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LESSON III

READING

Jobs advertisements

READING

LESSON III

WARM-UP
PRE-READING

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Flash game

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Task 1: Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and discuss
what you know about the jobs.
Vocabulary

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WHILEREADING

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POST-READING
CONSOLIDATION

Task 2: Read the adverts and choose the correct
meanings of the highlighted words and phrases.
Task 3: Read the adverts again and choose the most
suitable headline for each one.
Task 4: Read the adverts again and decide which job is
most suitable for the following people. Write 1, 2, 3,
4, or 5.

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Task 5: Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

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Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP

What is this
job?

Fast

Medium

Slow

WARM-UP

What is this
job?
shop assistant

volunteer

babysitter

product reviewer

teaching assistant

PRE-READING
in pairs. Look at the pictures and discuss what you know about
1 Work
the jobs.

PRE-READING

unpaid (adj)
/ˌʌnˈpeɪd/
not receiving payment
for work that they do

PRE-READING

wage (n)
/weɪdʒ/
a regular amount of money that
you earn, usually every week or
every month, for work or services

PRE-READING

donation (n)
/dəʊˈneɪʃn/
something that is given to a
person or an organization such as
a charity, in order to help them

PRE-READING

overtime pay (n)
/ˈəʊvətaɪm peɪ/
extra money that an employee
receives for working more
hours than their regular work
schedule

PRE-READING

responsibility (n)
/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/
a moral duty to do something
or to help or take care of
somebody because of your job,
position,...

PRE-READING
Form

1. unpaid (adj)
2. wage (n)
3. donation (n)

Vietnamese
equivalent

Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˌʌnˈpeɪd/

not receiving payment for work that
they do

không được trả
lương

/weɪdʒ/

a regular amount of money that you
earn, usually every week or every
month, for work or services

tiền công (trả theo
giờ hoặc theo khối
lượng công việc)

/dəʊˈneɪʃn/

something that is given to a person
or an organization such as a charity,
in order to help them

đồ từ thiện, quyên
góp

extra money that an employee
receives for working more hours
than their regular work schedule

tiền ngoài giờ

4. overtime pay (n)

/ˈəʊvətaɪm peɪ/

5. responsibility (n)

/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ a moral duty to do something or to
help or take care of somebody
because of your job, position,...

nhiệm vụ

WHILEREADING
2 Read the adverts and choose the correct meanings of the highlighted words
and phrases.

1. vacancies

A. jobs which are available for someone to do
B. all the jobs in a company

2. flexible

A. able to change quickly according to the situation
B. able to stick to the chosen job

3. reviews

A. articles expressing opinions about new products, books, films, ..
B. the act of reading materials to prepare for an exam

4. on-the-jobs
training

A. the work experience you need to get a job
B. teaching employees how to do a job at their workplace

5. casual

A. not regular; for a short period of time
B. permanent; long-term

WHILEREADING
2 Read the adverts and choose the correct meanings of the highlighted words

and phrases.
A. jobs which are available for someone to do
1. vacancies B. all the jobs in a company

2. flexible

A. able to change quickly according to the situation
B. able to stick to the chosen job

3. reviews

A. articles expressing opinions about new products, books, films, etc.
B. the act of reading materials to prepare for an exam

WHILE-READING
the adverts and choose the correct meanings of the highlighted words
2 Read
and phrases.

4. on-the-jobs training
A. the work experience you
need to get a job
B. teaching employees how to do
a job at their workplace

WHILE-READING
the adverts and choose the correct meanings of the highlighted words
2 Read
and phrases.

5. casual
A. not regular; for a
short period of time
B. permanent; long-term

WHILEREADING
3 Read the adverts again and choose the most suitable headline for each
one.

A. Shop assistant wanted

Adverts 1

B. Volunteers needed

Adverts 2

C. Job vacancies: Teaching assistants

Adverts 3

D. Babysitter wanted

Adverts 4

E. Want to be a product reviewer?

Adverts 5

WHILEREADING
3 Read the adverts again and choose the most suitable headline for each
one.

Adverts 1

WHILEREADING
3 Read the adverts again and choose the most suitable headline for each
one.

Adverts 2

WHILEREADING
3 Read the adverts again and choose the most suitable headline for each
one.

Adverts 3

WHILEREADING
3 Read the adverts again and choose the most suitable headline for each
one.

Adverts 4

WHILEREADING
3 Read the adverts again and choose the most suitable headline for each
one.

Adverts 5

WHILEREADING
Look at the answers again
E. Want to be a product reviewer?

Adverts 1

B. Volunteers needed

Adverts 2

A. Shop assistant wanted

Adverts 3

C. Job vacancies: Teaching assistants

Adverts 4

D. Babysitter wanted

Adverts 5

WHILE-READING
the adverts again and decide which job is most suitable for the
4 Read
following people. Write 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
Job

a. A person without any knowledge or skills for the job. 3. shop assistant
b. A woman who loves playing with kids and helping
5. babysitter
them grow.
c. A person who is available to do unpaid work on
Saturdays and Sundays.

2. volunteer

d. A person who speaks English extremely well.

4. teaching assistant

e. A person who is interested in technology and can
express his/her opinions well.

1. product reviewer

POSTREADING
5 Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.
Which of the jobs in the adverts do you find
the most interesting? Why?
I find the teaching assistant job the most
interesting because it will give me the
opportunity to improve my English skills. It
will be exciting to supervise classroom
activities and help teachers plan their lessons.
It will also be a great job to list on my CV.

CONSOLIDATIO
N Wrap-up
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What have you learned today?
• Some vocabulary related to Job advertisements
• Reading for specific information about Job advertisements
• Discuss the job you find the most interesting.

CONSOLIDATIO
N Homework
2

• Learn by heart vocabulary
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Talk about the job you find the most interesting with
your friends.
• Prepare for the next lesson.

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