1. JOBS Types of work Labour market Working time vs. free time
Job opportunities
Career vs. family life

2. Comment on the following quotations.
If you have no problems at your job, you don't have a job, you've got a hobby Ronald Dunn
Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world because you cannot quit and rest Author Unknown

3. JOBS Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics:
Physical and mental work
Employment
Unemployment
Factors when searching for a job
Schedules
Benefits
Qualities and skills
Responsibilities and duties
Career ladder vs. family life

4. Which of them require a university degree?
Name the jobs in the pictures. (click on the pictures to check your ideas)
Which of them require a university degree?
What are the pros and cons of these jobs? 2. 3. 4. 1.
tiler
microbiologist
photographer
music teacher
street cleaner 5.
butcher 6.
programmer 7.
policeman 8.
Which job do you find the least interesting for you? Explain why.

5. Which qualities, skills and abilities do the jobs in the pictures require?1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

6. employment self-employed salary employer employee unemployed wage
Explain the terms below:
self-employed
employment
salary
employer
employee
unemployed
wage
What are the main reasons for being unemployed?

7. Put the following steps when looking for a job into chronological order.
employment contract (all essential specifications)
writing and sending a job application, a CV,
a motivation letter
searching for available positions (newspapers,
the Internet, friends, job agencies...)
invitation to an oral interview
What information does an employment contract, job application, CV and a motivation letter include?

8. What would you advise the woman in the picture
to do/not to do in a job interview to get a job.
(clothes, body language, behaviour...)
What questions may a future employer ask?
What questions may a job candidate ask?

9. part-time full-time from 9 to 5 flexitime shift work
Look at the pictures. Match the jobs with the working time. Comment them. 2. 1.
part-time
full-time
from 9 to 5
flexitime
shift work 3. 4. 5.
Give other examples of jobs with fixed and flexible working time. What would you prefer in the future?
How do you imagine your ideal working time?

10. Which skills and abilities may increase your chances of getting a well-paid job?1. 2. 4. 3.
What do you think of the job opportunities offered in Slovakia? What will be important for you when you start looking for a job? Explain.

11. What do the people in the pictures prefer – family or career
What do the people in the pictures prefer – family or career? What would you prefer and why? 1. 2. 3. 4.

12. Look at the jobs below. What age do you think these people retire
Look at the jobs below. What age do you think these people retire? When do men and women retire in Slovakia? What should it depend on? Explain. 2. 1. 4. 3.
What is your opinion on retired people who are still working and people who take early retirement?

13. What are you doing this summer?
Read this job offer. Would you be interested in such jobs? Why/why not? Do you fullfil the criteria in the advert? What other summer jobs would you be looking for if you wanted to make some money?
What are you doing this summer?
Holiday entertainers, nurses, teachers, cooks... wanted to join us at international summer camps in the UK and Ireland.
We are looking for hardworking, energetic and fun people.
Positions available are either for one week or the whole summer season (beginning of July to the end of August).
Experience with children is preferable but not essential, however, candidates must have the passion and creativity to work with children (age 8 – 14). Candidates must be fluent in spoken and written English.
Accommodation and food is for free.
Interested? Please specify "Summer Camp Jobs 2011" as the subject!