Module 2 Review: Work, Education, Technology and Feelings

Start with your challenge

What is the hardest grammar from Module 2?

Say one true sentence:

I find ___ difficult because ___.

Use a topic from work, education, technology, or feelings.

Words for Module 2

Say the category for each word: Work, Education, Technology, or Feelings. Then use it in one frame:

• I have ___.
• I enjoy ___.
• If I ___, I will ___.
• I was ___ when ___.

Choosing the right grammar

Quick reference

Grammar choice tool

1. Is it a life experience or a situation connected to now?

→ Use present perfect.

1. Is it a real possible future result after if?

→ Use if + present simple, then will + base verb.

1. Was an action in progress in the past?

→ Use past continuous.

Did a short action interrupt it?

→ Use past simple.

1. Is the verb after enjoy or avoid?

→ Use -ing.

1. Is the verb after want or plan?

→ Use to + verb.

Model examples

I have already downloaded the application.
She enjoys working with her colleagues.
They decided to apply for the course.
If I get the job, I will feel confident.
I was doing research when my laptop crashed.

Common mistakes

Mixed grammar check

Verb patterns

Connect each verb with the correct completion.

Time clues

Connect each time clue with the grammar choice.

Check the rules

Decide whether each statement is correct.

Choose the best form

Choose the form that completes each sentence.

1. My colleague [___] the online course already.
2. We hope [___] a new device soon.
3. I [___] research when my laptop crashed.

Complete the forms

Write the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. If I study hard, I [___] my degree.
2. He has [___] for three interviews.
3. She enjoys [___] with her colleagues.

Young Professionals

Young Professionals

Maya and Ben are young professionals at a small technology company. Maya has worked there for three years, and she has already completed two online courses in design. She enjoys learning new skills and often stays late to finish projects before a deadline.

Ben has never had a traditional office job. He decided to start his career after university because he wanted to create useful applications. Last year, he was studying computer science when a friend asked him to join a weekend project. They were building a simple study app when their teacher saw it and suggested entering a competition.

Their app did not win, but the team learned a lot from the experience. Now Maya and Ben are planning a new course for students. If they study users’ needs carefully, they will make the application better. If the project succeeds, they will feel proud, excited, and more confident about their careers.

Read and answer

1. How long has Maya worked at the technology company?
2. What has Maya already completed?
3. Why did Ben decide to start his career after university?
4. What were Maya and Ben doing when their teacher saw the app?
5. How will they feel if the project succeeds?

Difficult words

• traditional office job — a usual job in an office
• deadline — the latest time to complete work
• applications — computer programs or apps
• competition — an event where people try to win
• users’ needs — what people need from a product
• succeeds — has a good result
• confident — sure that you can do something well

Your Module 2 achievement

What you can do

• Talk about experience and duration with present perfect.
• Use common verb + -ing and verb + to + verb patterns.
• Describe real future results with the first conditional.
• Tell an interrupted past story with past continuous + past simple.

Quick oral check

Choose one frame and make one true sentence about work, education, technology, or feelings.

1. I have ___.
2. I enjoy ___.
3. If I ___, I will ___.
4. I was ___ when ___.

Review the key words

Vocabulary bank

career • colleague • interview • deadline • degree • course • research • online • download • device • application • confident • stressed • excited • proud • successful