3.Talking point

Which jobs do you think are more suitable for men? Which are more suitable for women? Do you knowany women who do so-called `men's jobs'?

4.I need a plumber

Complete the sentences below with the following jobs.

chef flight attendant manager nurse plumber

porter private detective psychologist surgeon vet

1. Janet has been extremely depressed lately. I think she needs to see a _____________.

2. My dog has been coughing a lot. I must take him to the______________.

3. Laura loves taking care of other people. I think she'll be a _________when she grows up.

4. One of the pipes in my bathroom has burst, and there's water all over the place! I need to call a__________________. 5. Alan was very suspicious of his wife, so he hired a_________ to find out if she had been seeing another man. 6. The__________ told me that I needed at least one month to recover from the knee operation.7. Leave your bags here. The__________ will take them to your room. 8. Alison loves travelling, so she decided to become a____________ .

9. Can I speak to the__________, please? I would like to complain about the customer service here.10. The food at this restaurant is excellent. Compliments to the ___________!

5.Uk/us English

Match the following British English job titles on the left to their equivalent US titles on the right:

UK US

1. a shop assistant a. a babysitter

2. a postman b. a bartender

3. a dustman c. a garbageman

4. a headmaster d. a mailman

5. achildminder e. a pharmacist

6. a chemist f. a principal

7. a barman g. a sales clerk

6. Discuss the jobs

Which of the jobs below is the most dangerous? the most interesting? the most boring? the best-paid?

the worst-paid? Discuss your choice with your partner.

a barman a chambermaid a company director

a doctor a fireman a pilot

Job interview behaviour

Work in pairs. You are going to read about an American survey of HR managers on the most unusualthings they have seen during job interviews. Below are eight incidents that actually happened accordingto the survey. Try to guess what exactly happened. Complete the sentences and then read the articleto see how close you were.

1. The candidate took a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . off the interviewer's desk and put it in her purse.2. The candidate started screaming in the interview because . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3. The candidate said his ideal job was a painter of birdhouses. He was applying for the position of . . . .4. Instead of talking, the candidate decided to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5. When asked why he wanted the position, candidate replied that his . . . . . . . . wanted him to get a job.6. The candidate started feeling interviewer's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7. The candidate had a live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . under his shirt.8. During a phone interview, the candidate threw the phone in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Job interviews: Recruiters reveal the

strangest things candidates have done

From stealing family photos to trying to read the interviewer's fortune against his will

_ these are the candidates who stood out for all the wrong reasons.

1 There are fewer things more nerve-racking than ajob interview but think about these poorcandidates who have stuck out in their potentialemployer's minds - and for all the wrong reasons.2 A nationwide survey of HR managers in the US byrecruitment company СareerBuilder has foundsome of the strangest things that have everhappened during a job interview.3 From theft to attempting to read the interviewer'sfortune against his will, these are some things notto do in a job interview:1. Candidate took a family photo off theinterviewer's desk and put it into her purse.2. Candidate started screaming that the interviewwas taking too long.3. Candidate said her main job was being apsychic/medium and tried to readinterviewer's palm, despite interviewer'sattempts to decline the offer.4. When asked what his ideal job was, thecandidate said "painter of birdhouses."(Company was hiring for a data entry clerk.)5. Candidate sang her responses to questions.6. Candidate put lotion on his feet during theinterview.7. When asked why he wanted the position,candidate replied, "My wife wants me to get ajob."8. Candidate started feeling interviewer's chestto find a heartbeat so they could "connectheart to heart."9. Candidate had a pet bird in his/her shirt.10. Candidate took phone interview in thebathroom - and flushed.4 The survey also found that failing to make eyecontact, not smiling and being caught in a lie werethe biggest - and most common - mistakescandidates could make.5 Rosemary Haefner, chief human resources officerfor CareerBuilder, said: "Preparing for an interviewtakes a lot more than Googling answers tocommon interview questions.6 "Candidates have to make a great first impressionwith their appearance, have a solid understandingof the target company, know exactly how to showthat they're the perfect fit for the job and controltheir body language."

Adapted from The Independent, by Caroline Mortimer, 15 January 2016

Read the article again and complete the tips below with suitable verbs.

1. eye contact.

2. a great first impression with your appearance.

3. for the interview.

4. Don't in a lie.

5. a solid understanding of the company.

6. your body language.

Which of these tips are most important? Why?