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Unit 20 Lesson 5
Looking for a job
Objectives: By the end of this lesson you will have
• gathered specific information from reading job advertisements
• talked about jobs and professions and the type of education needed for each
• written a letter requesting for information.
A What are the ways people go about looking for jobs? The following are the comments some people made while looking for jobs. What are your reactions to each of these?
I want a job but I'm not sure what kind
I want information about jobs and employers
I'd like some help with my applications and interview
B Now read the following passage written by a British graduate.
It's not always easy to start thinking about something as serious as choosing a career. I mean, where do you begin? Perhaps it would be better to wait until you feel in the mood. But how long would that take? Isn't it a better idea to plan your future rather than hang around in the vain hope that inspiration will slap you round the face? If you are studying at university or college, you have access to a place where you will find information and advice that you won't get so easily anywhere else. It is called your Careers Service and prolonged exposure to its resources and programmes might help you choose your next step after graduation.
Now answer the following questions.
1 In one sentence say what the passage is about.
2 Give a suitable title.
3 The passage mentions a place which can help students plan their career. Do you think this is a good idea?
C Read the following job advertisements. What are the qualifications needed for each job? Which job interests you?
Looking for a challenging career?
Are you a graduate? Are you physically fit?
Do you like travelling?
Do you have a good command of spoken English?
Apply with full bio-data for the position of a cabin crew member
in Bangladesh Biman to:
G.P.O. Box 567, Dhaka, by 30 September.
Position Vacant
An English teacher with a good command of spoken
and written English is required for an English medium school in Khulna to teach English language 'O' level classes. Attractive salary for suitable candidates with B.A. (Honours) in English. Apply with complete bio-data by 30 November, to
The Principal
Oxford School
Khulna
Boutique Assistant Wanted
Do you like meeting people?
Do you like fashionable clothes?
Are you between twenty and thirty?
Do you have at least an S S C ?
If your answer is 'yes', write by 15
June
to:
The Manager,
Momin Textiles
Rajshahi
Wanted: Driver
If you have a valid driving licence
If you have experience of 5 years of
driving
If you have at least an S S C,
write to:
The Manager
Prestige Bank
Aurangazeb Road Branch
Pabna
Last date: 31 August
D What do you think are the educational qualifications needed for each of the following jobs? Discuss in pairs.
a typist, a peon, a clerk, a magistrate, a primary school teacher, a lawyer, a bus driver, a vocal artist, a security guard, a hotel receptionist, an agriculture extension worker, a radio announcer.
E The Bureau of Manpower is the government authority that deals with export of skilled and unskilled manpower overseas. Write a letter to the Director of the Bureau requesting for information about positions available now in the Middle East that might suit your qualifications.
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking, reading,
writing.
Functions.
Asking and answering questions.
Grammar/Structure.
What do you think of ....?
How do you feel
about .... .?
What about...? Vocabulary.
hang around, inspiration will slap
you round the face, prolonged, fashionable.
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Unit 20 Lesson 5
Looking for a job
Objectives: By the end of this lesson you will have
• gathered specific information from reading job advertisements
• talked about jobs and professions and the type of education needed for each
• written a letter requesting for information.
A What are the ways people go about looking for jobs? The following are the comments some people made while looking for jobs. What are your reactions to each of these?
I want a job but I'm not sure what kind
I want information about jobs and employers
I'd like some help with my applications and interview
B Now read the following passage written by a British graduate.
It's not always easy to start thinking about something as serious as choosing a career. I mean, where do you begin? Perhaps it would be better to wait until you feel in the mood. But how long would that take? Isn't it a better idea to plan your future rather than hang around in the vain hope that inspiration will slap you round the face? If you are studying at university or college, you have access to a place where you will find information and advice that you won't get so easily anywhere else. It is called your Careers Service and prolonged exposure to its resources and programmes might help you choose your next step after graduation.
Now answer the following questions.
1 In one sentence say what the passage is about.
2 Give a suitable title.
3 The passage mentions a place which can help students plan their career. Do you think this is a good idea?
C Read the following job advertisements. What are the qualifications needed for each job? Which job interests you?
Looking for a challenging career?
Are you a graduate? Are you physically fit?
Do you like travelling?
Do you have a good command of spoken English?
Apply with full bio-data for the position of a cabin crew member
in Bangladesh Biman to:
G.P.O. Box 567, Dhaka, by 30 September.
Position Vacant
An English teacher with a good command of spoken
and written English is required for an English medium school in Khulna to teach English language 'O' level classes. Attractive salary for suitable candidates with B.A. (Honours) in English. Apply with complete bio-data by 30 November, to
The Principal
Oxford School
Khulna
Boutique Assistant Wanted
Do you like meeting people?
Do you like fashionable clothes?
Are you between twenty and thirty?
Do you have at least an S S C ?
If your answer is 'yes', write by 15
June
to:
The Manager,
Momin Textiles
Rajshahi
Wanted: Driver
If you have a valid driving licence
If you have experience of 5 years of
driving
If you have at least an S S C,
write to:
The Manager
Prestige Bank
Aurangazeb Road Branch
Pabna
Last date: 31 August
D What do you think are the educational qualifications needed for each of the following jobs? Discuss in pairs.
a typist, a peon, a clerk, a magistrate, a primary school teacher, a lawyer, a bus driver, a vocal artist, a security guard, a hotel receptionist, an agriculture extension worker, a radio announcer.
E The Bureau of Manpower is the government authority that deals with export of skilled and unskilled manpower overseas. Write a letter to the Director of the Bureau requesting for information about positions available now in the Middle East that might suit your qualifications.
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking, reading,
writing.
Functions.
Asking and answering questions.
Grammar/Structure.
What do you think of ....?
How do you feel
about .... .?
What about...? Vocabulary.
hang around, inspiration will slap
you round the face, prolonged, fashionable.