Talking about jobs and work

I was out of work for sixteen months. It's terrible being unemployed. The days seem so long. I finally got a job as an unskilled labourer, working for a builder. I'm twenty-five now. I suppose I should go to night classes and get some extra training so that I can earn more money as a skilled worker can.

I was out of work for sixteen months. It's terrible being unemployed. The days seem so long. I finally got a job as an unskilled labourer, working for a builder. I'm twenty-five now. I suppose I should go to night classes and get some extra training so that I can earn more money as a skilled worker can.

• My name is George Rushton. I'm a businessman. I'm fifty years old and I've been working for the same company for twenty-five years. I think I've had a very successful career. I started work with the company as a poorly paid clerk. I was one of those nine-to-five white-collar office workers who spend all day with a pencil in one hand and a telephone in the other.
• I hated it. So I was transferred to sales and became one of the company's sales representatives. I travelled all over the country selling the company's products and became the most successful salesperson on the staff. In ten years I have been promoted to manager of the sales department. In another ten years I hope to retire with a good pension.

c) Post-reading Answer the questions

• How old is Martha Glass?
• What is she?
• Why did she decide to be a doctor?
• Did her parents help her?
• Does she have her own family?
• When did Billy left the school?
• Did he want to earn money?

• Why was he out of work?
• Who is George Rushton?
• How old is he?
• Who is a white-collar?
• Did he travel around the world?
• What plans does he have for the future?

Speaking Refer the jobs above to the characteristic below

• Dangerous jobs
• Jobs which require a university degree
• Jobs which are primarily done by men
• Jobs which are primarily done by women
• Jobs which are most prestigious
• Jobs which are lest prestigious
• Jobs which are well paid
• Jobs are low paid