Career choice + Listening

Correct the spelling mistakes.

teecher teacher

1. bisnessman              

2. shop asistant               

3. secretairy          

4. bilder        

5. cleener        

6. houswife          

Choose the correct answer.

1. A                [police officer, vet]works with dogs and cats.

2. A                [shop assistant, dentist]sells things.

3. A           [housewife, nurse]works in a hospital.

4. An unemployed person            [has got, hasn't got]a job.

5. A         [pilot, dentist]looks after people's teeth.

6. A businessman usually has a              [secretary, househusband].

Complete the sentences.

Can she cut my hair? - Yes, she is a hairdresser.

1. Does she work with the students? - Yes, she's a         .

2. Does he work in the kitchen of that restaurant? - Yes, he's a      .

3. Does he work for other people? - No, he's a             .

4. Does she work in the shop? - Yes, she's a               

5. Does she stay at home with the children? - Yes, she is a           .

6. Does he work for Alitalia (air company)? - Yes, he is a       .

Fill in the gaps with an appropriate word (relative clauses).

1. An engineer is a person     designs, builds or maintains engines or machines.

2. A designer is someone       job is to make plans or patterns for clothes, furniture or equipment.

3. An accountant is someone       job is to keep and check financial accounts.

4. An economist is a specialist     studies the way in which money and goods are produced and used and the systems of business and trade.

5. An administrator is someone       job is connected with the management and organisation of a company or an institution.

6. A sales manager is a person     deals with selling products.

Watch the video and do the task.

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Fill in the missing words.

1 A career can’t be easily changed because it is a            decision. 

2. most children usually know what they            when they grow up.

3. Usually people enter universities and colleges with                             in mind.

4. Often people begin working in field that has         To do with what they studied at university. 

5. Sometimes the things people would love to do aren’t really the things that they truly         .

Watch the video and do the task.

Decide if the statements are true or false.

1. Choosing a career can be insignificant for a person at times.       [true, false]

2. Some people haven’t decided what they want to be at the age of 35.        [true , false.]

3. It is useful for a person to communicate with people who already do that work and to feel for what it is that they do.        [true , false.]

4. When children get nearer to their college years, they start realizing that it is difficult for them to explore their career options.        [true, false.]

5. If you find a job that you truly love, you will work very hard.        [true, false.]

Choose the correct option.

Getting the right job for you.

Why do we need to work? One answer is that people like doing things. Another answer is money! If you are            [earn, salary, overtime, job, unemployed, apply, work, find, promotion], you probably don’t have enough money. If, on the other hand, you have a well-paid job, you            [earn, salary, overtime, job, unemployed, apply, work, find, promotion] a high            [earn, salary, overtime, job, unemployed, apply, work, find, promotion] which you can use to buy the things you need.

Before you            [earn, salary, overtime, job, unemployed, apply, work, find, promotion] for a job, you should ask yourself some key questions. Are you happy to go to work every day? Some people like driving to work in the morning.

Others don’t and prefer to            [earn, salary, overtime, job, unemployed, apply, work, find, promotion] from home. Are you happy to work            [earn, salary, overtime, job, unemployed, apply, work, find, promotion].? (This is when you work extra hours for more money.) Is it the kind of            [earn, salary, overtime, job, unemployed, apply, work, find, promotion] where you can get a            [earn, salary, overtime, job, unemployed, apply, work, find, promotion] soon and earn more money? If you ask yourself the right questions, you’ll            [earn, salary, overtime, job, unemployed, apply, work, find, promotion] the right job!