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“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

Aristotle

Learning Objectives

The objectives of this module are

• to talk about the part-time/holiday job you would like to do

• to do information search for job ads

• to do careers guidance questionnaire

• to learn how to speak on the phone and arrange for a meeting

• to write a personal letter about a job

• to revisit multi-word verbs

• to revisit reported speech

Unit 1 Job opportunities for students//Career Options

Lead In

1. Nowadays a lot of students combine studies at university with work. For some it is a good way to earn pocket money, for others it is an opportunity to gain some valuable work experience. What about you? Read and answer the questions.

1. Have you ever worked for money? What did you do?

2. Are you working now? What are your responsibilities?

3. Is it hard to combine work with studies? What problems are facing up to?

4. As a university student would you like to have any part-time, odd or summer job? Should it be related to your specialization? Why?/Why not?

2. There are different types of jobs students may want to do. Match the definitions with the right type of job.

part-time job	a nonspecialised, unskilled, manual or domestic job
odd job	a job that you do for a part of a usual working day
summer/holiday job	a job that you do for all the working hours of a week
full-time job	a job that is done when on vacation

3. In pairs fill in the questionnaire below. Discuss two suitable jobs for you.

Careers guidance questionnaire

a. Which of these areas would you like to work in?

• Business

• Entertainment

• Industry

• Retail jobs

• Service industries

• Science and research

b. Tick the statements which are true of you:

I don’t mind working long hours	I can’t stand taking orders from others
I am not prepared to wear a uniform	I don’t like doing repetitive work
I enjoy manual work	I like doing paper work
I hate working at weekends	I am prepared to get up early
I am prepared to meet deadlines

c. Tick the skills you think you have?

I easily get on with other people	I find it easy to work in a team
I am good at making decisions	I am able to work on my own
I have good problem solving skills	I am good at organizing things
I am good with figures	I have working knowledge of English
I am computer literate	I have good word processing skills

d. What do you expect from the job? Choose five options from the list:

A chance to travel	Free food and other perks
Gaining work experience	Developing your knowledge of your particular area of expertise
Prospects of promotion	Opportunity to express your personality
A good salary	Developing your creativity
Meeting new people

e. Which do you prefer doing a summer or a part-time job? Why?

Reading

1. Work in groups. Make a list of the advantages of a holiday and part-time jobs for students.

2. Read the text and check your guesses.