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- 1 Family
- 2 Culture and art
- 3 Sports
- 4 Housing
- 5 Shopping and services
- 6 Health care
- 7 Travelling
- 8 Education
- 9 Jobs and Employment
- 10 Human Relations
- 11 Man and Nature
- 12 Development of Science and Technology
- 14 Communication and Its Forms
- 16 Young People and Society
- 17 Food
- 18 Hobbies, Free Time and Lifestyle
- 19 Multicultural Society
- 20 Towns and places
- 21 Clothing and fashion
- 22 The Book
- 23 Role-models and Ideals
- 24 The Country Whose Language I am Learning
- 25 Slovakia - My Homeland
- FCE
9 Jobs and Employment
9 Jobs and Employment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/getthatjob/index.shtml
a) Types of jobs (physical and mental), the choice of occupation, motivation
- Why do people work? Which factors influence choosing a career?
- What jobs do young people dream of doing when they are little? What about your dreams?
- When do people have to make their final decision about their profession?
- How can jobs be divided? Give examples.
- Which jobs require higher education?
- What qualities are necessary for doing some jobs? In which jobs do you need talent?
- What are your plans for your future job? What job would you like to have? What kind of qualification do you need?
b) Job market (searching a job, unemployment, applying for a job, curriculum vitae, job interview)
- What professions are popular with young people nowadays?
- What are the ways of looking for a job?
- What information and data does a CV/a letter of application have to contain?
- Describe a job interview. What should/shouldn’t you do during an interview?
c) Work time and free time (improving one’s job, new technologies)
- How can people improve their qualification in their free time? (re-qualification, language courses, on-line courses…)
- Would you like to work abroad? Why?
- Have you ever had a part-time job? Why? Where? Describe.
- Give pros and cons of taking a gap year before entering a university.
Writing suggestion:
Letter (120 – 150 words)
Write an encouraging letter to your friend Peter whose application for job is rejected again. Express your sympathy and give ideas and suggestions on what he should do.
Vocabulary:
Job, work, profession, occupation, employer, employee, staff, personnel, position, promotion, prospects, recruit
Look for a job, vacancy, job advertisement, apply for a job, applicant, application form, curriculum vitae, qualifications, work experience, reference, covering letter, get/find work, do for living, make a living as, be offered a job, take on, take up, turn down
Hours of work: clock in/out, shift-work, be on flexi-time, regular day work (nine-to-five work), freelance (journalist), self-employed
Job centre, employment office, et the sack, be fired, be dismissed, be out of job, be between the jobs, be made redundant, be laid off, unemployed, be on the dole, unemployment benefit, sign on/register, re-training, re-qualification, trainer, trainee
Give up work, be on/take maternity leave, be on/take sick leave, take early retirement, be workaholic
Job-titles, white-collars, boss, director, manager, executive, administrator, secretary, clerk, public relation officer, finance officer, safety officer, personnel officer, sales assistant, adviser, broker, research worker, unskilled/skilled worker, colleague, workmate, partner
Professions: lawyer, dentist, architect, priest, vet, librarian, child-minder, police-officer, accountant, engineer, scientist, civil servant, designer, hairdresser, mechanic, plumber, carpenter, builder, tailor/dressmaker, fireman, farmer,
Types of work: paperwork, manual, work patterns, mechanical, routine, repetitive, monotonous, glamorous, irregular, stress level, dead-end job, odd job
Job satisfaction, salary, wage, pay rise, bonus, pension, benefits, salary increments, overworked, underpaid