1 B. Jobs

• STARTING UP

Discuss the following questions.

1. What are the most popular jobs nowadays?

2. What is the most important thing in a good job for you (money, interest, challenge, communication, leadership, working hours, status, etc.)?

3. Do you like working in a team?

4. What do you think of part-time job?

5. What tips can you gave to people who want to make a career?

Which of the following would you like or not like in a job?

a lot of telephone work

writing lots of reports

working with the same people

working with a lot of different people

working on your own

sharing an office

using English at work

working flexible hours (including weekends)

casual dress

uniforms

• Vocabulary: jobs, workplaces

AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Say the workplace of these jobs: a factory, a hotel, a hospital, an office, a shop, a lab, etc.

accountant	firefighter	businessman
engineer	police officer	manager
receptionist	travel agent	journalist
scientist	mechanic	actor / actress
doctor	shop assistant	economist
hairdresser	judge	lawyer
nurse	designer	writer
teacher	clerk	builder
waiter/waitress	dentist	bus/taxi/train driver
architect	postman	flight attendant
artist	freelancer

B. Give the definitions of the jobs in A.

Example: A shop assistant is a person who helps you when you are buying goods.

C. Complete the sentences with jobs from A. Use a / an before them.

1. Laura is ____________. She helps people with legal problems.

2. Marco is ___________. He builds offices.

3. Stella is ___________. She’s good with cars.

4. I’m _______________. I work with money.

5. Phil is _____________. He’s paintings are wonderful.

6. Gregory and Sam are _____________. They give lessons at college.

7. Ronaldo and I work at Walmart – we’re __________________.

8. Helen is ____________. She welcomes visitors to the company.

D. Study words and phrases that help that will help speak about jobs and responsibilities at work. Give Russian equivalents.

work for / in	self-employed	meet customers
run a department / a shop	do shiftwork resign	working conditions go on business trips
get a salary	be responsible for	fire / sack
be in charge of	attend meetings	retire
paid holiday	pay rise	get sick pay
be employed by	full-time / part time job	work overtime
deal with involve meet deadlines	do flexitime promote workaholic	earn working hours be good at

Now complete the sentences with these words and phrases.

1. Sam ____________ 2000$ a week.

2. I don’t like the working hours in my company, so I have to ____________.

3. My husband _____________ a big international company.

4. Stella is ______________ of a big department.

5._____________in our office are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

6. My job ____________ organizing meetings.

7. John is _______________ for computers in our office.

8. Jill is often late for work and I have to ____________ her.

9.Every year our team gets ___________ for the good job.

10. My sister ________________ a small shop in the suburbs of the city.

11. People ___________ at the age of 55 or 60 in Russia.

12. I’m ______________ the government.

13. Doctors often do _____________.

14. I have to ____________ a lot of paper work during the day.

15. She is the best person in the department and our boss wants to __________ her.

16. At the end of the month we have a lot of reports to make, so we have to work _________________ to ____________.

17. If you feel sick you may get ___________.

18. Students in Europe often take ________________ to get some pocket money.

• L ANGUAGE FOCUS: PREPOSITIONS

A. Fill in the gaps with prepositions (where necessary) in the phrases describing jobs and responsibilities.

1. Working ____ a local company is quite boring. It’s hard to make a good career here.

2. Tom’s job is dealing ______ international projects.

3. Sue is ____ charge _____ meetings in our company.

4. I’m employed ______ Swiss Airlines.

5. My father works in an French department of Renault company and he often goes ______ business trips to other European countries.

6. Jack is responsible ____ translating papers coming from Germany.

7. Susie is a very responsible person. She always meets ______ deadlines.

8. My brother is good ____ repairing computers.

9. She’s always late ______ the meetings.

B. Translate the text from Russian into English.

Лиза Стэнли получила продвижение по службе и новую должность. Сейчас она главный менеджер в крупной компании. Она очень рада этому. Поскольку она новый человек в компании, ей приходиться оставаться после работы, работать сверхурочно, брать дела на дом и часто ездить в командировки. У нее мало времени на отдых. Но ее это не расстраивает, так как она трудоголик. Она всегда старается успеть сдать все в сроки и не брать дополнительных выходных. Но хотя условия работы довольно тяжелые, она не чувствует себя уставшей или нервной. По крайней мере она может взять оплачиваемый отпуск или больничный, если почувствует себя плохо. Руководитель компании обещает повысить ей зарплату за ее труд.

• LISTENING

A. Listen to two people talking about their jobs. Fill in the chart.

	Person 1	Person 2
Job
Company
Workplace

Match the questions and the answers from the conversations.

What do you do?	Irex Chemicals
What company do you work for?	I’m an accountant
Where do you work?	Yes
Do you live in Boston?	In a factory in Boston

B. Three people talk about their jobs. Listen and complete this chart.

	Pierre	Olga	Anna
What is his / her job?
Where is he / she from?
Where is his / her office?
Who is his / her boss?

C. Listen to four people talking about themselves and complete the column about interests in the chart bellow. Suggest possible jobs for these people. Complete the last two columns in the chart. Share your ideas with other students.

Person	Interests	Possible jobs	Reasons
Morgan
Luke
Carmen
Jong

Now listen and check your ideas. Are you surprised by the answers?

D. Listen to Ivan Magnusson telling the group about his “secret job”. Then complete the sentences.

1. Ivan works for _____________________________________________.

2. He writes reports about ______________________________________.

3. The company doesn’t pay him, but ____________________________.

4. Ivan is the right person for the job because_______________________.

Underline the correct verb forms in the sentences that Ivan and David say.

1. I work / works for a hotel company.

2. We check / checks customer service.

3. I write / writes a report.

4. It don’t / doesn’t take long.

5. I don’t / doesn’t pay.

6. They travel / travels a lot.

7. I don’t / doesn’t like the paper work.

• READING: WEIRD AND DANGEROUS JOBS

AROUND THE WORLD

Read the text below

DICE INSPECTORS

Dice inspectors work for a variety of companies. State authorities, casinos and even dice manufacturers tend to employ people to inspect dice. The dice needs to be as perfect as a cube.

The idea is to prevent the possibility of cheating. As the job requires a great deal of training and precision, inspectors have to prove to be studious people who can be trusted to take the time to learn about this job.

PROFESSIONAL WHISTLERS

Believe it or not this man whistles tunes and does it for a living! Professional whistlers lend their talents to television shows, movies, commercials, and other media to give delightful music to their listeners. Henry Brady, a 58-year-old Welsh whistling performer. “A whistler is an artist just like an actor or musician,” he told FOX News. “My profession has taken me across the world and allowed me to touch people’s hearts.” To be a professional whistler, not only do you need talent, Brady also stresses the importance of self-confidence and experience.

LION TAMERS

Lion taming is the practice of animal training that involves taming lions for protection or entertainment, especially in the circus. Other big cats are tamed too, such as leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, and tigers. Lion taming is a very dangerous occupation because of the obvious risks of working with powerful instinctive carnivores. This job exists in zoos all across the world, to enable less dangerous feeding and to bring more profit by practicing circus demonstrations.

SNAKE MILKERS

Now it may sound crazy, but there are some people that choose to work with snakes - the deadly ones. Snake milkers have a dangerous job, they "milk" snakes for their venom. This means that a snake milker touches poisonous snakes every day.

One slip of a finger and, well, it`s all over. Snake venom plays an important role in science. It can be used for antivenoms and medicines. Snake milkers are doing something great for the world because the venom they extract can be used to create antivenom

A. Answer the questions on the text.

1. Which one would you choose to apply for?

2. What characteristics do you think you should have to get that job?

3. What do you think you should do in order to get that job?

B. Some people are applying for these jobs. Can you help them discover which job best fits their features? Read these parts of their curriculum vitae (CV) and match.

C. Now look at one of these occupations and design a brief CV (as in B) which would fit the job, please.

G UM BUSTERS

You know when you are chewing gum and you get that uncontrollable desire to stick it under something? We all do it! And you should actually keep on doing it, because if you don`t you´ll leave gum busters without a job.

A Dutch chemist created the Gum Cart, a machine that removes gum in just 5 seconds! And Gum Busters get a lot of contracts to remove gum from parks, stadiums, etc.

As long as people keep sticking chewing gum under tables the business will be kept!

• SPEAKING: What’s my job?

Work in groups. One student should think about a job and the others should try to guess it asking the following questions:

Do you work inside?

Do you get a big salary?

Do you have to work at night?

Do you drive?

Do you sit at a desk?

Do you get many holidays?

Do you have to wear a uniform for your job?

Do you work with many other people?

Do you like your job?

Do you think many people want to have your job?

Do you have to study a lot to get your job?

Is your job difficult?

Is your job dangerous?

Is your job boring?

Is your job unusual?

Is your job stressful?

You can also ask your own questions!

• READING: JOBS IN BRITAIN

Read the text and discuss the questions: Would you like to work in Britain? What job would you choose?

Britain has always been on the wish list of many people as far as work place is concerned. Not because they pay you magnanimous amounts as salary, but due to the good (read: professional) work culture prevalent there. And yes, you are also handsomely rewarded. So who wouldn’t like to work in Great Britain?

Finding a job in the UK has become so easy nowadays. Earlier, it was through personal references and through advertisements published in the media. Now, everything is available to you at the click of a button. All you need to do is to surf the net, key in the type of job you want and you start receiving offers almost instantly, provided you have the desired qualifications. The terms and conditions of UK employment are also favorable for all, whether he or she is an outsider or not. There is almost no discrimination between people of British origin and other people working in Britain. The law is the same for all, unlike many other countries, where there is discrimination on the basis of religion, sex and ethnicity. Of course, most jobs still require the best training from top colleges or universities, medical or Nursing Schools.

A recent trend that is fast catching up with people in Australia is that of contract employment. People take up specific contracts from companies in UK. For that purpose, they also relocate to UK for a few months or for the period of the contract. This is particularly beneficial for those who do not want to leave the boundaries of Australia, but want to experience working with/in the United Kingdom. This is very common among contract workers like interior designers, architects and medical practitioners. They get to experience the best of both worlds. On the other side, we have students opting for casual jobs, where they can work part time or full time and be paid a king’s ransom for it and once the contract has finished they have enough cash to depart on their Ibiza holidays to live like kings. These jobs are so lucrative that they have the power to attract Australians to Great Britain. To add to it the kind of work, which is relatively simpler than the rest. All this adds up to making UK a job seeker’s paradise. So be it a casual job, a permanent job or a contract job in UK, it’s all there waiting for you.

Now watch the video about jobs in Britain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7-ml8ULeBM) and answer the questions:

1. How many people wok in Britain?

2. Which industries were more important in the 19^th century: automobile, finance, shipbuilding, technology, manufacturing, retailing? Which of them are more important now?

3. What are “bank” holidays?

4. Which of British companies mentioned in the video have stores in Russia?

• WRITING: AN IDEAL JOB

Think about a job you would like to do and write an essay about what an ideal job for you is. Describe the workplace, your responsibilities, working conditions, paid holidays and a sick pay, salary, etc.