Talking about jobs and work

Talking about jobs and work

Warming up Listen to the conversation of two students and try to guess how much money does the student spent on food and cloths

Look at the pictures and try to name the jobs

Reading a) Pre-reading Read new words and words combinations before reading a text

to choose (chose, chosen) — обирати

to make money — заробляти гроші nurse — медсестра to earn — заробляти to be out of work — бути безробітним unemployed — безробітний skilled — кваліфікований successful — успішний poorly paid — погано оплачуваний to transfer — переміщати sales — продажа to sell — продавати

at the same time – в той самий час

at the same time – в той самий час

blue-collar worker – робочий

White collar – офісний працівник

to take out – повести на погулянку

night classes – вечірні уроки

extra training – додаткове навчання

promote – сприяти, просувати

retire – залишати посаду

b) While reading

• At Work: Jobs
• My name is Martha Glass. I'm thirty-nine years old and I'm a doctor. I chose the medical profession because I wanted to help people and at the same time make good money. When I was younger I wanted to become a teacher or a nurse, but I soon realized there wasn't much money in either of those professions.

My parents almost didn't help me, because they didn't want me to have a career at all. They wanted me to do what so many other girls did. They wanted me to become a secretary, marry the boss, have kids and stay at home. Well, I got married, and I had kids, but I have my career as well.

• Hi. I'm Billy. I left school when I was sixteen. I didn't have any qualification. I just wanted to earn some money. I got a job in a factory. I didn't mind being a blue-collar worker. All I wanted was enough money to take my girlfriend out on a Saturday night. But then they got robots in to do my job and I was out of work.