© Career moves SNAPSHOT IIIT I such as light simulators for training pilots or virtual patients for training medical students, ‘OQ Health informatics technician You use computer systems to update patients’ files, which helps doctors diagnose and creat patients. Reiner ee ed one ciney eerie technologies for fields such as transportation, energy, and recydiing. Organic food farmer You grow healthy food in « sustainable way, ‘without using harmful pesticides or chemicals. Qsocial media manager You control the representation ofa ‘company’s brand online on sites like Facebook, Twitter, f ‘ ‘ ‘ Se weston Ronk the careers from 1 {most interesting] to 5 (least interesting). Compare with a partner. Can you think of any ether careers that will be in demand in the future? What jobs do you think will not be in demand? Why? PERSPECTIVES Career debate A © Listen to the people talk about jobs. Do you agree or disagree? Check (7) the speaker you agree with more. “Being flight cterdant “Bul fight attendants get “Designing dothesis not “That's not rue! Many great sounds very exci. ying iad fravlig They amen’ cb Women sre doting dese are mex clhetine wuld be fun” sje mot of ttre inch mor fasted by st aok a avin Kin” oxpor” feshon” U O O 2 “tdenjoywokingwih ——“Ymnotsosure. Animes“ ke fowerkin “sare! Working in anima kink waking ean boveyunpreidable—_tevson nds, Diecing frost he comwraason caso velerinaian could be Geng adog ite would .0TV show would be re ctor would be much more reverding.” - na cc ae sofsfing” =, —:-< B Compare your responses with your classmates. Give more reasons to support your opinions. 8 B (© Cambridge University Press 2018 Content fron I srchange 3, © Cambridge University Prese 2013GRAMMAR FOCUS Gerund phrases © Gerund phrases as subjects Gerund phrases as objects Being a flight attendant :ourds exciting He'd love being a flight attendant. Designing clothes is not o man’s job. He wouldn't like being a fashion designer. Working os a veterinarian could be rewarding. She'd enjoy working with animals. Directing @ TV show would be interesting. She'd ke good at directing a TV show. A Look at the gerund phrases in column A.Write your opinion ‘of each job by choosing information ftom columns B and C. Then add two more gerund phrases and write similar sentences. A B c 1. working as an accountant seems avrful 2. taking care of children sounds stressful 3. being a fermer couldbe fantastic 4, designing clothes would be fascinating 5. working ona movie set mustbe pretty difficult 6. making living as an artist kind of boring 7. doing volunteer work overseas really rewarding 8. retiring at age 40 very challenging 9, 10. 1. Werking as an accountant would be kind of boring. B PAIRWORK Give reasons for your opinions about the jobs in part A A: In my opinion, working as an accountant would be kind of boring, B: Really? Why's that? A: Because you work in an office and do the same thing every day. B: Im not sure that’s true. Forme, working as an accountant could be C GROUP WORK Complete the sentences with gerund phrases. Then take tums reading your sentences. Share the three most interesting sentences with the class. Id be interested in Id get tired of .. Id be very excited about... Idenjoy I think be good at... | wouldn't be very good at auaWNa “Id be Interested in working with children” 0) Career moves » 9 © carte Uiversty Poss 203 Content fron Interchange 3, © Cambridge University Press 2013WORD POWER Suffixes A Ada the suffixes -er, -oy, -ist, or fan to form the names of these jobs. Write the words in the chart and add one more example to each column. ‘computer technica"... gossip column... politic... TV report. Factory Supervision. guidance counsel, Psychiat, zookeep. B PAIRWORK Canyougive a definition for each job? “A computer technician is someone who fixes computers.” a SPEAKING Possible careers GROUP WORK Talk about a career you would like to have. Use information from Exercises 1-4 or your own ideas. Other students ask follow-up questions. A: Id enjoy doing TV interviews with famous people. B: Whyis that? ‘A: Asking people about their lives would be fascinating, : Who would you interview? A: Well, I think Id be good at talkir to politicians. WRITING Describing pros and cons A Choose a job and make a list of its advantages. Then use the list to. write a peregraph about the job. Addl a title. Beinga comedian: Ti’s fun to be funny First of all, Working as a comedian seems exciting. in addition, First ofall, moking people laugh would be Furthermore, . lot of fun beceuse you'd be laughing all the For example, time, too, In addition, ... However, (On the other hand, B Pain WORK Read your partner's paragraph. Then write a paragraph about the disadvantages of your partner's job. Add a title. C PAIRWORK Read your partners paragraph about your job's disadvantages. Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not? Content from interchange 3, 2 Cambridge University Press 2013CONVERSATION You get a great tan! A © Listen and practice. Tracy: Guess what..... I've found @ summer job! Mark: That's great! Anything interesting? Tracy: Mark: Tracy: Mark: Yes, working at an amusement park. Wow, that sounds fantastic! So, have you found anything? Nothing yet, but have a couple of leads. cS) (© Cambridge University Press 2013 Content fron I One is working as an intern fora record company - mostly answering phones, Or can get a landscaping job again. Being an intern sounds more interesting than landscaping. You'd have better hours, and it’s probably notas much work. Yeah, but @ landscaper earns more than an intern. And you geta great tan! Tracy: Mark: B © Listen to the rest of the conversation. What is Tracy going to do at the amusement park? GRAMMAR FOCUS Comparisons © with adjectives is more/less interesting than harder than is not as hard as with verbs earns more/less than earns as much as doesn’t earn as much as with past participles is better pcid than «Is as well paid as . isn’t as well paid as with nouns has better/worse hours than has more education than . . isn’t as much work as A Complete the sentences using the words in parentheses. Compare with a partner. (More than one answer is possible.) Being a fashion designer is ATV reporter's job is A police officer ... A factory supervisor ... Long-distance truck drivers have Pilots usually have A doctor is A social worker va (interesting) being an accountant. (dangerous) a firefighter’ job. (travel) a flight attendant. (earn) a volunteer teacher. (hours) bank tellers. (education) airport security guards, .. (trained) a medical assistant. . (paid) 2 pharmacist. @NOMeeNa nt B GROUP WORK Make one more comparison for each pair of jobs in part A. Career moves #11 srchange 3, 2 Cambridge University Press 2013PRONUNCIATION Stress with compound nouns A © Listen and practice. Notice that the first word in these compound nouns has more stress, Then add two more compound nouns to the chart. 9 oe e ° zookeeper bankteller gossip columnist, firefighter tuckdriver guidance counselor savmssrnnunmuen se B GROUP WORK Which job in each column would be more interesting? Why? Tell the group. Pay attention to stress. (QQ usteNninG summer jobs A © Listen to three people talk about thelr summer jobs. Number the pictures from 1 to 3 B © Listen again. Do they like their jobs? Why or why not? GE) ROLE PLAY My job is the worst! A Choose a job from the unit. Make a list ofall the reasons why you wouldn't lke it. ‘Think about what is negative, difficult, or boring about it- the salary, the hours, the location, etc. B GrRouP WORK Role-play a discussion. Explain why your job is the worst! A: I'ma teacher, and my salary is terrible! B: I'm @ doctor. | have a higher salary than a teacher, but a teacher has better hours. G Well, I'ma taxi driver. My hours aren'tas bad asa doctor's, but (DB ntercance 2 the dinner party Would you be a good party planner? Go to Interchange 2 on page 115. Content from interchange 3, 2 Cambridge University Press 2013(erred eae Ua ad eee ak ed \What kinds of jobs are you applying for? | figure you're aiming too high. Don'tbe too proud! Enteting the job market ior the first time requires you to be modest. Good luck! ‘The thing about IT is you need to specialize. I work in medicine, Diagnostic imaging ‘and MPI scanning ~ uses complex software that can only be operated by | had the same problem as you. | graduated in I, too! Then I went toa career counselor. She made me realize 1m more suited to job with people than one with computers 'm a really sociable person. | applied for work intelesales and got a job immediately. | love it! | tak to people on the phone ald Don’t just sit there and expect aj to come to you! When job-hunting, the three most important things to remember are location, location, location! Ht the streets and go where the jobs are! There are so many more interesting jobs than working with computers! Why does everyone think IT 's so spacial? Everyone has to eat and crnk! Why don't you open a coffe shop ot restaurant? AA Read the message board. Where do these sentences belong? Write the usemame of the person who probably made each comment. itaggie.ke 1, Do something that others can'tdo! 2. The key thing is to get a job and then work your way up. ~ 3. If you're prepared to relocate, youl easily find a job in IT, w-«: 4, Have you thought about being self-employed? 5. Working alone alll day on a computer isn’t much fun for me! B whose edvice would riley18 most likely follow in each of these situations? Write the username. somes 1. If he can move toa new place easily w. 2. if he is happy to seek professional advice 3. ithe is prepared to study for another degree 4, if he has some money to invest in a small business 5. if he is patient enough to wait for promotion C GROUP WORK Whose comment do you think is the most helpful to riley18? Why? What advice or comment would you offer?