TEACHERS COPY Chapter 1 WORKING LIFE Starting Point To start with, Ill ask you to answer the following

ng questions: 1. Which things in this list are the most/least important for you in a job? Money Job satisfaction and professional development Free time Recognition Job security Career opportunities and opportunities for promotion Variety Training 2. When you were a child, what job did you dream about doing? Why? Great! Now, lets move on with Working with words / Describing work 1. . >>> Listen to Audio 01, 02. When Ingrid was a child she wanted to become a doctor. Mansours ambition was to be a pilot. Listen and find out a. what they do now b. what they like / dislike about their work. AUDIO 01 Ingrid: Im a project coordinator for a charity. We provide aid to Africa and I usually spend about four months a year in the field. My job involves managing our field teams and communicating our aims to government officials. I sometimes find this depressing, because theres just so much bureaucracy and corruption too. But then, when I return to Africa and I see the results of our work, like new clinics, hospitals and schools, I think its all worthwhile and I have a real sense of achievement. AUDIO 02 Mansour: OK, well, Im an air traffic controller. This means Im in charge of a section of airspace and keeping in contact with pilots in that zone. Its a challenging job our most difficult time of the year is the holiday season when planes are taking off and landing every couple of minutes it takes total concentration, all the time. I usually work a six-hour shift, and by the end I feel exhausted. But its rewarding to know that Ive enabled thousands of passengers to travel safely. 2. How near are they to their childhood dreams?

3. Decide if the adjectives are positive or negative: Positive Negative __________ __________ stressful N rewarding P __________ __________ worthwhile P dull N __________ __________ glamorous P routine N (some people may like routinary jobs so they dont have to face challenges or changes so this routine could be positive for them) __________ __________ fun P depressing N 4. Match the words from the list to definitions 1-11. fun varied challenging routine depressing stressful glamorous worthwhile rewarding dull demanding a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. Practice file A. Match the adjectives in the list to comments 1-9. fun varied challenging routine depressing stressful glamorous worthwhile rewarding dull demanding 1. What I like best about my job is that no two days are the same, so I never get bored. varied a good thing to do: __________ worthwhile boring: __________ dull needing all our effort and attention: __________ demanding difficult in a satisfying way: __________ challenging lively and enjoyable: __________ fun looks attractive from the outside: __________ glamorous predictable, the same every day: __________ routine makes us feel unhappy: __________ depressing different, not always the same: __________ varied makes us feel worried or anxious: __________ stressful makes us feel good: __________ rewarding

2. One of the great things about my job is that I meet famous people and stay in some expensive hotels. __________ glamorous 3. My job keeps me fully occupied and I dont have time to think about anything else until its time to go home. __________ demanding 4. Sometimes I think to myself youll never be able to do that, but then I find a way to succeed. It really is quite satisfying. __________ challenging

5. Every morning, I arrive at the office, switch on the photocopier, and check the phone for messages. Then I start the coffee maker and open the mail. __________ routine 6. I spend all day in front of a computer screen. I really dont think I can stand it much longer. It makes me feel so miserable! __________, __________, depressing, dull 7. I get quite worried and anxious. So many people depend on me. Even at home, I keep thinking about work it stops me eating. __________ stressful 8. I really enjoy going to work. We have a fantastic time and everyone gets on so well together. It doesnt feel like work at all! __________ fun 9. Its not the best paid job in the work, but I know that I make a difference to peoples lives. Theres no greater satisfaction than seeing someone walk again after a terrible accident. __________, __________ worthwhile, rewarding Email exercise Complete the email with the correct words:

Dear Sir/Madam, (I am, My name is) Daniel Parr and I am (oversee, responsible for) recruitment at ASD Inc. I (email, am emailing) your recruitment agency as we need to hire two Pas. Would it be possible (meeting, to meet) to discuss our recruitment needs? If so, please contact me using the (details, information) below. I am (convenient, available) any time next week. Yours faithfully, George Johnson