UNIT 8: THE WORLD OF WORK
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
I. VOCABULARY
CV (Curriculum vitae)
= resume
Sơ yếu lí lịch
Job seeker
(n)
Người tìm việc
Job interview
(n)
Phỏng vấn xin việc
Covering letter(n)
Đơn xin việc
Job advertisement
Quảng cáo việc làm
/ dʒɑːb æd.vɝːˈtaɪz.mənt/
Apply for
Application (n)
/ˌæp.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Xin việc

Đơn xin việc
Shortlist (V)
Đưa vào danh sách
Jackie Chan has been shortlisted for the characters of Bruce Lee.
Recruit (V)
Recruitment (N)
Amazon is currently recruiting the IT specialist and staff at Michigan.
/rɪˈkruːt/
/rɪˈkruːt.mənt/
Tuyển dụng
= hire
Employee (N)
Employer (N)
Người tuyển dụng
Nhân viên
Assess (V)
The interviewer will assess the interviewee’s test performance.
/əˈses/
Đánh giá
Initial (adj)
= at the beginning
Thời điểm đầu

My initial goal is to earn ten billion Canadian dollars.
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
Probation (N)
Thời gian thử việc
/proʊˈbeɪ.ʃən/
1 100
15 120,000
10 15,000
9 9,000
8 6,000
14 80,000
7 3,600
11 25,000
13 50,000
6 2,000
5 1,000
4 500
3 300
12 35,000
2 200
1. A person who is trying to find a job.
A: Job advertisement
D: Interviewee
C: Interviewer
B: Job seeker
2. He or she often looks for a …………to get information about job.
A. TV
D. Job advice
C. Job advertisement
B. notebook
3. Resume or______

A. Personal application
D. Curriculum vitae
C. Individual paper

B. Individual introduction
4. He also needs to send a letter containing extra information which is called a

A. Covering letter

D. Covering figure

C. Conversational letter
B. Conservation letter
5. If his or her application is impressive enough, he or she can be called for a …………….
A. Job advertisement.

D. Job observation.
C. Job introduction

B. Job interview

6: They …………..the new job in the market
A . Ask for


D . quit


C. Apply for
B. Insist on
7. His latest novel has been _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for the prize.
A. shorted
D: shortlisted

C. written

B. shortlists
8. They ……………..volunteers for the new projector now.
A:are recruiting
D. Ask for
C. Are asking for
B: recruit
9. The one who recruits is an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A: Employee
D: Interviewer
C:. Interviewee
B:employer
10 . The one who is recruited is an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A.employer
D. interviewer
C. employee
B. interview
11: You should _ _ _ _ _ _ your skills carefully
A. Find
D. assess
C. See
B. look

12. The synonym of “at the beginning” is

A. initial
D. dawning
C. ending
B. ended
13: The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ will be six months from today. .

A. Job hiring
D. Protection
C. Property
B: Probation
14: I’ve sent off ……..for four different jobs.
A. application
D. recruiments
C. applications
B. recruitment
15: The industry needs to take a long, hard look at its approach to ……….. and retention.
A. Interview
D. recruitment
C . Orientation
B. hire
Good job!
Whoa!
II
The dialogue
Practice time!
Answer the questions
He is writing a CV to apply for a part-time job.



Ex 2:
1. What is Nam doing?
2. Does Nam’s father want him to work while at school? Why/ Why not?


Yes, he does. He wants his son to get some work experience.
4. What information do job seekers need to include in their CVs and covering letters?





3. Does Mai’s mother want her to work while at school? Why?/ Why not?




No, she doesn`t. She wants her to focus on her studies.

They need to include information about their relevant qualifications, experience, and skills.
5. Why is the probation period important?



Because it is a period when the employer can assess the employee`s performance and provide them with some training.




6. Do you think you are ready for work? Why?/ Why not?


Mary told her son to get a job.
She also offered to do all the homework for her son,
She advised her son to rest as well.
Asked
advised
told
advised
offered
Asked
offered
advised
told
Vocabulary:
job seeker, job advertisement, CV, covering letter, job interview, apply for, application, employer, employee, well-prepared, assess, probation, initial.
SUMMARY
Thank you!