Unit 7 | Session 1

Worthy helpers
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: talking about rewarding jobs and shopping
habits
 Unit 7 | Session 1
Worthy helpers
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: talking about rewarding jobs and shopping
habits
Lesson Overview

1. GET STARTED: Rewarding jobs

2. PREPARE: Satisfying work
3. SPEAKING: Satisfying work
4. PREPARE: My buying habits
5. SPEAKING: My buying habits
6. PROGRESS CHECK
GET STARTED
Rewarding jobs
Look at the pictures. What do you think is rewarding about each job?
Use the phrases to describe the work they do.
firefighter
1. get satisfaction out of
2. reassure patients that
3. be a good influence on
4. make a contribution to
nurse
5. devote their lives to
6. take pleasure in
7. make a difference in
8. be of great use when
Nurses get satisfaction out of
helping others get better.
PREPARE
Satisfying work
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the
verb. Both options may be possible in some sentences.

1. It’s rewarding being / to be a hairstylist because you make

people feel good about themselves.
2. I spent a lot of time looking / to look for an internship online.
3. Rome is an interesting place visiting / to visit.
4. She needs someone helping / to help her with her luggage.
5. It’s important finding / to find a job that gives you
satisfaction.
6. It is difficult working / to work a full-time job and be a student
at the same time.
SPEAKING
Satisfying work
Work in small groups. Talk about your job or a job you’d like to have. Explain what
satisfaction you get or would get out of it. Compare your thoughts with your
partners’.
Use gerunds and infinitives after adjectives, nouns and pronouns.

As a hairdresser, I get satisfaction out of making

people feel good about themselves. I feel that I
can make a difference in their lives. It’s not
always easy to get things right, but when I do, it’s
really rewarding.
PREPARE
My buying habits
Think about the factors that influence what you buy.
Which factor has the most influence on your decisions?
Which one has the least influence? Why?

• the brand • product reviews

• the price • advice from friends or family
• ads • other?

purchase - sell practical - impractical

convince -discourage ridiculous - sensible

sensible - silly urge - discourage

wise - foolish discourage - encourage

SPEAKING
My buying habits
Talk about some bad purchases you’ve made. What did
you buy? Why do you regret buying the item?
Use the expressions from the box.

be foolish have potential regret a/the purchase

have appeal purchase sth encourage sb (to do sth)

not be worth the convince sb (to do
make financial sense
money sth)
be practical look ridiculous urge sb (to do sth)

I regret buying exercise equipment last year. I thought it

made financial sense, but I prefer to pay for a gym
membership and have more equipment available to use.
PROGRESS CHECK

Now I can . . .

❑ talk about rewarding jobs and shopping habits

 Unit 7 | Session 1
Worthy helpers
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: talk about rewarding jobs and
shopping habits

Thank you!