7 Speaking – Individual long turn: Talking about jobs a) Choose two of the three pictures below and give a five-minute talk on the topic of jobs in which you • explain what these people have to do, • analyse the skills they need, • discuss what the pros and cons of these jobs are. b) Explain why you would or would not like to do the job yourself. Listening: Two job interviews a) Two girls have applied for the job of library assistant. Listen to the interviews twice and take notes about what makes a good or a bad impression. Use a grid like this: Applicant Good points Bad points Sarah Marshall Paula Douglas b) Decide who should get the job. Give reasons for your choice. 1 ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ I can give a clear, prepared presentation, giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view and giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. (B2) 2 c25–26 ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ I am aware of […] the most significant differences between the customs, usages [and] attitudes […] prevalent in the community concerned and those of my own. (B1) Now you can • Talk about choosing a career and making plans for the future. • Reflect on your personal skills. • Write an e-mail/a letter of application and your CV. • Cope with job interviews. • Use indirect speech. • Use participles to link sentences and express what you watched people doing. Self-evaluation Tick the buttons on the scale to evaluate your language skills. ➀ I can do it easily and correctly. ➁ I can do most of it but I am not fully sure. ➂ I need to have a look at some things again. ➃ I should go over the whole chapter again. ➄ I need to ask my teacher for help. If you do the tasks again at a later stage, you can add a tick to show your progress. 96 Jobs Check-out Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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