INGLÉS IV

SEMANA 04

MEETING IN A CAFE

GINA: Hi Jordan, how are you? Long time no see

JORDAN: Oh, hi, Gina. I’m doing good. What about you? I remember you studied psychology.
Where do you work?

GINA: I’m a children’s psychologist. I work full-time at a hospital. I have to attend to the
emotional, mental, and behavioral disorders that affect children. It’s a very demanding job
because children are treated differently than adults. Tell me a little bit about your current job.
What are your responsibilities

JORDAN: I’m a civil engineer. I work at the city hall of Lima. My role basically involves
translating designs onto the construction site, so my time is split between the office and the
site where I have to supervise and check the construction activities

GINA: I guess it’s not an easy job but it’s rewarding

JORDAN: Yeah, it’s a very rewarding job. It can be stressful sometimes though. There’s a great
sense of teamwork that comes through creating something and facing challenges together. If
you enjoy working with people to help solve problems that affect wider society, then go for it.

GINA: That’s interesting Jordan. How much experience do you have?

JORDAN: I work at a construction site since I was an apprentice. You know what? Every project
is different. I am currently working 50 hours, 5-day week. In a year’s time, I can be working
working nights in another part of the country, but it’s ok, it fulfills my salary expectations.

GINA: I can’t believe it. From my point of view, You have to be creative and work under
pressure doing overtime

JORDAN: Sure

GINA: Do you remember Carlos Vega?

JORDAN: Yes, I do. He studied architecture at UTP

GINA: I met him last week. He lost his job a month ago, he can’t find another job yet. Does he
work in your field?

JORDAN: I think can give him a chance. He has to send me his resume if there is something I
learned at UTP was to be empathic.

GINA: You’re right, not only were we trained professionally but also in values at UTP.
OCCUPATIONS AND SKILLS

- JOURNALISTS have to investigate, collect and present information as a news story.

They have to be objective as well as honest. They can work as copywriters in the digital
marketing department of large companies that need content for their websites.
- GRAPHIC DESIGNERS can create visual concepts by hand or by using computer
software. They have to be creative as well as patient.
- A system engineer has to check existing systems and suggest improvements by
developing new systems to increase company efficiency. A system engineer job
responsibilities can vary, depending on the company and the system.
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