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    Unit 8: Life Decisions: 1. Get Degrees (V)

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    Unit 8: Life Decisions

    1. Get degrees (v)


    = Graduate from college
    = complete a college or university coure
    = finish formal education
    2. Become financially stable
    = become economically independent
    = be financially independent
    3. Get a job
    = secure a dream job
    = pursue a career
    = start careers
    4. Adulthood (n) : the state of being an adult
    ADJ. early, young
    VERB + ADULTHOOD: attain, reach
    Ex: children who lose their parents before reaching adulthood
    PREP. during/in
    EX: His problems began in early adulthood.
    5. Aspiration (n)
    = ambition= desire = aim = objective= dream
    ADJ. high, lofty
    EX: He has high aspirations and wants to improve his qualifications.

    Verb: have | achieve, fulfil, meet, realize, satisfy


    Ex: a political party that fulfils the aspirations of the British people

    PREP. ~ for an aspiration for personal power


    PHRASES dreams/hopes/needs/values and aspirations
    Ex: She talked about her hopes and aspirations.
    6. Identity crisis (n) : a feeling of being uncertain about who or what you are ( khủng hoảng bản
    sắc, khủng hoảng danh tính)
    Ex: If you are having an identity crisis, you are unsure of your purpose in life
    7. Opportunity (n)
    = chance
    ADJ. - considerable, plenty of
    - limited, excellent, favourable, golden, good, great, marvellous, welcome
    - career, educational, employment, job, training
    - business, commercial, economic, investment, market, sales

    VERB + OPPORTUNITY

    - have | find, get Ex: We didn't get much opportunity to swim.


    - afford, create, give sb, offer (sb), provide (sb with)
    Ex: to provide better educational opportunities
    - lose, miss
    Ex: He lost no opportunity to vent his anger on those around him
    PHRASES : Job opportunities, at the earliest/first (possible) opportunity, equality of opportunity,
    the opportunity of a lifetime
    8. Milestone (n)
    = landmark
    ADJ. important, significant

    VERB + MILESTONE pass, reach, mark


    Ex: The company passed the £6 million milestone this year.

    PREP. ~ in The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema. | ~ for a milestone for
    French technology
    9. Settling down
    = getting married or finding a permant place to live
    = get married
    = start a family
    10. Decision (n) = choice
     Decide (v) = choose
     Make a decision = make a choice = make up your mind
     Leave serious decisions
    ADJ+ decision: big, crucial, fateful, important, key
    Ex: . In a landmark decision, the court agreed to hear evidence from twenty years earlier
    Verb: come to, make, reach, take
    Ex: Key decisions are always taken by the editor

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