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V. Name at least 3 jobs for each item of the list below. Give reasons to explain your choice in written form.

  1. are the best paid in your country

  2. need a lot of training

  3. you find the least pleasant

  4. require wearing special clothes

  5. demand the fastest actions

  6. involve dealing with people’s problems

  7. you find most boring

  8. give an opportunity to travel

  9. require the knowledge of a foreign language

  10. often give a chance to get tips

  11. involve a lot of stress

  12. can be a challenge for you

  13. require lost of imagination

  14. can negatively affect family life

VI. Here are fifteen things people take into account when choosing a job. Working in groups of three, choose ten points that you think are important, then rank them starting with the most important one. You will have to compromise if you cannot agree entirely.

Use the following expressions.

I think we must choose… and leave out…

To my mind Number 1 in choosing a job is …

I can’t agree that… is important.

We should put … before… Or… must come after…

The most important thing about a job is:

the salary; learning new skills;

the interest to work; being close to where you live;

flexi-time schedule; feeling you are helping other people;

the people you work with; facing new challenges;

the chances of promotion; social status;

the work environment (clean, well-lit, etc.) security;

the opportunity to travel;

the perks(company car, cheap meals, etc.).

the opportunity to make decisions;

VII. When you have finished, compare your choices with another group. Were they different? Can you add anything else(not mentioned above) that you think is very important when choosing a job? Make use of the given phrases.

Frankly speaking …

It’s difficult for me to say whether I …

If I chose between … and … I would rather …

I think I would …

I wouldn’t mind …

I share the opinion that …

In my opinion I am/would/could …

  1. Read the dialogue. What do you think about the Lindas plans for the future? What are your plans?

Teacher: What do you plan to do after you leave school, Linda?

Linda: I’m getting married. It’s all arranged.

T: Aren’t you a bit young to do that?

L: I don’t think so. I’ll be 17 soon. Besides, Marty (that’s my boyfriend) and I plan to have a lot of children. We intend to have at least five! So we want to start as soon as possible.

T: And has Marty got a good job?

L: No, but he hopes to get one soon. He’s leaving school this summer, too.

T: Well, I hope you’ll have enough money for your big family.

L: Oh, I never worry about that. I’m sure Marty will earn enough. He’s very clever.

  1. Read the text and answer the questions.