LESSON 1

JOB/WORK
Let's Talk!
Do you work
or study?
What is your
job?
Why did you
choose that j
Do you enjoy ob?
your job?
Do you get o
n well with yo
What was you ur co-worker
r first day a s?
What respons t work like?
ibilities do yo
Would you lik u have at wo
e to change rk?
future? your job in t
he
What is your
typical day lik
What would y e at work?
ou change ab
out your job
?
 COLLOCATIONS
Work is also a verb (v.)

To work hard
To work part time / full time
Work from home = to work remotely = I like
working virtually
I have a well paid job / badly paid job
A white collar job = indoors, office job (banker)
A blue collar job = outdoors, manual job (mechanic)
I work shifts (work specific hours of the day)
As a doctor I sometimes have to work the night shift
It’s arduous work = difficult / hard
It’s rewarding work = you enjoy it and it is
satisfying
WHAT JOB DO YOU DO?
I work as a _______ (teacher, builder, banker...)
I work in _______ (sales/ marketing/education...THE FIELD)
I work in a ______ (hospital, school, bank..PLACE)
I work for _______ (Amazon, a multinational company....)
 WHAT JOB DO YOU DO?
I work as a _______ (teacher, builder, banker...)
I work in _______ (sales/ marketing/education...THE FIELD)
I work in a ______ (hospital, school, bank..PLACE)
I work for _______ (Amazon, a multinational company....)

I am a business consultant. I consult customers. Teachers consult us.

I advise people who want to set up a business.
Teachers give priceless advice (invaluable advice)
I deal with ______marketing/ teachers/ various subjects.
I am responsible for ______homework/ doing homework.
 I deal with ____
__marketing/
teachers/ various su
bjects.
GRAMMAR
USE VERB + ING AFTER
I am responsible
PREPOSITIONS (AT, FOR, IN, WITH for
______homework
/ doing
ETC.) I AM GOOD AT DRIVING A homework.
CAR. I DRIVE A CAR WELL.

I am good at driv
ing a car. I drive a
car well.
 Being a teacher is rewa
rding

I deal with ____

__marketing/
teachers/ various su
bjects.
GRAMMAR
USE VERB + ING AFTER
I am responsible
PREPOSITIONS (AT, FOR, IN, WITH for
______homework
/ doing
ETC.) I AM GOOD AT DRIVING A homework.
CAR. I DRIVE A CAR WELL.

I am good at driv
ing a car. I drive a
car well.
I am a manager. I manage the company. I run (organize,
control) the day to day business. I manage my budget. I control
my incomes and expenses. I have been working for 10
years/since I graduated from the uni
 I am a manager. I manage the company. I run (organize,
control) the day to day business. I manage my budget. I control
my incomes and expenses. I have been working for 10
years/since I graduated from the uni

WHAT DO YOU LIKE

ABOUT YOUR JOB?
I love the fact that ___ I can ________
Well, it’s good because I get to _________
 GRAMMAR
USING CLEFT SENTENCES
A cleft sentence is derived from a simple sentence by
dividing it into two clauses:
My parents give priceless advice. (simple sentence)
It’s my parents that give priceless advice. (cleft)
 GRAMMAR
USING CLEFT SENTENCES
A cleft sentence is derived from a simple sentence by
dividing it into two clauses:
My parents give priceless advice. (simple sentence)
It’s my parents that give priceless advice. (cleft)

Clefts have the following

structure:
It + part of the verb to be Note that the verb is always singular
(sing.) + .... + who/that (agreeing with subject it), even if the
complement is plural.
For example: My mum always
supports me. It’s my mum who /that
always supports me.
 GRAMMAR
USING CLEFT SENTENCES
And also there is another form of cleft sentences and it is
Wh-cleft sentences
Its structure:
relative clause (subject) + part of the verb to be +
complement

I want to enter the university.

What I want is to enter the uni
Whoever broke the window is a liar.
 GRAMMAR
USING CLEFT SENTENCES
I believe that____. What I believe is ____
What I really like about my job is ______ (an opportunity
to interact with many people)
What I want is to help you. ( master, perfect improve my
practical skills)
What he wants is to help you.
I trust my mum. Who I trust is my mum.
I would like to go on vacation to Italy. Where I would like
to go on vacation is Italy.
You need love. All you need is love.
I can’t stand his friends. It’s his friends that I can’t stand.
He’s always interrupting. It’s him that/ who is always
interrupting.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR IDEAL JOB? WHY?

I wou
t/ ld lov
al / t a r g e be a/ e to
My ide ork as a an
is to w I wish I worked ____
dream job p enter, _
_ _ _ (ca r _____ I long
__ __ _ to be
na ut . ..) an __ a/
astro ____
__
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR IDEAL JOB? WHY?

I wou
t/ ld lov
al / t a r g e be a/ e to
My ide ork as a an
is to w I wish I worked ____
dream job p enter, _
_ _ _ (ca r _____ I long
__ __ _ to be
na ut . ..) an __ a/
astro ____
__

Grammar
I wish I Past simple
I wish I had more free time
WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE QUIT THEIR
JOBS?
I think there’s probably a multitude of different reasons and obviously it depends
on the circumstances, but I would say for a lot of people, nowadays, one of the
main reasons they give up their job is because of the stress. You know, lot of people
are under stress. They have to work hard. They have to meet deadlines, tight
deadlines, so huge amounts of pressure on them
and so a lot of them will just give up the jobs
because it’s not worth sacrificing your health for
the work that you are doing.
I can get stressed by work. What I do if I get
stressed is talk to me best friend.
 VOCABULARY
PERSONALITY DESCRIPTION
A competitive person always wants to win.
take part/ participate in competitions/contests
I’m competitive. It means when I take part in competitions, I always
try to win.
• Spoilt children behave badly they are given everything they want.
• An ambitious person wants to be successful in life.
• Selfish people think about themselves and not about other people.
Set goals, achieve / accomplish aims
• Anxious people are often worried and stressed.
• A sensible person has common sense and is practical.
• A sociable person is friendly and enjoys being with other people.
• Independent people like doing things on their own, without help.
• Bossy people like giving orders to other people.
• A reliable person is someone who you can trust or depend on.
• A rebellious person doesn’t like obeying rules.
• A stubborn person never changes his opinion or attitude to something.
• A sensitive person can be easily hurt or offended.
• A moody person is happy one minute and sad the next, and is bad-
tempered.
• A charming person has an attractive personality and makes people like
him.
 VOCABULARY
PERSONALITY DESCRIPTION
Additional words to remember

GENEROUS, INSECURE, SELF-CONFIDENT, MEAN,

OUTGOING, CLEVER, TALKATIVE, HARD WORKING.
 I have many different
AMBITION (N.) COUNTABLE ambitions
I am ambitious (adj.)
What is ambition? = a desire
to do well, to achieve a goal
and to succeed
I have an aspiration to make
a lot of money
 I want to + verb

INTENTION GOAL PLAN I want to be rich. I have an

ambition to improve my
English skills.
I long to travel around the
world (really want it) . I
strive to be fluent in English
(try very hard) . I dream of
being rich . I dream about
having a big house.
 Personal ambition (run a

COMMON COLLOCATIONS
marathon, have a big family,
lose weight, visit Paris...)
Professional ambition (get a
PHD, get a promotion,
publish a book, speak at a
conference...)
Lifelong ambition It’s a
lifelong ambition of mine to
_______ .
AMBITION: GOOD OR BAD?
Having a healthy ambition can lead to success. I
have a burning ambition to become a doctor .She is
a person of driving ambition. You lack ambition.
 MODEL ANSWER
Q: Do you have an ambition and what are your
ambitions in life?

A: I wouldn’t say I am a particularly ambitious person,

but yes, I do have some ambitions, particularly,
professional ambitions. I do dream about writing a book
and publishing a book and so right now I am actually
going to great lengths to write the script and start
editing this idea I have for a book, and, yes, that’s an
ambition that I have.
ADDITIONAL TASKS
On the next pages you can find some additional tasks that you can
do to practice more.
LISTENING PRACTICE
Watch the video from the link above (click the words LISTENING
PRACTICE) and answer the question below:

WHAT IS THE PERSON'S IDEAL JOB?

Also try to fill in the gaps below with the correct collocation.

1. Put on a _________
2. To my _________
3. The adrenaline _________
4. Financial _________
5. It’s more of a _________ than a passion

*The answer to the exercise above will be on the last page

LISTENING PRACTICE:
ANSWER KEY

1. I want to be an actor
2. Put on a play
3. To my surprise
4. The adrenaline rush
5. Financial instability
6. It’s more of a whim