activity 11 tno words) very tired and with no eneray because of ‘working to0 hard for too long —_ 12 (four words) told my employer that | would be leaving my job soon; resigned 13 travelled for pleasure, without much money, carrying ‘everything needed for life in one bag 14 (phrasal ver) start lving a.quiet life in one place, especially, ‘when you get married 15 an available job _ 36.2 Make phrases by matching an item from each column, 1 get a place — through college 2 dropout at university 3 work your way a year as an intern 4 spend atter a few months 5 be shortsted to Senior Analyst 6 be promoted a vacancy aimast immediately 7 register for ajob B find vith an online agency 36.3 The third paragraph opposite uses the word ‘eventually’ Ths is a false friend in many languages. Tick (¥) the one correct meaning of ‘eventually’ from the choices below. 1 by accident 2 alternatively 3 possibly 4 after along time 36 YOUR BACKGROUND AND CAREER 36.4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. All the words are used with ‘career’. break chosen concentrate on ladder | be over make mvs sppominitiae promising tava aft 1 You can €@ good career for yourself as a lawyer But you'll have to work a let, For the next few years youll have to your career, not your socil life. 2 Ifyou have children, you'll need to take a career But don't worry ~ your skills are ‘always in demand, and i'm sure that your career wil ‘when you're in your forties. 3 Changing from financial consultant to yoga teacher is a very drastic career ‘it means that your

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