The job of your dreams. Choosing a profession. 11 класс

JOB AND PROFESSION
Job — work that you do regularly to earn money
Words often used with job:
apply for a job, get a job, find a job, offer someone a job, take a job, do a job, be in a
job, be out of job, leave your job, lose your
job, job interview, temporary / permanent
job, part-time / full-time job, top job
Profession — a job that you need special skills and qualifications to do
Words often used with profession:
the teaching / engineering profession, in a
profession, go into / enter / join a profession

When we ask people about their job
"What do you do?“
"What's your job?"
I am a..."
"I work as a...“
Never say My job is…

What types of jobs do you know?
Artist
Ckerk
Dentist
Manager
Engineer
Policeman
Politician
Banker
Lawyer

Choose 3 most personal
qualities and 3 professional qualities
or skills for each
job.
imaginative, well-educated, professional, wellorganised,
knowledgeable, able to work to tight
deadlines, computer literate, creative, able to work
in a team, interpersonal skills, telephone skills,
able to make decisions, able to solve problems,
able to do research, negotiation skills, initiative,
competent, enthusiastic, responsible, competitive,
persistent, inspirational, able to cope with stress,
able to take risks, motivated, committed

1. Speak about your job
A good job should be...
Being (a pilot) seems an interesting job
because...
I'd like to become a... because...
I dream of becoming a... although it's not
an ordinary job.
I think my future job will...
Good salary is very important / not as
important as...
I believe that if a person is (persistent and
self-confident), he or she will...

2. Label the table with the words below and
comment on what the table tells you.
Hairdressers
Engineers
IT specialists
Nurses

3. Dialogue vocabulary
The table shows...
Statistics tells us...
The figures reveal...
The majority of (engineers) are... (male / female).
It looks like (90%) of... are (male / female).
Not many (women / men) are..., whereas...

4. Write a "For and Against" essay.
You have 40 minutes to do this task.
Comment on the following statement. Write 200-250 words.
Roles as men and women start when we
are born and there will always be male and
female jobs in any society.

Essay
Use the following plan:
Introduction (state the problem).
Arguments "for".
Arguments "against".
Conclusion.
Use:
be equal,
understand better,
be good at doing something,
a prestigious job,
be aggressive / passive,
be dominant / subordinate,
be emotional / rational,
have stereotypes in mind,
continue from the past...

5. Read the conversations and choose
the correct option. Then listen to the
recording and check your answers.
— I've applied / asked for several jobs already.
— Have you got any?
— Oh, yes. I'm at / in advertising now!
— You know, I left /found my job after an argument with the boss!
— How long have you been without / out of your job?
— For a month already. But I'm going to a job interview / job talk this morning!
— Good luck!
— I've given / taken a job at a hotel in the city centre.
— Congratulations! Is it a full day / full-time job?
— No, it isn't. It's part-time / part-day.
— Have you heard the news? Helen is holding one of the first jobs / top jobs in the company now!
— It's not surprising. She's very experienced: she's been making / doing the job for years.