3. A)Choosethebestdefinitionfortheterm‘oddjobs’.Checkwithyourteacher.

A.unusual,strangejobs;B.smalljobsofdifferenttypes,usuallyunskilledandbadly-paid;C.well-paidbutboringjobs.

b)Wouldyouliketoknowwhatoddjobscelebritiesdidbeforebecomingfamous?Workinpairs.StudentA:readthefactson

thispage.StudentB:readthefactsonpage300.Sharethemostsurprisingfactswithyourpartner.

StudentA:

HughJackman–workedasaclownOzzyOsbourne–workedina

slaughterhouse

JenniferLopez–workedasadancer

TomCruise–atanearlyage,TomCruisejoinedaseminaryinor-dertobecomeapriest.CruisealsospentashorttimeinKentuckywherehewasapaperboyforthelo-calnewspaper

JohnnyDepp–workedasanover-the-phonepensalesman

DannyDeVito–wasaformallytrainedhairstylistbeforehisbreakonTaxi

CameronDiaz–touredtheworldasamodelthroughcontractswithCalvinKleinandLevi’s

VinDiesel–workedasabouncerfor9yearsinNewYork

WaltDisney–droveanambu-lancefortheRedCrossduringWorldWarI

DavidDuchovny–gotadegreefromPrincetonandadegreefromYale

LadyGaga–wasawaitressataGreekrestaurant

WhoopiGoldberg–usedtoworkasabricklayerandabankteller

MickJagger–usedtobeaporterinamentalhospital

StephenKing–workedasajani-torandaschoolteacherinHamp-den,teachingEnglish

4. a)Togetherwithyourpartner,discusswhichofthecelebrities

• hadtoworklonghours

• hadpoorworkingconditions

• hadadangerousjob

• gotalotofworkexperience

• hadanunskilledjob

• hadtodealwithdifficultclients

• gainedsomequalificationsbeforebecomingfamous

b)Whichofthesejobsmentionedinthelessonarewell-paid?

Whichofthemarebadly-paid?

5. Workinpairs.Tellyourpartneraboutyourrelativesandneighbours.Whatjobsdotheyhave?Usethecriteriafromex.4todescribetheirjobs.

LESSON3:WHAT’SYOURDREAMCAREER?

Communicativearea:talkingaboutchoosingajob;speakingaboutunrealpresent

Activevocabulary:career,creative

Activegrammar:ConditionalII

1. a)Readthedictionarydefinitionsforthewords‘job’and‘career’.

Fillinthetwowordstocompletethedefinitions.

…–ajobforwhichyouaretrainedandinwhichitispossi-bletoadvanceduringyourworkinglife,sothatyougetgreaterresponsibilityandearnmoremoney

…–theregularworkwhichapersondoestoearnmoney

b)Readthejokebelow.Explainthehumour.

Thedifferencebetweenajobandacareeristhedifferencebetweenfortyandsixtyhoursaweek.

RobertFrost

2. Usethequestionsofthequiztoaskyourpartner.Makenotesoftheiranswers.Whatdoestheiridealcareerinvolve?Readthe

recommendations.Doyoubothagreewiththerecommendationsgiven?

Quiz:What‛sYourDreamCareer?

1. Ifyouhadaneveningoff,whatwouldyouratherdo?

1. Gotoaparty

2. StayhomeandsurftheInternet

3. Spendtimeenjoyingyourfavouritehobby

4. Gotoamovie

2. Whichsectionofthenewspaperdoyouturntofirst?

1. Advicecolumnorletterstotheeditor

2. News

3. Sports

4. Entertainment

3. Whatwouldyouprefertodoataparty?

1. Greetpeopleatthedoor

2. Joininadiscussionofcurrentevents

3. Makehorsd’oeuvres(закуски)

4. Entertain

4. Whichbookwouldyouratherreceiveasagift?

1. ChickenSoupfortheSoul

2. ABriefHistoryofTime

3. HowThingsWork

4. Anartbookforyourcoffeetable

5. Whatwouldyouratherdoinyoursparetime?

1. Catchupwithfriendsovercoffee

2. Organizeyourclosets

3. Gardenordohomerenovations

4. Writepoetry

6. It’syourturntochoosethemovie.What’syourfirstchoice?

1. AromanticcomedysuchasSleeplessinSeattle

2. Athought-provokingdramasuchasABeautifulMind

3. Anaction-adventuremoviesuchasStarWars

4. AnindependentfilmsuchasWhattheBleepDoWeKnow?

7. You’reatasocialevent.Whowouldyouratherjoin?

1. Alargegroupthatislaughingalot

2. Asmallgrouphavingalivelydiscussion

3. Severalpeopleplayingagamesuchaspoolordarts

4. Anindividualwholookslikeaninterestingperson

8. Ifyouhadachancetobeonarealityshow,whatkindofshowwouldyouchoose?

1. Ashowwhereyourinterpersonalskillscanhelpyouwin,suchasSurvivor,TheApprentice,orTheBachelor

2. None.Youthinkrealityshowsareamindlesswasteoftime

3. Ashowthatgivesyouthechancetoworkhands-ontoimprovesomething,suchasTradingSpaces

4. Ashowwhereyoucanwinonthebasisofyourtalent,suchasAmericanIdol,LastComicStanding,orProjectRunway

9. Ifyourfriendswereaskedtodescribeyouwithoneword,whatwouldtheysay?

1. Outgoing

2. Intelligent

3. Handy

4. Creative

Recommendations:Youranswerscangiveyousomecluestoyouridealcareer.Whilevirtuallyallcareersinvolveworkingwithpeople,information,andthings,andmanyallowsomecreativityindoingthejob,mostcareersfocusononeparticu-laraspectandmostofushaveadistinctpreference.

IfyouansweredmostlyA’s,youridealcareerprobablyin-volvesworkingwithpeople.Thesecareersmayinvolve:mentoring,negotiating,instructing,consulting,supervis-ing,persuading,speaking,serving,orassisting.Possiblecareerchoicesinclude:teacher,humanresources,flightat-tendant,lifecoach,daycareworker,personalassistant.

IfyouansweredmostlyB’s,youridealcareerprobablyin-volvesworkingwithinformation.Thesecareersmayin-cludetaskssuchassynthesizing,coordinating,analyzing,compiling,computing,copying,orcomparing.Possibleca-reerchoicesinclude:libraryassistant,editor,webdevel-oper,professionalorganizer,accountant,privateinvesti-gator.

IfyouansweredmostlyC’s,youridealcareerprobablyin-volvesworkingwiththings.Tasksyoumightdointheseca-reersincludesettingup,precisionworking,controlling,driving,operating,tending,feeding,orhandling.Possiblecareerchoicesinclude:chef,cakedecorator,repairperson,carpenter,antiquesdealer,dogtrainer,mechanic.

IfyouansweredmostlyD’s,youridealcareerisprobablycreative(producingorusingoriginalandunusualideas).Possiblecareerchoicesinclude:writer,photographer,sing-er,interiordecorator,graphicartist,fashiondesigner.

Ofcoursetherearemanymorecareerstochoosefrom,butknowingyourpreferredtypecanhelpyounarrowdownthechoices.