Basic English _Fisrt year_Булатова -31-10-11

Unit seven	Choosing a profession
Lesson one	Job titles

1. Look at the pictures and choose the names of jobs form the box.

cooks in a	sells fruit and	repairs cars	looks after
children
restaurant	vegetables
_____________	________________	________________
_________________

makes furniture	answers the phone		plays role in a	writes for
a
out of wood			movie
newspaper
__________________	_________________		_________________
___________________
Journalist	Greengrocer	Mechanic		Actor
Secretary	Chef	Carpenter		Babysitter

2. Write sentences as shown in example using the words above.

1.An actor is someone who writes for a newspaper.

2.………………………………………………………..

3.………………………………………………………..

4.………………………………………………………..

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Vocabulary: Job titles

Remember!

Job titles in English are often formed from verbs.

He paints.	He is a painter.
He drives a taxi.	He is a taxi driver.
I teach in a pre-school.	I am a pre-school teacher.

3. Read the job descriptions below and write the job title.

e.g.: He designs clothes. He is a designer.

Job description	Job title
He owns a business.	He is a business owner.
He gardens.
She manages a restaurant.
She photographs people.
He operates the phones.
She supervises the office.
He prints newspapers.
She inspects buildings for safety.
She sings.

4. Read the job duties and match them with the job titles.

1.___ Hires and supervises workers

2.___ Guides tourists to see city sights

3.___ Takes care of sick people

4.___ Takes pictures of people

5.___ Cares for animals

6.___ Prepares medications

7.___ Decorates rooms in buildings

8.___ Studies the way people behave

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a) Tour guide	b) Manager	c) Photographer	d) Decorator	e) Pharmacist
f) Painter	g) Chef	h) Nurse	i) Veterinarian	j) Psychologist

5. Which of these jobs would/wouldn‟t you like to do? In pairs, decide on the top three and the bottom three. Tell the class the reasons of your choice.

Pronunciation

6.Listen and mark the main stress on each job title in exercise above. e.g. manager

7.Listen again and repeat.

Reading: The best job in the world

8.What is important for you in a job? Choose the working environment you like the most.

Work indoors	Work outdoors
Work with people	Work with information
Travel	Work in office
Work with hands	Work with mind
Work by myself	Work in groups
Work in busy places	Work in quiet places
Make things	Sell things
Wear a uniform	Wear street clothing
Work 12 months a year	Work seasonally

9.Read the text below and replace the underlined words and phrases with words in the box. Use your dictionary to help you.

request for admission	a person who raises money for charity
a worker who is hired to perform a job	person hired to take care of something

The Best Job in the World

It's probably the best job in the world. The Australian tourism bureau has finally selected somebody to live on an island and write about life.

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The new employee will live in a fantastic house on a paradise island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef for six months and get paid $110,000 to do it. The only requirement is to write a weekly blog. That's right, weekly, not even daily.

Within the first 48 hours of the contest, the tourism group received more than 7,500 online applications. In the end, 34,000 people applied. Each made a 60-second video resume. They were told to be creative and they were creative.

Sixteen finalists flew to Australia for the final selection. The job requirements are quite simple: the ability to speak English and swim. Anthony Hayes from Tourism Queensland said the idea has helped to attract millions of dollars into the industry.

The tourism bureau announced the winner: Ben Southall, a 34-year-old British. As caretaker, Southall will live at Blue Pearl, "a beautiful three-bedroom home on Hamilton Island with beautiful views of the Whitsunday Islands, modern facilities and furniture."

Southall once worked as a tour guide in Africa, but most recently has worked as a charity fundraiser. In his application video, he expressed a love for adventure, and presented photographs of himself riding an ostrich, running a marathon, scuba diving and kissing a giraffe.

(ABC News by Nick Watt, May 6, 2009)

10.Which of the pictures are not mentioned in the text?

11.Read the text again and decide if each sentence is true or false. Mark true sentences T, false sentences F.

1)Australian tourism bureau was looking for a person to live on an island and write about life.

2)One of the duties of an employee is to write online blogs.

3)34,000 people sent video resumes throughout the application period.

4)The employee must speak English, swim and invest money.

5)Ben Southall is a former tour guide in Africa.

6)The photos taken by Ben Southall show him as an adventurous person.

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12.Write a letter to Anthony Hayes from Tourism Queensland. Ask him three questions about the job. Give him three reasons why you should get the job. Read your letter to your partner. Your partner will answer your questions.

Listening: Applying for a Job

13.Listen to five job advertisements and fill in the missing information in each sentence.

1)Applicants should have __ years experience and be able to type ___ a minute.

2)Applicants should be between ___ and ___.

3)Give us a call at ___________.

4)Responsibilities include ________ and ________.

5)Applicants should have a degree in _____, ______, _____ and History.

14.Listen to the advertisements again and decide which position is best for the people below. Choose only one position for each person.

Jane Madison. Jane recently retired and is looking for a part time position. She would like to work with people and enjoys public relation work.

The best job for Jane is _____

Jack Anderson. Jack graduated from the University of Trent with a degree in Economics two years ago.

The best job for Jack is _____

Margaret Lillian. Margaret is 21 years old and would like a part time position to help her pay her university expenses. She can only work in the evenings.

The best job for Margaret is _____

Alice Fingel. Alice was trained as a secretary and has six years of experience. She is an excellent typist but does not know how to use a computer. She is looking for a full time position.

The best job for Alice is _____

Peter Florian. Peter went to business school and studied computer and secretarial skills. He is looking for his first job and would like a full time position.

The best job for Peter is _____

15.Which position is best for you? In pairs, choose from the advertisements one position for a full time and one for a part time job. Why did/didn‟t you choose this position?

Writing: Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV)- a short summary of a person‘s work experience and qualifications.

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Curriculum Vitae

KATA FOSTHER

Santa Maria N 818 Villa

Fundadores, Curauma, Placilla, Valparaiso

Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Position Sought: Teacher

Education

University of California-Irvine with Universidad de Andrès Bello

TEFL Certificate (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Santiago, Chile August 2005 - December 2005

University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN

B.A. Sociology, 1998 - 2002

English Language Teaching Assistant Program

Chile, South America, Spring 2002

Awards Received

Dean's List, Junior and Senior year at U of M, Morris Freshman Academic Scholarship/Top 10 of High School Class Honors Classes (high school) and National Honor Society

Interests and Activities

Gymnastics (Varsity letter-winner and co-captain in high school) Students Against Destructive Decisions, Vice-President, Treasurer

Languages

English, Spanish

Work Experience

Colegio Umbral de Curauma Valparaiso, Chile, South America

English as Foreign Language Teachers Assistant 2006 - present

Private English as Foreign Language Teacher, Valparaiso Chile

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2006 - present

16.Create your resume and compare it with your partner‟s.

Reading: US bus cleaner retires aged 100

17.Read the text below and give your title of the job.

A Los Angeles man who worked cleaning buses for the Metropolitan Transport Authority for 76 years, quits on his 100th birthday. Arthur Winston was only absent for one day during his working life - when his wife died in 1988. In 1996, Mr. Winston was honoured by former US President Bill Clinton as "Employee of the Century". In the same year, LA's transport authority renamed its South Bay bus depot the "Arthur Winston division".

Mr. Winston told the BBC the story of his life. He began working as a cotton picker at the age of 10 in Oklahoma. But several harvests were lost to droughts and storms and the family had to move to the west. In 1924 he started working in the railway industry.

In recent years, Mr. Winston led a team of 11 service attendants. Every day they washed many buses. He saw generations of co-workers come and go but he never felt he was missing a retirement. "I just kept on going. I prefer moving, working or doing something to staying at home," he said.

Mr. Winston has no definite plans for retirement but said he wants to keep busy - possibly working with senior citizens. He is also planning to travel to Tennessee to visit his 98-year-old brother.

(http://news.bbc.co.uk) 18.Pay attention to the underlined phrases with work +preposition. What is

the difference in meaning between them? Compare your answers with the rules below.

Remember!

Job descriptions

To work as (+job) I work as a doctor.

To work for (+company) I work for Kazakhtelecom.

To work in (+industry) I work in a medical industry.

19.Find the following words in the text. Look at the context, i.e. what comes before and what comes after. Say what you think the words might mean.

1) quit

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2)employee

3)depot

4)droughts

5)retirement

20.Read the text again and answer the questions. Write five questions to interview Mr Winston.

1)Why was Arthur Winston honoured as "Employee of the Century"?

2)How did the company recognize his achievements?

3)How did Arthur Winston start his career?

4)Why didn‘t Arthur Winston want to retire?

5)What are his plans for the future?

Grammar: Verbs with two objects

21.Read the rules below. Write to in the sentences 1-2, if necessary.

Direct object	Indirect object
The direct object usually refers to a thing	The indirect object usually refers to a
and comes last.	person and comes first.
They sent me a letter. (Indirect object –	She made us some coffee. (Indirect object –
me, direct object – letter)	us, direct object – coffee)

The indirect object can be put after the direct object. When the indirect object comes after the direct object, it usually takes the preposition to or for.

He sent some flowers to his mother. I gave my book to him.

When both objects are pronouns, it is common to put the indirect object last.

Send them to her. (NOT Send her some.)

Give some to him. (Give him some.)

Many verbs can be followed by two objects – one and one .

Some common verbs which can be followed by two objects include:

bring, buy, cost, get, give, leave, lend, make, offer, pass, pay, play, promise, read, refuse, send, show, sing, take, teach, wish, write

22.Change the structure of the following sentences:

1.E.g. Would you get me a glass of wine? – Would you get a glass of wine for me?

2.I've bought you a gift.

3.Could you send me the bill?

4.Read me the email, will you?

5.He teaches adults German.

6.Leave me some oranges.

7.I took Mr Black the report.

8.Show Grandpa your picture.

9.I gave my wife some flowers.

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23.Look at the questions below. Write five more Have you ever …? questions. Ask and answer your questions with a partner. Use the following verbs: bring, buy, get, give, make, read, send, show, sing, take, teach, write.

1)Have you ever written a song for someone?

2)Have you ever bought a present for your Mom?

Vocabulary: Job Quiz

Divide into teams of four. Write job titles starting with the given letters using hints. The team which finishes first will win the game.

	The Word Starts	Hint	Answer
	With this Letter
	A	A person who creates drawings, paintings, or other	_____ artist
		works of art.	____________
	A	A person who travels into space.	____________________
			_________
	A	A scientist who studies planets, asteroids, stars,	____________________
		galaxies, and other objects in the universe.	_________
	A	A person who is very good at sports.	____________________
			_________
	B	A person who makes bread, cakes, pies, cookies,	____________________
		and other foods like those.	_________
	C	A person who dresses up in funny clothes to make	____________________
		other people laugh.	_________
	D	A person who helps other people get well when	____________________
		they are sick.	_________
	E	A person who travels to places where no one else	____________________
		has been.	_________
	F	A person who puts out fires and rescues people.	____________________
			_________
	I	A person who creates new things that people find	____________________
		useful.	_________
	L	A person who cares for books and other materials	____________________
		in a library, and who helps people find them.	_________
	M	A person who creates music.	____________________
			_________
	M	A scientist who studies the weather.	____________________
			_________
	N	A person who cares for sick people and helps	____________________
		them get better.	_________
	P	A scientist who studies fossils (like dinosaur	____________________
		bones).	_________
	P	People who help enforce the laws.	____________________
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		A person who is the elected leader of a country or
	P
		organization.
	T	A person who helps other people learn things.
	V	A person who helps sick animals get better.
	Z	A scientist who studies animals.

_________

____________________

_________

____________________

_________

____________________

_________

____________________

_________

Communication

24.Your groupmate is thinking of taking a part-time job. In pairs, discuss the jobs suggested in the pictures and decide which one is the best for your friend.

Independent assignment

1. Interview a person who works in a career in which you are interested. Present the interview results to the class. Some questions you might want to ask are:

1.Where do you work?

2.What is your job title?

3.What is your favorite part of your job?

4.What is the least favorite part of your job?

5.Have you ever made a mistake in your job?

6.What is the easiest part of your job?

7.What is the hardest part of your job?

8.Did you need special training for your job?

9.What career did you think about when you were young?

10.What do you like to do in your free time?

11.How did you choose your career?

2.Make a poster about five best jobs in the world. Why do you think so? Show your work to your group mates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

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