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Should / shouldn’t & Jobs vocabulary

1) Think about these jobs. Make notes of the skills and qualities needed by people

who do these jobs.

tourist guide

pizza chef

school bus driver

computer shop assistant

tree surgeon

driving instructor

2) Imagine you wanted to employ a tourist guide, a pizza chef, a school bus driver, a

computer shop assistant, a tree surgeon and a driving instructor. Write five job

advertisements like the example below.

WANTED – TREE SURGEON

Should be fit and healthy, should be willing to work outside in all weather conditions,

shouldn’t be afraid of heights, should be able to operate a chain saw.

Should have a clean driving licence, HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) licence would be a great

advantage.

3) Read about these people. Work in pairs or small groups. Decide which of the jobs

you have advertised should each one apply for? (There may be more than one

suitable job for each person.)

a) Arthur Collins worked for 30 years in the army. He is now 52 years old. While he

was in the army he was a tank driver but he has arthritis and he can’t walk very

well. Arthur receives a pension from the army but he is looking for some part-time

work. Arthur is quite good with people. He has four children.

b) Maria Falcone was born in Italy but she has lived in Montreal, Canada since she

was 13 years old. Her children have now all left home. They are working or at

university. When she was younger, Maria studied for a degree in art history. She

can speak English, French, Italian. She is looking for part-time work.

c) Raymond Selkirk was a teacher of computer science in a secondary school until he

decided at the age of 48 that he hated teenagers. He loves cars and he is an

excellent mechanic. He is looking for a full time job.

d) Lillian Gardener has just left school. Her academic qualifications were not very

good. Lillian’s mother hated cooking so Lillian has cooked for her parents and her

two brothers for the past 12 years. While she was still at school she used to work in

the kitchen at Burger King on Saturdays.

e) Indira Sayal loves rock climbing and being outside in the fresh air. At school she got

A Levels in History, Computer Science and Botany. She has just passed he driving

test and she wants to earn some money so she can buy a car. She is going to

university to study History next year.

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4) Think about your own job (or a job you would like to have). Which skills and

qualities should a person have to do that job? Make notes and then talk to the

class about your job (or the job you would like to have).

Adapted from New Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate Coursebook Module 3 – for more

information, please go to www.longman.com/catalogue

This PHOTOCOPIABLE worksheet has been downloaded from www.longman.com

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