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Job LISTENING 1 O15" Listen to four people giving answers to the same question. What was the question? a Mark, a CEO A Frank, a teacher Mia, 2 model A 2 Listen again and check (/) the jobs that each person mentions. Mark: 2 solcierIZ) anengineer) aul]_—aceo] Karen: a surgeon] ballet dancer] adoctor™] tour quideT]_—_abutcher] Frank: 2 farmer! ave pilot snowboarder] teacher) Mia: anarchaeolocist] an aupair] —-amodell-] telemarketer] ‘nat cla you want to_be when you were a chile? SPEAKING 1 Work as a class. Write the names ofall the jobs that you, your parents, and your grandparents have had. 2 Work in small groups. Look at ail the jobs you wrote down in Exercise 1 and discuss these questions. {2 Inwhich job can you earn the most money? In which job do you get the most vacation days? Which job co you study the longest for? In which job do you need the most training? Which jobis the most stressfur? Which job is the most useful to society? Grammar: Permission and obligation (can/ have to). Present perfect and simple past. Yecabulary: Jobs. Collocations (work). should Cer as eat thon READING 1 You are going to read an article about a dream job. What do you think is the best job in the world? Discuss with a partner. 2 Read the article. Answer the questions. ‘2 What is the job? b What are the quailfications? ‘¢ How do you apply? BCCB News el Vacs an sagen at be Teanga desis te aston a Best Job In The World? smesinszsunyoct psy “eno one pct cn eneieny pot dose wo cbostyos sey cn eres sc mea, 2 Sty ou ey ccm re) nd pation? Jpnsanecse ron tee ‘Avacaton company usury Yeraton 0 aply oreo, ale a one-mnste Hones is loting or appicaisfora ideo planing easy wy you'e power youcan pad Dime! te best cancate ore best eo al cere warts ee moss. onthe planet Yu dent have to make ‘Your tak Wel you have stayin 12a professioal de, tu you hve haar orton homes and share your to send Rto Lu Vacation Homes epetenceson socal media. bebe Nach 30. Nettoe tough, FEM? REO HS OY ser line ow might 9 gd glempoay jb, Pe COTES PAS eta dap evtying rd wodk on STORE Feet and One aN Na ur apcetn deo. Gt ey fron — ‘ete vacation Best of lek GRAMMAR Pn 1 Match the undertined part ofeach sentence from the article (a-d) with the loninioluitonnl correct meaning (1-4). ‘2 Youcantae your frienés. 1 snecessary for meto.. | Ean = Itt permitted. b They can't come for free. 2 Itistt OK for them to. ‘ovean vote at 8, but ¢ Youhaveto stayin vacationhomes. 3 Itisr'tnecessary for meto..._ | youeant ty aplare <é You don'thaveto make aprofessional 4 Its OK forme t.. tnt yousre 2. video have fo= ts necessary dont hove fo- isnt 2 Match the beginnings and ends ofthese sentences so that they make sense, | necessary. 2 Asnonboarder 1 canget up late. Youhave to wear ¢ b Adub oJ De 2 hastohave ery clean hands. | helmet on motoreyde, ¢ Aight attendant 3 hastowear acrashhelmet. | Bul you don't have to 4 Atour guide 4 cant eat fattening food, sear one ona Bevel fe Amodel 5 has toknowa lat af history. # Acook 6 doesnt have to pay for fights. ‘Think about your work or school. Which can you do and what do you have to do? 3 QEEEEEETET TTBS RRA pinion and do te exercises. Earn (&) Reavins || Work with a partner. Discuss the bad experiences you could have in these jobs. 2 Read the tweets. Which do you think is the worst first job? New Jobs fi Qn=~. oa As our job fair begins today, we want to hear about your first job using the hashtag #myfirstjob Dan Ley @uenieieyé 3h | woe a part imo sales clerk at my local corwonionce stora. One day, | took my break and just mover went back... alle tha, Lhe io go tree mies io another store to do my shopping! fnyfrsob | Saskia Philips @tresiersaska 3h [hated my frstjpb. | was an au pai ard had to look after 4teible Kids. had one day ofa wosk, but | was s0 extausted that | slpt all day. | stayed in the jb for sic months before | moved to New York 1o occrme an ack. fryfesine 9 Sam Olive @ samarinaoives 2) 3 HAVE to et a cb eomewhare el. My feet (and curent ab) ein factory — tts eo ht and boring, And you have to ask or pemission to have breaks. Save mel fyirsip> Pete Kinley @ peterkttiey 52m My first job was as a water. was relly ard work, and without tis was very dtficut o make a ving, | now own my restaurant and make sure my team Keep allther tps! fryirsiob Tim Thomas @ tiny 14m My fist job was perlect~ was te equa atthe loca courry Club pool. The pool was olen empty, So | het satin the sun istening to music. Easy meneyi fnyirtioé ‘3 Answer the questions. Read again and check your answers. 1a. Who's working in a factory? 4. Who's had a perfect first job? b Who's now an actor? ‘© Who took a break and never came back? ¢ Who's worked as a waiter? {Who's taken care of chiéren? VOCABULARY 11 Add another collocation to each of the sets below using words and phrases from the tweets above. a tohave some time / two weeks /_2dayoff (Saskia) b tofind /lose/__ aod (Sam) «¢ tomeke adecision/ money / ate) a well-paid / fulltime / job (Dan) totake anap /rest / an) f toask for advice /apay-aise/__tohave breaks (Sam) 2 Use any collocations from Exercise 1 to write six sentences about yourself. ‘The last time Ihad some time off was at Thanksgiving, Take to fed a part-time job. >> ¢ &) crammar 1 Look at these two sentences and answer the questions below. 1 Yes, Ihad various jobs when Iwas a student. 2. Salvehad lots of part-time jobs over the years. 2 Which sentence refers to a completed action in “finished” time? What tense is used? bb Wihich sentence refers toa completed action in time “up to now"? What tense is usec? 2 Complete the table with the time expressions in the box. lastweek never over the years recently ve You've Helshett’s Weve They've ve =thave He's= He has Have you ever worked in 3 bar? Yes, have. | seek today when was astdent “Finished” time afewminutes ago ‘No, Ihaven't. (ever = at any time “up tonow”) jena Time “up to now" inthe last twoweeks 3 Complete the sentences with time expressions from Exercise 2, or some of your ‘own. Write true sentences using the appropriate tense for the verb in parentheses. a I(buy) ‘anew phone. 4 U6spend). a lot of money. | pought anew phone last week. © not see) ‘any good movies. b Mnot go) tothe beach... (40) alot of sly things .. © meet) some interesting g_‘I(read) Pride and Prejudice people Nose) my keys. 4 4 (EES Siedent Agel Statente:poceiy : i sre PRONUNCIATION 1 Complete the table with the past participles of these irregular verbs. Underline the pest perticiple in each group with a different vowel sound. Infinitive ay read feed see b know buy fly grow ¢ ring sing bring hang 4: drink teach think fight O55 Listen, check, and repeat. SPEAKING , Past participle said read fed © soon ‘1 Work with a partner. Make questions from the following prompts. a best or worst / party / ever go to What's the best party you've ever been to? bb best or worst / vacation / ever go on cc best or worst / meal / ever eat best or worst / joke / ever hear best or worst / car / ever go in best or worst / Tshirt / ever wear @_best or worst / bed / ever sleep in 2 Choose three questions trom Exercise 1 and ask your partner. Find out as much as you can. Petey Poca LISTENING 1) Look at the picture of Me. McClusky. You are {going to listen to a radio interview with him. Work with a partner and discuss possible answers to these questions. ‘2 What kind of company does Mr. McClusky work for? b When did he start working for the company? © How old is he now? OY) 2 Ose Listen and check your ideas. '3 Listen again and decide if these statements are true or false. Correct the false statements to make them true. Mr. McClusky never forces anybody torretire. True. ‘The oidest employee at McClusky's is 97. False. Heis 87. McCiusky's pays a decent salary. Employees get five weeks of paid vacation. All the staff members are over the retirement age. ‘Mr. McClushy’s secretary Barbara had to resian because she wanted to get married. Mr. McClusky’s brother is going to fun the business from next year. VOCABULARY 1 Use the appropriate underlined words and expressions in Exercise 3 above to complete these statements. Everybody should get six weeks of paid vacation 3 year Firefighters, teachers, and povice officers don't get a . They should get more money. The official should be the same for men ana women, {you don't want . you should be able to continue working. CEOs who, large corporations shouldn't earn such large salaries. Polticians who tell ies should. 2 Check (77 the ending thet best describes the meaning of should in the statements in Exercise 1. You use should when you think somethings... 2 funny idea. oO 2 good idea, o astrange idea, = [1] 3. Work in small groups. De you agree or disagree with the statements in Exercise 1? a WRITING 11 Read this email applying for a job at McClusky's Department Store. Use the words and expressions in the box to improve the parts of the letter that are Dear (1) MMECIUSRY! Sir or Maca: | saw your advertisement for a position as sales clerk in your homeware department and | (2) Wal the job. |1am an experienced sales clerk and | have worked in mary different departments. Please see my resume, (3) iffaldifierent document, for more details. | started working in sales when | was twenty-one, forty-five years ago. | left my last job six years ago when | (6) SERGIO, bu get testy bored at home. fel am ready for (5) | would be available for an interview at any time, even at short notice. | EAE ro you Sincerely, Mibele Sten Michele Stern (Ms.) 2 Write your own email applying for your dream job. SPEAKING: ANECDOTE. 1 157 Listen to Kim talking about her friend's job. Underline the answers she gives. ‘2 What's his or her name? Her name's Hannah / Ann. 1» What does she do? She's train driver / personal trainer. ‘© Who does she work for? She works fora local sports center / She's self-employed. 4 What time does she start work? At 7:00 / 8:30 am, How much does she earn? She gets $35 / $25 an hour. ‘What does she love about her job? She helps people get in shape / She travels alot. ‘¢, Would you ike to have your friend's job? Why? Yes, because she doesn't have to work in an office / No, because she has to get up eariy. 2 You're going to tell your partner about somebody you know who has 2 good job. ‘© Ask yourself the questions in Exercise ‘© Think about what to say and how to say it. ‘© Tell your partner about the person's job. LANGUAGE FOR LIFE 24) |. 215 Listen to four people presenting themselves to the Volunteer Program. Underline the correct information. Layla: 1 work for a big company and we produce sports clothing / ‘audio equipment / bicycles. ''m responsible for sales and promotion / quality control / advertising. Right now, Im working for my father / unemployed / training to be an engineer. Tm looking for ajob in publishing / the theater / tourism. work as a bodyguard and 'm based in the south / at head office / in Detroit. My job involves a lot of foreign travel / import and export / sitting at my desk all day. ‘un the photography department / the accounts department / my own company. {min charge of a department / marketing / taking pictures. 2 Three people arrive late for the group. Read the notes and use words from Exercise 1 to complete ‘heir presentations. Sarah Charles drew Recepiriet Cars Tour Guide City Tears (CEO of Lae Autos Salon ‘Takes tourists around Sells expensive ? Response for Boston as appoinmenss nd Wiresobea hel InSikLakeciy seceants manager My nare’s Andrew 1 Him Sarah work T'm Charles. 'm a tour guide @__acompary () _25._a receptionist and work ()_ City Tours. My called Lire Autos. We @) @___Owers Selon ta job @___ taking tout round ___ expensive cars We'e in @_ of appointments Boston Rightnow,'m(6)_for G)__ in Sal Lake City and accounts. 6) __botel management. A © Listen and check your answers. 3 Write a short presentation of yourself. Use true information or invent information based on your ideal job. Use three or more useful phrases from Exercise 1. LIFE SKILLS: Negotiating Who's Doing It? ()) | Qo Listen to Beatrice and Nathan discuss sharing tasks. Write Bif Beatrice agrees to do the task. Write N if Nathan agrees to do the task. FE cosavoneytes [mate tne cottee o nite te report [ cottening 0 Prin out the report Setup the conference oom [ 2 What tasks do you have to do at work or 3 Work with a partner. Try to get your partner school that you don't ike to do? Write tobelp you with some of your tasks. five tasks. Tasis:, ] i 2 3 LIFESKILLS

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