1. Cognitive Target 3: Careers, jobs and lifestyles
Vocabulary &
Summaries
Contents Given by MEP for “Bachillerato a Tu Medida” english Testing

2. “Wh” constructions related to Jobs
What
-What professions do you like?
-What does he/she do?
-What do you know/think about professions in science?
-What do you want to be?
Which
Which professions are you interested in?
Which are the benefits of studying marine biology?
How
Where
Where can a person mayor in engineering?
Where can you major as a technician?
Why
How much does a mechanic earn?
Why do you want to be a n artist?
How much does a secretary course cost?
Why are you studying to be a teacher?
Answer the questions in your notebook.

3. Useful Expressions
The university of Costa Rica is better than some of the private ones is better than
It takes four years to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. It takes a lot of effort to graduate in any profession it takes… to graduate
I’m interested in architecture I’m interested in
Let me tell you about a profession/a course/a university/the work environment/the salary/this career let me tell you about
I’d like to apply for the mechanic-managerial-dentist-office boy-supervisor-engeneering-doctors- principal position I’d like to apply for
You need to fill out the form/application form You need to fill out
Would like to study engineering-math professor/ Would like to work in my department-section- company? would you like to
Do you want to enter to the faculty of medicine-education-agronomy- an academy-a technical school-an informal educational system/to Pozuelo-FACO-Lontano/my department/section-team work-company do you want to enter
Create examples of your own with each one of the bolded and underlined expressions.

4. Vocabulary
Career:
architect
dentist
agronomist
Computer analyst
ophthalmologist
shoemaker
manager
pilot
driver
politician
For each job on the chart provide an appropriate skill. Make a numbered vertical list of the jobs and then write the skill next to it in the notebook.. Look at the examples!

5. Jobs and skills Skills (destrezas-habilidades)
Hard Skills: teachable abilities or skill sets that are easy to quantify. Typically learned in the classroom, through books or other training materials, or on the job.
-Proficiency in a foreign language
-A degree or certificate
-Typing speed
-Machine operator
-Computer programming
Soft (blandas)Skills: are subjective skills that are much harder to quantify. known as "people skills" or "interpersonal skills," soft skills relate to the way you relate to and interact with other people.
-Communication
-Flexibility
-Leadership
-Patience
-Work Ethic
-Time management
-Team work
-Motivation
-Problem solving abilities
-Persuasion
-In your notebook: identify which are your hard and soft skills. Share the information with someone.
-Write a ten sentence paragraph explaining which 3 hard and soft skills are more important when looking for a job.