Lookinf for work

Lookinf for work

1. Vocabulary

   • Education
   • Job skills
   • Employment history
   • Personal infomation
   • Referemces

2. Life stories

   • Rita’s New Job Rita is an accountant living in a new city. She needs a job. First she shops for a new suit to wear to interviews. Then she reads the ads in the newpaper. She appiles for a job at a company called TaxSmart. Mrs. Singh wors at TaxSmart. She thinks Rita is a good job applicant. She calls Rita in for an interview. Rita looks clean and neat in her suit. She has excellent job skills and great references. She makes eye contact with Mrs. Singh. She smiles and answers all of the questions Mrs. Singh asks Rita to star work next week.

3. Grammar

   • 1. In 2005, Jay GOT a job as a sales clerk. 2. In the evenings, he WENT to City Adult School. 3. He TOOK classes there for three Years. 4. He didn’t forget to study. 5. Jay graduated from community college in January. 6. Jay’s education HELPED him get a better job.

4. Every Day Conversation

   • A: Tell me about your education, Ned. B: Well, I graduated form high school, and I’m taking classes in Korean. A: How much experience do you have, Emmy? B: I worked at Country Community College fron 2004 to 2006. A: Gloria, do you have any specials skills? B: Yes, I do. I’m good at math, and I speak Portuguese. A: Do you have any references, Tony? B: Yes, I do. My boss at TaxSmart, Dan Wong, will give me a reference.

5. Real-Life Reading

   • A career Goal- The Way to a Better Future It’s important to have goals to plan for your future. This is true for a lot of things, and it’s true dor careers, too. Look at Brenda Morgan. At the age of 21, Brenda decided on a career goal. She wanted to be a chef. It is difficult to be a chef, so she made a plan and followed in step-by-step. She didn’t graduate from high school. so her first step was to get her GED at the community college. After that, she studied at a cooking school for two years. When she graduated, she worked as a chef’s assistant four years. After five years as a chef, she felt confident about opening her own restaurant. She now has a restaurant called Brenda’s Place. All of her hard work and planning helped her reach her career goal.

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