Unit 15. Occupations
SPEAKING WARM-UP

Key.Suggested occupations: accountant / baker / carpenter / dancer / electrician / farmer / gardener / historian / interpreter / judge / kitchen designer / lawyer / medium / nurse / optician / plumber / queen / researcher / shopkeeper / teacher / undertaker / vet / writer / xylophonist / youth worker (social worker for young people) / zoo-keeper
Student A says a job beginning in 'a'. Student B says a job beginning with 'b', Student A says a job beginning with 'c', etc.
Which letters of the alphabet could you not find jobs for?
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DEVELOP YOUR SPEAKING SKILLS
WORDPERFECT
Read these sentences and then use the words in italics to complete the sentences below.
Key.1 the sack
2 application form
3 part-time
4 vocation
5 commission
6 manual
7 civil servants
8 white collar workers
9 bonus
10 blue collar workers
• I don't get a salary each month; I get 10% commission on every computer I sell.
• I sent off the application form for that job at the bank, and I've just heard they want me to come for an interview.
• Jobs which involve physical work are often described as manual jobs.
• People who do manual jobs are called 'manual workers' or 'blue collar workers'.
• People who work in offices are sometimes called 'white collar workers'.
• Adrian was given the sack when it was discovered he'd lied about his qualifications.
• Everyone in the office got a £200 bonus last Christmas. I hope we get one this year, too!
• People who work in government departments are called civil servants.
• When I was at university, I worked part-time in a newsagent's.
• If you say that a certain job or career is your vocation, you feel strongly that it's the right job or career for you.
1. You'll get ________________ if you carry on being so late for work every day!
2. There's no ________________; just send a CV and a covering letter to the Managing Director.
3. Anne's decided to go ________________ now she's pregnant; she's only going to work two days a week.
4. I've always felt that it was my ________________ to be a teacher. I've never wanted to do anything else.
5. The great thing about ________________ is that the more you sell, the more money you make.
6. Is it true that Bruce Willis was a ________________ worker in a factory before he became an actor?
7. Some ________________manage to work their way up the career ladder and become things like ambassadors and senior diplomats.
8. Many ________________ have to make a real effort to stay fit; sitting at a desk all day is very unhealthy.
9. The ________________ we give you will depend on how well you've done the job.
10. The closing of the factory led to 5,000 ________________ being made redundant.
PRACTISE YOUR SPEAKING SKILLS
Speaking know-how
• Выполняя задание I, не стремитесь к тому, чтобы наш ответ полностьюсоответствовал реальным фактам. Например, если вы не можете вспомнитьназвание вашей будущей профессии на английском языке, назовите любуюпрофессию, название которой вы помните.
• Выполняя задание J,помните, что каждая фотография передает лишь определенную идею.Например, если на фотографии изображена медсестра, то вам нужно говоритьо профессии медсестры вообще, а не описывать медсестру, изображенную нафотографии.
GRAMMAR FOCUS
Formal written English:
I have not yet decided on a career.
Informal spoken English:
Well, I haven't really decided yet what I want to do.
Rewrite these sentences in the style of informal spoken English.
1 My father is currently unemployed and my mother works as an accountant.
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2 I am considering becoming a vet as I greatly enjoy taking care of animals.
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3 My main ambition is to establish my own small business.
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4 I am not certain that I wish to go to university.
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5 Job satisfaction is more important to me than a high salary.
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