Упр.2 Урок 2 Юнит 7 New Millennium English 9 класс

Read what teenagers say about different professions and choose the right answer.

A Mary, 15, Kent: My father is a surgeon. I’ve never wanted to follow in his footsteps. It is a difficult and responsible job. I’m going to be a journalist.

1 Follow in his footsteps here means

a) choose the same job
b) walk after him

B Nikita, 16, Vladivostok: I don’t think it’s a good idea just to follow the fashion and become an accountant. I want to be an engineer.

2 Follow the fashion means

a) choose an unusual job
b) choose a popular job

C Petya, 15, Novosibirsk: I’d like to be a programmer but it’s a very competitive job — a lot of young people want to work in this field … It’s exciting and well-paid.

3 In a competitive job it is

a) hard to be more successful than others
b) hard to get good training