2.4. Career

Pre-listening task: Read the profiles of these students. Which careers would you suggest for them?

Andy: artistic, good at maths and geography, interested in the environment, doesn`t enjoy languages	Paula: interested in sport, good at science, not a fan of history, likes helping people
Shona: interested in fashion, good at English, likes art, doesn`t enjoy science.	Marcus: enjoys debating, not keen on maths, good at languages, likes people

Main activity:

Track 8/CD1 You will hear Becky, Georgina and Stephen talking about careers, listen and fill in the gaps in the summaries:

Becky

Becky would like to be a performer. She wants a job where she can use a)___________, perhaps working on the radio or telling b)___________on tape. Her dad is c)___________ and has to take work as it comes, but Becky wants to have a d)________ income. If she found a job where she was happy and valued by others, she wouldn't mind that she hadn't achieved the ideal of her e)___________

Georgina

Georgina would also like to be a performer, but she knows this career is difficult because her dad is an f)___________.It's hard for him to make plans or g)________a holiday. There are some terrible h)__________; 97% of actors only earn £4,000 a year through performing. Although she realises she might not be successful, she's going to i)__________this career as far as she can. But for now, she's following the advice that adults have always given her - get your j)____________first.

Stephen

Stephen would like to be a film director or producer. He doesn't want a job with lots of k)___________where people won't notice him. He wants a job that everyone will i)____________him by.

Follow-up:

Work in pairs. Write your own profile, give it to your partner. Now suggest what your partner could do for the living. Give reasons for your choice.

3.1 The Nobel Prize

Pre-listening task: What do you know about the Nobel Prize? Why is it such a prestigious award?

Main activity:

1) Track 9/CD1 You will hear the interview about the Nobel Prize. First listen, and then answer the questions:

1 According to Bradford, what is the greatest reward for winning a Nobel Prize?

A the money

B the medal

C the certificate

D the honour

2 How are people nominated for the Prizes?

A Alfred Nobel chooses them.

B The committee chooses one of their friends.

C Institutions suggest people who have done outstanding work.

D They are voted for.

3 Why did Alfred Nobel decide to set up the Nobel Prizes?

A He didn't know what to do with his money.

B He wanted to do some good with his money.

C He wanted to help scientists only.

D He wanted to show people how rich he was.

4 How much money did Alfred Nobel give to set up the Prizes?

A more than $400,000

B more than $400,000,000

C more than $40,000

D more than $4,000,000

5 Which is true about the Nobel Prize winners?

A Most of them are women.

B Most of them are men.

C They must be European.

D They must be young.

6 There is NO Nobel Prize for

A literature

B physics

C peace

D mathematics

Follow-up:

1) Try to give a brief history of The Nobel prize. 2) Do you know any Russian scientists who have won the Nobel Prize for physics? Explain why it was awarded to them. 3) Which achievement do you consider to be the most important one?