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GOOD JOB!

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Take an iPad

Speaking in pairs

4. Why do you think some people don't end up doing their dream job?

2. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of these jobs?

3. What job(s) did you dream of doing when you were young?

5. Do you think the salary is the most important part of a job offer?

1. What job does each photo represent?

LISTENING EXERCISE!

A. My job requires me to have good people skills. B. I find some aspects of my job boring. C. My job is different from other people's expectations of it. D. It often doesn't feel like work. E. I get to spend a lot of time with my family.

You will hear five people who work in tourism talking about their jobs. Who says what?

New words

Job

Work

Possibility

Occasion

Opportunity

Fun

Funny

QUiz

Start

1/8

Many people imagine that being a flight attendant is a glamorous _____ and that we take lots of holidays.

Job

Work

Opportunity

1/8

Next

2/8

They are always so excited and often say _____ things, which cheers me up when I'm having a difficult day.

Fun

Funny

Work

2/8

Next

3/8

I love having the _______ to share my knowledge with visitors.

Opportunity

Possibility

Occasion

3/8

Next

4/8

I want to make the tours as much _____ for everyone as possible.

Possibility

Funny

Fun

4/8

Next

5/8

We love being hosts so much that we often forget that it's a _______

Work

Occasion

Job

5/8

Next

6/8

I'm glad I changed my job and it's great to have the ______ of working from home.

Possibility

Job

Occasion

6/8

Next

7/8

However, it can still be quite hard _______.

Job

Work

Opportunity

7/8

Next

8/8

People often come to celebrate special _______, like birthdays or anniversaries.

Opportunities

Possibilities

Occasions

8/8

Well done!

Repeat

Adjectives

Here you have different adjectives that can be found with the word job or with the word work.

Full-time Holiday Part-time Permanent Temporary Weekend

Hard Challenging Tiring Tough Demanding

Well-paid Badly paid

Fascinating Pleasant Responsible Worthwhile

Skilled Manual

Outdoor Office

A _______ job

_______ work

Time to speak

BabysitterTeacherYour own job

In pairs, imagine that you do one of the jobs in the list.

Chef Doctor Athlete

Write a funny story about something that happened at work. Let the others guess the job.

EXTRA! Now that we have finished, we can take the iPads and go to the app Quizlet

CONVERSATION STARTER

What's the most unique shop or restaurant you have been in?

Grammar bite

Words in English can be countable and uncountable. Can you think of examples?

COUNTABLE

  • Use a or an in the singular: a firefighter, an accountant...
  • Can be made plural: platform - platforms, portrait - portraits
  • Use some and any in the plural: some ponds, any replies
  • Use few and many in the plural: few mayors, many manufacturers

UNCOUNTABLE

  • Do not use a or an.
  • Cannot be made plural: pollution, behaviour
  • Use verbs in the singular: The BBC news is independent.
  • Use some and any in the singular: some student accommodation is available.
  • Use little and much in the singular: There was little information available on the website.
  • Use other words to refer to a quantity: I gave her a piece of advice about getting a bank loan.

ARTICLES - A/AN

A or AN is the indefinite article.We use A or AN:

  • with singular, countable nouns mentioned for the first time:
    • A new car loses ten percent of its value as soon as you drive it out of the showroom.
  • to talk about jobs:
    • My ambition is to become A surgeon.

ARTICLES - THE

THE is the definite article We use it:

  • with things we have mentioned before, or when it's clear who or what we are referring to
    • THE tennis coach is from Spain and THE judo black belt is from Japan.
  • when referring to particular things
    • I love a lot of science fiction, but I don't like THE sci-fi written by many of the newer authors.
  • with things which are unique
    • THE moon and THE stars

ARTICLES - THE

THE is the definite article We use it:

  • with adjectives to express groups
    • THE wealthy are investing heavily in property.
  • with nationalities
    • THE French spend their summer holidays in their own country.
  • with superlative adjectives
    • Tokyo is one of THE most crowded cities in the world.

KAHOOT TIME! Le'ts see if you understood everything we have seen.