1. Warm-up

Play the Alphabet Job game:

Student A says a job beginning with ‘a’. Student B says a job beginning with ‘b’, etc.

Which letters of the alphabet could you not find jobs for?

2. Listening for gist

1). Listen to three speakers (IO pI: 30). What are their jobs?

2). Listen to five speakers (PT for RSE: T5 B1).

Match the texts with the statements A-F. Each letter is used only once. One statement is odd.

1. Her job gives her a chance to meet people.

2. She thinks she should be paid more for the work she does.

3. Her job doesn’t leave her with much free time.

4. She’s thinking of trying to find a completely different job.

5. She doesn’t have a good relationship with the people she works with.

6. She has to travel a lot for her job.

3). Listen to six speakers (SL: U12 A52). Match each speaker with a job.

a radio DJ

b sports photographer

с judge

d shop assistant

e teacher

f bus driver

3. Listening for details

1). Listen to three speakers (IO pI: 30) once again. Note which speaker:

A. has a very stressful job.

B. has never had a day off through illness.

C. works nights.

D. dropped out of school.

E. gets up very early.

F. has made loads of money.

G. works outdoors.

H. works long hours.

2). Listen to three speakers (PT for RSE: T5 B1) once again. Note which speaker:

A. runs his/her own business.

B. knows a lot of residents.

C. arranges meetings.

D. designs websites.

E. lives out of a suitcase.

3). Listen to longer extracts of the people's descriptions (SL: U12 C52) and decide if they are true or false. Be careful! The extracts are in a different order this time.

Speaker 1

1 He really enjoys his job.

2 His working day is long. .

Speaker 2

1 People sometimes get angry with her.

2 The job has become easier.

Speaker 3

1. He enjoys his job.

2. He sometimes has to hide his feelings.

Speaker 4

1. She enjoys the travelling.

2. She works for one newspaper all the time.

Speaker 5

1 He is bored of his job.

2 He likes most of his students.

Speaker 6

1 She feels that every day at work is the same.

2 She has to be very careful in her job.

4) Listen to the same six people talking about their skills and experience (SL: U12 D53). Decide which statement, A or B, is true for each speaker.

Speaker 1

A Skills are more important than qualifications.

В Qualifications and skills are equally important.

Speaker 2

A The right qualification is the most important thing.

В The right skill is the most important thing.

Speaker 3

A A combination of qualifications, skills and luck is important.

В A combination of experience, skills and luck is important.

Speaker 4

A Qualifications are extremely important.

в Qualifications can sometimes be useful.

Speaker 5

A Qualifications are useful, but not very important.

В Qualifications are very important.

Speaker 6

A It is easy to get this job.

в It is difficult to get this job.

5) Listen again (SL: U12 E53) and match each speaker with a statement.

Speaker 1: a Your mood can affect other people.

Speaker 2: b You have to be good at thinking clearly.

Speaker 3: с This skill is not so important now.

Speaker 4: d Not everyone can learn to do this job well.

Speaker 5: e Your appearance is not important.

Speaker 6: f You should never become angry.

6) Listen to the conversation (PT for RSE: T18 A7-13). Choose the correct answers.

А When Debbie's father tells her to 'Fire away!', he means she

1) should not disturb him at that time.

2) must put something away first.

3) can ask him lots of questions.

B Debbie's father suggests that

1) he has no control over what his job is called.

2) his job title changes every time he is promoted.

3) he is allowed to create his own job title.

C Debbie's father runs a team of people who

1) manufacture a certain product.

2) promote the company's products.

3) build various public buildings.

D According to Debbie's father, marketing at his company involves

1) past, current and future products.

2) current and future products only.

3) future products only.

E Debbie's father spends most of a typical day

1) driving around the country.

2) sitting down in an office.

3) visiting customers.

F He feels that the meetings he has

1) often create problems.

2) are often enjoyable.

3) are often boring.

G Debbie's father suggests he's different to other people at work in that he

1) doesn't get angry in meetings.

2) is respected by everyone else.

3) enjoys watching people get annoyed.

4. Lexis

1) Match each job in box A with a place in box B. More than one answer maybe possible.

A cashier farmer mechanic photographer receptionist cook hairdresser

miner pilot vicar dentist librarian musician porter waiter

В bank garage studio kitchen coal-mine cockpit hotel office

surgery salon field concert hall restaurant church library

2) Match each job from the box with the sentence which best refers to the job.

plumber refuse collector accountant firefighter chef estate agent carpenter vet

a) Yesterday I had to give an injection to an injured bull.

b) I get rather tired of picking up rubbish all day.

c) I can help you sell your house.

d) I can make new doors for the wardrobe if you like.

e) Make sure that the fish is fresh by looking at the eyes.

f) I'll come round and replace all the pipes in the kitchen.

g) Unless you keep the receipts you'll pay more tax.

h) The cause was either an electrical fault or a cigarette.

3) Which person from 1) and 2) above would you need in each situation?

a) One of the radiators has burst and flooded your bedroom. .

b) You have to carry a lot of heavy bags at the airport.

c) You think you need three fillings.

d) Your fringe is too long and you want a perm.

e) The floorboards in the living room need replacing.

f) Your pet goat has started sneezing.

g) You have read the menu twice and you are feeling hungry.

h) Your car makes a funny whistling noise.

4). Complete each sentence with the most appropriate word from the box.

agent competitor executive industrialist producer client dealer foreman labourer trainee

a) Nowadays you often find that the top in a company is a woman.

2. If you have any problems with your work, talk to the

3. 'Happy Chips' is the number one of potato crisps in the country.

4. I'm starting next week as a chef in a large hotel.

5. Our company is the for several large insurance companies.

f) David was not content until he had become a rich

g) Our firm is quite a long way ahead of our nearest

h) With mechanisation it is difficult to find work as an unskilled ……….

i) I have been working as a used car ………. for the past six months.

j) A company should make every feel important.

5). Match the descriptions (a-j) with the explanations (1-10).

1. Jane was headhunted by a multinational company…

2. Pam is at the end of her tether

3. Mary's assistant was given the sack

4. Jean really has her nose to the grindstone

5. Sue was given a golden handshake

6. Helen took on a new secretary

7. Ann is on the go all day

h) Brenda was overlooked

i) Judith has made good

j) Pauline's boss keeps her on her toes

1. She is always busy.

2. She doesn't have the chance to become complacent.

3. She's working hard.

4. She didn't get promoted.

5. She was offered a better job.

6. She has become successful.

7. She was dismissed.

8. She received a cash bonus on leaving her job.

9 She has run out of patience. 10 She gave someone a job.