Reoding for git Text A Ask Dr John - our magazine's careers expert Maddy: What does dry frming pay? Dr John: Deity farming san important industry herein New Zealand. There are estimated tobe sound 22,000 dairy ferment inthe country n total. Experience frm workers aren igh demand and can expect o earn 2 gd clay. Dairy farmers there of heres, for example, eam between S48k and $55 per annum, while farm managers esr rom $52k to $7Jk «yea. ‘This comoares reasonably wall wth the average salary in New Zealand, which is around SSSk, though ft must be ssid that ‘im workers tating cut in ower portions earn considerably les than thai experienced managers, However they ery 2ctonsl bonefts mest employees co not. ree food and sccommodetion are often provided, snd ite not uncommon for occ and telephone services tobe paid for ax well. Theze benefit rethought tebe worth en ational $84 oh eerage. Text B A work day in the life of a dairy farmer ‘ = Lunch @ 12pm 1. Take cows to miking | “4 parlour @ Sam 7. More ey chores (e office tasks ~ paying ils, doing accounts, ate) @ ipm F(X) 2. Check cows health while milking: call vetif any problems @ 6am ote 8. Take cows back to milking 3. Let cows out into fields; parlour @ 2pm dean parlour @ Jam | 9. Second milking @ 3pm 4. Breakfast @ Bam 10, Cows back to fields; clean parlour @ 4pm 5. Daily chores (eg feeding animals, fue fixing fencing, maintaining farm > equipment) @ Sam 1 Day finishes @ Spm (unless cows are calving ~ farmer often says out to observe) parlour = shed calf = young cow Text C From: Sernard Holingsworth “To: Chrysa Knowles “Subject Re: Information for echoel project Dear Chrysa, 1d be delighted to help you. You asked about the pros and cons of being a daly fermer. Well here are my reasons for loving it + you work ousie inthe fresh air~ not stuck nan cffice 1 stay fit and healthy ~the job involves @ lot of physleal work 1 work with animale ~ I love animals 1 ae part of 3 team - ona big frm, there can be more than $0 staf, 1 meet lot of interesting people onthe job - ike vets and contractors + the salory’s good when you become experienced 1 you get free food and accommodation and bil are paid for + You get to drive las of coat farm machinery, ke tractors and motorbikes But «Its hard work, Hee ae some of what! guess you could call the dssevantages: you nave to work in ll kinds of weather = rain, all snow ete. + you often have to work six days a week + You have to get up early and work long hours + you can have good and bed years— its hard to pret i the cows don’t produce alot of mil, staff may have thee py reduced or even ose ther jobs Despite thes issues, | would’t change my Job for al the money in the world Best, BernardText D Jens Hi Miss Aylmer. really enjoyed carers class today In ac, Fm thinking of becoming day farmer now! What kinds of ‘iifications do! need? Mis Ayimer: Jen. Wel, thee are no spec entry requlrements for dary farmers: you don't need a degre, for example Te most important thing so get experience. You learn onthe job n 8 practical way Anyway, when You Bet Jab ens fom, your employer wil rDbably offer to pay for you to doa talning course t's slo imoortet ts hove a cence to dine he ehiles~ you'll use alot of farm machinery As for your eharater, you need to be patient and proc able fo falow ss Sele daly routine, 2 goed teampleyer and wel organises. OF couse, you also need tobe very fk Jen: Thanks s0 much! 1. Match the descriptions to the texts (A-D). Write A, B, C or D on the answer line. 4. This text describes a regular work schedule, 2. This text gives factual information about the skills and training necessary to do a job. 3, This is an opinion text, where the upsides and downsides of a job are discussed. 4, This is a factual text about the pay and benefits of jobs in a particular area of work. 2. In which text would you find information about: 1. whether rates of pay in a specific aree of work are good in relation to the national average rate of pay? 2. how someone feels about their job? 3. exactly when a working day starts and ends? 4, training opportunities in a certain job area? 3. Match the alternative titles to the texts (A-D). Write A, B, C or D on the answer line. 1. How much you can earn working in the dairy farming industry 2. Why | love my job 3. How to build a career in dairy farming 4. An example of what life working on a dairy farm involves Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text. Text Text .. Text .. Text ..question 21-25 (one mark per question) the Hive statements rom AH Below that are TRUE according tothe infor : 5 Geo "gt the information given inthe text en pages 15:17, et de lecers ofthe TRUE statements onthe Ens blow (nary order . rs You don’t need any special qualifications to use the vehicles and machinery on farms. You need special training in farming methods before you can work on a dairy farm. Dairy farmers start work before they have their first meal of the day. Salaries of farm workers can be affected by the performance of the animals they look after. ‘The average a person gets paid in New Zealand is $55k approximately. Physical fitness is important if you want a job on a dairy farm. The shed where the cows are milked is cleaned twice a day. roa 7monw> Dairy farmers enjoy a lot of extra support with their costs of living that other workers do not. Dairy farming Summary Notes Becoming a farmer: «not essential to go to unl «+ more important to get experience because you learn (26), + employer may pay fr traning + must have licence to érive farm vehicles «need certain choracteristies and good level of fitness Earing potential: + farm workers in high demand in NZ «in charge of herds - $45K-$55K + farm manager - $63-$71K ‘+ inexperienced workers earn less but get extra (27)... worth about $4K Upsides and downsides to being # dairy farmer: + upsides © work outdoors © do lots of (28). 6 work with other people and animals ‘0 free food, (29).. + downsides so keep fit and healthy and utilties (electrics, telephone, etc.) © work outdoors in all weather conditions © work long week ard many hours ‘0 job not completely safe Daily routine: + upat Sam «before breakfast milk cows, check their health clean the parlour «after breakfast ~ complete (30). like feeding and txing fencing + after lunch — more general tasks and second miking finish at Spm (except during calving periods)