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Readıng skılls ı1
Week 10:John the lıbrarıan
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2. Pre-readıng Look at the pıctures and dıscuss the questıons ın paırs
What are these jobs?
Describe the jobs using adjectives.
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Look at the words below, match them with the definitions Then, compare your answers with your friends.
library (n.) __________
responsibility (n.) __________
organize (v.) __________
complain (v.) __________
passion (n.) __________
check (v.) __________
dull (adj.) __________
a place that contains a lot of books and material for reading
being accountable
to systematize
to express dislike
a strong feeling, like love or hate
to control
boring
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words given in the box. There are 2 EXTRAS.
You have a lot of __________ because you are the boss here.
I have a __________ for basketball. I have never missed a game of my favourite team.
I __________ my Facebook page regularly to see if there are any messages.
They __________ about everything! They never like something.
We prefer going out when we have time as staying at home is very __________.
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Whıle readıng
JOHN THE LIBRARIAN
What do you think of John and his job?
John is a librarian in a local library. It’s his responsibility to maintain and organize all the books in the library. He has to make sure they are all in perfect condition and organized. When someone rents a book and brings it back, he has to check closely for any damage and sometimes he has to clean it. He also has to check that the books haven’t been put in the wrong category but he doesn’t do it as much as he should because it’s a very dull job.
John is, of course, grateful that he has a nine to five job where he doesn’t have to work at weekends or do night- shifts but he thinks there are a lot of things he can complain about. For example, he often has to work late but his boss won’t pay him overtime. He can’t leave early because a lot of people don’t leave the library until the last minute and his boss expects him to clean and tidy the library before leaving.
John has a passion for literature and so he likes working there because he gets to read hundreds of great books but sometimes he finds it frustrating. For example, sometimes he has to throw books away if they are in bad condition but he doesn’t want to throw them away and he can’t take them with him because of copyright issues.
One day, John would like to leave this boring job and get paid to be a professional writer. He must improve his writing in his free time but for that, he has to quit his job so he can become a writer full-time. He can’t do that because he needs a job to pay the bills and rent. He often tells himself he mustn’t let himself stuck in this job but it’s too easy to stay in a stress-free job.
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6. Are the statements TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)?
John thinks the job is perfect for him. _____
John can leave every day on time. _____
John wants to become a professional writer. _____
He earns a lot of money by getting paid for overtime. _____
He loves reading books. _____
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7. What does the followıng refer toın the text?
him (line 8): _______________
there (line 10): _______________
it (line 11): _______________
them (line 12): _______________
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POST-READING Work in pairs. Choose a few jobs that you know about. (Teacher, Doctor etc.) Make a table of the advantages and disadvantages of the jobs.
Teacher
(+) (-)
Doctor
(+) (-)
Long summer holidays Low salary
Working conditions Long working hours
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Work in pairs. Write sentences about the jobs using ‘have to / don’t have to / must / mustn’t / can / can’t’.
He / She doesn’t have to work at night. He / She has to come to school early.
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Exchange your papers with another pair. Don’t tell them which jobs you wrote about. Let them guess the jobs by reading your sentences.
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