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READING 1 You are going to read descriptions of eight places offering work experience to teenagers. Look at the ight titles in A-H. Answer tho questions. 1 Which ones probably include some work outside? 2 What might teens be asked to do in each place? 2 Read the descriptions of the eight places quickly to check your ideas. 3. ead about tive teenagers who are looking for work experience. Decide which place (A-H) would be the most suitable for each teenager. 1 Lela hopes to become a vet and wants to gain some useful experience. She would he to spend most of her time outdoors, but she also sans fo try some ofice work 2. Ben would ike to vol any kindof work whore he would be siting at deck. He has good loca knowledge ands reasonably stong ori age 3 Helen loves using computor and wants further xparence inthis, She wants jon a team of experts inorder to 500 how thy handle big | challenges. She's also interests in cura actvites | 4 Marco woud ike to experience the kind of work imolved in the toursmindusty He | ‘enjoys researching topics onine and is good at | | | ‘communicating with younger children. 5 Jade has above average ability in maths and ‘Wants to be able to use this skil inthe araa of leisure and entertainment, She would tke to find ‘a compary with easy access tothe ety cant,A DELIVERY COMPANY Hf you know the area around the city quite well and enjoy traveling around, come and help us. Our vans provide a fast delivery service for online orders and we ala transfer goods for other ‘companies. You'll sometimes have to help the deve lift heavy boxes and parcels. B CRUISE SHIP ‘Our company is important for tourism because it provides cruises worldwide, When ships are in port, wo get them cleaned and make sure cabins are ready fer new passengers, You will spend 40% of your time on beard helping cur staff with cleaning and general repairs, and also work inthe office on a busy customer service desk C_ RIDING SCHOOL You'll look after one particular horse while you're here, dealing with everything from its food to ts appearance and daily exercise routine. Although your ‘work willbe mostly in the fresh si, you'll be at 3 desk for brief periods, in order fo answer phones and arrange customers lessons. D_ FESTIVAL OFFICE This city’s cultural festivals world famous and our small out-of town office is open all yoar round, booking next year’s performers. Jain aur friendly team, helping with general enquiries, printing and design of our advertising ‘You wil ind out a lat about the entertainment industry. SShe wants to join @ team of experts in order to see how they handle big challenges. Our vans provide a fast delivery service for online orders. ~ WORK EXPERIENCE TASTER FORTNIGHTS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES E FOOTBALL CLUB sy yor icles on werk eiperonse Getiht chance mire! payers sour ch, ich socoted dove tothe heat of the hy tancyears suerte worked outtde onthe ee trarung ground. whereos he in yout be fre ipancel depotoner eum about cat and caine tern ops F TELEVISION STUDIO \We make many popular comedy shows, roma and wildife programmes, some here in the building and others on location outdoors. (Our busy IT department welcomes students with some knowledge ofthis fast-moving area. You will stay with a single project group, learning from ‘oxperienced people and developing now sil, including how to instal systems softwar, G PRIMARY SCHOOL We encourage secondary school students to work in our class, y reading ta the youngest children land helping older anes with ‘maths problems. Ifyou are {good at sport, shy not help to ‘each ou junior football team what you know? As the school isin the north of the city, it J { fakes about an hour from the b centre by bus. a6. = H_ CITY MUSEUM While you don't have to know about local history we do expect you to put your internet exis to ‘good usa! Find out interesting facts about the ‘objects on display, which you ean then pass ‘nto kids and their parents ‘9 you guide them around the building, Many of these Do you think it is use to gain some experience ‘of work as a teenager? Wriy? /Why nat? ‘What are the advantages and disadvantages of ‘working outdoors? ‘Are some jobs more important than others? Which ones and why? ‘The world of workGRAMMAR Different types of clause 1 Read tho examples and match the bold clauses to the types of clause (a-c) in the rules. 1 You'll have to be strong, so that you can lif the heavy boxes and parcels, 2 Last yoar's students worked outside, whereas this time you'll be in our financial department 3 Asthe schoo! isin the north of the city, takes about an hour trom the centre by bus, ‘We use linking words to join clauses. Contrast clauses ‘To add diferent or surprising information in the same sentence, we can use the linking words and Purpose ctausos ‘To explain the purpose of something in the same sentence, we can use the inking words and Reason clauses To explain the reason for something in the same Sentence, we can use the linking words and 9 Grammar reterence page 163 2 Complete the rules with the linking words in the box. Check your answers in the examples above and texts on page 109, although as because sothat whereas while Im order to 3 Choose the correct linking words. be late home as / 0 I've got football practice. Although / Because | arrived very late, my friends hhad waited for me, ‘You need to place your order one week in advance while /so that it can be delivered on time, Why dorit you arrange an appointment with the careers officer whereas Jin order to discuss your future plans? ‘The report states that there was no damage to the ‘environment, because / whereas actually, local wildlife suttered greatly. "6 quite like to work outside in the fresh air, a8 / although notin the winter! 4 Match the sentence halves and join them with a Suitable linking word 1 People who work at a desk are often unhealthy 2 Farmers need to listen to weather forecasts 3 Accountants normally have a degree in maths 4 Some of our greatest performers have no drama training company directors sometimes lack financial skills 'b they admit that their acting has improved with experience, © they don't get any exercise during the day, they know when to bring young animals inside. (Corpus challenge 5 Complete the sentences so they ate true for you. Use linking words from exercise 2. 1 Ihope to dont want to earn a lot of money 2 Im learning English 3 really ke /disike science VOCABULARY as and fike 1 Read the examples. Which proposition, as or ike, Introduces an example? 1 One guy in my group thinks he might dof a a job 2 1 did jobs like printing ana photocopying. 2 Read tho text. Match the bold examples of as and {ike to the uses a-d below. There are two example of one use, 8 used to introduce an example used to mean ‘similar to © Used with a verb to talk about a job used with a verb to mean ‘cao’ 3 Comploto the text beside each picture with as or ike. % 1 When Luke worked f a waiter, he 2 hau to balance several things on his tray atthe same time, dity pilates and glosses. Maria went to the fancy dress party ‘a mouse, but forgot she had to (0! there on public transport. 3 Tho group of ‘swimmers looked ust... flower floating in the waterWRITING | An informal letter or email (3) 1. Road the task. Then tick the three things that Jo wants, you to write about. + Read part ofa letter from your penfrlend Jo. Myaunt has off this cunmer, either asa waiver in her busy restaurant or working outside in her garden, where she g restaurant, Which o What 0 of might be afoul for me do you think? sal the vegetables for the ould | ke? ul ean by Ain ‘this job? Which parts + White a reply, answering all Jos questions, a 11 Suggest what Jo might find hard about the ob. 2. Say which job you would prefer to do : 3 Advise Jo which job to choose fe 4 Explain what benefits Jo might gain from the work. 2 Read the Prepare box. Then read the reply to Jo's letter. Which of Jo's questions has the writer failed to ‘answer properly? What information should you ada? ‘When you are replying o a friend's leter or eral: ‘make sure you answer all the questions the frend asks, ‘your ideas, so thatthe leter reads clearly. | Include some longer sentences with linking words. f remember to use short forms and informal language, F ‘such as phrasal verbs. remember to use an informal phrase to begin and end ‘your email or ltr. Hi vo That's awesome news. You're lucky to have such a. rice aunt! If | were you, I'd go for the restaurant BAAIIBE gardening can be really hora work. Also, you don't have ary experience of hak, do you? Werking in a. restaurant cauld be dood Fur, URKBWGH the ours are usally quite long, of course. Good Wick, and. don't forget to tell me at the end. of the summer what you've learnt, Make sure you keep in touch. | guess wer ge iy some dels dhs ere! ue, 3 Read the reply in exercise 2 again. The ideas are well organised, but one sentence is in the wrong place. Which sentence is it? Where should it go? 4 Look atthe highlighted linking words in the reply. Complete the sentences below with although or because. 41. You! enjoy this job with animals, 2 I's fun working outside, cold and wet in the wintor. 3 Babysitting is fun, ificut sometimes, 4 Tid love to work for a TV company... might ‘meet some famous people! you enjay working Its sometimes young children can be 5 Find these things in the reply in exercise 2: 1a phrasal verb meaning ‘choose’ 2 two more examples of informal language 6 Read the task below and plan your answer. Remember to plan answers to all the questions. + load part of a letter from your English speaking friend, Nik. taday.we were discussing poseibla jobs we might doin the future. What would be your perfect jot? Why would you Ike to do tt? How could you find out more about: thie ty work? Tell me what: you think! + White a reply, answering all Nits questions. J @ write your reply to Nik's letter. *+ Use the tips in the Prepare box. ‘= Write about 100 words. ‘+ Remember to check your speling and grammar.