MINDSET FOR IELTS. UNIT 7

UNIT 07:
JOBS, WORK AND STUDY

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

MINDSET FOR IELTS

UNIT 07: JOBS, WORK AND STUDY

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

• identify words about jobs, work, studying and work experience

• identify words about skills and abilities

• scan for specific information

• use can / can’t and could / couldn’t

• speak about your skills and abilities

• write an email in reply to a summer job advertisement

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Exercise 1: Look at the photos. What are the people doing? Write A–D in the boxes.

LEAD-IN

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Exercise 1: Look at the photos. What are the people doing? Write A–D in the boxes.

LEAD-IN

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Exercise 2: Read and match the skills and abilities A–J with the pictures, 1–10.

VOCABULARY: SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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Exercise 3: In pairs, talk about what skills from the word box in Exercise 2 you are good at and which ones you are not good at.

VOCABULARY: SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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Exercise 4: You are going to listen to a radio advertisement about a TV programme called Before They Were Famous. In pairs, read the notes once quickly. Think about what information could be missing.

LISTENING: NOTE COMPLETION EXTENSION

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Exercise 4: You are going to listen to a radio advertisement about a TV programme called Before They Were Famous. In pairs, read the notes once quickly. Think about what information could be missing.

LISTENING: NOTE COMPLETION EXTENSION

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Exercise 5: Now, listen to the radio programme and complete the notes.

LISTENING: NOTE COMPLETION EXTENSION

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Exercise 06: Listen again to the radio advertisement in Exercise 5. In pairs, talk about what TV chef Jack Riley could and couldn’t do in the past and what he can and can’t do now.

GRAMMAR: CAN / CAN’T / COULD / COULDN’T

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Exercise 07: Complete the table with TV chef Jack’s abilities in the box.

GRAMMAR: CAN / CAN’T / COULD / COULDN’T

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Exercise 08: Read the Grammar box. Then, complete the dialogue using can / can’t / could / couldn’t.

GRAMMAR: CAN / CAN’T / COULD / COULDN’T

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Exercise 08: Read the Grammar box. Then, complete the dialogue using can / can’t / could / couldn’t.

GRAMMAR: CAN / CAN’T / COULD / COULDN’T

A: Tell me about what you think your skills and abilities are.

B: Well, I have a good memory. I 1 ____________________ remember lots of information, which is really useful when I’m studying for my exams.

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Exercise 08: Read the Grammar box. Then, complete the dialogue using can / can’t / could / couldn’t.

GRAMMAR: CAN / CAN’T / COULD / COULDN’T

A: That’s really helpful. How about sport? Are you good at it?

B: No, not really. I 2 ____________________ really play sport that well. When I was younger, I 3 ____________________ play badminton a little bit, but I stopped because I found it boring.

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Exercise 08: Read the Grammar box. Then, complete the dialogue using can / can’t / could / couldn’t.

GRAMMAR: CAN / CAN’T / COULD / COULDN’T

A: What skills do you want to learn?

B: I’d like to be better at making friends. When I was a child, I 4 ____________________ talk to new people at all. I’m a little better now, but I’m still quite shy. Other skills I’d like to...

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Exercise 08: Read the Grammar box. Then, complete the dialogue using can / can’t / could / couldn’t.

GRAMMAR: CAN / CAN’T / COULD / COULDN’T

A: What skills do you want to learn?

B: I’d like to be better at making friends. When I was a child, I 4 ____________________ talk to new people at all. I’m a little better now, but I’m still quite shy. Other skills I’d like to improve on are my cooking skills. In the past, I 5 ____________________ cook anything very well without burning it, but I’ve been taking cooking classes and I 6 ____________________ cook many different types of food, like curry, risotto and sweet and sour chicken. My next challenge is to learn how to make sushi – I love Japanese food!

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Exercise 09: Look at the questions about skills and abilities. Write down three more questions about skills and abilities.

SPEAKING: DESCRIBING SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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SPEAKING: DESCRIBING SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Exercise 10: You are going to speak about your skills and abilities, and ask and answer the questions in Exercise 9. Before you speak, spend one minute preparing what you could say and make notes.

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SPEAKING: DESCRIBING SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Exercise 11: Now, in small groups, ask and answer the questions in Exercise 9. As you speak, write down the other students’ answers.

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VOCABULARY: WORK EXPERIENCE

Exercise 12: Match the summer jobs in the box to photos 1–5.

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 13: Read the introduction to a text about summer jobs. In pairs, answer the questions.

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 14: Now, take two minutes only to read the article once quickly. Then, answer the questions.

1 Why is it good for young people to get a summer job or do a short course?

2 How many different types of summer jobs does Helen Green write about?

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 14: Now, take two minutes only to read the article once quickly. Then, answer the questions.

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 14: Now, take two minutes only to read the article once quickly. Then, answer the questions.

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 14: Now, take two minutes only to read the article once quickly. Then, answer the questions.

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 14: Now, take two minutes only to read the article once quickly. Then, answer the questions.

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 14: Now, take two minutes only to read the article once quickly. Then, answer the questions.

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 15: First, read the question. Then, read the Exam strategy box about answering True / False / Not Given questions.

1 Helen Green thinks that it is difficult for young people to find a summer job.

A True  B False  C Not Given

Answer: B (She says it’s not the case at all.)

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 15: First, read the question. Then, read the Exam strategy box about answering True / False / Not Given questions.

Exam Strategy: answering True, False or Not Given questions

1 Read the statement very carefully

2 Highlight the key words in the statement

Helen Green thinks that it is difficult for young people to find a summer job

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 15: First, read the question. Then, read the Exam strategy box about answering True / False / Not Given questions.

Exam Strategy: answering True, False or Not Given questions

3 Find the paragraph in the text with the information about this statement

Getting a summer job

A summer job will give you the chance to earn money and get some work experience, as well as learn new skills. Many teenagers think that it will be difficult to find a job because they don’t have as much experience as an adult. However, that’s not the case at all

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 15: First, read the question. Then, read the Exam strategy box about answering True / False / Not Given questions.

Exam Strategy: answering True, False or Not Given questions

4 Scan the text for the key words you highlighted in the statement

Watch out for ‘synonyms’ (different words with the same meaning),

e.g. young people = teenagers

5 Use the exam strategy information to decide whether the statements are True, False or Not Given

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 16: Read the article in Exercise 14 again and use the exam strategies in Exercise 15 to answer the questions. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

1 Young people should give employers information about what they can do.

A True  B False  C Not Given

2 Sports coaches at a summer camp don’t get paid very much money.

A True  B False  C Not Given

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 16: Read the article in Exercise 14 again and use the exam strategies in Exercise 15 to answer the questions. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

3 You need to have a car to get a job working with older people.

A True  B False  C Not Given

4 Young people who work in designer clothes stores can help customers decide what to buy.

A True  B False  C Not Given

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 16: Read the article in Exercise 14 again and use the exam strategies in Exercise 15 to answer the questions. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

5 Sales assistants in designer fashion stores shouldn’t talk to other staff members at work.

A True  B False  C Not Given

6 You only need to get a certificate to get a job as a lifeguard.

A True  B False  C Not Given

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READING 1: TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN

Exercise 16: Read the article in Exercise 14 again and use the exam strategies in Exercise 15 to answer the questions. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

7 In the summertime, lifeguards often need to work in the evenings or at the weekend.

A True  B False  C Not Given

8 Many IT companies offer jobs to young people in the summer.

A True  B False  C Not Given

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WRITING: AN EMAIL FOR A SUMMER JOB

Exercise 17: Read an email you received with an advertisement about summer jobs. In pairs, read the task and discuss what you could write in your email.

If you are interested in applying for one of our summer jobs, fill in an application form with your details and which job you want to do, and send it to me Simon Stone, summer job co-ordinator.
In your application, you should:

- say which job you are interested in.

- say what skills and abilities you have.

- say what skills you didn’t have in the past but you do have now.

Write your email in about 60–80 words.

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WRITING: AN EMAIL FOR A SUMMER JOB

Exercise 18. Look at the student’s email replying to the summer jobs advertisement. What job does she want to do?

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WRITING: AN EMAIL FOR A SUMMER JOB

Exercise 19: Now, read Laura’s email again in Exercise 18. In the table, tick ✓ the features she uses in her email.

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WRITING: AN EMAIL FOR A SUMMER JOB

Exercise 20: You are going to write an email to Simon Stone. You can choose one of the summer jobs from Exercise 14. In your email, you should:

• use a greeting to start and a polite ending – to help the reader, you can use separate paragraphs for some of the separate points in the instructions.

• write the correct number of words (60–80).

• write about all parts in the instructions – DO NOT add anything extra.

• check your writing for mistakes – think about how you use can / can’t / could / couldn’t.

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WRITING: AN EMAIL FOR A SUMMER JOB

Exercise 21: Write your email to Simon Stone.

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WRITING: AN EMAIL FOR A SUMMER JOB

Exercise 22: In pairs, compare your emails from Exercise 21. Complete the table and give advice to each other about how you can improve your emails.

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Exercise 01: Match the two halves of the sentences.

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

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GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY