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EY: right job for you
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41 VOCABULARY work
Look at the picture story. Match
sentences A-Ito pictures 1-9,
A. She decided to set up an online
business seling birthday cakes.
B © Her business is doing very well. Cire
C© She was unempleyed, and hac to look
for ajob,
1 They had an argument, and Clare was
sacked
Clare worked for @ marketing company.
F She applied for 3 lot of jobs, and sent
inOVs,
6 She had s good salary, but she dient
Ike her boss
H 1 She had some interviews, but didn't get
the jobs.
117 She had to work very long hours and do
1b @8.1 Listen and check. Then cover the
sentences and look at the pictures. Tel
the story from memory.
© p63 Vocabulary Bank Work
D Words with diferent meanings
Sometimes the same word can have to
completely different meanings, 4
She has a degree in economics,
[= a university qualification)
eae only four degrees this morning
[+ temperature
a partner, explain the difference in
meaning betwoen the pais of sentences.
1a He'srunning a business
bb He's running a marathon
2 a Maron wae fired lst wok 2 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING word stress
Wren tg man fired the un. evervon® Undine the stressed syllable in each word. Use the
3. |work ina shop phonetics to help you.
1b My laptop doesn’t work 1 appy sia 6 pormanent
4. There'se market or his product: 2 ailary 7 qualifications ii
1 There's 3 market whore you can buy 3 reRundentinlwvsont? 8 resign
vevetobles 4 experince isn 9 response spon
55 a Stove has cot up a company. 5 overtime vst 10 temporary tempo
Rims Say oect ooeete 1b @3.5 Liston and check. Practise saying the words.Think of someone you know who has a job. Prepare answers
to the questions below.
= What does
he/she do?
“What qualifications does he/she have?
* tehis/ner
{ull tine or
eb.2
parctime
temporary or permanent
Where does
she /she work (n/an office, at home, ete)?
What hours does he / she work?
Does he she have todo overtime?
Does he /she get a good salary?
Does he / she like the job? Why (not?
‘Would you ke to do his/her ob? Why (nl?
Work in pairs. A, interview B about his or her person's job.
‘Ask more questions if you can. Then swap.
''m going to tel you about my cousin. Hor name's Corinne,
(whet dies she do?
GRAMMAR choosing between gerunds and
infinitives
Complete the questionnair
by putting the verbs in the
correct form: the gerund (@.g. working) or to + infinitive
@
3. to work
personality Hele}
1 alike toworkas partof a tear. work
2 Tenjoy people with their
probleme. help
3 Tdon't mind avery large
salary, not ean
4 1m good at to people. listen
5 I'm good at quick decisions. make
6 risks doesn't worry me. take
7 tmbappy ‘by myself. work
© rmnotatraid of
large amounts of
‘money. manage
Lalovays try
It's importent for me
enjoy
Tm good at myself, express
myinstincte, follow
creative. be
improvise
complex calculations is not
difficult forme do
Mind iteasy
principles
Tam able
logical
theoretical
understand
—space and
distance, caleuate
1b Read the questionnaire and tick (¥) ONLY
the sentences thet you stronely agree
with. Discuss your answers with a partner.
€ @ Communication Match your
personality tothe job p.108 Find out
‘the results. Do you agroe?
d_ Look at the sentences in the
‘questionnaire. Complete the rules with
the gerund or to+ infinitive.
1 After some verbs, 4, enjoy and don't
mind, vee
2 Alter some verbs, eg. woul ike,
3 After acjoctves, use
4 Alter erepositions, use
5 athe subject ofa phrase or sentence,
© @p.146 Grammar Bank 8A
£ Write something for FIVE of the things in
‘the list.
+ something you are planning t0 do inthe
+ a country you'd ke to visi in
+ somebedy you woulda’ like to ge an
holiday with
2 job you'd love to do
jab you hate doing in the house
somebody you in very easy to tak to
something you're afraid of doing
‘sport, activity, or hobby you love doi
something you enjoy doing on Sunday
‘rming
“+ something you must de or buy urgenty
9 Work in groups. Tell the others about
what you have written and ansiver any
‘questions they have.
Falove tobe an achtect.)
Ci?
Because thnk would be great to.)
4 WRITING
@ p21 Writing A covering email
Write an emall 9 send with your CV to
apply for job.Work VOCABULARY BANK
1 VERB PHRASES
1a Complete the sentences with a verb or var’ phrase from the lst
applied for Splad fxd do ud dereverime il: evalu! got promoted got prommovidl resign rivain! veive avian
fin ran) sat up sel ap! was made redundant x7 mel niandant’ waeeacked ‘37 seki/_work shite sk ils
1 Dan has to do overtime, He has to work extra hours
2 Mate last weole He wat given a more important job.
2 Most nurses have Sometimes they work curing the day and sometmes
a night
4 Aman in our department. yesterday. [ore fred) The bess told him to leave.
5 Colin He lost hie job because the company did't ned him
any more.
6 Tho director of the company is going to (Ame quit) He has decided to leave hsb.
7 Lian is gcing to ‘ext month She's 65 and she's going to stop working
8 Angela has ‘a business zeling clothes online Se had the idea and has started doing
5 Everyone in the office has to ‘attaining course, They need to learn how to use the now softwar
10 Mandy ___ajob online, She replied to an advert and contin her CV.
11 Myporente ‘language school n Brighton, ‘They employ si eachers, who tench English to foreign
student
b_ @B.2 Listen and check. Cover the firt sentonce and look at the second. Can you remember the verb?
[Acnvanen De you know anybody who has applied for ajob/ got promoted / been made redundant /
resigned / boon sacked (fired) / retired rocenthy?
2 SAYING WHAT YOU DO 3: WORD-BUILDING
a Match the adjectives end definitions. Make nouns from the verbs by adding -ment, -ion,
aoe ee grvation: Make any other necessary changes.
setfamolorad sit mpl) emporryMempror Noun Nown
nemalaged spol |
talking about peop 2 aol 5 ually
working forhimealf
He's a working fr efferent
1m without ajeb a cae
2Hes pane
Make nouns for the people who do the jobs
designer. companies
a 7 by adding -er. or. lan, or -st. Make any other
talking about a job or work ee
ais 8. (opp permanent) only # short
a 5 erage inane oan oan
5 tees ico lop freely few hous as aaa
b Complete the sentences with at, for, n, or of. alee arte
1 work for(n) a multinational eompany 3 music 6 tronsate
———— eee © @BA Listen and check a end b, Underline the
ea a stressed syllable in the new words.
4 n_—_choal ini, ACTIVATION Cover the Noun columns and look at 1-6
se iy te pace an in a and b. Remember the nouns. Then think of
© @8.3 Listen and check a and b. ‘two more jobs ending in -er, -or,-ian, or ist. @ p.76