9A IN THIS LESSO N, Y O U:

• roleplay conversations about how your job is going

• describe good and bad aspects of working life

The world of work • practise listening to people talking about how their
jobs are going
• explain your feelings about the future

VOCABULARY Working life 6 W or k in p airs. Discuss t h e q u estio ns.

1 W h a t advice w o uld you give Richard? W hy?
1 W or k in p airs. Read t h e se n t e nces and discuss if t h e
sit u a tio ns are usu ally p ositiv e or n e g a tiv e. W h a t are 2 Do you kn o w anyone w h ose jo b is going really w ell at
t h e ca uses and results o f each sit u a t io n? the m o m ent? In w h a t w a y?

7 g o t pro m o te d' is positive. It m ea ns yo u're doing w ell a t 3 W h a t do you see yourself doing in five years' tim e?
w ork a nd g e t m oved to a higher position. It usually h a ppens 4 Think of tw o people you kn o w w e ll. W h a t do you see
beca use yo u're g o o d a t yo u r jo b . O ne result is you usually them doing in five years' tim e?
g e t o ffe re d m ore money.
1 I got pro m o t ed. GRAMMAR
2 I hande d in my n o tice last w e e k.
3 I got a p ay rise last m onth. C o n d it io n als w i t h prese n t f or ms
4 I'm getting o n-t he-jo b trainin g. We often use conditional sentences to talk about real or
5 I actually got m a de re d u n d a n t last m onth. probable events now or in the future.

6 I'm slowly g e t tin g t h e han g o f everythin g. a If I ask about doing other stuff, h e just tells me to be
patient.
7 I'm stru g glin g t o cope, to be honest.
b If it's that bad, maybe y o u sh o u l d thin k a b o u t
8 My boss never d ele g a t es resp onsibility to the rest of the
handing in your notice.
team.
c It m ig h t g e t better i f I just g ive it a bit more time.
9 I'm finding it very re w ard in g .
d I f you decid e to make a move, I'm sure y o u'l l b e fine.
10 It's really st im ula tin g. I feel I'm really stre tchin g myself.
11 The w ork's pretty m e nial most of the tim e.
7 Loo k a t t h e e x a m p les in t h e Gra m m ar box. W ork in
2 List en t o t h e w o r ds and p hrases fro m Ex ercise 1 pairs. Discuss t h e q u estio ns.
and practise sayin g t he m on t h eir o w n and in a lo n g er
p hrase. W hich w o r ds / p hrases do y o u find hard to 1 W h a t verb form is used in the If part of the sentences?
sa y? Practise sayin g t he m a g ain. 2 W hich tw o sentences are talking ab out the future?
3 W hich sentence is talkin g ab o ut n o w?
3 W or k in pairs. W hich se n t e nces in Ex ercise 1 ha v e e v er
b ee n tru e f o r y o u or f o r a n y o f y o u r frie n ds or f a m ily? 4 W hich sentence is talkin g ab out so m ethin g that's usually,
Say as much as y ou can a b o u t each si t ua tio n. g enerally tru e?
5 W hich result clause is talking ab out a d efinite future
M y older sister actually g o t pro m o te d g uite recently. S he
result? H ow do you kn o w?
w orks for this big intern a tion a l corpora tion a nd they ju st
m ade h er he a d o f h er bra nch. I'm really pro u d o f her. 6 W hich sentence is giving advice? H ow do you kn o w?
7 W hich result clause is talking ab out a future possibility?
H o w do you kn o w?
LISTENING
4 List en t o t h e first p art o f a co n v ersa tio n b e t w e e n 8 M atch t h e se n t e nce b e g in nin gs (1-4) w it h t w o
t w o frie n ds, M elissa and Richard. A nsw e r t he q u estions. p ossible e n d in gs (a-h).

1 H ow is Richard fe eling ab o ut his jo b? W hy? 1 If you really w a n t to get into the film industry,

2 W h a t does his jo b mostly seem to involve? 2 If thin gs really are th at bad at w ork,

3 W h a t are his plans for the fu ture? 3 If I get made re dundant,

4 H o w does Melissa try to che er Richard up? 4 If I get good enough grad es,

5 List en t o t h e seco n d p art o f t h e co n v ersa tio n. H o w a I might try and set up my own business.
do Richard and M elissa use t h ese w o r ds? b I'm going to do Law at uni.
1 training c I'll put you in to uch with a friend of my dad's w h o w orks
2 college as a sound engineer.

3 clients d you can always re quest a meeting with m ana g e m ent to

sort it all out.
4 presentation
e I d o n't need to sit the entrance exam.
5 business trip
f you have to start at the bottom and w ork your w a y up.
6 prom otion
g maybe you should start looking for so m ethin g else.
7 em ployee
h at least I'll be able to live on the m oney I get for a w hile.
8 firm

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 9 W rit e t w o co n ditio n al se n t e nces y o u could sa y to 11 W rit e f o u r q u estio ns a b o u t careers and st u d yin g using
so m e o n e in each o f t h ese sit u a t io ns. Try t o use t h e p a t t ern D o y o u thi n k y o u w ill (ever) . . .? W ork in
d if f e re n t p a t t erns. The n co m p are y o u r se n t e nces in gro u ps. Take t u rns t o ask q u estio ns and a nsw e r using
pairs. Do y o u a g re e w it h each o ther's id e as? t h e resp o nses in Ex ercise 10.
1 I had a big row with a colleague last w e e k. It w as a w fu l. Do you think yo u'll ever do a M a ster's?
2 I'm thinkin g of quitting my jo b and retraining in ano ther
field. CONVERSATION PRACTICE
3 W e w a n t to try and launch our own we bsite later this year.
12 W ork in pairs. Ch o ose a role.
4 W e might send her overseas to study for her degree.
St u d e n t A: Imagine you are w orkin g and your jo b is going
G See Gra m m ar ref erence 9A. really w ell. Think of at least thre e reasons why.
St u d e n t B: Imagine your jo b is going badly. Think of at
DEVELOPING CONVERSATIONS least three reasons why.

Feelin gs a b o u t t h e f u t u re 13 Ro le p lay t h e co n v ersa tio n. F ollo w t h e g uid e. Co n t in u e

When we answer questions about the future, we use a as long as y o u can.
range of different expressions to show how sure we are
that something will happen.
You're bou nd to get lots o f offers. (= I'm 95% sure you will.)
I doubt I'll pass the entrance exam. ( = I'm 90% sure I won't.)

10 Q Loo k a t t h e D ev elo p in g co n v ersa tio ns box. Then

loo k a t fiv e a nsw e rs t o t h e q u estio n D o y o u thin k
y o u'l l g e t t he j o b ? Ch o ose t h e correct o p tio n. The n
liste n and check.
1 I d o u b t it. I I'm b o u n d to. I'm not qualified enou g h.
2 Definitely. 11 might. Strang er things have hap p ene d!
3 Probably n o t I H opefully n o t - but it's w orth a try.
4 H opefully I Probably. I really need the money!
5 I'm bo u n d to. 11 d o u b t it. Th ey're desperate for n e w staff
at the m o m ent.
 9B IN T H IS LESS O N , Y O U :
• talk about people and events that have had a big
impact on you

Starting out • discuss work-related issues

• listen to a podcast about young people and the job market
• read about four first jobs

SPEAKING GRAMMAR
1 W or k in gro u ps. Discuss t h e q u estio ns.
C o n d itio n als w i t h p ast f or ms
1 D o y o u k n o w if t h e r e 's a m in im u m a g e f o r a p e rs o n t o
h a v e a p a id j o b in y o u r c o u n try ? W e use c o n d itio n a l se n t e n c e s w it h p ast f o rm s to t a lk
a b o u t im a g in e d I h y p o th e tic a l sit u a tio ns.
2 A r e t h e r e a n y p a rt - t im e j o b s t h a t y o u n g p e o p le in y o u r
c o u n t ry t y p ic a lly d o w h e n t h e y a re a t sc h o o l o r a t c o lle g e a Eve n if they doubled my money, I wouldn't want
o r u n iv e rsit y ? W o u l d y o u d o t h e m ? W h y ? / W h y n o t? to work near a beach again.
3 W h a t a re t h e a d v a n t a g e s a n d d is a d v a n t a g e s o f y o u n g b It would probably have been a different story if I'd
p e o p le w o r k i n g w h il e st u d y in g ? been doing it on my own!
c If it hadn't been for her, I might never even have
heard about the job.
LISTENING
d If I wasn't in the army, I would never have gone
2 Q List en t o an e x tract fro m a p o dcast a b o u t y o u n g somewhere like Haiti.
p e o p le and t h e jo b m ark e t. Take n o t es on an y
pro ble ms or so lu tio ns. Co m p are y o u r n o t es in gro u ps.
8 Loo k a t t h e e x a m p les in t h e Gra m m ar box. W or k in
3 W or k in pairs. Discuss t h e q u estio ns. pairs. Discuss t h ese q u estio ns.
1 D o y o u t h i n k t h e a d v ic e g iv e n is g o o d ? W h y ? / W h y n o t? 1 W h ic h s e n t e n c e is a f u t u r e h y p o t h e t ic a l s it u a t i o n ?
2 W h a t o t h e r fie l d s d o y o u t h i n k a re g o in g t o b e g r o w t h 2 W h ic h t w o s e n t e n c e s a re p a st h y p o t h e t ic a l s it u a t i o n s?
a re a s in t h e c o m in g y e a rs?
3 W h ic h s e n t e n c e is t a lk in g a b o u t h y p o t h e t ic a l sit u a t i o n s
3 D o y o u k n o w a n y o t h e r f a m o u s p e o p le w h o st a rt e d o u t n o w A N D in t h e p a st? W h a t's t h e re a lity o f t h e sit u a t i o n ?
d o in g f a r m o re m e n ia l j o b s?
4 W h ic h s e n t e n c e s h o w s a p o ssib le h y p o t h e t ic a l re su lt -
n o t a d e fin it e o n e ? H o w d o y o u k n o w ?
READING 5 W h a t f o r m s a re use d in t h e if p a rts o f e a c h s e n t e n c e ?
4 Read f o u r t e x ts a b o u t first jo bs on p a ge 91. W h o do W h ic h f o r m s a re use d in t h e re su lt c la u s e s?
y o u t h in k had t h e b est first j o b?
9 Co m p le t e t h e se n t e nces w it h t h e correct f orm o f t he
5 W or k in pairs. D ecide w hich p erso n: verbs in brack e ts.

1 w a s re c o m m e n d e d f o r t h e ir j o b ? 1 To b e h o n e s t, I ( n o t d o ) t h is jo b if I
(h a v e ) a c h o ic e , b u t I d o n 't re a lly. M y
2 n e ver g o t a b re a k?
p a re n ts a r e n 't t h a t w e ll - o f f , so I b a sic a lly h a v e t o .
3 h a s a j o b t h a t is s o m e t i m e s m is u n d e rs t o o d ?
2 I h a t e d it, b u t t h e b o ss w a s a f a m ily fri e n d . If m y d a d
4 use d t o g e t a lift t o w o r k ? (n o t g e t) m e t h e j o b , I
5 s t a rt e d t o fin d t h e ir w o r k a b it b o rin g a f t e r a w h il e ? (le a v e ) s o o n e r. In t h e e n d I st a y e d t h r e e y e a rs b e f o re
6 re c e iv e d t r a in i n g ? q u it t in g .

7 n o w h as d o u b ts a b o u t 'f a c ts' t h e y h e a r a b o u t? 3 If i t ( n o t b e) f o r m y o ld G e o g r a p h y
t e a c h e r, I ( n o t b e c o m e ) a t o w n p la n n e r.
8 f o u n d t h e ir jo b d i d n 't liv e u p t o e x p e c t a t i o n s?
4 If i t ( n o t b e) f o r m y h ig h sc h o o l En g lish
9 k n e w t h e y w e r e b e in g e x p l o it e d , b u t d i d n 't m in d ?
t e a c h e r, I ( n o t g iv e ) t h is p r e s e n t a t i o n t o
10 h a d a m a n a g e r t h a t in t e rf e r e d a lo t? y o u t o d a y.
11 t h in k s c e rt a in p e o p le a re b e t t e r a t a j o b ? 5 I lo v e m y j o b . H o n e stly, e v e n if I s u d d e n ly
12 f e e ls m o re p o sitiv e n o w a b o u t s o m e t h in g ? (w i n ) lo a d s o f m o n e y, I ( n o t g iv e u p ) w o r k
e n tire ly.
6 Find t h e w o r ds t h a t go w it h t h ese n o u ns in t h e t e x ts.
G See Gra m m ar ref erence 9B.
ta b les fo o t lau g h la b o ur w o rd n o ve lty b e n e fits ra n k

SPEAKING
7 W or k in pairs. Discuss t h ese st a t e m e n ts.
1 I'd r a t h e r d o m a n u a l w o r k t h a n o f f ic e w o r k . 10 Thin k o f f o ur e v e n ts, sit u a ti o ns or p e o p le t h a t ha ve
2 P e o p le sh o u ld n e v e r b e f o rc e d t o re tire .
had an im p act on y o u r life. In gro u ps, e x plain t h eir
im p ort ance.
3 U n iv e rsit y s t u d e n ts sh o u ld a ls o w o r k , n o t j u s t st u d y.
4 T h e a r m y is a g o o d c a r e e r c h o ic e .
5 W o m e n a re b e t t e r a t s o m e j o b s t h a n m e n .
6 G e t t in g a g o o d j o b is o f t e n m o re a b o u t w h o y o u k n o w
th an w h a t you kn o w .

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 READING
MY FIRST JOB
ED U ARD O, BRA ZIL ELA , P OLA N D
I got my first job this summer, working in a bar on a beach in I did Politics at university and I really wanted to go and see
Porto Seguro. It sounded ideal - chill out on the beach, get a more of Europe, so I figured I needed a part-time job. A friend
suntan and earn some money before going back to university. of mine did market research for this local company and she put
Big mistake! I started work at two in the afternoon, cleaning the in a good w o r d for me. To be honest, if it hadn't been for her,
place, and then worked solidly through till five in the morning - I might never even have heard about the job. I mostly worked
restocking the bar, rushing from one table to the next, taking weekends but, once in a while, they'd ask me to do the odd
orders, carrying trays, clearing t a b l e s - it was non-stop! It didn't evening as well. I basically went door to door asking specific
help that my boss was a com plete control freak. By the time questions - what people drank, who they were planning to
I got home, I was dead, and slept till one. I never actually set vote for, all sorts. It was fun to begin with, meeting so many new
f o o t on the beach! Still, by the end of the summer, I'd saved people, and the money was quite good too, but the n o v e l t y
enough to g o on holiday with my girlfriend. It was great to soon wore off. It got very repetitive. I don't regret it, though. I
have money I'd earned myself and to be able to spend it as I learned that a smile goes a long way - and as I know that some
wanted but, to be honest, even if they doubled my money, I people were lazy and made up their data, I've learned to be
wouldn't want to work near a beach again. It's far too frustrating sceptical about statistics too!
seeing what you're missing all the time!
C A RLA , C HILE
JO CELY N , SC O TLA N D It sometimes surprises people when Itell them I'm an army
I grew up in a rural community where it was common for kids logistics officer. Ijoined up after leaving school because I was
to help out on the nearby farms. When I was about fifteen or quite restless and didn't really like 'academic' things or studying.
sixteen, I started working Saturdays picking potatoes. We'd be Funnily enough, though, I've actually spent quite a lot of time
collected at seven in the morning and driven out to the fields, in a classroom since Ijoined, as we get loads of on-the-job
where we'd walk behind these huge machines and bag all the training. It's OK, though - you see the practical b e n e f i ts more
potatoes they'd dig up. It was exhausting, but I enjoyed being than at school, so I don't regret joining at all. In fact, I've done
outside and we all had a la u g h together. It would probably some amazing things. If I wasn't in the army, I would never have
have been a different story if I'd been doing it on gone somewhere like Haiti. I went there as part of a UN
my own! O f course, as a teenager, I provided humanitarian mission. For sure, people associate the army
cheap la b o u r, but that didn't really bother with war, but nowadays it's more about peacekeeping
me - and I was very grateful for the and helping people involved in conflicts. M y area is all
money. It may sound funny now, but about solving problems and communication - and
the £30 I earned each week - women are often better than men in these roles, so I'm
cash-in-hand, of course - felt certainly staying in the army and hopefully I'll achieve
like a fortune back then. a high ra n k.

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