1. © Markéta Čeřovská, Lenka Lexová
Future career
© Markéta Čeřovská, Lenka Lexová

2. Name the jobs or professions:

3. Match the words and pictures:
an artist
TV presenter
a politician
a super model
a gardener
a scientist
a life guard
an accountant
a bank clerk

4. Match together part-time summer work as work/ job earn day/ night
a high/ low
work for be
working
hours
money
shift
unemployed
work
a cashier
experience
salary
job
a well-known company

5. Talk about: What job did you want to do when you were a child?
When I was little I wanted to be … because…
What type of work are you interested in now?
I'd like to work as … because / My dream job is … because…
Is it hard for you to decide what career you should choose?
It's difficult for me because… / It's easy for me because…
What is a good and interesting job for you?
What is important for you about a job?
I think that … / In my opinion … is important because…

6. Talk about your parents:
What is their job?
Do they like it?
Would you like to do the same job? Why? Why not?
Yes, because I'm interested in… /No, because…
How would you characterize it?
interesting, well-paid, stressful, boring, time demanding,
full time job, part time job, menial work, manual work,
very challenging, skilled, unskilled…

7. What qualities are needed for different jobs?
confident careful aggressive moody
selfish sensitive honest modest
stubborn mean hard-working lazy
mean calm thoughtful shy
generous cheerful easy-going logical
miserable energetic outgoing reliable
active talkative decisive brave

8. Advertisement a short description of the job
If you look for a job, you can read adverts in the media or on the Internet.
The advertisement should include:
a short description of the job
condition of work and salary
The applicants usually write a letter to the company and enclose their curriculum vitae

9. Curriculum vitae It includes the following information
Contact information – name, address, telephone, address
Personal information – date and place of birth, nationality
Education – secondary school, university
Work experience/history
Qualification – certificates, IT skills, languages, driving licence
Interests
Source: E. and A. Peck: Let's Talk, Fraus, 1999