- •1. Read the text. Does your perfect working week comply with the predictions given in the text? Summarize the main ideas of this article; the subheadings may help you. Futurist predicts
- •3. Find the sentences with the following words and try to guess the meaning:
- •4. Match the terms for employment in a with their definitions in b.
- •5. Use the following expressions to discuss pros and cons of the different types of employment (see ex. 4).
- •6. Word formation: complete the table
- •Verb noun adjective adverb
- •7. Choose the correct item.
- •1. Find examples of will, and be going to in the text for Reading (1).
- •2. Choose the correct verb in the sentences.
- •4. Complete the conversation with will or be going to. Act it out with your partner.
- •5. Complete the conversation with will or be going to and the verbs from the box. Act it out with your partner.
- •1. Find examples of Future Continuous in the text for Reading (2).
- •2. Complete the sentences with the Future Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
- •3. Say what you will be doing at the following times?
- •4. Use Future Perfect to answer these questions.
- •5. Complete the sentences with the Future Perfect form of the verbs below.
- •6. Use the Future Perfect to answer these questions.
- •7. Complete the sentences using the Future Continuous or the Future Perfect form of the verb in brackets.
- •1. Short-term goals
- •2. Imagine your future life in 15 years and think of your long-term goals.
- •1. Before you listen
- •2. Listening
- •3. After-listening
- •4. Vocabulary development
- •1. Before you read let’s think about the future. What fields of employment will be the most popular when you graduate from university?
- •2. Read the text below to check your guesses. The Most in-demand Jobs of 2020
- •3. Here are some of the in-demand jobs of the next decade. Read eight texts and guess the jobs. Can you explain what these people do?
- •1. Have you guessed all the jobs? If not, find the right answers at the end of this module.
- •1. How to write a Resume
- •2. Design your own resume
- •1. Before you listen complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1. Have you guessed all the jobs? If not, find the right answers at the end of this module.
2. Prepare a short retelling of one of the jobs.
Present it to your partner without naming the job and replacing the name with some other words like ‘this professional’ or ‘this profession’. Has your partner guessed which profession you tried to describe?
Writing (4)
1. How to write a Resume
When you apply for a job or wish to continue your education, you are likely to be asked to present your resume. This document may prove crucial for your future. Although there are no standard forms for resume writing, the hints below can give some useful guidelines. (use past and present simple, “I” should be left out)
Your name
Your contact information
(home address/ phone/e-mail)
(optional: date and place of birth, marital status, citizenship)
Objectives (the position you want)
Education (in reverse chronological order)
University of ... (city, country, date)
Employment and Work Experience (in reverse chronological order)
Honors and Awards
Grants, Scholarships
Courses
Participation in Conferences and Seminars
Fields of Interest
Language Proficiency
Native language
Foreign languages
References are available upon request
2. Design your own resume
Listening (4)
1. Before you listen complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
What are you interested ________
Are you the kind of person who is often worried ___________things?
What sports are you good___________?
Why are you applying ______this job?
In your family, who are you similar ________and who are you different__________?
What music are you most keen _________?
When you decide to go _____holiday, what does it depend ________?
What are you most proud _______in your life?
Do you believe________things like horoscopes?
What do you hope to be doing ________10 years?
What do you do _____your spare time?
What questions do you think an interviewer and an applicant could ask at a job interview? Choose from the above exercise and add your own ones.
2. Now listen to the dialogue and write down two of the interviewer’s and two of the applicant’s questions.
Speaking (4)
Prepare to role-play an interview with a partner. Follow the instructions below:
1. Interviewees should prepare for the interview by making notes about:
-any relevant experience and qualifications you’ve got
-qualities that make you a suitable person for the job
-your plans for the future
-any further questions you’d like to ask
2. Interviewers should prepare for the interview by making notes about:
-how to start the interview
-questions to ask about relevant experience and qualifications
-questions to ask about personal qualities that make the candidate a suitable person for the job
-questions to ask about plans for the future
-how to finish the interview
3. Working in pairs, act out a job interview using expressions from the box below. Start as in the example.
What is/are…, I’d very much appreciate…, Could you tell me…, Would you be able to…, Would you mind…, etc.
e.g. A: Hello, Miss Jones. Thanks for coming. Please, sit down.
B: Thank you, sir.
A: Firstly, where did you see the advert for this post? …etc.
4. Discussion
Would you give your interviewee the job? Why/ Why not?
WORDLIST (Module 2)
application (n) fulfill (v)
available (adj) genuine (adj)
be fired influence (n,v)
be made redundant impact (n, v)
benefit (n,v) illicit (v)
benefit (n,v) long-term (adj)
bonus(n) labor (n)
broaden (v) legislation (n)
consumer (n) leisure (n)
capable (adj) manufacture (v)
catch (n) maintain (v)
career (n) monthly (adv)
challenge (n) overall (adj)
confidence (n) outdated (adj)
conscientious (adj) path (n)
coin (v,n) permanent (adj)
commodity (n) physicist (n)
currently (adv) perk (n)
CV payroll (n)
decline (n, v) predictability (n)
debt (n) punctual (adj)
downside (n) qualification (n)
drastically (adv) replace (v)
day off (n) relevant (adj)
debt (n) resilient (adj)
diligent (adj) redefine (v)
earnestness (n) security (n)
emerge (v) slice (n)
employ(v) significantly (adv)
encourage (v) self-employed (adj)
equip (v) take advantage of
earn (v) temporary (adj)
exist (v) thrive (v)
flexible (adj) time-consuming (adj)
force (n, v) temps (n)
founder (n) subcontractors (n)
forge (v) undergo (v)
fluid (n) utility (n)
freelancers (v) vehicle (n)
full-time/ part-time virtually (adv)
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Answers to the text JOBS OF THE NEAR FUTURE
Some of the in-demand jobs of the near future:
Vertical Farmer
Sustainability Professional
Elder Care Professional
Genetic Counselor
Precision Toolmaker
Blue Collar Workers
Cyber Security Specialist
Statistician