41 Listen to the first part of a radio quiz called ‘What do I do for a living?’ and guess what kind of job is being discussed. Now listen to part two to check your answer. Listen to the radio quiz again and tick the expressions that you hear. LISTENING 3 a 11+12 Presenting yourself b c Expand your vocabulary: Jobs and working life In small groups, find jobs from A (app developer, architect, …) to Z (zookeeper, zoologist, …). Then describe one of the jobs and let another group guess what it is. Put some of the jobs you have found into the following categories: LANGUAGE 4 a b Decide which of the word groups from 5a above refer to: b Study the expressions below. Cross out the ones that don’t fit. 5 a a career prospects b commute c creative d engineer e flexible f get your hands dirty a working times b negative aspects of work c ways of working d people working in a workplace e earnings f higher positions in a workplace g employee benefits h being laid off g job satisfaction h manual work i qualifications j salary k self-employed l special skills m specialist n university degree o work at night p work from home q work in a team r work indoors s work nine to five t work outdoors u work with other people v working climate w working conditions x working environment a jobs involving creativity (musician, …) b jobs involving manual work (locksmith, …) c jobs involving teamwork (politician, …) d traditional jobs (chemist, …) 1 clerk – commuter – trainee – temp – employee 2 work overtime – work flexitime – do shiftwork – work nine to five – work from home 3 holiday pay – sick leave – maternity/paternity rights – workspace – job security 4 income – salary – tax – wage – pay 5 sacked – hired – fired – dismissed – made redundant 6 work-related stress – discrimination – bullying – underpayment – promotion 7 supervisor – boss – executive – work ethic – superior 8 be self-employed – do contract work – job-share – work freelance – work long hours e jobs of the 21st century (app developer, …) f jobs requiring considerable qualifications (doctor, …) g jobs requiring language skills (tour guide, …) h your own ideas Spend 3 minutes writing down what’s important to you in a job. Choose some of the ideas from above and add some of your own (e.g. work-life balance, social security). Then give a statement lasting about 2 minutes to a classmate, and share it in class afterwards. Example: To me, freedom is very important, being able to make my own decisions, being my own boss – which is why I hope to be self-employed one day … I know it might be difficult, especially in the beginning. You can’t just work nine to five, can’t count on a regular income, and so on, but I think I’d be willing to pay that price … SPEAKING 6 Nur zu Prüfzw cken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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