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Lesson 2. Jobs in IT
Lesson materials
APPENDIX 1. LEAD IN ACTIVITY

What is a job?

A job is a regular activity performed in exchange for payment, usually as one’s occupation. A person usually begins a job by becoming an employee, volunteering, or starting business. The duration of a job may range from an hour (in the case of odd jobs) to a lifetime (in the case of some judges). If a person is trained for a certain type of job, they may have a profession. The series of jobs a person holds in their life is their career.

APPENDIX 2. GLOSSARY.
Task: Guess the meaning of these words and jobs

Word	Meaning
Database administrator	Ensure databases run efficiently
Helpdesk supervisor	Manage a group of technicians
Project manager	Responsible for a project
Software developer	Write software
Support technician	Render technical assistance
Systems analyst	Responsible for the sotware and hardware
Be responsible for	Accountable
Maintain	Support, repair
Develop	Work out, design, promote
Diagnose	Identify, determine

APPENDIX 3. LISTENING.
Listen to 6 people introducing themselves. What jobs do they do? Fill the gaps based on listening.

Database administrator Helpdesk supervisor Project manager
Software developer Support technician System analyst

1. 
   Maria is a _____software developer____________
   
2. 
   Ahmed is a ____helpdesk supervisor___________
   
3. 
   Freddy is a ____project manager______________
   
4. 
   Hana is a ______support technician___________
   
5. 
   Tim is a _______database administrator________
   
6. 
   Sophie is a _____systems analyst_____________
   

Listen again and complete these collocations
Eg: write software

1. 
   Supervise _____a team _______________________
   
2. 
   Have __a problem_______________________________
   
3. 
   Be responsible __for_______________________IT projects
   
4. 
   Look _____after___the______________________computers
   
5. 
   Install ________software____________________________
   
6. 
   Diagnose ____problems____________________________
   
7. 
   Design ____databases________________________________
   
8. 
   Maintain ____databases_______________________________
   
9. 
   Write ______software_______________________for software
   

APPENDIX 4. LISTENING.
Listen to an interview between the manager and employee. Tick the things that usually happen

1. 
   ___+______ Robert checks emails
   
2. 
   ___+______ Robert has emails waiting for him
   
3. 
   ___+______Robert visits people at their desks
   
4. 
   _________ Robert sales people have problems
   
5. 
   _________ Robert attends meetings
   
6. 
   _________ Robert visits other companies
   

Appendix 5. Language material “times of frequency”


LANGUAGE/HELP BOX

Expressing frequency

Adverbs of frequency (Usually, sometimes, hardly, ever, etc.) go before the main verb. Some adverbs (e.g. sometimes, occasionally, normally) can also go at the beginning or end of a sentence.