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Unit 4 my future profession

1. WARMING UP. What do you think is most important to you in a job and what is least important? Put the following in order from 1 to 6, then discuss it in class.

______ flexible working hours

______ contact with interesting people

______ chance to travel

______ long holidays

______ nice, quiet, attractive work space

______ good payment

2. WORD STUDY.

2.1 Match each word or phrase on the left to the correct description on the right.

1 wages

a) certificates and exams passed

2 skills

b) a talk with a company about a possible job

3 experience

c) the terms when you work

4 qualifications

d) points in your character (politeness, honesty, etc.)

5 interview

e) abilities, things you can do (type, drive, etc.)

6 hours

f) work of the same type you have done before

7 personal qualities

g) money you get, usually hourly or weekly

Now put each of the words on the left above in the correct space in the following conversation.

Valerie: Hello, I’m Valerie Woods. I’ve come for an … for a job as a secretary.

Mr. Watts: Oh yes, Miss Woods. Please take a seat. Well, have you done office work before? Have you any …?

Valerie: Well, I’m afraid I haven’t. I’ve just left college. But I have some … . Here are my typing and shorthand certificates.

Mr. Watts: Good. Do you have any other … . Can you use a computer?

Valerie: No, but I speak French and Spanish.

Mr. Watts: Good. Your teachers tell us you’re very careful and you get on well with other people, so there’s no problem about your … . In fact you seem very suitable.

Valerie: Thank you. Can I just make sure of one or two points? I believe the … are $150 a week? Is that right?

Mr. Watts: Yes, that’s right. And the … are nine to five, Monday to Friday. Well, we’d like to have you, Miss Woods.

Valerie: Thank you very much. I think the job will suit me very well.

2.2 Read the following passages. Jobs

a) My name is Martha Glass. I’m thirty-nine years old and I’m a doctor. I chose the medical profession, because I wanted to help people and at the same time make good money. When I was younger I wanted to become a teacher or a nurse, but I soon realized there wasn’t enough money in either of those professions. My parents didn’t help me much, because they didn’t want me to have a career at all. They wanted me to do what so many other girls did. They wanted me to become a secretary, marry the boss, have kids and stay at home. Well, I got married, and I had kids, but I have my career as well.

b) My name is John Ruston. I’m a businessman. I’m fifty years old and I’ve been working for the same company for twenty-five years. I think I’ve had a very successful career. I started work with the company as a poorly-paid clerk. I was one of those nine-to-five white-collar office workers who spend all day with a pencil in one hand and a telephone in the other. I hated it. So I got transferred to sales and became one of the company’s sales representatives. I traveled all over the country selling the company’s products and became the most successful salesperson on the staff. In ten years I have been promoted to manager of the sales department. In another ten years I hope to retire with a good pension.

c) Hi. I’m Billy. I left school when I was sixteen. I didn’t have any qualifications. I just wanted to earn some money. I got a job in a factory. I didn’t mind being a blue-collar worker. All I wanted was enough money to take my girlfriends out on a Saturday night. But then they got robots in to do my jobs and I was out of work. I was out of work for sixteen months. It’s terrible to be unemployed. The days seem so long. I finally got a job as an unskilled laborer, working for a builder. I’m twenty-five now. I suppose I should go to night classes and get some extra training so that I can earn more money as a skilled worker.

Answer the following questions according to the information in the passages. Put a cross (+) in the correct box.

Martha

George

Billy

No one

Who had a white-collar job for a while?

Who works in a profession?

Who wanted to become a secretary?

Who is unemployed at the moment?

Who is an unskilled worker?

Who was a successful salesman?

+

Who wanted a different career as a child?

Who married the boss?

Who has no career?

Who was out of work for a while?

Now find the words and phrases which are similar in meaning to the following:

Blue collar worker, factory worker, unemployed, boss, out of work, office worker, manager, white-collar worker.

a) ________________is similar in meaning to _____________________________

b) _______________ is similar in meaning to _____________________________

c) _______________ is similar in meaning to _____________________________

d) _______________ is similar in meaning to _____________________________

2.3 Decide what kinds of jobs the following are. Put a cross (+) in the correct box.

professional worker

white-collar worker

skilled worker

engineer

secretary

bank cashier

architect

teacher

+

mechanic

lawyer

computer repair person

office manager