This lesson provides ranges of vocabulary relating to jobs (in term of skills & qualities).

3. • Mary likes to read and spend time with children.
• She is very patient. Mary loves long holidays in the summer
A teacher

4. • Bob is very protective.
• He hates criminals and likes to obey the law and protect people
A policeman
• Steve is unemployed.
• He spends all day playing computer games and making applications for his phone.
A programmer

5. Helen loves fashion and clothes.
She is always well dressed and
wears matching colors. Some might
consider her eccentric.
A stylish
Steve wants to help people. He is very smart and is not
afraid of fire or dangerous situations
A firefighter

6. Chris loves animals. He takes care of 3 dogs and 4
cats. He is very friendly.
A vet
Amanda loves money. She wants to count, gather
and invest them in many businesses ideas.
A business woman

7. James cares a lot about people. He
knows what pills you need to take and
how to take care of your health
A doctor
A lawyer
Diana talks a lot. She likes to convince
people. She wants everyone to follow
the law.

8. Dave is very tall. His hobby is to play basketball
with his friends. He is a winner
A basketball
player
Jim likes to build things. He spends hours
drawing his new projects.
An architect
Monica likes to keep things clean. Her friends
say that she spends too much time cleaning.
A housekeeper

9. VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING: Personal characteristics
(P.114)
What do the people in the photos do? Would you like to do
any of these jobs? Why?
1

10. Vocabulary and speaking: Personal characteristics (P.114)
Read the texts below. Check the meaning of the words and
phrases in bold in your mini-dictionary. Which of the jobs in
exercise 1 are the people talking about? (There is one extra
picture.)
2

11. VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING: Personal characteristics
(P.114)
Read the texts below. Check the meaning of the words and phrases in
bold in your mini-dictionary. Which of the jobs in exercise 1 are the
people talking about? (There is one extra picture.)
2
doctor

12. VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING: Personal characteristics
(P.114)
Read the texts below. Check the meaning of the words and phrases in
bold in your mini-dictionary. Which of the jobs in exercise 1 are the
people talking about? (There is one extra picture.)
2
Olympic athlete

13. VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING: Personal characteristics
(P.114)
Read the texts below. Check the meaning of the words and phrases in
bold in your mini-dictionary. Which of the jobs in exercise 1 are the
people talking about? (There is one extra picture.)
2
Football coach

14. Vocabulary and speaking: Personal characteristics (P.114)
Read the texts below. Check the meaning of the words and phrases in
bold in your mini-dictionary. Which of the jobs in exercise 1 are the
people talking about? (There is one extra picture.)
2
writer

15. VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING: Personal characteristics
Use your mini-dictionary to complete the table below.
3
imagination
organisation
disciplined
talent
commitment
laziness
experienced
honesty
motivation
sympathy
experience
motivate
sympathise

16. VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING: Personal characteristics
a. Which three of the qualities in exercise 2 are most
important for a good:
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• parent?
• restaurant manager?
• teacher?
• musician?
• lawyer?
• doctor?
• friend?
• language learner?
b. Make sentences like this:
A good parent has to
be a good listener
because ...
A good teacher has to
be imaginative and
sympathetic because ...

17. LISTENING: Interview with the manager of Vacation Express
(P.115)
What kinds of jobs can you see in the pictures? Would you
like to do any of these jobs? why (not)?
1

18. LISTENING: Interview with the manager of Vacation Express
(P.115)
Tanya Hanford runs an employment agency called Vacation Express, which finds
summer jobs for people all over the world. Listen to her interview and make notes
under these headings (T13.2)
2
• Type of people who register
• Reasons for doing this type of work
• Personal qualities they are looking for
• Examples of jobs they are offering at the moment
→jungle guides in Peru; a water sports teacher on the Spanish coast;
a children’s entertainer on a cruise ship; teaching jobs in Asia
→to earn money (though the pay isn’t very good); to learn new skills:
to see another culture; to meet new people; to put it on their CV
→a positive attitude; the ability to get on with other people; languages, especially English
→mainly young people; a lot of students

19. a. Choose the correct adjective from the box to make an
adjective-noun combination.
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temporary
positive
great
big
special
different
b. Check your answers in the tapescript on pages 172-173.
LISTENING: Interview with the manager of Vacation Express
(P.115)

20. LANGUAGE FOUCS 1: Present perfect continuous with
how long, for and since (p.116 – 117)
Look at the pictures of four people who are looking for work with
Vacation Express, what kind of work would each of them like to do?
Can you think of a suitable job for each of them?
1

22. GRAMMAR

23. She's been looking after young children
for about ten years.
Sanjiv's been looking for work
since January last year.
Sanjiv’s been looking for work
for about a year.*
Yolanda's been studying Chinese
for two years
Marc's been sailing
since he was about eleven.

24. LANGUAGE FOUCS 1: Present perfect continuous with
how long, for and since (p.116 – 117)
3 Listen to the four questions about Florence. Write answers to the
questions using for and since. (T13.4)
a. How long has Florence been living in England?
b. How long has she been working as a teacher?
c. How long has she been studying yoga?
d. How long has she been teaching yoga?
Florence has been living in England for five years / since + year.
She's been working as a teacher for four years / since + year.
She's been studying yoga for ten years / since + year.
She's been teaching yoga for a year and a half/ since + month + year.

25. LANGUAGE FOUCS 1: Present perfect continuous with
how long, for and since (p.116 – 117)
4 a. Complete the gaps in the sentences below with information about
yourself (you can invent information if you want).
1. I came to live in ________ (place) almost_________ago.
2. ________ years later I _________.
3. I began________ ing ________ about_________ago.
4. I've been working as a ________ for_________.
5. I've been studying________ since_________.
6. I've been playing________ for_________.
7. I joined_________________ years ago.
8. I've been driving since________ .
b. Ask and answer questions about your partner's information.
How long have you
been living in . ..?
Do you enjoy ...-ing?

26. LANGUAGE FOUCS 2:
Present perfect continuous and present perfect simple (p.118 – 119)
1 Read the text above
about the auditions
for a TV talent
competition. Do you
know of similar TV
programmes in your
country?

27. • PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS = HIỆN TẠI HÒAN THÀNH TD
--:NON – STOP ACTIVITY  IN PROGESS  V – ING
* PRESENT PERFECT  RESULT

28. LANGUAGE FOUCS 2:
Present perfect continuous and present perfect simple (p.118 – 119)
2 Mark the following statements
True, False or Not sure.
a. The people waiting outside the Wembley
Conference Centre would like to become
pop stars.
b. People had to wait for hours in hot, sunny
weather.
c. They had less than a minute to show what
they could do.
d. Anton Yardley began taking singing and
dancing lessons when he was a small
child.
e. Davina McAndrew felt she had seen a lot
of exciting, talented young people.
True
False
Not sure
False
False

29. LANGUAGE FOUCS 2:
Present perfect continuous and present perfect simple (p.118 – 119)

31. LANGUAGE FOUCS 2:
Present perfect continuous and present perfect simple (p.118 – 119)
1
Look at the questions below. Write a new question for each one to ask
one person.
PRACTICE

32. a. 1. How many people are learning (French/Spanish/another language)?
2. Who has been learning French/Spanish, etc., the longest?
b. 1. How many people own a car?
2. Who has owned a car the longest?
c. 1. How many people ride a scooter/ motorbike?
2. Who has been riding a scooter/ motorbike the longest?
d. 1. How many people wear glasses/ contact lenses?
2. Who has been wearing glasses/ contact lenses the longest?
Are you learning French?
How long have you been learning French?
Do you own a car?
How long have you owned a car?
Do you ride a scooter/ motorbike?
How long have you been riding a scooter/
motorbike?
Do you wear glasses/ contact lenses?
How long have you been wearing glasses/ contact
lenses?

33. e. 1. How many people own a pet?
2. Who's had their pet the longest?
f. 1. How many people play football/ tennis/another sport?
2. Who has been playing football/ tennis, etc., the longest?
g. 1. How many people play the guitar/the piano/another musical instrument?
2. Who has been playing the guitar/the piano, etc., the longest?
h. 1. How many people like football?
2. Who has liked football the longest?
Do you own a pet?
How long have you had your pet?
Do you play football / tennis / another sport?
How long have you been playing football / tennis,
etc.?
Do you play the guitar / the piano / another musical
instrument?
How long have you been playing the guitar / the piano,
etc.?
Do you like football?
How long have you liked football?

34. Ela is a student from Poland. She wrote an e-mail to Vacation
Express. They sent her an application form to complete. Work
in pairs.
1
WRITING: Completing an application form (P.121)
Student A: Read her e-mail below.
Student B: Ask questions to
complete the form on page 122.
What’s her date of birth?
The twelfth of the seventh
eighty-three

35. Work in pairs and ask
and answer questions
about yourselves,
student A asks questions
to complete the
application form about
student B.
2
WRITING: Completing an
application form (P.121)