1. Conversation (5.

A munka világa)

Examiner:
We are going to talk about jobs and professions.
 What would you like to be? I would like to be a ……………………
 Do you have a profession or trade? What is it? I have a trade, I am a ……………..
 Do you have a job? What does it involve?No, I’m a student at the moment.
 How many hours a week do people work in Hungary?People work 40 hours a week and
they sometimes work overtime for more money.
 Who is a white-collar and a blue-collar worker? White-collar workers work in an
office (accountants, secretary, teacher), blue collar workers work in a
workshop:for example mechanic, turner welder
 What are the most popular jobs in Hungary? Are they well-paid? Nowadays in Hungary
to be a skilled worker is very popular, because there aren’t enough people for the posts.
 What would be your dream job? I would like to be a………………because……………
 Is there a job that you would never do? What is it? I wouldn’t like to be a cleaner,
because it is a boring job for little money.

3. INDIVIDUAL LONG TURN (5. A munka világa)

The examiner gives the candidate the task sheet and the pictures. The candidate has 30
seconds to prepare.

Jobs and professions

These pictures show two jobs. Compare and contrast them. Include the following points:
 skills and qualifications needed to do these jobs
 the working conditions and lifestyle they involve
 popular and less fashionable jobs nowadays
 the job you would like to do in the future
Prompts for the Interlocutor:
 Which job would you choose? Why?
 How many hours would you work a day?
 Which is more important for you: your job itself or your salary? Why?
 Do you have a job/profession? What are your career plans?
You can choose from a great variety of jobs when you are a child. If you like studying then
you can choose a job which you can do if you have a degree: engineers, but if you don’t like
school it is better to work and choose a trade:carpenter, welder, turner etc.
When you choose a profession it is important to choose a job which you can enjoy. If you
don’t like doing your job it is very bad to do it every day.
Another important aspect is the salary. Especially if you are a man, you have to earn enough
money for your family.
Blue collar and white collar workers……

I am a……..
 2. ROLE-PLAY (5. A munka világa)

The examiner gives the candidate the task sheet. The candidate has 30 seconds to prepare.

THE CANDIDATE’S SHEET

The situation:
You would like to work in the summer to get some money.
Your task:
Ask the job centre assistant (played by the examiner) about the details of the following job
opportunities in a fast food restaurant, photocopying and a factory work and decide on one of
the jobs. Include the following points:
 characteristic features of the jobs
 working hours
 working environment
 pay / ask about the salary

 ask if experience is necessary

Prompts for the interlocutor:

Fast food restaurant Photocopying Factory work
serve food creating / organizing files physical work
work in the kitchen international company monotonous
good staff remote access
6 hours / day 8 hours / day 6 hours / day
HUF 500 / hour HUF 550 / hour HUF 600 / hour

 Here are the possibilities we offer.

 What would you like to know?
 Experience is not necessary.
 I'll send you an application form. What's your name and address?
-How can I help?
-I am a student and I would like to work in the summer. Can you recommend a summer job?

-Here are the possibilities we offer. You can choose to be a help in a fast food restaurant
or in a photocopying office or in a factory.
- Is any experience necessary? what about the pay?
-…………
-I would like to choose the photocopying job.
-Ok.I'll send you an application form. What's your name and address?
-My name is ….. and my address is 24 Kis street Békéscsaba
_Thank you.
 2. ROLE-PLAY (5. A munka világa)

The examiner gives the candidate the task sheet and the pictures which depict three families.
The candidate has 30 seconds to prepare.

THE CANDIDATE’S SHEET

The situation:
You have decided to baby-sit to earn some extra money. You are at the job centre talking to
the assistant (played by the examiner). You can choose from the following three families.
Your task:
Enquire about them using the following ideas and choose one family.
 number of children
 age of children
 tasks
 pay

The Jackson family The Sharp family The Tilton family

Start by greeting the assistant.

Prompts for the interlocutor:

 family:Jackson Shark Tilton
 number of children: 4 21
 age: 6, 4, 3, 1 7, 5 2
 tasks:baby-sitting baby-sitting, baby-sitting,
cooking, helping tidying, cooking
with housework
• salary / hour: 2.000 HUF 2.500 HUF
1 500 HUF
-Can I help you?

-I am looking for a job, I would like to earn some extra money and I like children, so babysitting would
be good for me.

We have three families you can choose from.: The Jackson, The Shark and the Tilton family. Look at
them and choose the one which you think is suitable for you.

-I would like to choose the Jackson family. I like playing with the children and I am not too good at
housework so I don’t want to cook and tidy the the house. When can I start?

-I am going to give you their phone number an d you can call Mrs Jackson about the details.

Thank you

-You are welcome

1. Conversation (5. A munka világa)

Examiner:
We are going to talk about summer and part-time jobs.
 Why do students have part-time jobs? Because they want some extra money and if they
have some free hours, they can earn it.
 What part-time jobs do you know? babysitting, cleaning, working in the garden, helping
in the office
 What are the advantages / disadvantages of working in the summer? You can earn some
extra money and you get used to working <> you don’t have time for a rest, you get
tired,
 What are the most typical summer or part-time jobs for students? babysitting, picking
fruits, cleaning, working in the fields
 Have you ever had a summer job? What did you do? Did it pay well? I was a babysitter
last summer and I liked it very much, and earned a lot of money.
 Where can you find job advertisements? you can find job advertisements on the internet,
in the newspaper and friends can tell you about it.
 Is it easy to find a good job nowadays in Hungary?If you really want it, you can do it.
 3. INDIVIDUAL LONG TURN (5. A munka világa)

The examiner gives the candidate the task sheet and the pictures. The candidate has 30
seconds to prepare.

Summer jobs
These pictures show young people working. Compare and contrast them. Include the
following points:
 opportunities for young people to work in the summer
 their tasks at different workplaces
 the good and bad points of working in the summer
 summer jobs you have had / would like to have.

Prompts for the interlocutor:

 What are the most typical summer or part-time jobs for students?
 Have you ever had a summer job? What was it like?
 What were your tasks? What did you do?
 What are the advantages / disadvantages of working in the summer?

Young people have a long holiday form the middle of June to the end of August, so if they want, they
can work for money. If they earn money, they can buy what they dream about or they can go for
holiday.

they can babysit, work in an office, work in the fields, serve customers in a café.
if you work, it has got some disadvantages: you have less time for other activities,and you can be
very tired by the end of the holiday.

But it has got a lot of advantages. You learn to work, you get some work experience, you earn money
and you can buy what you want.