| Today we are going to speak about dangerous jobs. Then we are going to listen to the text and fill in the gaps. After that we will read the text and discuss it. Look at the pictures. Which of these jobs are dangerous? Are there jobs that should be done only by men? Why? What qualities do you need to be a bullfighter? Read the summery of the text. Listen to the text and fill in the gaps. We are going to read a newspaper article. What is the story about? Read and get ready to choose the answers to the questions. Compare your answers with your partner. Read the text once again and make notes under the headings: -training, -problems, -fitness routine, -dangers, -qualities needed . Get ready to speak about the career of a bullfighter. Lesson 8. Do you pay attention to people s hands? Can hands tell you about a person? Look at the pictures; match them with sentences given below. What can you say about each person s age and job? Listen to the people whose hands are in the picture. Which speaker is a nurse, a farmer, a guitarist? Listen again and fill in the table. About which of your friends or relatives can you tell the same? Look at the list of jobs. Could you have bad experience in these jobs? What kind of bad experience? Read the article and compare your ideas with the stories each person tells. Are there similar ideas? Do you know anybody who has had to work under conditions like these? What is the worst job in the world do you think? Some people are under so much stress. How do you cope with stress? Make a list of words you do to cope with stress, for example, cry, talk to a friend, eat. Compare your list with a classmate and discuss which things are healthy and which are not. We are going to read an article about stress. First, look at the exercise and match the words with their definitions. Read the article and answer the question: What are the ways to cope with stress? Lesson 11. Today we are going to speak about personal qualities. Then we are going to read the advertisement and discuss it. After that we will listen to the dialogues. When you apply for a job you need to provide a curriculum vitae (CV), which gives the employer important information about you. What kind of info an employer might need? Make a list of this info and compare it with your partner. Read the advertisement and find the answers to the questions below. Here is Emily Lewis s CV. She is applying for one of the above positions Read it. Which of the above advertised jobs would be most suitable for Emily? Why? Now, write your own CV, using the model above. Look at the list of personal qualities. Which of them are necessary for the occupation you have chosen? Which of the qualities describes you? A business executive, a fire-fighter and a nurse are talking about the qualities they need to be good at their jobs and the advantages and disadvantages of their jobs. Listen to their dialogues and fill in the missing info. What are the qualities, advantages and disadvantages of being a pilot, a miner and a fashion model? Make up a story |