Video 1

Watch the interview with A Skydiving Instructor (North Star Video) and answer the questions that follow.

1. What are the typical careers according to the report?

2. What do other people need?

3. What is an offbeat job? Can you give examples?

4. How did Tony Landern start his career?

5. How long did it take him to become the instructor? Do you think it to be a long or a short period?

6. How do skydivers fly?

7. What do you need to take up skydiving?

8. What does Tony like his work for?

Video 2

Watch the report The Train Driver (Headway Elem. Video) and do the exercises that follow.

Writing

1. Write the summary of the text “Changing Career trends”.

2. Choose one of the following topics. Write one or two paragraphs. Use some of the vocabulary of the unit.

• Imagine your friend just finished college and doesn’t know what to do for work. Write him a letter with advice. Use information from the review what Color Is Your Parachute? Give your friend at least three suggestions.

• Do you know anyone who has found his or her dream job? Write about this person. Answer these questions: Who is he or she? What does he or she do? How did he or she get the job? What is most important to him or her about the job?

• Imagine you have your dream job. What do you do? Describe your job. Be sure to discuss the three things that Nelson Bolles says are important: the skills you use, the setting, and the rewards.

3. Cross out the word or phrase that is not related to the boldfaced word.

Resume: work history, job hunting, money

Want ad: newspaper, skill, job

Employment agency: secretary, job hunt, resume

Career: city, work, experience

Sky diver: plane, water, jump

Out of work: job hunting, manager, free time

Engaged: plan, school, ring

Manual: book, information, newspaper

Interview: company, answers, computers

Advice: information, suggestions, exercises

Boss: owner, manager, job hunting

4. Complete the e-mail from Cristina to Jenny with the words below.

hire interview out of work resume skills specific

Hi Jenny,

Guess what? I finally found a job. I’m so excited! I thought I was going to be (1) ____________ for ever. I was so nervous during the (2) _________. I was sure they didn’t want to (3) ___________ me. At first they asked me lots of general questions about my life. That information was on my (4)____________. But they started to ask me lots of (5) ___________ questions about computers. I’m so glad I took the Internet course last summer. It gave me a lot of computer (6) _____________ that I can use at this job. Wow, I can’t believe it. I’ll call you next week with my new work number.

Yours,

Cristina

5. Choose from the following words to complete the adjective or noun phrase.

career	dream	personnel	unemployment
city	job	self
classified	mass	shopping
computer	part	traffic

1. He looked through the ______________ ads and hoped to find his ______________ job.

2. In that country, the ______________ rate is very high, and many people have to accept ______________-time jobs temporarily. This sometimes causes depression and loss of ______________-confidence.

3. Some advantages of ______________ life are the ______________ centers and ______________-transit systems. A disadvantage, though, is the problem of ______________ jams.

4. Because she likes technology, her ______________ counselor told her about the many possible jobs in ______________ science.

5. When I began ______________ hunting last year, I put in my application at the ______________ office of many companies.

6. Translate the following sentences into English using the vocabulary of the unit:

1) Он был без работы уже полгода, когда его пригласили на собеседование в солидную фирму.

2) Чтобы выбрать работу, которую будешь любить, хорошо бы получить совет консультанта.

3) Объявления о работе на этом сайте обновляются каждый день.

4) Первый шаг к тому, чтобы получить хорошую работу – это правильно составленное резюме.

5) Нам удалось взять отличного, опытного сотрудника.

6) Мой начальник попросил меня подробно изучить должностную инструкцию.

7) В это время в следующем месяце мы будем ангажированы.

8) В поисках идеальной работы она сменила уже несколько компаний. Кажется, переход с одной работы на другую становится одной из ее привычек.

9) Он узнал о вакансии, обратившись в отдел кадров. Ему придется повысить квалификацию перед тем, как приступить к работе.

10) Сейчас во всем мире практикуется передача независимому подрядчику некоторых бизнес-функций или частей бизнес-процесса предприятия, что приводит к сокращению рабочих мест в производственном секторе развитых стран.

11) В настоящее время все работники нашей компании занимаются (to be devoted to) этим проектом.

12) Одна работа на всю жизнь – устаревшая традиция: многие компании предпочитают предоставлять временную работу, что в какой-то степени уменьшает чувство безопасности на рабочем месте.

13) Его уверенность в себе, ретивое отношение к своим обязанностям и гибкость характера позволили ему занять этот пост.

14) Ничто не могло отвлечь его от работы: он был настоящим работоголиком.

15) Одним из недостатков мобильного телефона, по мнению многих бизнесменов, является круглосуточная доступность его владельца для клиентов.

Discussion

• Look at some online job boards. Find one that looks interesting. How can this site help you with work-related questions? What can you do on that site? Tell the class about the site and list at least five helpful things people can do on that site.

Fieldwork

In pairs, interview someone who may want to change careers. This person might be your classmate, your teacher, your neighbor, or a relative.

1. Ask this person questions about his or her career dreams. You should start with the following questions. If you want, add some questions of your own to the list.

1. What is your name?

2. What is your career now?

3. What do you do in your career?

4. What are the good and bad things about your career?

5. What kind of career do you want to have? Why?

6. Why would you like this dream career better than your career?

2. Interview the person.

3. After the interview, write a report. Describe the job that person has and the job that he or she wants. Explain why he or she dreams about a different kind of career. Use any ideas you learned from the readings to help you write.

4. Share your report with your classmates. Discuss the stories and information in the reports. What do people want from a career?

5. In small group, choose one of the following products: toothpaste, cars, laundry detergent, or cigarettes. Look through magazines for advertisements on your product. Bring as many ads as you can to your group. Together, study them. What kind of psychology is the advertiser using? (Fear? Desire for a good self-image? Self-fulfilling prophecy?|)

6. Do an internet search on one of the organizations in the chart and share it with the group.

organization	question	answer
Grameen Bank	What types of business do Grameen borrowers have?
Global Fund for Women	What is the program that the Global Fund is currently supporting?
Seikatsu Club	What are some of the club’s principles on safety, health, and the environment?