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You might be asked to describe certain jobs and talk about what skills are needed.
You will definitely need to talk about your own skills and qualities as part of your ESOL exam preparation.
a journalist
a security guard
an engineer designs and constructs tools, machines a degree or qualification in difficult, important,
science and maths, precise useful
a technician
a chef
a checkout operator /a sits by the till, inputs the cost of each item
cashier and tells customers how much to pay
an architect designs buildings and oversees their
construction
an accountant responsible, must have keen eye boring, repetitive
for detail, good maths skills
a teacher
a car mechanic
a gardener cuts the grass, keeps the flowerbeds tidy, relaxed, outdoors
puts in new plants
a decorator creative, interesting
Choose from the list of skills. Complete the table. Check any words you don’t know in a dictionary.
energetic organised computer skills communication skills telephone skills work in a team
work alone/independently physically fit work outdoors work under pressure reliable
experienced hardworking honest quick accurate patient
sociable creative tidy (clean) careful quiet flexible
professional calm mature open-minded courageous (brave) friendly
Choose from the following adjectives to give your opinion of the jobs in the table.
well-paid creative demanding dirty
badly paid difficult challenging stressful
boring easy dangerous hard work
interesting repetitive rewarding useful