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IN THIS UNIT
GRAMMAR
• present perfect continuous
• present perfect simple and
present perfect continuous
VOCABULARY
• work adjectives
• dependent prepositions
• expressions connected with
time and work
SCENARIO
• asking questions, giving
answers
• taking part in an interview
STUDY SKILLS
• organising ideas
WRITING SKILLS
• covering letter and
curriculum vitae (CV)
Work
3.1
JOBS
3
When I work I relax. Doing nothing makes me tired.
Pablo Picasso, 1881–1973, Spanish painter
SPEAKING
1
Look at the jobs below and discuss the questions.
nurse actor farmer journalist firefighter lawyer
professional footballer teacher shop assistant police officer
TV presenter personal assistant sales manager
1
How important/useful do you think they are?
2
How much status do these jobs have in Bahrain?
3
About how much are people paid for these jobs in Bahrain?
4
Do you think they should be paid more or less money? Why?
LISTENING AND VOCABULARY
WORK ADJECTIVES
2
a
3.1
Listen to five people talking about their jobs. Match each
speaker to a job from Exercise 1. What are the key words which tell
you the jobs?
1
shifts, patients, …
2
b
Listen again. What aspects of their jobs does each person say
they like/dislike?
3
a
Add the missing letters to the adjectives below. Which adjectives
would you use to describe the jobs from Exercise 1?
1
r
_
w
_
rdng
6
r
_
p
_
t
_
t
_
v
_
2
ch
_
ll
_
ng
_
ng
7
s
_
t
_
sfy
_
ng
3
_
_
c
_
t
_
n
_
8
st_m_l_t_ng
4
str
_
ssf
_
l
9
fl
_
x
_
bl
_
5
t_d_o_s
10
m_n_t_n_ _s
3
b
Which of the jobs in Exercise 1
would you like to do? Which wouldn’t
you like to do? Why? Use the words from
Exercise 3a in your discussion.
READING AND VOCABULARY
DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS
4
Read the job advertisements and
match them with statements 1–8 below.
1
The company is the most important
one in its area of business.
2
You will need to work by yourself.
3
The company offers the chance to
work in their offices abroad.
4
You will not work at the same time
every week.
5
The company offers extra money once
a year for good work.
6
There are opportunities for promotion.
7
You will be in charge of a number
of staff.
8
The company wants people who are
relaxed in stressful situations.
