TALLER #4

MARIA PAULA FONSECA MUÑOZ

11°A

ESP. PATRICK DANIEL MARISANCEN VARON

INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LAS MERCEDES

EL PAUJIL- CAQUETA
INGLES
2020
 WORKSHOP

12. Look at the pictures. Match them with the fields of work.
a. Computer game design (3)
b. Hospitality (4)
c. Marketing (1)
d. Information technology (5)
e. Airline industry (2)

13. Read the text quickly and match a-e above with the correct paragraphs.

INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR SECOND LANGUAGE SKILLS

More and more fields of work now require employees to have a second language.
Whatever job you’re aiming for, be it a salesperson or a software developer, a second language
is always an advantage.

1. HOSPITATILY 4. AIRLINE INDUSTRY

2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 5. MARKETING

3. COMPUTER GAME DESING

14. Read the text again. Answer the questions.

a. Why is it good to comunicate with foreign visitors in their own language?
to avoid accidents caused by poor communication when a passenger asks
something.

b. Where do a lot of IT companies have their headquarters?

large IT companies are multinational and It is based in the United States.
c. Why do computer games need to be translated into different languages?
Video game companies need to sell their products to people all over the
world, for what they need to be translated into many different languages.

d. What language do air traffic controllers have to speak?

speak more than one foreign language. It is usually English plus another
language, depending on where in the world operate.

e. Why do advertising campaigns have to be created in lots of different

languages?
Why advertising agencies usually work with companies that sell their
products worldwide, so it is necessary to create advertising campaigns that
work on different Languages.

15. Complete the sentences with the correct verbs. Use the text to help
you.

a. It’s nice to communicate with foreign visitors in their own language.

b. You need a good knowledge of English to understand the technical

language.

c. You need to translate games into different languages.

d. Pilots need to speak English to prevent crashes.

e. Marketing companies sell their products all over the world.

f. They need to create advertising campaigns for different countries.

16. Match the words to make compound nouns. Look back at the text to
check.
1. computer a. crew
2. air traffic b. industry
3. software c. game
4. advertising d. campaign
5. computer e. agency
6. advertising f. developer
7. cabin g. controller

17. Choose the correct compound noun from exercise 16 to complete the
sentences.

a. My brother works for a large advertising agency in Bogotá.

b. I work for a large computer company as a software developer.

c. The cabin crew all spoke Spanish on my flight to Buenos Aires.

d. I’ve just bought a new computer game. I can’t waitto play it.

e. Technology changes so quickly in the computer industry.

18. Make a list of other jobs you know of that require a foreign language.
Write a short paragraph about one of the jobs that explains why foreign
language skills are useful. Use the text on page 28 to help you.

One of the jobs where the handling of foreign languages is required is that of
a pilot, since for what they have to be continuously communicating with the
crew, advising them of the movements they are going to make or if there is
turbulence, etc.