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Meg: Because I'd like to travel and meet interesting people.

Careers Officer:Thank you very much. I'd like you to make the right professional choice.

8 Read the letter and decide which answer ('a', 'b', 'c' or 'd') on page 52 best fits each space (1-10).

A Letter To The Editor

I am writing to you because I would like to become a journalist when I a (1) school. Since you are the editor of the local newspaper, I was hoping that you might be able to give me some advice about what I should do. I have written some articles a (2) my spare time and I am enclosing two of them. I hope that you won't mind looking at them and telling me whether you think they are good or not. I would d (3) any comments you make because I am keen to learn. I also wonder if you could a (4) me about a few other matters.

Do you think it is better to do a b (5) in journalism at a college or to try to get a job as a junior reporter as soon as I finish school? Do newspapers prefer to c (6) people with a qualification in journalism or to train them c (7) they are actually doing the job? Another question I would like to ask is, would you advise me to specialize d (8) one kind of reporting, such as politics, or is it advisable to know a little bit about a lot of subjects? I am sure that you are very busy but I would be grateful b (9) any advice you could give me. c (10), would it be possible to come into the newspaper officers one day so that I could see how a real newspaper operates? I would welcome the opportunity to do that.

9a) Read what Claire says about her job.

She says that she is a pediatrician and that she loves her job although it can be very difficult. She says that helping sick children makes her really happy. She says that the best thing about her job is when a child gets well.

She says that it's great when a child smiles again. Her little patients often write to her and even visit her after they leave the hospital. She says she would never change her job.

9b) Imagine Dr P. or Dr Q. tells about his job. What would he say? Write a paragraph. He says that he is a surgeon and that he is very devoted to his job because it is very demanding profession.

He says that he can spend 24 hours at work without sleep and food, because the life of the patients is in his hands. He says that it is incomparable feeling when you help other people and save their lives.

10 Fill in the gaps with the missing prepositions 'with', 'at', 'about', 'of', 'in', 'up' or 'about'.

1 Bruno is very good at Maths.

2 She has always been interested in foreign languages.

3 I'm going to take up Italian next month.

4 We are crazy about football.

5 He is sick and tired of school.

6 She is going to take part in a campaign against the fast food industry.

7 Peter has just got a job at an American company.

8 Bruno is very excited about his trip to Sweden.

12 Do the quiz.

1 What do you call a person who gives information about jobs? Careers officer

2 How do you say 'not modern'? Old-fashioned

3 What has become very important for most jobs? computer and communication skills

4 How do you say 'offer to do something'? to advise

5 What is another word for a job or profession? occupation

6 How do you say 'make better'? improve

7 What do you say about someone who cannot hear very well?

He/she is thick of hearing

8 What do you say about something that is very easy to do?

It's a piece of cake

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Say who you would contact or call in the situations bellow. Match each situation in the left column with the name of the job or profession in the right column.

1 a filling has come out of one of your teeth → c a dentist

2 you need to have your hair cut → f a barber/hairdresser

3 you need legal advice → b a lawyer

4 your house is on fire → d a fireman

5 your granny's knee needs an operation → a a surgeon

6 in the shop you want advice on what sort of coffee to buy → g a shop assistant

7 all the lights in your house have gone out → i an electrician

8 your neighbour's flat has been burgled → j a policeman

9 you don't get on well with your parents → e a psychologist

10 your father needs somebody to help his firm with money problems → h an accountant

Unit 3. Lesson 1. Inventions and Discoveries

1 Match the words on the left with the words on the right to get some important inventions and discoveries of the 20th & 21 st century.

1 the television

2 the personal

3 the washing

4 heart

5 the atomic

6 the mobile

7 the space

8 the personal

2b. Then choose 6 questions and answer them.

1. Because Icarus flew very close to the sun.

2. he was born in Italy, but lived and died in France..

2 stereo

3 machine

4 transplant

1 set

7 shuttle

8 computer

6 phone

5 bomb

9. The Wright brothers made their first flight in 1903.

6. The first flight lasted 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet.

11. He just forgot the words of his father.

12. He kept the Minotaur at the Labyrinth.

3 Fill in the gaps with the past tense of the verbs in brackets. BELIEVE OR NOT?

Lawrence Richard Walters was an American adventurer who lived in California. He wanted to become a pilot but was turned down because of his poor eyesight.