Lesson 4 1 UNIT
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EDUCATION AND JOBAND JOB EDUCATION
DREAM JOB “Where your talents and the needs of the world cross; there lies your vocation.” Aristotle – Read the quote and explain its meaning. – Do you agree with Aristotle’s opinion?
VOCABULARY 1. Look at the words below. Do you understand the difference between them? Write them into the missing blanks in the sentences. Give an example of each. job / work / occupation / career / profession / trade / vocation / position 1) A ______ refers to the specific position in which a person is employed. 2) An/A ______ is a wide category of jobs that have similar characteristics, such as types of skills or work responsibilities. A person can work at it for different employers. 3) A ______ is the body of work, all jobs and occupations, and life experiences that a person gets during his or her lifetime. 4) ______ is a task assigned by yourself or someone else which you feel obligated to complete. 5) A ______ is associated with a strong internal feeling that this is what you were meant to do. 6) A ______ is something you get when you go to college or university in order to learn the technical background of a complex job. 7) A ______ is something you have been trained for that more often uses more physical skill. 8) A ______ is a post you undertake working in a company or organization.
2. Name a category of each word given below, using vocabulary from Ex. 1. Most of them may have more than one category. __reading __salesperson __carpenter __lawyer __student
__gardening __CEO __farmer __engineer __police officer
__nursery school teacher __stewardess __doctor __traveller __writer
READING 3. Read the article about Jessica’s dream job and say what advantages and disadvantages she sees in her occupation. Do you agree with the quote mentioned in the text? As children, we were all probably asked the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Now, no one seems to ask children this question anymore. Yet, by asking a child this question, we give the child a sense of hope for his own future and prompt them to think about their career expectations in adulthood. A child’s answer to this question can serve as a starting point for a discussion about the diversity of occupations open to any boy or girl. I guess I have always wanted to be a tour guide. Since I was little I’ve liked to travel, meet new people and talk. What I knew for sure was that to be a good tour guide, you need to know at least one foreign language. English is especially required. You need to be talkative, which also means that you have to be very sociable. You need to know geography quite well and, what’s not less important, history, which I’ve always found very interesting. As in any other modern job, tour guides need to have a clear understanding of how to do simple tasks on the computer and how to deal with lists and papers, because this job also includes organising.
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