3B JOB HUNTING

LOOKING FOR A JOB

PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT SIMPLE
Think of 3 people who work.
What do they have to do?
My mum has to make clothes. She also has to be responsible.
Tamara has to deal with children. She has to teach English every day.
Rodrigo has to invent new choreographies. He has to talk to parents.

My mum Tamara Rodrigo

• make clothes • deal with • invent new
• be responsible children choreographies
• teach English • talk to parents
 earn
unemployment benefit
a CV
apply for a job
an application form
have some experience

a CV apply for a job an application form

aa document
document you
you write
write that
that ask aa company
ask company to to give
give you
you aa aa form
form from
from aa company
company that
that
describes your
describes your qualifications
qualifications job, usually
job, usually byby writing
writing aa letter
letter or
or you fill
you fill in
in when
when you
you want
want to
to
and the
and the jobs
jobs you
you have
have done
done filling in
filling in aa form
form apply for
apply for aa job
job

unemployment benefit earn have some experience

money you
money you get
get from
from the
the you have
you have done
done the
the
get money
get money for
for
government when
government when you
you are
are same or
same or similar
similar work
work
doing work
doing work
unemployed
unemployed before
before
• a resumé American word for CV
• a form fill in/fill out
• He is unemployed. adjective
• unemployment benefit the dole
• earn money
salary
• win money
lottery, bingo
 2 be unemployed

3 get unemployement benefit

10 have some experience
4 look for a job

5 apply for a job 11 earn a lot of money

6 write a CV

7 fill in an application form

8 go for an interview

9 find a job
ENGINEERING
FRUSTRATING

engineering frustrating
Bonnie is unemployed because she hasn’t
got any experience and companies always
say they want people with experience.

Harry is unemployed because people think

he’s too old
 first job

every day

correct

correct
four months
never goes
correct
PRESENT CONTINUOUS VS PRESENT
SIMPLE
• At the moment she’s doing some cleaning.

• Now she’s looking for her first job. at the moment of speaking

• She goes online every day. describe states

• She needs a real job.
Around now but not at the moment of
speaking

Daily rountines
 ACTIVITY VERBS STATE VERBS

• activities and • states, feelings

actions work, write, and opinions
hate, know, remember,
eat, run, do understand, believe,
need
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
Subj (I, You, We, They) inf verb complement.
POSITIVE
Subj (He, She, verb-s/-es/-ies complement.
It)
NEGATIVE Subj (I, You, We, They) don’t inf verb comp.
Subj (He, She, doesn’t inf verb comp.
It)
QUESTIONS (QW) do/does subj inf verb comp?

SHORT
ANSWERS Yes,/No, subj pron do/does/don’t/doesn’t
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
POSITIVE Subj am/is/are verb-ing complement.

NEGATIVE Subj ‘m verb-ing complement.

not/isn’t/aren’t

QUESTIONS (QW) am/is/are subj verb-ing comp?

SHORT
ANSWERS Yes,/No, subj pron am(not)/is(n’t)/are(n’t)
 Time phrases
once a month – now – every week – at the moment –
usually – today – never - always

Present Simple Present Continuous

once a month
every week
now
usually at the moment
never today
always
 1. state verb
2. State verb
3. routine
4. routine
Do 5. around now
remember
6. state verb
makes sell 7. around now
‘re doing
want 8. state verb
‘re trying 9. routine
like have
‘m not working 10. moment of
‘m writing writing
11. moment of
work
don’t work writing
12 routine
‘s ringing 13. routine
14. moment of
Is doing
does start
does like
is working

does earn
does finish
Is doing
Is doing
SPEAKING
2. Do you want to live in a different
country?
3. Do you need to speak English every
day?
4. Do you read a newspaper every day?
5. Are you reading a good book at the moment?
6. Do you get up before seven o’clock?
7. Are you studying for an exam at the moment?
8. Do you have an interesting job?