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1. SPEAKING Work in pairs. What are the people doing in the photos? What do you think their jobs are? Compare your ideas.
2. Look quickly at texts A and B opposite. Match each text with a photo from exercise 1 and one of the titles below. There is one extra title.
a. Model builder Photo _____Text _______
b. Costume designer Photo _____Text _______
c. Film tagger Photo _____Text _______
Reading StrategyWhen you complete gap-fill sentences about a text, the words you need to write are in the text. However, the words immediately before or after the gap may be different. Think carefully about the meaning and look for synonyms or paraphrases. |
3. Read the Reading Strategy. Then look at the sentences in exercise 4 below. Find a synonym or paraphrase in the text for each underlined phrase in the sentences.
4. Complete the sentences with information from the text. Use your answers to exercise 3 to help you.
1. The toy company was very keen on the _____ that Andrew Johnson sent with his job application. [1 word]
2. Andrew is happy to earn money for something that used to be a _____. [1 word]
3. Netflix offered Joe the job because he speaks _____. [2 words].
4. A disadvantage of the job is that Joe can't _____ what programmes to watch. [1 word]
6. VOCABULARY Complete the job-related collocations from the texts using the verbs below.
join; look; notice; offer; send; take
Collocations: jobs
1. _____ for a job
2. _____ an advertisement
3. _____ in an application
4. _____ somebody a job
5. _____ a team
6. _____ a day off
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The best job in the world ... probably
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A. Back in 2012, Andrew Johnson planned to apply to a film school after graduation, rather than look for a job. But then his dad noticed an advertisement for a job with toy manufacturer Lego. Andrew, who was already a Lego fan, sent in an application. It included a video of himself making models. The company loved it and invited him to participate in an unusual interview. He had to compete against seven other finalists in a model-building test. Andrew won. As a result, he was employed at Legoland Discovery Centre in lllinois as a Master Model Builder. “Lego was just a hobby, but now I can do what l love and get paid for it,” said Andrew happily in an interview.
B. Some film providers like Netflix employ people to watch new films and TV series, then ask them to make a note of what type of film it is (horror, rom-com, etc.), what age group and type of person might like it. The film provider can then recommend it to their members. Joe Mason finished his degree in film studies about two years ago and didn't know what to do next. Then he read an article about film taggers. The job was so fantastic, and he wrote to Netflix. At first, they weren't interested, but when Joe told them he speaks fluent French, they gave him a job. He watches French films and TV programmes. “lt's a great job because I can have flexible working hours," said he. The only problem with the job is that Joe can't choose what he wants to watch.
7. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Decide which of the two jobs looks a) more fun and b) more difficult. Explain your decision. Use the words below to help you, and your own ideas.
badly-paid; creative; challenging; repetitive; rewarding; stressful; tiring; varied; well-paid
As I see it, the job of model builder would be quite repetitive.
I don’t agree. I think ...
8. INTERNET RESEARCH Look at online job advertisements. What is the best job you can find? Explain why you think it is the best.
The best job is ... It’s a great job because ...
• It’s challenging / rewarding / well-paid, etc.
• it isn't ...
• you can travel / work alone / work outside, etc.
• you don’t have to ...
