UNIT 8 : A HARD DAY'S WORK

UNIT 8: A HARD DAY'S WORK

​Textbook page 95 - 108

High Paying Jobs Nobody Wants​

Let's discuss this​!

​Embalmer or mortician

​The work of embalmers or morticians involves preparing the bodies of the deceased for viewing, funerals, and other final rites. They replace the blood with embalming fluid, glue the eyelids shut, and use cosmetic makeup to create a warm and nearly lifelike appearance of the body.

​The mean annual salary of embalmers in the U.S. is $48,273. The highest-paid professionals receive more than $64,000 a year.

​Portable toilet cleaner

​Portable toilets not having a mechanism of getting rid of human wastes mean the cleaners will have to do it manually, clean them from top to bottom, and make sure they are disinfected before being reused. It is one of the high-paying jobs nobody wants to do. The mean annual salary of portable toilet cleaners in the US is $36,845 with the highest earners getting paid more than $89,000 a year.

​Head lice technician

​A career that involves removing lice from people’s heads is not a fancy job, but pays quite well with limited schooling.

Head lice technicians screen people’s heads for lice, provide lice removal treatment, and educate their clients on ways to maintain a lice-free hair/head.

The mean annual salary of head lice technicians is $43,271 and the top-paid professionals earn more than $68,000 a year.

​Oil rig worker

​They work in extremely harsh circumstances in an offshore oil rig site in the middle of the sea. They work for long hours, doing physically intense tasks such as cleaning & maintaining pipes or operating the rotary drill rig. They also spend several months away from friends and family.

​Nonetheless, it is one of the highest-paying jobs in the US. The mean annual salary is $72,229 with the top-paid earning more than $182,000 a year.

​Executioner

​Can you be comfortable legally ending someone’s life? This is definitely one of the undesirable jobs that pay well in the US.

Prisoners on death row are usually killed by private citizens who are paid $150 per execution and are allowed to remain anonymous. 

​The mean annual wage of an executioner in the United States is $52,195 but others can earn as high as $105,000 a year

Poll

If you were to choose one of the five jobs that we have discussed, what would it be?

• Embalmer / mortician

• Oil rig worker

• Portable toilet cleaner

• Head lice technician

• Executioner

Vocabulary​

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Vocabulary​

Complete the definitions that tell us what jobs can be like with these words.​

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A job that is

leaves you feeling very tired all the time.

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A(n)

job is one where you work about forty hours every week.

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A job that is

causes you to be worried and anxious all the time.

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A(n)

job is one where there is little or no chance for you to progress.

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A job that is

is one where you get lots of money for what you do.

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A(n)

job is one where you only work for a part of each day or week.

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A job where you do

work is one where you use your hands and physical strength.

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job makes you feel pleased and happy because you are doing something you like.

Vocabulary​

Commonly confused word​s

Multiple Choice

My grandparents are both retired. They

find it difficult living on their monthly _____.

• pensions

• benefits

Multiple Choice

I’m very fortunate; I get a good salary as well as _____ such as medical insurance and a company car.

• benefits

• pensions

Multiple Choice

My boss has increased my _____ ! Now I earn a lot more each month.

• wage

• salary

Multiple Choice

The minimum _____ is the smallest amount of money an employer can legally pay an employee.

• wage

• salary

Multiple Choice

Free theatre tickets is a _____ of this job that I really appreciate

• bonus

• perk

Multiple Choice

If we do a good job each month, our boss gives us all a _____ of €100.

• bonus

• perk

Multiple Choice

Joe’s just been fired, so he’s out looking for a _____ at the moment.

• career

• job

Multiple Choice

Choosing a _____ in business was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

• career

• job

Multiple Choice

Peter has got great _____. He’s got a degree and five years’ work experience.

• qualifications

• qualities

Multiple Choice

The _____ we are looking for in a successful candidate include self-confidence.

• qualifications

• qualities

Multiple Choice

If you want the job, I’d _____ you to be polite when you’re being interviewed.

• advice

• advise

Multiple Choice

Let me give you some _____, Joan. If you don’t work hard, you’ll never get anywhere.

• advice

• advise

Writing​

English 1119/2​ - Part 2

Part 2 (Question 2​

• ​Guided essay (longer text)

• ​A compulsory question - based on a text stimulus

• ​Suggested word count - 125 words to 150 words

• ​Marks - 20 marks

Writing practice​

Let's do it!​

​Question

​Your class has been discussing the ideal career and your teacher has asked you to write an essay about your dream job. 

In your essay, you should write about:

• what is your dream job

• reasons for your choice

• what makes you suitable for the job

Write your essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view.

Discussion​

​Let's take out they keywords from the question

Open Ended

What is your dream job?

Open Ended

Reasons for your choice

Open Ended

What makes you suitable for the job?

Write your essay completely.​

Due : Sunday / 5 Sept 2021 / 11.59 p.m.​