6D- Work and Study

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 D  Work and study

1 Reading

Look at pictures. Where do they work? Guess.

Read the article. Where are Jin-hee, Ramiro, and Aisha now?

 

OVERSEAS OPPORTUNITIES

FOR STUDENTS

opportunities

Be an Intern

You work for a short time in a company or an organization. You sometimes get a small salary as an intern. Jin-hee is from South Korea and has an internship with a publishing company in New York City. The company makes French books. Jin-hee answers the phone and makes photocopies.

computer

Study and Work

In this program, you can study and work. You usually study in the morning and work in the afternoon or evening. Romiro is from Mexico. He's in Australia now. He studies studies computer science part-time and works part-time. He takes classes in the morning and fixes computers in the evening. He works 20 hours a week.

teacher

Volunteer

Some organizations need extra help. Volunteers usually don't get a salary for their work. Aisha is from Egypt. She's on a volunteer program in Nigeria at a school for children. She teaches classes, and she helps the children with their schoolwork. She works full-time from Monday to Friday.

 

Read the article again. Answer the questions.

1. Do people get a salary as an intern?

     They sometimes get a small salary.       

2. What does Jin-hee do as an intern?

                                                                     

3. In study and work programs, when do people usually work?

                                                                     

4. What does Ramiro study?

                                                                     

5. Do volunteers usually get a salary for their work?

                                                                     

6. What does Aisha do as a volunteer?

                                                                     

 

 

Answer:

1. They sometimes get a small salary.

2. She answers the phone and makes photocopies.

3. They usually study in the morning and work in the afternoon or evening.

4. He studies computer science.

5. No. they don't get a salary for their work.

6. She teacher class, and she helps the children with their schoolwork.

 

Pair work Do people come to your country from another countries to study or work? What do they do? Discuss your ideas.

2 Listening Exciting opportunities

Listen to two students discuss three advertisements. Number them from 1 to 3.

 

volunteer

Are you interested in animals? Can you swim?               with turtles in Costa Rica. Work               to Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to              p.m. For more information, send an email to CRVolunteer@cup.edu

intern

Are you 18 to               year old? Can you speak Chinese,                   , Japanese, or English? Be an intern at a theme                in Hong Kong! Email Us ay hongkong@cup.com/intern

study and work

Can you cook? Come to Rome. Study Italian is the morning, and work in a restaurant in the   evening  . See the city in your            time!                 salary. Contact us at study&work@cambridge.org

 

Answer:

1. 2 - Work - Tuesday - 1:30

2. 3 - 22 - Korean - park

3. 1 - evening - free - Good

 

 

Script:

Page 63, Exercise 2, Listening, Exciting opportunities

M: Hey, Celia. Look at these online ads for programs. Here's one in Italy. I can study Italian and work in a restaurant in the evening. I can also see the city in my free time.
W: At a restaurant? Really? As a chef in an Italian restaurant?
M: I don't know. I think I help the chef.
W: Can you speak Italian?
M: Um, no.
W: What's the salary?
M: The salary? It doesn't say. Ah . . . It says "good" salary.
W: Or here's one. You're interested in animals. Can you swim?
M: Swim? Sure.
W: Work with turtles Tuesday to Saturday.
M: What time do I work?
W: From six a.m. to one-thirty p.m.
M: That's not bad. And Costa Rica is a very nice country. Oh, look here.
W: What does it say?
M: Are you 18 to 22 years old?
W: Yes.
M: Can you speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, or English?
W: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and English?
M: No, or English. You speak English. You can work at a theme park in Hong Kong.
W: Fun! A theme park! What's the job?
M: Hmm . . . it doesn't say.

 

Listen again. Complete the sentences with the correct words.

3 Writing My abilities

Make lists of things you can and can't do well. Then write a paragraph about your abilities. Use the model and your lists to help you.

My Abilities

I can play sports. I can play basketball and tennis very well. My favorite sport is soccer, but I can't play it very well. I can't play golf at all!

 

Pair work Share your paragraph. Ask and answer questions for more information.

4 Speaking How well can you . . . ?

Group work Discuss the overseas opportunities in Exercise 1, Exercise 2, or your own ideas.

  • What abilities do you need in each program?
  • How well can you do each thing? (very well? well? not well? not at all?)
  • Are any of the programs right for you?

 

 I can  talk about study and work programs.

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