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Name the jobs or professions:
Match the words and pictures: an artist TV presenter a politician a super model a gardener a scientist a life guard an accountant a bank clerk
Match together part-time summer work as work/ job earn day/ night a high/ low work for be working hours money shift unemployed work a cashier experience salary job a well-known company
Talk about: What job did you want to do when you were a child? When I was little I wanted to be … because… What type of work are you interested in now? I'd like to work as … because / My dream job is … because… Is it hard for you to decide what career you should choose? It's difficult for me because… / It's easy for me because… What is a good and interesting job for you? What is important for you about a job? I think that … / In my opinion … is important because…
Talk about your parents: What is their job? Do they like it? Would you like to do the same job? Why? Why not? Yes, because I'm interested in… /No, because… How would you characterize it? interesting, well-paid, stressful, boring, time demanding, full time job, part time job, menial work, manual work, very challenging, skilled, unskilled…
What qualities are needed for different jobs? confident careful aggressive moody selfish sensitive honest modest stubborn mean hard-working lazy mean calm thoughtful shy generous cheerful easy-going logical miserable energetic outgoing reliable active talkative decisive brave
Advertisement a short description of the job If you look for a job, you can read adverts in the media or on the Internet. The advertisement should include: a short description of the job condition of work and salary The applicants usually write a letter to the company and enclose their curriculum vitae
Curriculum vitae It includes the following information Contact information – name, address, telephone, e-mail address Personal information – date and place of birth, nationality Education – secondary school, university Work experience/history Qualification – certificates, IT skills, languages, driving licence Interests Source: E. and A. Peck: Let's Talk, Fraus, 1999 http://office.microsoft.com