Unit 8 Jobs and Ambitions

Unit 8, Lesson A

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A.    Listen to Ramon and Lisa talking about jobs. Number the pictures from 1 to 4 as you listen.

Ramon: Hey, Lisa, what are you doing?

Lisa: Oh, hi, Ramon. I’m looking for a part-time job.

Ramon: Well, I work at the hospital. We need a nurse’s assistant.

Lisa: Oh, really?

Ramon: Yeah. The hours are from four to eight p.m., on Sundays and Mondays.

Lisa: Here’s another job. The Lucky Market needs a cashier on weekends from nine to three p.m.

Ramon: Look, Lisa. A doctor’s office needs a receptionist from nine to nine to noon, on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Lisa: Oh, here’s one! The Sunflower Café needs a waitress. The hours are from five to nine p.m., on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. This is a great job for me!

 

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B.     Listen again. Complete the job information.

 

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A.    Listen. Number the job advertisements.

1.      Transworld Air needs friendly international flight attendants to join our team! Please speak English and a second language fluently. Pay is $30,000 a year. To learn more, call us at 555-2234.

2.      Do you like to play computer games? Do you want to work at home, and make $20 per hour? If you said “yes”, call us today at 555-6789. Please have experience using a PC and a Macintosh.

3.      Sunnyside Elementary School needs a music teacher. Please play piano and guitar, and like working with young children. Pay is $24,000 a year. For more information, visit our website at www.sunnysideschool.com.

 

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B.     Listen again. Complete each wanted ad.

 

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A. Sam and Lisa want to hire a swimming teacher. Listen. Then complete the sentence.

Sam: So, what do you think, Lisa? Who should get the job---Ally or Carl?

Lisa: Well, they’re both OK… Ally is a hard worker.

Sam: And she’s on the swim team at her university. But does she have any experience teaching children?

Lisa: No, but she loves kids.

Sam: Hmmm… what about Carl? What’s he like?

Lisa: He’s friendly… and very serious about swimming.

Sam: Oh?

Lisa: Yeah, he coaches a swim team at a local high school.

Sam: Does he have any experience with little kids?

Lisa: No. His experience is mostly with teenagers.

Sam: Uh-huh

Lisa: So, who should we choose?

Sam: Hmmm… I don’t know….

 

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B. Listen again. Do these words describe Ally or Carl? Check (√) the correct boxes.

 

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A.    Now listen to Marisol’s voice message to her new key-pal through email. What can Marisol do? Check (√) the correct answers in the chart.

Dear Key-pal,

Hello! My name is Marisol Torres. I’m from Guadalajara, Mexico. I can speak Spanish, English, and a little French. Can you speak Spanish? I can teach you some words!

I love music. I can sing, and I can play the piano. I can also play the guitar and the violin, but not very well. Can you play any instruments?

I also like sports. I can play soccer and tennis, but I can’t ski. It’s too difficult. Can you ski?

Please answer me by voice or writing. I’m waiting for your reply!

Your friend,

Marisol

 

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B.     Listen to Cho’s reply to Marisol’s voice email and check (√) the correct answers in the above chart.

Dear Marisol,

Thanks for your voice mail. I’m your now key-pal. My name is Cho Sun Ah. I live in Pusan, Korea. I’m a student at Pusan National University.

In my country, we speak Korean. I study English at the university. I can speak a little French, but I can’t speak Spanish. I love music too! I can’t play any instruments, but I can sing. I have lots of CDs. Who is your favorite singer?

I can ski a little, but I can’t play soccer or tennis. My favorite sport is baseball. I always watch it on TV. Do you like baseball?

What do you think of my English? I’d like to further improve my English listening ability so I’m looking forward to your voice reply.

Your friend,

Sun-Ah

 

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B. Now listen to a passage about Anthony. Then answer the questions.

Anthony Price graduated from University of Chicago in May 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies. When at university he was president of the Japanese Club from 2003 to 2004. From 2002 to 2003, he studied Japanese language, history and culture at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2004, he has been working as a part-time translator with WebTrans, a translating company based in Chicago, Illinois. He translates websites from English to Japanese. He also works as a part-time travel writer with One World Travel Magazine, a media company in Boston, Massachusetts. He does research and writes articles about different U.S. cities. He has worked as a volunteer teacher at Chicago Museum of Modern Art since May 2004. He teaches a 30- minute class once a week to visitors at the museum. His lectures feature the art of Japan.  Apart from the above work experience, Mr. Price has had other jobs. When he was a freshman, he worked as a cashier at the Pacific Market in Chicago. Mr. Price is a versatile young man. He can speak, read, and write Japanese and English fluently. He is also skilled in Microsoft Word and Excel. He can use both a PC and a Macintosh.

 

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C. Now listen again. Choose the best job for him from the Classified Jobs and explain why.

 

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A. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the reduced pronunciation of What do you and What does.

What do you do?

What does she do?

What does he do?

 

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B. Listen to the questions. Then circle the correct answer.

1. What do you do?

2. What does he do?

3. What do you want?

4. What does she do?

5. What does he want?

6. What do you think?

 

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B. Listen to the conversation between two people at Ramon’s birthday party. Underline the jobs.

Lisa: Hi, are you a friend of Ramon’s?

Brad: Yeah, my name is Brad.

Lisa: Hi, Brad. I’m Lisa. Are you a university student?

Brad: No, I’m a nurse.

Lisa: Oh? That’s interesting.

Brad: What do you do, Lisa?

Lisa: I’m a university student now. I want to be a high school teacher. I also have a part-time job.

Brad: Where do you work?

Lisa: I’m a waitress at a café.

Brad: Wow, you’re really hardworking!

 

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D. Now tell your partner what you think are good jobs for him/her. You may follow the model conversation and use the information for practice.

A: Well, your scores in Group 1 is 9. This means you are a good language user. Your score in Group 4 is also high. I think you can be a good teacher or a lawyer.

B: Really. I’ve never thought of that. I think I would be a fitness instructor.

A: No way. You’ve scored only 2 in Group 5. You can’t be a fitness instructor.

 

Unit 8, Lesson B

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Brad: I’m a student, but I also have a part-time job. I’m a computer technician and I help students and teachers fix their computers.

Vanessa: I have two jobs. I have a job at a bank, and a job at the mall in a store. I’m a teller at the bank. At my second job, at the store where I work, I’m a cashier.

Kumiko: I teach Japanese to non-Japanese students. I like my job because it’s so much fun.

Julianna: I am a financial manager. I like my job because I like to work with numbers.

  Catherine: I like being a lawyer because I get to help people. I also like being a lawyer because you get to talk a lot and I like to talk. To be a lawyer you have to be very organized, hardworking, and also quick-thinking.

  Alejandra: I work as an international student advisor. I help international students at universities. I love my job because I meet a loft of interesting people.

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Brad: I’m a student, but I also have a part-time job. I’m a computer technician and I help students and teachers fix their computers.

Julianna: I am a financial manager. I like my job because I like to work with numbers.

 

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Brad: I work in an office with three others. They are hardworking and friendly.

Vanessa: The people that I work with are very funny and outgoing.

Kumiko: My co-teachers are friendly, hardworking, and sometimes very serious.

Aleiandra: The people I work with are very hardworking but not serious.

 

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Mike: I can’t do this.

Roberto: Yes, you can!

Mike: No, I can’t!

Roberto: It’s just a job interview.

Mike: Yes, but I really want this job!

Roberto:   What time is the interview?

Mike: It’s today at three o’clock.

Roberto: Don’t worry. I have some time before my appointment. I can help you.

Mike: What are you doing?

Roberto: I’m interviewing you. I’m a businessman. Trust me. I know this. Sit down. (imitating interviewer) Welcome, Mr. Johnson. Do you have your resume?

Mike: Yes. Here you are Mr. Chavez. (aside to Roberto) How am I doing?

Roberto: You’re doing fine. Just relax. (imitating interviewer) Very interesting. Let’s see. An actor, a waiter, a painter, a singer, a receptionist. Wow, that’s a lot of jobs. So, are you looking for a full-time or a part-time job?

Mike: Full-time…or part-time. I’m flexible.

Roberto: I see. What do you do now?

Mike: Well, I don’t have a job right now.

Roberto: (as himself) No, no, no. Don’t say that. Say “I’m between jobs.” Now…

Mike: (to himself) I’m between jobs…Ok. Yeah.

Roberto: (imitating interviewer) Tell me about yourself. What are you like?

Mike: Well, I’m smart, and creative…

Roberto: (as himself) That’s good! That’s good! Sell yourself! Tell them about your good points!

Mike: OK. And I’m funny and outgoing…definitely not shy.

Roberto: That’s great. (imitating interviewer) OK. What languages do you speak?

Mike: I speak Spanish, but I can’t write it very well.

Roberto: OK. What else can you do?

Mike: I can use PCs and Macs.

Roberto: (as himself) That’s great, get excited!

Mike: And I’m very hardworking…and I know I can get this job!

Roberto: That’s right! Now go get’em! Hey, by the way, what kind of job interview is this?

Mike: It’s a job for a lifeguard down at the city pool.

Roberto: A lifeguard? Can you swim?

Mike: No, I can’t. But I look good in a bathing suit!

 

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Mike: I can’t do this.

Roberto: Yes, you can!

Mike: No, I can’t!

Roberto: It’s just a job interview.

Mike: Yes, but I really want this job!

Roberto: What time is the interview?

Mike: It’s today at three o’clock.

Roberto: Don’t worry. I have some time before my appointment. I can help you.

 

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Roberto: Very interesting. Let’s see. An actor, a waiter, a painter, a singer, a receptionist. Wow, that’s a lot of jobs. So, are you looking for a full-time or a part-time job?

Mike: Full-time…or part-time. I’m flexible.

Roberto: I see. What do you do now?

Mike: Well, I don’t have a job right now.

Roberto: (as himself) No, no, no. Don’t say that. Say “I’m between jobs.” Now…

Mike: (to himself) I’m between jobs…

 

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Roberto: Tell me about yourself. What are you like?

Mike: Well, I’m smart, and creative…

Roberto: (as himself) That’s good! That’s good! Sell yourself! Tell them about your good points!

Mike: OK. And I’m funny and outgoing…definitely not shy.

Roberto: That’s great. (imitating interviewer) OK. What languages do you speak?

Mike: I speak Spanish, but I can’t write it very well.

Roberto: OK. What else can you do?

Mike: I can use PCs and Macs.

Roberto: (as himself) That’s great, get excited!

Mike: And I’m very hardworking…and I know I can get this job!