Giải bài tập sách bài tập (SBT) tiếng anh lớp 10 Explore new worlds unit 12 Decisions Lesson E

A. Read about Yuko’s situation. Thenplete the email with the linking words and phrases in the box.

Yuko is a student at a four-year university. She doesn’t have enough money to pay for her final year. She has to make a decision between borrowing money or leaving school for one year to work to earn money for her final year.

and also     however     on the one hand     on the other hand     on the whole

Hi Yuko,

I'm glad that your classes are going well and you like school. But you have a difficult decision to make about next year. (1) _______, getting a student loan makes sense. If you do that, you won't interrupt your studies and you won't miss your friends. (2) ________, you'll have a loan that you have to pay back.

(3) ______, if you leave school to work for a year, you will get some work experience. (4) __________, if you have work experience, you will have something to put on your résumé. So, (5) ___________, I think you should take a year off from school to work and earn money.

B. Write the linking words and phrases in the correct column.

both     however     I think     in addition     in conclusion     in contrast     it also     

on the one hand     on the other hand     on the whole     overall     similarly

C. Read about Carolina’s situation. Then write a few sentences to help her make a decision. Use some of the linking words and phrases in B topare and contrast.

Carolina was accepted to two universities. She is very excited, but she has to make a difficult decision. State University offered her a scholarship. If she goes to State University, she won't need to borrow money. Ivy University also accepted her, but didn't offer her a scholarship. If sne goes to Ivy, she will need to get a loan. Both universities are good, but Carolina thinks Ivy is better. What should she do?