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Dream jobs? 21 The world of work 02 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS READING 12 13 Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions. 1 Have you ever had any odd jobs? If so, which? 2 Have you ever done volunteer work? Would you like to? Why? /Why not? 3 Have you ever wanted to give up school and start to work? Why? /Why not? Which of the following jobs would you think of as dream jobs? Why? Talk in class. Read the article about Robbie Williams. Would you say he has a dream job? Why? /Why not? GRAMMAR 14 a Present perfect 2 – with for and since SPEAKING 11 action film star singer car racer skier politician teacher CEO of a multinational company top model Look at the sentences. for since 1 Robbie and his family have lived in Los Angeles for several years now. 2 Since the release of Angels in July 1997, Robbie has had one hit after another. Grammar reference and practice, p. 137. Now complete a and b with for and since : b a You can use to say when something started (Monday, last month, 2011). b You can use with a period of time (a week, three months, five years). Robbie Williams may be a star these days, but his career has had its ups and downs. Robert Peter Williams was born in Stoke-on- Trent on 13th February 1974. Ever since he was a young child, Robbie has shown star qualities, performing songs on stage in Spain when he was only three years old. He wasn’t always a perfect pupil at school. It was clear he had other ambitions: he wanted to become a star. At the age of 16, Williams joined the boy band Take at , where he became famous in the following ve years. But the pressure of be- ing a celebrity and artistic disagreements with the band’s main songwriters got too much. He spent a few years partying, drinking, and taking drugs – while still touring successfully with the group. Finally, aer a series of conicts with the management and the other band members, Robbie le Take at in 1995 to start a solo career. At rst it looked as if his new career wasn’t going to take o 3 . Even though his debut album Life thru a Lens was popular in Britain, it seemed that Robbie’s fans weren’t buying his solo eorts in the rest of Europe, and his decision to quit the band appeared to have been a bad idea. But with the release of Angels in July 1997 everything changed. Since then he has had one hit aer another. As well as his great love of music, Robbie clearly has ambitions to pursue an acting career. He has tried to land 4 the role of James Bond for quite some time, and in almost every video he takes on a new character to demonstrate his acting qualities. Robbie and his family have lived in Los Angeles, close to Hollywood’s major lm studios, for several years now. And who knows – maybe he will one day be able to make this dream come true as well. Robbie Williams 3 to take off: to be successful 4 to land sth.: to get or achieve sth. good Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv