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2 PERSPECTIVES Career debate
A • Listen to the people talk about jobs. Do you agree or disagree?
Check (X) the speaker you agree with more.
B Compare your responses with your classmates.
3 • GRAMMAR FOCUS
Gerund phrases
Gerund phrases as subjects
Designing clothes is not a man's job.
Being a flight attendant sounds exciting.
Writing a gossip column could be fun.
Directing a TV show would be interesting.
Gerund phrases as objects
He wouldn't like being a fashion designer.
He 'd enjoy being a flight attendant.
She'd be good at writing a gossip column.
They'd love directing a TV show.
A Look at the gerund phrases in column A. Write your opinion of each job by choosing information from columns Band C. Then add two more gerund phrases and write similar sentences.
A
working as an architect
taking care of children
winning the lottery
conducting an orchestra
working on a movie set
making a living as an artist
writing for a newspaper
retiring at age 40
….............................
….............................
B
is
seems
sounds
must be
could be
would be
C
awful
scary
fantastic
fascinating
pretty difficult
kind of boring
really rewarding
very challenging
1. Working as an architect would be really rewarding.
2. -
3. -
4. -
B Pair work Give reasons for your opinions about the jobs in part A.
A: In my opinion, working as an architect would be really rewarding.
B: Really? Why is that?
A: Because you could see people using your buildings every day.
B: I'm not so sure. For me, working as an architect must be pretty difficult, because ...
C Group work Complete the sentences with gerund phrases.
Then take turns reading your sentences. Share the three most
interesting sentences with the class.
1. I think I'd be good at ....
2. I wouldn't be very good at ....
3. I'd be interested in ....
4. I'd get tired of ....
5. I'm very excited by ....
6. I'd enjoy ....
“I think I’d be good at figuring out problems.”
7 CONVERSATION You get a great tan!
A • Listen and practice.
Tracy: Guess what ... I've found a summer job!
Mark: That's great! Anything interesting?
Tracy: Yes, working at an amusement park.
Mark: Wow, that sounds fantastic!
Tracy: So, have you found anything?
Mark: Nothing yet, but I have a couple of leads.
One is working as an intern for a record
company- mostly answering phones.
Or I can get a landscaping job again.
Tracy: Being an intern sounds more interesting
than landscaping. You'd have better hours,
and it's probably not as much work.
Mark: Yeah, but a landscaper earns more than
an intern. And you get a great tan!
B • Listen to the rest of the conversation.
What is Tracy going to do at the amusement park?
8 GRAMMAR FOCUS
Comparisons
with adjectives
... is more interesting than ...
... is less interesting than ...
... is harder than ...
... is not as hard as ...
with nouns
... has better/worse hours than ...
... isn't as much work as ...
... has more education than ...
with verbs
... earns more than ...
... earns less than ...
... earns as much as ...
... doesn't earn as much as …
with past participles
... is better paid than ...
... isn't as well paid as ...
... is better educated than...
A Complete the sentences using the words in parentheses.
Compare with a partner. (More than one answer is possible.)
1. An interior decorator.................. a fashion designer. (paid)
2. A secret agent.................. a police officer. (travel)
3. An air traffic controller's job.................. a TV director's job. (artistic)
4. Landscapers..................veterinarians. (education)
5. Working as a comedian ..................being a public speaker. (hard)
6. Aerobics instructors.................. soccer coaches. (earn)
9 PRONUNCIATION Stress with compound nouns
A Listen and practice. Notice that the first word in these compound nouns
has more stress. Then add two more compound nouns to the chart.
gossip columnist
newspaper reporter
choir director
orchestra conductor
..................
..................
bus driver taxi driver
B Group work Which job in each column would be more interesting? Why?
Tell the group. Pay attention to stress.
10 LISTENING Summer jobs
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2
3
A Listen to Carlos, Paul, and Julia talk about their summer jobs.
Where does each person work? Write the name under each picture.
2 LISTENING Favorite gripes
A Listen to Ann and John discuss these topics. Complete the chart.
B Pair work What is your biggest complaint about the topics in part A?
“I can’t stand it when taxi drivers don’t change.....”
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