42 Unit 03 | Up to the job Write a PEEL paragraph of around 120 words on what is important for young people when looking for a job. Write in a formal, impersonal style. Example: While some people might believe that teenagers are mainly interested in …, it is often seen that most young people today look for … when trying to find a suitable job. See Writing coach, PEEL, p. 165. Talk to a partner about a job you (or one of your friends) have done. 1 How did you find out about the job? 2 How did you get it? 3 How long did you do the job? 4 What were the working hours? 5 What qualifications were required? 6 What kind of on-the-job training did you get? 7 How much did you earn? 8 What did you particularly like or dislike about the job? Expand your vocabulary: Personal skills and qualities Look at the lists of personal skills and qualities below and underline three of each that you think you possess. Then ask a friend to tell you which he/she thinks you have. Discuss possible differences. Examples: I consider myself to be a team-player …/My biggest asset is my communication skills …/ I think I have a natural talent for languages …/While I believe I’m very adventurous, my friends regard me as rather cautious …/If need be, I can certainly work under pressure … WRITING 7 SPEAKING 8 Most jobs will require certain qualifications, which can include a specific schooling and training as well as (work) experience, skills and certain personal qualities. LANGUAGE 9 a Qualities adventurous ambitious articulate confident cooperative creative determined efficient enthusiastic flexible good with children/numbers have a strong work ethic have an eye for detail imaginative organised patient reliable resilient responsible Skills ability to work in a team/under pressure communication skills conflict resolution skills decision-making skills IT skills language skills leadership skills management skills problem-solving skills time management skills people skills Together with a partner, try to explain what having some of these qualities actually means. For example: If someone is adventurous, he/she is prepared to try out new ideas. To be ambitious means to have the urgent wish to be successful. Write down the opposites of the qualities underlined in the table above. Examples: adventurous – unadventurous (or cautious, timid); cooperative – uncooperative (or difficult, stubborn) Think about which of the skills or qualities you possess you have already needed in a job or any other situation in your life. Talk about it to a partner. b 10 SPEAKING 11 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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