Page 28 - American English File Student Book 3B

G gerunds and infinitives
V work Do you like
P word stress yourjob? Yes. I’m an
accountant -
I enjoy working
with numbers.
8B What’s the right job for you?

1 VOCABULARY work 2 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING

word stress

a Underline the stressed syllable in each word. Use the
phonetics to help you.
1 a pply a'plai/
2 sa la ry /'stelari/
3 down size /‘daonsaiz/
4 ex per i ence ik spirions
5 o ver time /'oovortaim/
6 per ma nent /'parmanant/
7 qua li fi ca tions/kwolafa'keijnz/
8 re sign /ri'zain/
9 re tire /n'taiar/
10 tern po rar y 'tempareri

b 4 45)}) Listen and check. Practice saying the words.

c D o you know anybody w ho...
- is applying for a job? W hat kind o f job?
- is doing a temporary job? What?
- has a part-time job? W hat hours does he / she work?
- is self-employed? W hat does he / she do?
- has been promoted recently? W hat to?
- was fired from his / her job, or was downsized?
Why?
- has just retired? How old is he / she?

d T hin k o f som eone you know who has a job. Prepare
your answers to the questions below.
a Look at the picture story. M atch sentences A -I with
• What/do?
pictures 1-9.
• Where/work (in an office,
A [ J She decided to set up an online business selling at home, etc.)?
• What qualifications /have?
birthday cakes.
• What hours/work?
B I Her business is doing very well. Clare is a success!
• /have to work overtime?
C __I She was unemployed and had to look for a job. • / make a good salary?
D ] They had an argument, and Clare was fired. • /like the job? Why (not)? o
E [J] Clare worked for a marketing company. • Would you like to do his / her job? Why (not)?
F __I She applied for a lot of jobs, and sent in resumes.
G J She made a good salary, but she didn’t like her boss. e W ork in pairs. A interview B about their person’s job.
Ask m ore questions if you can. T hen switch.
H j She had some interviews, but didn’t get the jobs.
I __I She had to work very hard and work overtime. I’m going to tell you about my What does
cousin. Her name's Corinne. she do?
b 4 41))) Listen and check. Then cover the sentences and
look at the pictures. Tell the story from memory.
She's a journalist. She works
for a local newspaper..
c > - p.164 Vocabulary Bank Work.

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