CAREER MOVES

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You will learn:
▪ Opinions of jobs using gerund phrases as
subjects and objects
▪ Jobs using the comparative

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1. Opinions of jobs
using gerund phrases as subjects and objects
SNAPSHOT

▪ Can you think of any other careers that will be in demand in the future?
▪ What jobs do you think will not be in demand? 4
PERSPECTIVES – Career debate Do you agree or disagree?

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Grammar focus – Gerund phrases
Gerund phrases as subjects
Being a flight attendant sounds exciting
Designing clothes is not a man’s job.
Working as a veterinarian could be rewarding.
Directing a TV show would be interesting.

Gerund phrases as objects

He’d love being a flight attendant.
He wouldn’t like being a fashion designer.
She’d enjoy working with animals.
She’d be good at directing a TV show.

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2. Jobs
using the comparative
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Grammar focus – Comparisons
With adjectives With nouns With verbs With past participle

… is more/less … has better/worse … earns more/less … is better paid than

interesting than … hours than … than … …

… is harder than … … has more education … earns as much as … is as well paid as

than … … …

… is not as hard as … isn’t as much work … doesn’t earn as … isn’t as well paid
… as … much as … as …

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Summer jobs

• Listen to three people talk about their summer jobs. Number the pictures from 1 to 3.
• Do they like their jobs? Why or why not?

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What do we learn today?

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