Lesson 5: Military jobs

A. Look at the words in bold in the text on page 20 of the Student’s Book and try to guess their meaning. Check your ideas in a dictionary.

1. branches → parts.
2. join → become a member of.
3. install → put in.
4. maintain → make sure it keeps working.
5. officer → Someone in a higher position.
6. supervise → be in charge of.
7. civilian → outside the military.

D. Rewrite the sentences with should or shouldn’t, as in the example.

1. You have always wanted to fly. I think you will like the Air Force
You have always wanted to fly. You should like the Air Force.
2. I’ve studied hard for the test, so I think I’ll pass.
You like exercising, so you shouldn’t have trouble getting fit.
3. You like exercising, so I don’t think you’ll have trouble getting fit.
You like exercising, so you shouldn’t have trouble getting fit.
4. They learn a lot in the military, so I don’t think they’ll have trouble getting a job.
They learn a lot in the military, so they shouldn’t have trouble getting a job.
5. This is a new computer, so I think it is faster than the other one
This is a new computer, so it should be faster than the other one.