Complementary English III Profa.

Camila Batista 03 and 08/03/2017

JOBS
Warm up
1. Can you identify the jobs below? Match the pictures to the professions they represent:

a) b) c)

d) e) f)

g) h) i)

1) singer 2) teacher 3) accountant

4) photographer 5) engineer 6) lawyer
7) doctor 8) mechanic 9) scientist

Speaking
2. Talk about the professions listed in exercise 1. Describe each of them to your partner.
Example:

A mechanic works with cars.

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Listening
3. a) Listen to the video Dream Jobs and do the exercise below. Choose the
correct alternative for each person.

1. Person number 1 works with 4. Person number 4 would like to be a

a. Accountancy a. Constructor
b. Law b. Chef
c. Telecommunications c. Professional beach volleyball player

2. Person number 2 is a: 5. Person number 5 is a

a. Pilot a. Project manager

b. Nurse b. Full-time mom
c. Dentist c. Teacher

3. Person number 3s dream job is to be 6. Person number 6s dream job is

a. A hairdresser a. Project manager

b. A chef b. Volleyball player
c. A constructor c. Football player

b) Watch the video and write the names of the persons who hold the following
professions:

a. Project manager 1 d. Telecommunications agent

b. Project manager 2 e. Hairdresser

c. Nurse f. Constructor

Speaking: What job would you like to have?

4. With a partner, talk about a job you would like to have. You can use the model
conversation below:

A: What job would you like to have?

B: Id like to be a scientist.

A: Why?

B: Because (scientists try to discover the cure for diseases). And you? What job would you
like to have?

Switch partners and have the same conversation.

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Vocabulary
5. The words below come from the text we are reading today. Match the words to their
synonyms:

a. to judge 1. idea
b. head-scratcher 2. ability
c. hint 3. to evaluate
d. counselor 4. to address
e. skill 5. confusion
f. to approach 6. instructor
g. bit 7. principle
h. to highlight 8. to ask to be accepted
i. to develop 9. to observe
j. to build 10. little
l. value 11. to emphasize
m. interviewer 12. to construct
n. to notice 13. to cultivate
o. to apply for 14. hiring manager

Reading

The Secret Formula to 1. What Skills Do You Want to Use?

First, lets talk about what youre good at

Answering "What's Your
Dream Job?" in an
Interview
By Lily Zhang
Its important to be able to articulate your
dream job. Not just for personal reasons, but
also for when youre asked about it in
interviews. But, how can you even begin to
describe your ideal job, especially to
someone whos clearly going to be judging
your response? Just picking a place to start
is a head-scratcher.
Heres a hint. Career counselors like to think
about good jobs as the intersection of your
skills, interests, and values. Thats a good
way for you to approach it as well. Talking
about your skills will give you an opportunity
to sell them a bitafter all, it is an interview.
Your interests will show your investment.
Divide it into three parts, like this.
doing. Highlight the skills that you enjoy
using most, not just the ones youre a good
at. This is about your dream job, so dont
forget to mention any that you want to
develop as well.
Here are a couple of ways you can begin
your response:
Ive mentioned my experience with __. My
dream job would definitely have to relate to
that. Id also love to develop my skills in __.
2. What Interests You?
Next, its time to talk about what interests
you. Think big for this. What interests you in
your area? Whats something you did as a
kid thats actually influenced you to choose
your profession? What is it about your career
that excites you?
Build your answer like this:
Im interested in ___. That combined with my
interest in __ and __.
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Im interested in work that involves __ and and __. These are both really important to
__, so I would definitely want that to be part me, and Im excited to see that they seem to
of my dream job. be equally important to this company.

3. What Are Your Values? Basically, my dream job would be to __ for

Speaking about your career values are will
give the interviewer an idea about what
motivates you. It also adds some extra
complexity to your answer. Youre not just
saying, I want an interesting job that Im
good at.
Conclude your response with something like
this:
Based on my skills and interests, in my
dream job, I would want to __ as related to
__, ideally in a company where I could __
__ in a position that would allow me to __
and __. I value this last point in particular
its the reason Im so excited to be
interviewing for this position.
Notice how none of this included an actual
job title? Its not necessary. Instead, give the
hiring manager a more complex response by
talking about your skills, interests, and
values. He or she will get the chance to learn
more about youand you have more
flexibility to relate your career goals and the
position youre applying for.

Adapted from: https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-secret-formula-to-answering-whats-your-dream-job-

in-an-interview

Comprehension
1. According to text, is it important to speak about your dream job? Why?

2. True or false: career instructors think that a good job includes skills, interests and values.

3. How many parts should your answer have?

4. What do you have to say about your skills? And about your interests?

5. Why do you have to speak about your values?

Speaking
6. Role play. Work with a partner. One of you will be the interviewer and the other the job
applicant. Follow the model answers suggested by the text and answer to the question:
Whats your dream job? Switch roles.

Writing
7. Write about your dream job. Follow the model suggested by the text above and write
about your skills, interests, and values. Write at least 50 words.