Escola Secundária Nuno Álvares – 11th Form

Module 3: The World of Work

Workpaper: What makes you come alive? + Job search

ACTIVITY 2 – WHAT MAKES YOU COME ALIVE? + JOB SEARCH

A. Watching / Listening
1. Watch a video where Sean Aiken explains how he came alive...
Determined to find his passion, he set out to work 52 jobs in 52 weeks. Listen to his TED talk and
complete the information in the table below.

a. School b. Reactions c. Father’s d. Name of e. Six jobs he f. Sean’s appeals

experience after advice Sean’s performed
graduation project
He said that He knew His father “The one 1. Radio DJ 1. How many of
in school nothing said it week job you know what
instead of doensn’t project” 2.Park your passions is?
studying matter what ranger
subjects he you do
studied his whatever it 2. What’s your
teachers. is just make 3.Fashion gift?
sure it’s buyer
something
you are
passionate 4.Firefighter 3. What makes you
about. come alive?

5.Reporter

6.Stock
trader

7.Yoga
instructor

B. Reading
Read this article and do the tasks that follow it.
TIP: Use a dictionary to look up words or go online to https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-
english/

Can’t Figure Out a Job? Try Volunteering Instead

If taking a new job each week to find your perfect career seems like a bit extreme, but
heading out to job fairs and going the traditional post-university route seems too timid,
then I have an option that falls in the middle: volunteering.
Giving your time away for free might not seem like an ideal choice for a recent
5 graduate with loans to pay off and a job to find. You will find, however, that there is
much to gain from volunteering, and that thinking only about the money is short -sighted.
 Volunteering gives you an opportunity to follow in Sean's shoes and work in all sorts
of areas - from conservation to working with children to teaching to construction and so
on – without making a full commitment. You will rarely be asked for previous experience,
10 and you could find yourself doing some pretty interesting things.
For many volunteering placements, the only requirement is that you come willing to
work hard, learn, and have a positive attitude.
If you haven't made the leap into university yet, volunteering allo ws you to test the
water so that you won’t jump into a course you don't have any interest in. For example:
15 construction might not be what you want to do but working in this capacity in an
impoverished country might lead you to a career in international dev elopment. Likewise,
working in orphanages might not be something you want to do as a job, but it could set
you down a path towards a career in social work.
During my own time as a volunteer I have been able to build houses, be a
20 photographer, design websites, teach English, tend to gardens, plant trees, sort out
logistics, do site assessments, and I even managed to pick up bits of the local languages.
I have learned lots of new skills, met many amazing people from all over the world,
pushed myself physically and mentally and accomplished things I didn't think were
possible. Even if you don't find your perfect career, living in a new culture could cause a
25 surprise shift in your priorities. Helping out those less fortunate than yourself might kick
your life in a whole new, unexpected direction.
Volunteering will open your mind to new things and force you to question whether
the future you had in mind is really what you want. At the very least, volunteeri ng will
give you some time while you figure out your ideal path.
https://www.oneweekjob.com

1. Choose the correct answers according to the ideas in the article.

1. Volunteering 2. Many volunteering positions just require
a) is a bit extreme. a) some previous experience.
b) is an ideal option for a recent graduate. b) willingness to do hard work.
c) can bring some rewards. c) teaching skills

3. Volunteers are likely to choose a career in
social work
a) after dealing with disadvantaged children.
b) when working in a poor country.
c) if they do community work.
4. When doing volunteer work, the author
a) tested her limits.
b) was engaged in few areas.
c) was unable to develop her language skills.

1. c) 2. b) 3. a) 4. a)
2. Find words in the text that have the same meaning as:

a) foolish Short-sighted b) condition requirement

c) distressed impoverished d) evaluations assessments
e) learn Pick up f) change shift

C. Vocabulary , JOB SEARCH

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Do the matching exercise. Copy your task with the score (“Print Screen”) to this workpaper.