B. Write an e-mail to a friend you haven’t talked to for long time. Tell him/her about the way you have spent your summer holidays. Mind past tenses (past simple, past continuous, past perfect).
WORD FILE
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| daily routine ready meals takeaways refectory to brush one’s teeth to come around for a chat to do shopping to do sport to eat out to fall asleep = to get asleep it takes me (2 hours) to make notes to hold seminars to take exams to pass exams to have tests to do home assignments to be keen on smth | to go out to hang out with friends to have a late night to have a lie-in to have a lunch break to have a nap to have a shave to have a shower (a bath) to have a snack to have a wash to have an early night to leave home to lie in bed to live alone (on one’s own; by oneself) to oversleep to participate in smth to set aside to socialize to stay in to stay up | to surf the net to work full-time to work long hours responsibility = duty complaint holiday pay income income tax nine-to-five job salary sick pay to advise (clients) to attend (meetings) to be in charge of to deal with to do paperwork to do shiftwork to earn to have flexi-time to involve = to include to run (a restaurant) to work overtime |
Module 3 Job Hunting
PREVIEW
A. Work in pairs. What do the people in the photos do?
B. Read the following tips for finding a job and discuss which ones you agree or don’t agree with. Why?
v Contact your friends and see how they can help.
v Visit an employment agency and ask about available jobs.
v Look for the job that gives the best salary.
v Read the advertisements in the Business section of your local newspaper and try to find a job that matches your skills, qualifications and interests.
v Ask your parents or their colleagues to get you a job in the companies where they work.
v Discuss your goals and interests with your friends and make a plan for how to proceed.
v Talk to a counselor at the place where you are studying and ask for some advice.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: EXPRESSING YOUR PERSONAL VIEW
A. How would you personally start job hunting? Use the phrases in the box to help you.
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e.g.I think it’s time to start by askingmy friend to help me.
May be I should begin by visiting an employment agency.
Why don’t Ilook through a Job Advertisements Section in a newspaper to find the most suitable position?
READING: FIRST DAY NERVES
A. What do you remember about your first day at school or university? Describe your feelings and behavior (mind using Past Tenses).
B. Here are some “dos” and “don’ts” about how to behave in a new job. Can you tell which are which?
 Smile and be friendly Learn all the office gossip Compare the new job with your old one Introduce yourself to everyone | Learn the names of your colleagues Refuse offers to help Leave on time, you aren’t paid to stay on Volunteer for projects |
| Wear casual clothes, it’s more relaxed Arrive at work on time Stick to your lunch hour, it’s part of the contract Ask questions Stick to deadlines |