IN SEARCH OF A JOB
DREAM JOB
Read the quote and express your opinion about it. Find a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Confucius – To what extent do you agree or disagree? – Do you really think a hobby might work out as a decent job?
VOCABULARY 1. Put Monika Smith’s steps up the career ladder in the correct order and say how succesful you think she was in her career and life. __she applied for a vacancy __she wasn’t out of work for long __she was taken on as an office clerk __she was appointed for the post of Head of Legal Affairs __she was offered a part-time job __she was seeking for a permanent job __she gave in her resignation letter
__she __she __she __she __she __she __she __she
drew up an up-to-date CV attended job interviews got a pay rise and a bonus turned down the job offer retired from her position picked up new skills was promoted to a lawyer’s assistant was laid off because of the crisis
2. Match the halves of the word partnerships in the tables. Give examples of professions that require or involve the following qualities, skills, or responsibilities. A) Collocations for requirements 1) formal 2) refined 3) specific 4) sense of 5) physical 6) leadership/social 7) work 8) good 9) rich 10) stress
a) humour b) taste c) experience d) qualifications e) resistance f) memory g) fitness h) imagination i) skills j) knowledge
B) Collocations with phrasal verbs 1) come up 2) cut back 3) get on 4) keep up 5) back out 6) put in 7) get down 8) live up 9) come in 10) put up
a) to business b) for a promotion c) for criticism d) to expectations e) with a lot of hassle b) with a solution c) of an agreement d) to the account department e) with the latest development f) on spending
3. Work in pairs and mark the adjectives P (positive) or N (negative), look up their meaning if you need to. Make a list of jobs that can be described with these adjectives. monotonous / labour-intensive / rewarding / challenging / demanding / risky/ prestigious / seasonal / humanitarian / temporary / freelance / satisfying / menial / manual / stressful / collaborative / unskilled / voluntary / unfulfilling / promising / shift
READING 4. Have you ever volunteered? What kind of voluntary work would you like to do? Read the article about volunteering and choose the statement that best describes its main idea. The article tells … a) about various skills and useful experiences, you can get when doing volunteer work b) in what ways how you can improve your career prospects through helping other people c) that volunteering gives you valuable experience and is worth doing before you search for your first job Looking for your first job, you will probably come across a job advertisement that reads “fresh graduates welcomed” followed by “minimum two years” work experience. New graduates often struggle with getting a job without any previous employment experience or gaining relevant experience without having a job in the first place. The good news is that you don’t have to worry
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5 Lesson 1
EXAMS AND JOBS
EXAMS AND JOBS
UNIT
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