A. Study the information in the box and do the task after it.

When people ask you to explain your job, they want to know your responsibilities (= your duties/what you have to do), or something about your daily routine (= what you do every day). They can ask like this: What does that involve? (= What do you do in your job?). We often use responsible for/in charge of for part of something, e.g. a department or some of the workers; and run for control of all of something, e.g. a company, a shop, a course, etc.

B. Replace the words in bold with the words from the box.

Involves, deal with, attend, responsible for, run, advise, customers

1 My job includes travelling. – My job involves travelling.

2 I handle a lot of task a day.

3 I am in control of / manage the coffee bar in the museum.

4 I go to a lot of meetings.

5 I see/meet clients.

6 I consult clients.

7 I'm in charge of security in the company.

Work in pairs. Read the statements and then ask and answer questions about work. If you don’t work, talk about a person who works.

e.g. Do you work at a computer a lot of time? – Yes, I do.

For example:

I work at a computer a lot of the time.

I do a lot of paperwork.

I use e-mail a lot.

I show people round my workplace.

I arrange meetings.

I attend quite a lot of meetings.

Grammar

Pronouns (See Grammar Reference on page …)

Complete this description of a job by putting in the correct subject or object pronouns.

 

(1) I work in a tourist information office. Three other people work with (2)______. (3)_____ are called Mandy, Rosemarie and Robert. Mandy is a very funny girl and (4) _____ always makes jokes. Rosemarie is an older woman and I don't know (5) ____ very well. Robert is a friendly man and everyone likes (6) _____ because (7) ____ is very helpful. (8) ____ sit in seats at the counter and people come in and ask (9) ____ questions. (10) ____ try to help (11) ___ but sometimes (12) ____ ask silly questions and (13) ____ don't know the answers. But (14) ____ is a good job and I enjoy (15)_____.

The Constructions: There is/are (See Grammar Reference on page …)

15a. Use words from the box and the constructions there is/ are to make positive and negative sentences about the classroom.

 

Computers, map, coffee machine, keyboard, calendar, photos, windows, textbooks

There’s a calendar on the wall.

2 There’s a …

3 There isn’t a …

4 There are some …

5 There aren’t any …

B. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the facilities above.

 

e.g. Is there a calendar on the wall? - Yes, there is.

Present Simple (See Grammar Reference on page …)

16. Complete the sentences with the present simple forms of the verbs in brackets. [3]

I usually (1) arrive (arrive) at the office very early. My assistant Jessica (2)_______(bring) me the mail and (3)_______(tell) me what is in my diary for the day. She (4)_______ (do) a lot of very important work for me. Jessica (5) _____ (organize) my day and (6)______ (deal) with a lot of people for me. Then I (7)______ (have) a meeting with my team of managers – we (8)______(discuss) plans and problems. Sometimes they (9) ______ (not agree) with me but the meetings usually (10) _____ (not last) for very long.

I (11)_____(not eat) much at lunch time - the others (12) _____(go) to the canteen but I (13)____(stay) in my office and someone (14)_______(get) me a sandwich. My day usually (15)______(finish) at about 6 p.m.

I (16)____(not go) to the office every day. I (17)_____(work) at home some days and I sometimes (18)_____ (travel) to meetings or conferences.

17. Read and complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box [4].

like love x2 get up go running go x2 train relax visit cook go out play want live watch

I love my job as a family lawyer, because I (1) like helping people. But I (2) _____ playing rugby, too, so my life is very busy!

Every lunchtime I (3) _____ in the park near my office. On Monday and Thursday evenings I (4) _____to the swimming pool with my boyfriend Alex.

On Tuesday and Friday mornings I (5)_____at 5.30 and (6) ____to the gym before work. And on Wednesday evenings I (7) _____ with my team at the club.

On Friday evenings I just (8) ______because I'm usually very tired! I sometimes (9) _____my sister. She (10)______ in the centre of Cardiff, too. Or I (11)______ a nice dinner at home with Alex. We (12) ____cooking. After dinner we often (13) ____ a DVD.

We never (14) _____ on Saturday evenings, because I always (15) _____in a match on Sundays. I (16) ____our team to win the next World Cup.

 

Present Simple and Present Continuous (See Grammar Reference on page …)

18. Choose the correct verb forms to complete the text [5].

We’re all accountants and (1) work (work / are working) for a telecommunications company in the finance department. We (2) ____ (sit / are sitting) at our PСs in the office every day and (3) _____ (check / are checking) the invoices and payments. But this week is different: we (4) _____ (attend / are attending) a training course. The company (5)______ (currently changes / is currently changing) to a new accounting system, and this week, we (6) _____ (learn / are learning) all about it. So at the moment, we (7) _____ (stay / are staying) at a big hotel in the mountains. It’s wonderful! When we’re at home, we usually (8) _____ (spend / are spending) the evening cooking and cleaning for our families. But here, there’s an excellent restaurant and we can relax and have a laugh together.

 

19. Complete the text with the correct form of the verb [6].

My working day (1) starts (start) with a long journey to the office – usually over an hour on a crowded train. The first event of a typical day is the regular morning meeting. Our managers (2) _____ (give) updates on the department’s progress. After that, it’s a long, hard day of work. Now you can see me at work – I (3) _____ (give) a presentation to my colleagues. I often (4) ______ (stay) in the office until 9 or 10 pm. But this is the old way. Now, things (5) _____(begin) to change. Young people (6) _____ (refuse) to work long hours. They (7) _____(demand) more leisure time and freedom.

Listening

A. Work with a partner. Answer the questions.

1 What is a 24/7 society?

2 Which jobs need people to work at night?

B. Listen to a radio programme about four night workers: Jerry, Jackie, Doreen, and Dan. Complete the chart.

A 24/7 society

	Place of work	Hours	Why working nights?	Problems
Jerry
Jackie
Doreen
Dan

C. Listen again and check your answers. Then discuss the questions below.

 

- Who has the best job? Who has the worst job?

- Do you know anybody who works at night?

- What do they do? What do they think about it?

- Could you work at night? Why? Why not?

 

Speaking

21a. Work with a partner. Choose one of the jobs from the box, but don’t tell your partner. With your partner ask and answer Yes / No questions to find out what the job is.

Shop assistant, receptionist, taxi-driver, lawyer, dancer, soldier, detective, vet, mechanic, dentist, housewife, farmer, plumber, firefighter, top-manager, judge, banker, bank clerk, politician, policeman, manager, accountant, secretary, financial analyst, director

e.g. Are you a mechanic? – No.

Are you a policeman? – Yes.

B. Discuss in pairs: What jobs are for women? What jobs are for men? Is there any difference? Give your reasons and make a list. Discuss other jobs, too.

e.g. I think a politician is a profession for men.

22. Answer the questions and tell your partner about your work or your friend’s work.

– What’s your job?

– What do you do in your job?

- What do you like about your job?

- Do you do a 9-5 job?

- Do you work long hours? How often do you work overtime?

- Do you work flexitime?

– What time do you have lunch?

- What do you usually wear to work?

- How often do you expect to get a pay rise in your job?

- Do you get paid holidays?

23. Prepare a short speech of 10-15 sentences about your working day if you work or about the working day of another person whom you know well.

 

 

Writing

Finish the following sentences.

1My friend works for …

2 He is …

3 My friend works long hours because he does a …

4 He usually has lunch …

5 My friend usually wears …

6 Sometimes he gets …

7 My fried likes …

 

25. Write a composition “My Working Day”.

Higher Education

Reading

1. Study the Word List.

tuition fee – плата за обучение

do a degree – учиться на бакалавра

have a degree – иметь степень (бакалавра)

degree of BA – степень бакалавра гуманитарных наук

degree of BSc / BS – бакалавр естественных наук

scholarship -стипендия

graduate from – заканчивать, выпускаться из высшего учебного заведения

undergraduate – студент университета

graduate -выпускник университета

MA (Master of Arts) – магистр гуманитарных наук

MSc / MS (Master of Science) – магистр естественных наук

PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) -доктор философии, докторская степень, общая для всех областей знаний, которая предполагает 3 года обучения на базе магистерской степени и защиту диссертации

do research into/on – выполнять научно-исследовательскую работу

department / faculty – факультет, кафедра

lecturer – старший преподаватель, лектор (третий по старшинству преподаватель университета после профессора (professor) и ридера (reader)