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“Choose a job you love and you will

never have to work a day in your life.”Confucius

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Joy from work

UNIT 1

UNIT 1

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Nouns and adjectives Verbs

Things I can / know how to do

Expressions Jobs and working life My feelings towards this topic

Do you remember?

a. What words or phrases do you know about jobs, professions and working life? Qué palabras o frases conoces sobre empleos, profesiones y la vida laboral?b. How do you feel about studying this topic? Cómo te sientes al estudiar sobre este tema?c. What things can you already do in relation to this topic? Qué cosas son las que ya puedes hacer en relación a este tema?

1. P Completa el esquema usando las preguntas como guía.

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Do you work in a factory? / in

an offi ce? / with your hands?

/ at weekends? / with people? /

with machines?

Do you wear a uniform?

Do you sell something?

Do you earn a lot of money?

Must you have special

qualifi cations to do your job?

Is your job indoors? / outdoors?

You will... read and analyze information in job advertisements.

use strategies to identify specifi c information in

the texts.

write a job advertisement.

What for?

To identify words and phrases related to job

advertisements.

To identify different sources of information.

To characterize jobs and enumerate their benefi ts.

Preparing to read

1. G Form groups of four. Follow the instructions and play

this guessing game.

Each student thinks of a job. Other students in the group ask

questions about the job that can be answered only by Yes /

No. Use the examples in the box.

The fi rst person to guess the job gets a point.

The game continues until everybody has had his /

her turn.

a. Where would you look for a job?

b. Where can you fi nd printed job advertisements?

c. In what section of the newspaper would you look if you were looking for job advertisements?

d. What is an employment agency?

e. What does a headhunter do?

lESSON 1 Finding the right job

UNIT 1 MODUlE 1 lESSON 1

2. G Responde las siguientes preguntas.

3. Escribe las cosas que te gustaría o que necesitas saber antes de postular a un empleo. Organízalas en distintas categorías.

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Focusing on readingKey words

foreigners

to be keen on

IT skills

Strategy in mind

Scanning

Read quickly to identify

specifi c information

Smart reading

a. is part-time only?

b. offers the best

salary?

c. requires a special

license?

d. requires a specifi c

age?

e. requires the applicant

to start immediately?

f. working hours are

generally 8.30 am to

5 pm?

g. requires knowledge

of foreign languages?

h. offers the opportunity

to be outdoors?

a. What is required from

the applicant.

b. Location of job.

c. Contact details.

d. Holiday entitlement.

e. Payment offered.

f. Training opportunities.

g. Special benefi ts.

SHOP ASSISTANT

Busy London fl ower shop - suitable for a student

Category: Marketing and similar

Salary: £ 200 per week

Location: London

Start date: Immediately

Contact name: Sandra

Telephone: 2779565572

Contact e-mail: daffodils@fl owershop.co.uk

Working hours: Part-time, Monday to Friday, 9 am -

1 pm or 1 pm - 5pm

Requirements: Must be good with people, no

experience required

Flower Shop

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ECOURIER

eCourier - www.ecourier.co.uk - is the UK’s

premier same-day delivery service

Category: Courier jobs

Salary: £ 1,500 per month

Location: Manchester

Start date: November 2020

Contact name: Christian

Telephone: By e-mail only

Contact e-mail: fasttravel@gmail.com

Working hours: Shifts (day / night) Monday to

Sunday

Requirements: Must be over 18 with a

motorcycle licence

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1. Lee los avisos publicitarios (I-IV) y revisa que cosas de tu lista en la página anterior están mencionadas.

Which job...

1. Lee estas preguntas y enfocate solo en encontrar la información requerida.

2. Lee los avisos detenidamente. Identifica cuál de los siguientes temas esta incompleto o no esta mencionado.

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Think critically

Make Text-to-world

connections

What do you think is the

best way to get a job?

Why?

Make Text-to-self

connections

What would the ideal

job for you be? What

characteristics should it

have? Why?

Your analysis

a. Job I involves

sales.

b. Applications

for job II only by

telephone

c. Salary for job

number III depends on

experience.

d. People applying

for job III must speak

German.

e. People applying

for job IV might

have to work in the

evenings.

a. likes traveling and

getting to know the

country.

b. loves working

indoors using IT skills.

c. doesn’t want

to work nights and

weekends.

d. would love to do

something that will let

him / her meet people.

e. doesn’t have any

experience.

f. wants some

fl exibility to keep on

studying.

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TOURIST GUIDE

Visit UK – biggest tourism agency in

London. Foreigners welcome to apply.

Category: Tourism

Salary: Based on experience

Location: London

Start date: December, 2020

Contact name: Dora Jones

Telephone: +4402067985622

Contact e-mail: visituk@visituk.co.uk

Working hours: Flexible

Requirements: Must speak at least one foreign language

and be keen on life outdoors; occasional

travel required

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OFFICE ASSISTANT

A busy legal practice in Birmingham seeks an offi ce assistant

Category: Offi ce

Salary: £ 19,000 per year

Location: Birmingham

Start date: As soon as possible

Contact name: Nin Hao

Telephone: 0779986769

Contact e-mail: legal@legal.com

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 5 pm, some

night hours required

Requirements: Some IT skills, punctual, reliable

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1. Verdadero o Falso? Por qué?

2. Identifica el empleo para el candidato que...

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After reading

An advertisement for a jobWriting workshop

doctor actor technician waitress farmer principal dentist scientist postwoman

electrician musician singer translator salesperson police offi cer fl ight attendant

hostess pharmacist sportsperson journalist seamstress lawyer psychologist

a. Complete the following table following the example.

b. Take turns to read a description in the right column aloud, without naming the occupation.

c. The other students in the group must guess the occupation.

baker A person who bakes cakes and bread.

driver

astronomer

geneticist

hairdresser

reporter

archaeologist

researcher

actor

Vocabulary in context

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1. P Clasifica las ocupaciones del cuadro en diferentes categorías.

2. G Play another guessing game.

P or G Crea un aviso publicitario. 1. Organizing ideas Organizando ideas.

a. Before you start, analyze the job advertisements on pages 12 and 13 again. Identify and underline what each applicant must do and the skills he / she must have. Antes de empezar, analiza los avisos publicitarios de las páginas anteriores. Identifica y subraya lo que cada aplicante debe hacer y las habilidades que debe tener.

b. Think of a job you would like to write the advertisement for. (You may choose an unusual job like the ones in the Subject Connections section on page 26.) Piensa en un empleo al que te gustaría escribirle un aviso publicitario.

c. After analysing the job, answer these questions and take notes. Luego de analizar el empleo, responde estas preguntas y toma notas.

cations will be needed? Will your applicant require a particular college degree, or just a What qualifihigh school diploma? Will he or she need any experience? Qué requisitos serán necesarios? Necesitará un título universitario o solo diploma de enseñanza media? Necesitará tener experiencia?

What types of skills are required to carry out the job? Qué tipo de habilidades son requeridas para llevar a cabo el empleo?