oe epee | hate working on weekends! ‘hoose the correct responses. A: Lenjoy working in sales. B: *Wellican, —* Neitherdol ~—* Sodol. 2. A: Ilike working the night shift. B *Geeldon't, * Neitherdol. —* Neither aI. 3, A: Ican't stand getting to work late. B: * leant ‘= Neithercan|. —* Well, Ido. 4, A: I'm interested in using my language skills. B *Soam |. * Oh, Idon't. * Oh, don't mind. B Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box. Use gerunds. 1. Teresa enjoys being a journalist. She has to write a news story by 4:00 pw. every day, but she doesn't mind working under pressure _« 2, Ichiro isa novelist. He writes all his books by hand because he hates 3. Gwen usually works alone all day, but she enjoys ,to0. 4. Ellen works for a large company, but she's interested in 5. Carlos has to use Portuguese and Japanese at work, but he’s not very good at indy has to drive to work every day, but she doesn't like 55oe Rewrite these sentences. Find another way to say each sentence using the words given. 1. im happy to answer the phone. (mind) \ don't mind answering the phone, 2. I can't make decisions quickly. (not good at) 3. Ihate making mistakes. (stand) 4, I don't enjoy working alone. (with a team) a Complete these sentences about yourself. Use gerunds. On the job or at school 1. ike ing peopl om a Hl 1 2. Veanttstand = | 3. Idon't mind | in my free time | 4, Iminterested in | | 5, Imnotinterested in | At parties or in social situations 1 6. tmooodat coe ee 7. Im not very good at mcerniomensctetantcenataantataettRtAtt RC eCCttCiN ATCT ce iiccniiNiiiiaNiiesiiiNinitiiNn Choose the correct words. 1. Sam hates waiting in line. He's a very person. (impatient / disorganized / punctual) 2. You can trust Rosa. If she says she’s going to do something, altonshecvey ee (hardworking / level-headed / reliable) 3. Joe isn’t good at remembering things. Last week, he missed another important business meeting, He's so (efficient / forgetful / moody) 56 = Unit 10Jobs on the Internet AA Read these job ads. Match the job titles in the box with the ads below. eens _Internet Job Boar @ ave you hardworking? Do you © io previous experience necessary, enjoy using computers? Do you like but applicant must have a special learning about world news? This job _ license. Successful applicant will also is for you. Must be good at working _be punctual and reliable. Excellent | under pressure. Some evening and ___ position for someone who enjoys | weekend work. traveling. ea Oust be well organized, O are you good at communicating ‘energetic, able to make decisions. | —_—_with people and solving problems? quickly, and good with numbers. Can you speak at least two foreign Applicants must be level headed languages? Do you enjoy traveling and able to take respons! abroad? Then this job might be for handling other people's money. No |) YOu weekend work, but some evening work required. B What key word(s) in each job ad helped you find the answers in part A? 1 3 2 4a C Which job would be the best for you? the worst? Number them from. 1 (the best) to 4 (the worst) and give reasons. List your special ‘experience, preferences, or personal traits. flight otondant journalist stockbroker truck driver II | Ihate working on weekends! * 57@ Read what these people say about themselves. Then look at the jobs in the box. Choose ajob each person should do and a job each person should avoid. Write sentences using the phrases given and because. enjoy helping people, but | can't stand working nights and weekends. 1, (make a good / could never) litt would probably make a good social veople. He could never be a nurse. rker because he enjoys helpin. because he can't stand working nights and weekends. sim | really ike doing things with my hands. | also enjoy working with wood. | don't enjoy working in the same place every day, and | hate being in noisy places. 2. (could / couldn't) ''m really interested in meeting people, and | enjoy wearing different clothes every day. [m not so good at organizing my time, and I can‘t stand computers. 3. (would make a good / would make a bad) (atisong) ''m really good at selling things. | also love helping people. But I'm not so good at solving problems. 4, (could be / wouldn't make a good) {im good at taking care of people, and | don’t mind working evenings and weekends. | dont like sitting in an office all day, and I'm not good with numbers. 5. (would make a good / wouldn't want to be) 58 = Unit 10 anguageAdda oran in the correct places. 1, Jerry could never be nurse or teacher because he is very short-tempered and impatient with people. On the other hand, he’s efficient and reliable person. So he would make good bookkeeper or accountant. 2. Mark would make terrible lawyer or executive. He isn’t good at making decisions. On the other hand, hed make excellent actor or artist because he’s very creative and funny. _ a= A Write the opposites. Use the words in the box. 1. efficient / disorganized ________5, level-headed / 2, friendly / 6. patient / 3. hardworking/________________7. quiet/ 4. interesting /________ 8. reliable /. B Complete the sentences with words in part A. 1. Suyinis an person. She really enjoys meeting new people. 2. Becky is very - One day she's happy, and the next day she’s sad. 3, Icantt stand working with people. like having reliable co-workers. 4, Philipisan___________ person. I'm never bored when | talk to him, hate working on weekends! = 59@ Crossword puzzle: Jobs Use these words to complete the crossword puzzle. Deficient impatient reliable ©) tempered © forgetful P) level strange 2 working disorganized generous _ © punctual Across 1 Amy should not be a librarian because she's very She can never find the information she needs. 5 Lalways do my job well. My boss never has to worry because Im —___ 6 Ed would make a great nurse because he's so -headed. He never gets anxious or upset when things go wrong, 7 Jack writes great children’s stories. He's very ___ and Is always thinking of new ideas. 11 Agood lawyer has to remember facts. Jerry is a terrible lawyer because he’s very 12. My favorite teacher at school was Mrs. Matthews. She was pretty so no one misbehaved in her class. 13 Laura is very hard-___ . She works ten hours a day, six days a week. Down 2. Being a limousine driver isn’t a good job for Dawn. She's too . She can't stand waiting for people at the airport. 3. My boss is very She gave me a big holiday bonus. 4 Sam is very shor and moody. He sometimes gets angry during meetings. 8 June's assistantis very and she never wastes time. She types twice as fast as most assistants, 9 | can't stand my boss. He complains about everything | do. He's so 10 Larry arrives on time every day, even when there's traffic. He'sa very ___ person. 12 Martha is very She does odd things. She often gets up in the middle of the night and writes all her reports. 60 = Unit 10