- •Jobs active vocabulary nouns
- •Vocabulary
- •Job requirements
- •VI. Listening: Choosing the right job.
- •Vocabulary
- •VII. Video-listening: Applying for a job.
- •Vocabulary
- •Staff disputes
- •Vocabulary
- •Office problems
- •Vocabulary
- •Stress at work
- •Vocabulary
- •IX. Speaking.
- •A job interview
- •Staff disputes
- •Talking about office problems
- •Vocabulary
- •Useful language
- •1. Look at the chart below and try to continue the list of «Unusual jobs».
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •X. Writing. How to write a resume.
- •Curriculum Vitae vs. Resume
- •How to write a resume
- •Review Quiz
- •I . Circle the correct answer.
- •II. Complete the sentences with a single word.
- •III. Complete the crossword. The letters in grey squares spell out another word. What is it?
- •IV. Write the words in the correct order, and add the final word.
- •V. Complete the text with the words below.
Vocabulary
engineering the activity of designing roads, railways, bridges, etc.;
military connected with soldiers, or the army, navy, and air force;
training the activity of teaching people the skills they need for a job;
publishing the business of producing and selling books, magazines, newspapers, etc.;
manufacturing the business of producing goods in factories;
management the control of a business or organization;
retail selling goods to people directly in shops, on the internet, etc.;
finance the activity of managing money;
recruitment the business of finding people for job vacancies;
☺ I produce books and then we sell them. publishing
1. I teach people their jobs.________
2. I’m a soldier. ________
3. I sell clothes.________
4. I design motorways. _________
5. I produce cars. _________
6. I’m the boss of a company. _________
7. I control the money in our business. _________
8. I fill job vacancies in companies. _________
H. Classify the items to the categories: skills, abilities, qualities.
Job requirements
a sharp mind
ambition
creativity
numeracy and literacy
artistic ability
dedication
ability to work under pressure
administrative skills
individuality
initiative
ability to work to tight deadlines
physical strength
teamwork skills
leadership
flexibility
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qualities |
abilities |
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VI. Listening: Choosing the right job.
Vocabulary
to make friends to become a friend of sb;
to be really into sth to be interested in sth in an active way;
A. Listen to the four people below talking about themselves.
B. Are these sentences true or false?
1. Morgan is from Austria.
2. Morgan’s ambition is to study French.
3. Luke comes from England.
4. Luke would like to work for an insurance company.
5. Carmen lives in Africa.
6. Carmen would like to speak Japanese.
7. Jong is improving his English.
8. Jong is a very aspiring person.
C. Complete the columns in the table below.
Person |
Interests |
Possible Jobs |
Reasons |
Morgan |
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Luke |
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Carmen |
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Jong |
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VII. Video-listening: Applying for a job.
Vocabulary
a skill set набор навыков и умений
to gather собирать
to fill out заполнять
oftentimes многократно, часто
to jot down сделать краткую, беглую запись
diligent старательный
standpoint точка зрения
to edit редактировать
legible разборчивый
crisp handwriting чёткий почерк
A. Rewrite the sentences without using the underlined words. Keep the meaning the same.
1. Detectives have spent months collecting evidence.
2. After a persistent search, the police found the missing child.
3. I’ll just write the address quickly for you.
4. He is writing from the point of view of someone who knows what life is like in prison.
5. This is the improved version of my speech.
6. The signature was still clear enough to read.
B. Find three phrases from the words in the box.
fill handwriting skill
crisp out set
C. Watch the video and be ready to complete the tasks.
D. Complete the tasks:
1. What’s the correct word?
Each person has a skill yet / set.
2. Complete the sentence with a suitable word or word combination.
When you begin to … , you can be able to fill your resume out accurately.
3. Positive or Negative?
Best words to describe your skills when filling out an application are trustworthy, responsible, diligent.
4. True or False?
Having accuracy in the spelling is not important.
5. Cross out the word which is wrong.
If you can write the documentation, or actually create the documentation online, that’s going to find out being more professionally presented.
6. Match the beginning of the sentence with its ending.
So if applying for a job, I would certainly encourage you to be honest
in what you put down.
in what you let down.
7. Complete the gaps in the sentence with suitable words.
When one is applying for a job I think one of the most … things to think … is the … of work that you would like to do.
VIII. Reading: Stress at work.
A. Study the vocabulary and complete the text.