ENGLISH III

Name: Jesús Manuel López Cañas

5to. Semestre

e-mail: manuel_volvo@hotmail.com

Tarea 2: Reading about finding a job

Teacher: Guadalupe Elizabeth Casanova Pérez

Date: 04 Oct 2020

READING
 Help! How can I find a job?

I’ve been job-hunting for a year with no luck. I’ve done all the night
things. I graduated with a degree in information technology – everybody
says you can’t go wrong with IT! I’ve sent my resumé to lots of local
companies. I dress professionally and answer interview questions well.
But I haven’t gotten a single job offer! Other applicants have work
experience. How can I get experience if no one offers me a job? Help!
riley18
What kind of jobs are you applying for? I figure you’re aiming too high.
Don’t be too proud! Entering the job market for the first time requires you
to be modest. Good luck!
erikjones
The thing about IT is you need to specialize. I work in medice. Diagnostic
imagining – stuff like PET and MRI scanning – uses complex software
that can only be operated by highly specialized people.
maggie_ks
I had the same problem as you. I graduated in IT, too! Then I went to
career counselor. She made me realice I’m more suited to a job with
people than one with computers. I’m a really sociable person. I applied
for work in telesales and got a job inmediately. I love it! I talk to people
on the phone all day!
jackie_s

Don’t just sit there and expect a job to come to you! When job-hunting,
the three most important things to remember are location, location,
location! Hit the streets and go where the jobs are!
luis005
There are so many interesting jobs than working with computers! Why
does everyone think IT is so special? Everyone has to eat and drink! Why
don’t you open a coffee shop or restaurant?
table9_5

I. Read the message board. Where do these sentences belong? Write the username of
the person who probably made each comment.

luis005 1. Do something that others can’t do!

erikjones 2. The key thing is to get a job and then work your way up.
riley18 3. If you’re prepared to relocate, you’ll easily find a job in IT.
table9_5 4. Have you thought about being self-employed?
maggie_ks 5. Working alone all day on a computer isn’t much fun for me!

II. Whose advice would riley18 most likely follow in each of these situations? Write
the username.

erikjones 1. If he can move to a new place easily.

luis005 2. If he is happy to seek profesional advice.
maggie_ks 3. If he is prepared to study for another degree.
table9_5 4. If he has some money to invest in a small business.
jackie_s 5. If he is patient enough to wait for promotion.

WORD POWER

Hot Jobs
I. Read the careers and number them from 1 (most interesting) to 5 (least
interesting) accorting to your interests.

In-demand careers of the future

3
Simulation engineer – You develop kinds of simulators, such as flight
simulators for training pilots or virtual patients for training medical students.

Health informatic technitian – You use computer system to update patients

1
files, which helps doctors diagnose and treat patients.

Green researcher – You research new environmentally friendly technologies for

4
fields such as transportation, energy, and recycling.

Organic food farmer – You grow healthy food in a sustainable way, without
5
using harmful pesticides or chemicals.

2 Social media manager – You control the representation of a company’s Brand

online on sites like Facebook, Twitter, and others.

Suffixes
II. Add the suffixes –er, -or, -ist, or –ian to form the names of these jobs. Write
the words in the chart.

computer techni… gossip column… politic… TV report…

factory supervis… guidance counsel… psychiatr… zookep…

-er -or -ist -ian

TV reporter Factory supervisor Psychiatrist Politician
Zookeper Guidance counselor Gossip Columnist Computer technician