18. Think of a job you can do in the summer and answer these questions.

1. Where are you going to work?

2. What are you going to do?

3. How much will you be paid?

4. is it a well-paid job?

1. Who will you work with?

5. When will you start your job?

6. Why do you want to do that job?

Write a letter to your parents or a friend about your plans for a summer job.

19. Complete the sentences 1-5 to the phrases a-e.

1. College is really good

2. I want to get a temporary job

3. The job is interesting

4. I have to work with people

5. I know you won't be happy

a and earn some money.

b and I think it will be useful for the future.

c but I'm going to stay here.

d but it's expensive.

e but badly-paid.

20. Rearrange the words to make sentences.

1 a get going I'm job summer to

2 will useful my job It future for be

3 a as I to waiter want work

4 paid very isn't well It

5 start week I next will work

21. Read the first part of Nancy's interview. Complete the sentences with do, did, or have.

D Who you work for now, Nancy?

N I work for Intertec Publishing. We publish international business magazines.

D I see. And how long you worked for them?

N I worked there for nearly five years. No, exactly five years.

D And how long you been in charge of Eastern Europe publications?

N For two years.

D And what you do before you were at Intertec?

N I worked for the BBC World Service.

22. Dream jobs

What is your dream job? Close your eyes and think about it. Then answer these questions.

• Does the job require a lot of training or experience?

• Is it well-paid?

• Does it involve working with other people?

• Is it indoors or outdoors?

• Do you need to be physically strong to do it?

• Is it dangerous?

• Does it involve travel?

23. Complete the sentences with a word from the box. All the words are to do with the world of work. Not all of them are used.

career

applicant

advertisement

retirement

qualifications

CV

Interview

qualified

redundant

resignation

retired

application

Example An occupation which gives opportunities for promotion is a career.

1. A document which lists your personal and professional details is a __________ .

2. A person who has reached an age where they no longer work is _______________.

3. When you want to leave a job, you have to give your _____________ .

4. If you have the right talents and experience for a job, then you are ______________for it.

5. When you try and get a job, you usually have to complete an __________form.

6. If an employee is no longer needed, he or she can be made ____________.