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Keyword: for 24 The world of work 02 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Look at the highlighted expressions in sentences 1–4. Match them with explanations a–d. Put the words in order to make questions. Then ask and answer them in pairs. 24 25 1 I’ve only worked here for a couple of months . 2 Simply give us your CV and come in for an interview . 3 You worked for Café Concerto last summer. 4 I’m sure we’ll have something for you . 1 make / your friends /Do you ever / for / things / ? 2 your mobile phone / taking photos / for / use /Do you ever / ? 3 organised / someone /Have you ever / a party / for / ? 4 How often / you / for / do / buy tickets / or other events / concerts / ? 5 for /What websites / you / your work / do / use / or studies / ? 6 someone / the last time / for / a present / bought / you /When was / ? 7 looked / you / online /Have you ever / a job / for / ? a You can use for to give a reason, to answer Why? b You can use for with a time period. c You can use for to say who receives something. d You use for after some verbs ( ask , look , wait , work , etc.). Independent learning: Reading Which of these do you usually read on a computer? Which do you usually read on paper? Why? Talk together. Think about how you read the things in 26. Which do you: Read the definitions of the two reading techniques and match them with the tips (A or B). 26 27 28 a read quickly to get a general idea of what it’s about? b read quickly to find information (e.g. a price)? c read slowly and carefully so you can understand everything? d read slowly and carefully because you enjoy it? dictionaries essays newspapers magazines manuals stories transport timetables TV and film listings shopping catalogues mobile phone bills books Skimming Skimming means going through a text quickly in order to get the gist. is technique is useful when you rst look at a text, before you analyse it in detail, or when there is no chance to look at it more closely. ( Tip ) Scanning Scanning means going through a text quickly in order to nd speci c information or details. You have a particular question in mind and only read a paragraph to nd the answer to that question, ignoring unrelated information. ( Tip ) TIP: Look out for headings, highlighted text and keywords. Don’t read every word, concentrate on the beginnings and endings of paragraphs instead. TIP: What is the information you are looking for? Look out for relevant keywords. Stop when you find one and then read that part of the text carefully. Underline or mark relevant passages. Takes notes if necessary. A B Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv