UNIT 9
CHOOSING A CAREER
Lesson : Listening
Positive and negative points of
careers 

Look at the pictures. What jobs do the people in the pictures do?
Write down the job under each picture.

a medical
researcher/
scientist

a flight
attendant

a TV journalist/
reporter

2. Match each word with its
meaning.
1. rewarding (adj)

A. a negative aspect

2. fascinating (adj)

B. tiresome or boring

3. battle (n)

C. making you happy because

4. tedious (adj)

you think it is useful or

5. downside (n)

important
D. a fight or struggle

Listen to an interview about the positive and
negative points of the careers of three people.
Match the career with each interviewee.
1. Tom

a. medical researcher

2. Alice

b. TV journalist

3. Mark

c. flight attendant

Listen again and decide if the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).

T
1. Tom thinks that being a TV journalist could be a
fascinating job.
2. A TV journalist could meet many people such as pop
stars, sports stars, and scientists.
3. Alice thinks that working as a flight attendant could be a
boring job.
4. Flight attendants are well paid because they have to
breathe polluted air.
5. According to Mark, being a medical researcher would be
really rewarding.

F

NG

Work in groups. Do you agree or disagree with the positive and negative points of the three careers in the listening?
Why?/Why not? Can you add more points?

- I agree with the positive and negative points of the three careers in the listening and I think school
leavers should take them seriously so that they can make the right choice.