1. What would your dream job be? 2. What could you do to reach it?
What's the difference between the pairs of words?
1. job / career 2. emloyer / employee
3. part-time / full-time 4. CV / application form
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DREAM JOB
6.1
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. Listen and check.
be made redundant get a qualification go on a training course get a job retire get a promotion do an internship resign look for a job learn new skills get experience get fired do a work placement
6.1
1. Mark is so angry with his boss that he's decided to _______________________. He's leaving at the end of the month. 2. Eighty workers __________________ at the company last week. They lost their jobs because the company is losing money. 3. Dan ___________________ from his last job because he was always late. 4. I'm ______________ to learn how to use the company's new software. 5. Two years after he joined the company as an assistant manager, Leo _________________. He became the manager. 6. Ed wants to __________________ working in a big hotel so he's going to work as a receptionist at the largest hotel in Miami this summer. 7. I'd like to __________________ when I'm 60 and have a lot of time to enjoy life. 8. Before I can work as an electrician I need to ____________________, so I'm studying hard and I'll take the official exam in May. 9. Sally ___________________ in a lawyer's office. They didn't pay her a salary but after six months they offered her a job. 10. As part of my course, I'm ____________________ at a design studio. I'm _______________ like graphic design. 11. Tim is unemployed but he is _____________________ as a sales assistant. I'm sure he'll _______________ soon.
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DREAM JOB
6.1
Match the words in bold with the definitions a-h. Listen and check.
1. I'm responsible for digital marketing. 2. My company was voted the best employer in the region. 3. Ian likes travelling. He's had temporary jobs in different places. 4. Please send a covering letter to introduce yourself and say why you're suitable for the position. 5. I was unemployed for a year before I found a job. 6. I work as a waitress but I'd like a career in advertising. 7. They pay my salary on the first day of every month. 8. I work with kids. I love seeing them learn, it's very rewarding.
a. a person or company that employs people b. the occupation you choose for most of your working life c. money you receive for doing your job d. a job that usually lasts a few weeks or months e. a feeling of satisfaction that you've done something useful f. without work g. a document you send with your CV when you apply for a job h. in charge of
6.1
continue
DREAM JOB
Watch the video. Make notes about important information the people in the video mention for topics 1-4.
1 Penny's current job
2 Penny's previous job
3 the study about job satisfaction
4 temporary job agencies
continue
DREAM JOB
Listen to the video again. Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
1. Penny finds her current job . 2. She used to be a assistant. 3. She found her previous job . 4. The working conditions in her previous job were . 5. One study shows that only % of people like their jobs. 6. Even if they have well-paid jobs, other people feel at work. 7. Working conditions have changed and some people don't want a job. 8. The largest employer in the US is a temp agency.
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DREAM JOB
Listen to the second part of the video and answer the questions.
1. What's Ira's job? 2. Does he enjoy it? 3. Which job has Kelly applied for? 4. Does she have any experience in that profession? 5. What's Janet's job? 6. Is it a full-time job?
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DREAM JOB
Watch the video again. Complete the notes baout Ira, Kelly and Janet with a word or phrase that you hear.
Ira's responsible for making the store 1________________. When he started working there, it was a 2_________________ job. He took over as the manager when his uncle 3__________________.
Kelly has sent her 4_________, a 5_____________________________ and a salary request to the TV company. She's also sent them an 6_______________________, and has called them 7______________ times. Simon recommends asking if she can do an 8_________________ at the company instead.
Janet used to work with monkeys but she got a 9________________ and now she works with gorillas. She's always wanted to be a 10 _____________________.
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PAST TENSES
Describe the photo. Have you ever been to a wedding? What was it like?
continue
past tenses
6.1
Look at the uses of the different past tenses.
6.1
continue
past tenses
6.1
Match the past tenses with four sentences from 1-8.
1. We went to the wedding ceremony in the town hall, then on to the reception - we ate loads then danced all night. 2. They've been having dancing lessons, so now they're both really confident on the dancefloor. 3. We were eating dinner when the band began to play. 4. We were celebrating all day on the wedding day. 5. My mum had ordered the cake the week before the wedding. 6. My older sister has been living with her fiancé for two years. 7. My little sister has been a bridesmaid three times. 8. My cousin has been engaged for six weeks.
6.1
continue
past tenses
6.1
Complete the sentences. Use the simple past or past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes both tenses are possible.
6.1
1. The sun _______________ (shine) and the birdst ______________ (sing) when I ____________________ (leave) the house. 2. The moment I ________________ (see) him, I _______________ (realise) I'd met him before. 3. What ________ you ____________ (do) when Joe ________________ (call) you? 4. While we ______________________ (wait) for you, it ____________________ (start) to rain. 5. She _____________ (walk) into the room, ______________________ (sit down). 6. A the time of the earthquake, I ______________________ (live) in Tokyo. I _______________ (move) back to the UK shortly afterwards. 7. Harry __________________ (play) a lot of football while he _________________ (live) in Oxford.
continue
past tenses
6.1
Complete the sentences with the correct past perfect from of the verbs in brackets.
6.1
continue
past tenses
6.1
Complete the sentences with the correct past simple, past continuous, or past perfect from of the verbs in brackets.
6.1
1. My brother _______________ (learn) to drive while he ______________ (study) at university. 2. It ___________________ (snow) all the time that we ________________ (drive) up to Scotland. 3. I __________________ (grow) up in London, but when I was sixteen, we ______________ (move) to Edinburgh. 4. My sister finally _________________ (get) her first job a year after she ______________ (leave) university! 5. My mum __________________ (emigrate) to New York, and she _______________ (start) a business while she ___________________ (live) there. 6. I ____________________ (meet) my best friend last night. I ____________________ (not see) her for over a year!
continue
past tenses
6.1
Choose the correct verbs (a-c) to complete the text.
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From the 22nd to the 26th of 2025
WEEK 38
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Dream job
Past tenses
Could you tell me where it is?
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DREAM JOB
continue
DREAM JOB
Answer the questions.
1. What would your dream job be? 2. What could you do to reach it?
What's the difference between the pairs of words?
1. job / career 2. emloyer / employee
3. part-time / full-time 4. CV / application form
continue
DREAM JOB
6.1
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. Listen and check.
be made redundant get a qualification go on a training course get a job retire get a promotion do an internship resign look for a job learn new skills get experience get fired do a work placement
6.1
1. Mark is so angry with his boss that he's decided to _______________________. He's leaving at the end of the month. 2. Eighty workers __________________ at the company last week. They lost their jobs because the company is losing money. 3. Dan ___________________ from his last job because he was always late. 4. I'm ______________ to learn how to use the company's new software. 5. Two years after he joined the company as an assistant manager, Leo _________________. He became the manager. 6. Ed wants to __________________ working in a big hotel so he's going to work as a receptionist at the largest hotel in Miami this summer. 7. I'd like to __________________ when I'm 60 and have a lot of time to enjoy life. 8. Before I can work as an electrician I need to ____________________, so I'm studying hard and I'll take the official exam in May. 9. Sally ___________________ in a lawyer's office. They didn't pay her a salary but after six months they offered her a job. 10. As part of my course, I'm ____________________ at a design studio. I'm _______________ like graphic design. 11. Tim is unemployed but he is _____________________ as a sales assistant. I'm sure he'll _______________ soon.
continue
DREAM JOB
6.1
Match the words in bold with the definitions a-h. Listen and check.
1. I'm responsible for digital marketing. 2. My company was voted the best employer in the region. 3. Ian likes travelling. He's had temporary jobs in different places. 4. Please send a covering letter to introduce yourself and say why you're suitable for the position. 5. I was unemployed for a year before I found a job. 6. I work as a waitress but I'd like a career in advertising. 7. They pay my salary on the first day of every month. 8. I work with kids. I love seeing them learn, it's very rewarding.
a. a person or company that employs people b. the occupation you choose for most of your working life c. money you receive for doing your job d. a job that usually lasts a few weeks or months e. a feeling of satisfaction that you've done something useful f. without work g. a document you send with your CV when you apply for a job h. in charge of
6.1
continue
DREAM JOB
Watch the video. Make notes about important information the people in the video mention for topics 1-4.
1 Penny's current job
2 Penny's previous job
3 the study about job satisfaction
4 temporary job agencies
continue
DREAM JOB
Listen to the video again. Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.
1. Penny finds her current job . 2. She used to be a assistant. 3. She found her previous job . 4. The working conditions in her previous job were . 5. One study shows that only % of people like their jobs. 6. Even if they have well-paid jobs, other people feel at work. 7. Working conditions have changed and some people don't want a job. 8. The largest employer in the US is a temp agency.
continue
DREAM JOB
Listen to the second part of the video and answer the questions.
1. What's Ira's job? 2. Does he enjoy it? 3. Which job has Kelly applied for? 4. Does she have any experience in that profession? 5. What's Janet's job? 6. Is it a full-time job?
continue
DREAM JOB
Watch the video again. Complete the notes baout Ira, Kelly and Janet with a word or phrase that you hear.
Ira's responsible for making the store 1________________. When he started working there, it was a 2_________________ job. He took over as the manager when his uncle 3__________________.
Kelly has sent her 4_________, a 5_____________________________ and a salary request to the TV company. She's also sent them an 6_______________________, and has called them 7______________ times. Simon recommends asking if she can do an 8_________________ at the company instead.
Janet used to work with monkeys but she got a 9________________ and now she works with gorillas. She's always wanted to be a 10 _____________________.
continue
PAST TENSES
Describe the photo. Have you ever been to a wedding? What was it like?
continue
past tenses
6.1
Look at the uses of the different past tenses.
6.1
continue
past tenses
6.1
Match the past tenses with four sentences from 1-8.
1. We went to the wedding ceremony in the town hall, then on to the reception - we ate loads then danced all night. 2. They've been having dancing lessons, so now they're both really confident on the dancefloor. 3. We were eating dinner when the band began to play. 4. We were celebrating all day on the wedding day. 5. My mum had ordered the cake the week before the wedding. 6. My older sister has been living with her fiancé for two years. 7. My little sister has been a bridesmaid three times. 8. My cousin has been engaged for six weeks.
6.1
continue
past tenses
6.1
Complete the sentences. Use the simple past or past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes both tenses are possible.
6.1
1. The sun _______________ (shine) and the birdst ______________ (sing) when I ____________________ (leave) the house. 2. The moment I ________________ (see) him, I _______________ (realise) I'd met him before. 3. What ________ you ____________ (do) when Joe ________________ (call) you? 4. While we ______________________ (wait) for you, it ____________________ (start) to rain. 5. She _____________ (walk) into the room, ______________________ (sit down). 6. A the time of the earthquake, I ______________________ (live) in Tokyo. I _______________ (move) back to the UK shortly afterwards. 7. Harry __________________ (play) a lot of football while he _________________ (live) in Oxford.
continue
past tenses
6.1
Complete the sentences with the correct past perfect from of the verbs in brackets.
6.1
continue
past tenses
6.1
Complete the sentences with the correct past simple, past continuous, or past perfect from of the verbs in brackets.
6.1
1. My brother _______________ (learn) to drive while he ______________ (study) at university. 2. It ___________________ (snow) all the time that we ________________ (drive) up to Scotland. 3. I __________________ (grow) up in London, but when I was sixteen, we ______________ (move) to Edinburgh. 4. My sister finally _________________ (get) her first job a year after she ______________ (leave) university! 5. My mum __________________ (emigrate) to New York, and she _______________ (start) a business while she ___________________ (live) there. 6. I ____________________ (meet) my best friend last night. I ____________________ (not see) her for over a year!
continue
past tenses
6.1
Choose the correct verbs (a-c) to complete the text.
6.1
continue