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- Discussion: Working in something different
Starting up: I. In your opinion, which factors below are important for getting a job? Choose the seven most important. Is there anything missing from the list? Think about some other factors.
2. All of the following sentences could be used to describe jobs. Mark each sentence as follows: (+) if you think it describes a positive aspect to a job. (-) if you think it describes a negative aspect to a job. (?) if it could be either positive or negative. • It's well-paid. • It's badly-paid. • It's challenging. • It's stressful. • It's hard work physically. • You work long hours. • You have to work shifts. • You need to be talented. • You need special training and qualifications. • You need good people skills. • There's a lot of job satisfaction. • There's a lot of variety. • There's a lot of responsibility. • There are a lot of opportunities. 3. Work in pairs or groups. Which of the above do you associate with the following jobs: a journalist, a police officer, a concert pianist, a supermarket cashier, an accountant, a train driver, a social worker, a professional footballer? Think of one more job that you can associate with each of the sentences in Exercise 2. Discussion: Working in something different a) Look at the pictures and discuss the following questions. • Do you know anyone who does any of these jobs? • Are you surprised to see any of these people doing these jobs? • Which of these jobs would you be suited to / not suited to? Why? Dave-nursery Kevin-house Pat-bank manager Debbie-engineer school teacher husband b) Read each story and answer the questions. "I've been working in a bank for about five years, and actually I wasn't very ambitious or career-minded. Then a new manager came to my branch - he persuaded me to take the job more seriously, so I started studying to become a manager myself. I had to do evening classes for five years to get the qualifications I needed .. but it's been worth it. I enjoy coming to work much more now. Some people think working in a bank is boring, but for me every day is different. It's all about dealing with people... and that's always a challenge”. "I've been doing the job for about four years now, and I still really enjoy the actual work. There is a lot of satisfaction, just being with the children and watching them develop, and seeing things the way they see them that's still great. Mind you, a lot of people no idea just how tiring and stressful a day with a class of four-year-olds can be. Some people think it's an easy job, because the holidays are quite long, and everything. The thing I find depressing, though, is that there's no real career structure or chance of promotion in education. I could easily still be doing exactly the same thins in twenty years' time!" “I wasn't really that academic at school, but I was always a lot more interested in science subjects than in languages or history or anything ... so at sixteen I applied for an a engineer with a lot of small companies. I was really shocked to find out that a lot of them only accepted boys! Eventually I was accepted for a course in electronic engineering. I was the only girl out of seventeen students! I'm doing my basic training in the engineering centre here at British Aerospace. The other people who work here are fine to me, it's no problem, but people I meet outside are sometimes very surprised when I tell them what I do, especially older people." "About six months ago my wife started saying she couldn't stand it at home any more with the children, it was driving her mad, so I said: "Okay then - if you find yourself a job that pays enough, I'll change places with you!" I'm a roofer by trade, mending and building roofs, but I'm self-employed, so I can please myself how much I work. Anyway, to my surprise she found herself a job in less than a week! So here I am - what they call a "house husband", I suppose, taking the kids to school and doing the shopping and what have you. The wife didn't think I'd be able to do it - but actually I'm really enjoying myself. I never used to see that much of the kids, so it's nice to really spend some time with them, taking them to the park and all that. It's harder work than you imagine, mind you... I don't think I'd want to do it for ever."
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