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