Vocabulary - Unit 10: Lesson 1

Appeal

(petition, be attractive, claim, complain, supplication, invoke, apply for, ) 

E.g. The idea of working a sixty-hour week doesn't really appeal (it's not attractive).

1. a serious or urgent request, typically one made to the public. 

E.g. An urgent appeal went out on Radio 3 for the missing four.

E.g. The appeal for more time to prepare the case was denied.

2. an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed. 

E.g. On appeal, however, the Eighth Circuit reversed, without dedicating a single line to the issue of class actions.

Sort of  = kind of 

E.g. I'm getting kind of fed up (annoyed or upset)  with you complaining all the time.

Current = present, actual, present-day, contemporary, modern, present

E.g. Do you know the current temperature?

A.  Choose the correct word or phrases to complete the sentences.

appeal        generate       sort out      current    fulfillment      survey     options       GED      

 1.   If you are not sure about what kind of work you want to do, talking to a career counselor can often help you______________ your possibilities.

2.   Sammy didn’t finish high school, but if everything goes well, she’ll get her _____________ soon and then she can apply to college.

3.   My niece is happy in her _________________ job at the day care center. She says it gives her a sense of __________________. That she didn’t feel in her last position.

4.   The career counselor asked me to take a________________. She said the questions on it would help me figure out my career______________.

5.   Does the idea of becoming a doctor or a nurse ______________ to you?

6.   A new government reform is said to _________________ a lot of new jobs in the country.

1.   If you are not sure about what kind of work you want to do, talking to a career counselor can often help you sort out your possibilities.

2.   Sammy didn’t finish high school, but if everything goes well, she’ll get her GED soon and then she can apply to college.

3.   My niece is happy in her current job at the day care center. She says it gives her a sense of fulfillment. That she didn’t feel in her last position.

4.   The career counselor asked me to take a survey. She said the questions on it would help me figure out my career options.

5.   Does the idea of becoming a doctor or a nurse appeal to you?

6.   A new government reform is said to generate a lot of new jobs in the country.