Job and career
Task 1. Read the job advertisements. Then match each ad (A–E) to the statements (1–8). Each letter can be used more than once.
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1. You will be helping to train other employees. |
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2. You will be working in a place which is proud of its achievements. |
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3. You will have many opportunities to develop your skills. |
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4. You must prove your skills by showing something specific that you have done. |
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5. You will be responsible for the work of a group of employees. |
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6. You will be working for an organisation whose aim is to help people, not make money. |
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7. You will not have to work the same hours every day. |
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8. You shouldn't have problems getting to work. |
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Task 2. Read the texts and do the tasks that follow.
a. Four teenagers are looking for summer jobs. Read the texts and write a suitable job A–F for each person. There are two extra jobs.
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Person 1 – Sylvie _____________
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Person 3 – Mia ____________
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Person 2 – Alexander ____________
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Person 4 – Felix ___________
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b. Read the texts again. Are statements 1–8 True or False?
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True
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False
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1. Pet sitters have to sleep with the animals they look after.
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2. Camp counsellors work with kids, but older people too.
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3. Working as a gardener is a good job for introverted people.
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4. You learn how to deal with accidents when you work as a lifeguard.
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5. Lifeguards follow the same routine every day.
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6. Teaching people how to windsurf is a repetitive job.
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7. Activity leaders have to pay for a place to stay.
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8. Camp counsellors can make quite a lot of money.
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ANSWER KEY
Task 1.
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. E 6. A 7. A 8. E
Task 2.
a.
Person 1 – B Person 2 – A Person 3 – F Person 4 - D
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1. False 2. True 3. True 4. True
5. False 6. True 7. False 8. True