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1. Look at the pictures of some common people. Answer the questions about them:

I'm a lawyer

What does Jill do? _________________________________________ Does she work in a Law firm? Yes, ______________________________ Is she working in her office now? _______________________________ What is she doing? _________________________________________ I'm a courier

What does Tom do? _________________________________________ Does he use a van for work? Yes, ________________________________ Is he working now? ___________________________________________ What is he doing? (deliver) _____________________________________

What does Mark do? _________________________________________

I'm an artist

Does he paint walls? No, _______________________________________ What does he paint? __________________________________________ What is he doing now? _________________________________________ I'm a drama student

What does Joe do? ___________________________________________ Does he study Medicine? No, ___________________________________ What does he study? __________________________________________ What is he doing now? (feed) __________________________________ I'm Roger. I'm a pilot

____________________________________________? He is a pilot. ______________________________ (fly / helicopters) ? No, he doesn't. ____________________________________________? He flies planes. _________________________________________ now ? Yes, he is.

_____________________________________________ ? He's a teacher. ________________________________ (teach / English) ? Yes, he does. __________________________________________ now? No, he isn't. _____________________________________________ ? He is ironing.

I'm Max. I'm a teacher.

Read the paragraphs below and fill in the answers. What type of jobs are they and what do they do? 1. I wear protective clothing and a large helmet. I drive or ride in a large red truck to emergencies and use water to fix problems. I put myself in danger to save your life. What do I do? Answer: ________________________________________________ 2. I spend many years training. I often work in a large building with many sick people or perhaps I work in a small office where you will visit me with your problems. What do I do? Answer: ________________________________________________ 3. I walk around towns and cities. I give tickets and put them on the windscreens of illegally parked vehicles. People don’t like me very much. What do I do? Answer: ________________________________________________ 4. I sometimes wear a silly wig and make up. I have a big red nose. My shoes are too big and my trousers keep falling down. I make people laugh. What do I do? Answer: ________________________________________________ 5. I travel the world every day by aeroplane. First I have to stand and wave my arms around, and then serve food and drink to people. I wear a nice uniform and always look smart. What do I do? Answer: ________________________________________________

Andrea Winter went to the clothes shop to ask about the sales assistant job. Insert the missing words into their conversation: Saturday

provide

uniform

Pauline: Good morning, interviews CV how cantemporary I help?

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apply

Andrea:

Good morning. I would like to ask about the job ________________ I saw yesterday in a newspaper.

Pauline:

Oh, yes. My name’s Pauline and I'm the assistant manager. Are there any questions you’d like to ask?

Andrea:

Well, could you tell me how ________ hours there are exactly in the contract?

Pauline:

37

Andrea:

And how many days per week would I have to work?

Pauline:

4 days per week plus every other _____________.

Andrea:

Would I have to wear ____________?

Pauline:

No, but you would have to wear the clothes from our shop.

Andrea:

Would I have to pay for them?

Pauline:

No, we provide our staff with some new clothes twice a year.

Andrea:

It says in the advertisement that it is a ___________ position, but it doesn’t say for how long.

Pauline:

Winter, It’s for _________ a year but thereDear is aMiss chance that this position will become permanent. We have pleasure to inform you that you have been invited to job

Andrea:

interview That’s great. How do I __________for this with job?the ‘PoshGirl’ clothes shop manager, Adelaide Crest. The

Andrea was invited for the job interview. Read the letter she received:

interview will take place on Monday, 22nd July, at 10:30 am.

Pauline:

You can leave your __________ with me and we’ll be inviting people for If forweek. some reason you cannot attend the interview, please phone 01274 ___________ with the manager next

Andrea:

Thank you very much. Here’s my CV. You’ll find my phone number and address there. Your sincerely,

Pauline:

See you next week then. Bye.

98 76 54 in order to rearrange or cancel it.

Pauline Kugelbush, assistant manager

Read the sentences below and choose the correct answer: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Andrea saw the advertisement in the newspaper/in the job centre. Full time for a sales assistant is thirty five/thirty seven hours. Andrea would have to work every Saturday/every other Saturday. She would have to wear clothes from the shop/a uniform. The shop gives some clothes to the staff twice a month/twice a year. Andrea gave her CV to the assistant manager/sent her CV by post. The manager’s name is Pauline Kugelbush/Adelaide Crest. The interview date is Monday, 22nd June/Monday, 22nd July. The time of the interview is 10:30 in the morning/10:30 in the evening.

Here is Andrea’s job interview. Her answers are in order, but the manager’s questions were left out. Insert them in the right places. The first one has been done for you.

I see. Are there any questions you’d like to ask?

So why do you want to change your job?

Are you working at the moment?

So, you want to work for PoshGirl Store? Have you worked in a clothes shop before?

O.K. And how many days of sick have you had last year?

Well, thanks for coming then. We’ll let you know in a couple of days.

Manager: Good morning, Miss Winter. Please, take a seat. Andrea: Thank you. Manager: Andrea: No, but I worked in a supermarket as a stockroom assistant and then on the till. And I like fashion so I think I will do well in a clothes shop. Manager: Andrea: Yes, I’m a receptionist in a hotel. Manager: Andrea: It’s only part time, twelve hours per week, and I would like to work full time. Manager: Andrea: A week. I broke my wrist, couldn’t work on the till. Manager: Andrea: No, thanks. Your assistant explained a lot to me last week. Manager: