unit 7 : the world of work period -1- page:68

Unit 7 : The world of work

Period -1- page:68

Farhouda Ferwana Rula Farouq Al Farr’a

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Objectives:

Students are expected to:

• Expand new vocabulary.

• Skim the text to get the general ideas.

• Scan the text to get the specific details.

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Expand new active vocabulary.

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Paragraph (1)

revealed: shown

fantasy : unreality

job security: being sure that you won’t lose your job

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Skim the text for general ideas

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Read the paragraph quickly, then answer the questions:

A survey of 3,000 workers in the UK has revealed the top ten dream jobs. Being ‘dream’ jobs, a certain amount of fantasy is involved, but what is the reality behind the dream? We asked some professionals what doing these jobs was really like.

Airline pilot, James Hutchings: ‘They didn’t really make this the first choice, did they? I’m not sure my job is what people were thinking of. They probably wanted to be jet fighter pilots. The work isn’t as exciting as people think. You don’t see the world, just the insides of airports. There isn’t much job security either. There are lots of ways you could lose your job. It suits me at the moment because I’m young and single, but I wouldn’t want to be still doing it in ten years’ time.’

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Answer the questions:

1. How many workers does the survey ask?

1. Three hundreds.

2. Three thousands.

3. Three millions.

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2. What does the writer use to suggest that these jobs aren’t like what most people think?

He puts ‘dream’ between inverted commas.

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Scan the text for specific details.

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Read the paragraph quickly, then answer the questions:

A survey of 3,000 workers in the UK has revealed the top ten dream jobs. Being ‘dream’ jobs, a certain amount of fantasy is involved, but what is the reality behind the dream? We asked some professionals what doing these jobs was really like.

Airline pilot, James Hutchings: ‘They didn’t really make this the first choice, did they? I’m not sure my job is what people were thinking of. They probably wanted to be jet fighter pilots. The work isn’t as exciting as people think. You don’t see the world, just the insides of airports. There isn’t much job security either. There are lots of ways you could lose your job. It suits me at the moment because I’m young and single, but I wouldn’t want to be still doing it in ten years’ time.’

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Answer the following questions:1. What are the negatives( problems) of being a pilot? Or

What is the reality of being a pilot?

a)---------------------- b)-----------------------------------------

c)-----------------------------------------------------------------

d)-----------------------------------------------------------------It doesn’t suit old and married people.

It isn’t exciting. You just see the inside of airports.

There isn’t much job security.

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Decide whether the following sentences aretrue or false:

1.( ) James is surprised that so many people want to be

pilots.

2. ( ) James would like to stay in his job for the rest of his life.

They didn’t really make this the first choice, did they?

I wouldn’t want to be still doing it in ten years’ time.

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Say what these pronouns refer to:

1. They (line 6):____________________________

2. It (line 12): ___________________

3. I ( line 13):____________________

People who work in certain jobs

being a pilot

James Hutchings

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The world of work


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Objectives:




• Scan the text to get the specific details, then answer the questions.

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Expand new vocabulary.

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Paragraph (2)

outweighs: is more important than

stage fright: feeling nervous before appearing

in public

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TV and theatre actor, Jane Nicholson:

‘There’s nothing I’d rather do. The

feeling you get is like nothing else, and

it outweighs the many negatives, like

the pressure, the stage fright and the

long periods without work. Unless

you’re a big star, you never know where

the next job is going to come from.’

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Answer the question:

1. What is the lady’s job?

1. A TV star.

2. A photographer.

3. A TV and theatre actor.

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TV and theatre actor, Jane Nicholson:

‘There’s nothing I’d rather do. The

feeling you get is like nothing else, and

it outweighs the many negatives, like

the pressure, the stage fright and the

long periods without work. Unless

you’re a big star, you never know where

the next job is going to come from.’

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Answer the following questions:1. What are the negatives( problems) of being an actor?

a)---------------------- b)----------------------------------

c)-----------------------------------------------------------------

d)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Unless you are a big star, you never know where the next job is going to come from.

Pressure. Stage fright.

Long periods without work.

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1.( ) Jane feels that her job is special.

2. ( ) Jane thinks that her job’s negatives outweighs its

positives.

The feeling you get is like nothing else.

It outweighs its negatives.

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1. you (line 6):________________________________

2. I (line 12): ___________________

The one who dreams of being an actor

Jane Nicholson

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Objectives:





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Paragraph (3)

make a living: earn enough money to survive

trick: having a clever way when you do something

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Pianist and singer, Amina Kureishi: ‘Almost anyone can become a musician, but the trick is to make a living from it. I mean, there are singers, there are good singers and there are successful singers, but they’re three different things. For most of us it’s a life of late nights, long hours practising and travelling from place to place, being paid just enough to put food on the table. The majority of professional musicians need other incomes, usually from teaching.’

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1. What is the trick behind being a singer ?

1. To work long hours.

2. To make a living from it.

3. To travel from place to place.

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Pianist and singer, Amina Kureishi: ‘Almost anyone can become a musician, but the trick is to make a living from it. I mean, there are singers, there are good singers and there are successful singers, but they’re three different things. For most of us it’s a life of late nights, long hours practising and travelling from place to place, being paid just enough to put food on the table. The majority of professional musicians need other incomes, usually from teaching.’

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Answer the following questions:1. What are the negatives( problems) of being a singer or a

musician ?

a)---------------------- b)---------------------------------

c) -----------------------------------------------------------------

d)----------------------------------------------------------------Being paid just enough to put food on the table.

late nights. long hours practising .

Travelling from place to place.

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Answer the following questions:

2. Why do the majority of musicians need another income?

------------------------------------------------------------------------Because they are paid just enough to put food on the table.

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1.( ) Being a singer, a good singer or a successful singer, they

are the same.

2. ( ) All professional musicians need other incomes from

teaching.

They are different.

The majority.

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1. they (line 5):_____________________________________

2. us (line 6): ___________________

singer, a good singer and a successful singer

singers or musicians

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Objectives:





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Paragraph (4)

charity: non-profit organisation

job satisfaction: feeling happy because of doing

something.

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Charity worker, Ben Harper: ‘I can understand why this work comes so high in the list. It’s the job satisfaction, isn’t it? A lot of people probably feel they’d rather do something to help others than work for a company making money for someone else. But the thing is that for most charity workers, it’s just an office job. Even non-profit organisations have to be run like businesses these days. The people at the top are paid well, but those lower down are often volunteers.’

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1. Where does charity work come in the list?

It was so high in the list.

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Charity worker, Ben Harper: ‘I can understand why this work comes so high in the list. It’s the job satisfaction, isn’t it? A lot of people probably feel they’d rather do something to help others than work for a company making money for someone else. But the thing is that for most charity workers, it’s just an office job. Even non-profit organisations have to be run like businesses these days. The people at the top are paid well, but those lower down are often volunteers.’

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Answer the following question:

1. Why does charity work come so high in the list according

to Ben Harper?

------------------------------------------------------------------------Because of job satisfaction as people want to help others.

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Answer the following question:2. What are the negatives( problems) of being a charity worker ?

a)----------------------------

b) --------------------------------------------------------------------

c)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The people at the top are paid well, but those down are often volunteers.

It’s just an office job.

Non-profit organisations have to be run like businesses.

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1.( ) People feel they’d rather help others than work for a

company.

2. ( ) Volunteers are often paid well.

Non-profit organisation have to be run as charity ones these days.

But those lower down are often volunteers.

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Say what these pronouns and words refer to:

1. I (line 1):______________

2. those (line 11): ___________________

Ben Harper

Volunteers

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