openMind Level 1

class video worksheet

Unit 2 What do you do?

Before you watch

1 Answer these questions.
1 Whats your ideal job?
2 What is the best thing about this job?
3 What is a possible disadvantage?
4 What kind of personality do you need in this job?

2 Work in groups to discuss your answers from Exercise 1.

While you watch

1 Watch the video and complete the table.
Josie (person 1) Chris (person 2) Harry (person 3) Jenny (person 4)
1 Name of job

2 What kind of
person do you
need to be to do
this job?
3 What do they like
about the job?

2 Fill in the blanks with words for possession.

1 job is very challenging because she sometimes meets difficult
people. She gets on well with colleagues.
husband is a policeman.
2 job is creative and interesting. It is sometimes lonely, but it
doesnt matter because he loves job so much.
3 job is helping people with physical problems.
job is very rewarding because he enjoys helping people. He sometimes goes to
homes or places of work.
4 job is very creative, too. When Jenny was young,
dream was to become a florist. customers
buy flowers for weddings or other special occasions.

3 Write one thing that each person does in their job.

1 Josie:
2 Chris:
3 Harry:
4 Jenny:

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After you watch

Write five jobs in each category. Work in pairs.

dangerous

exciting

rewarding

difficult

lonely

Over to you
Discuss the job in the video you liked the best and why. Work in pairs.

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