Interview another student. Write down his (her) answers:

1. What kind of job are you looking for?

2. Are you working now?

3. What do you do?

4. How long have you been working there?

5. What jobs have you had? And exactly what did you do?

6. Tell me about education and any special training you have had.

7. What other skills do you have?

8. What hours can you work?

9. Why do you want to change your job?

10. Do you have any questions about the job?

Exercise 5

Prove that proverbs (sayings) have sense:

1. Business before pleasure.

2. The work shows the workman.

3. Idleness is the mother of all evil.

4. Practice makes perfect.

5. A bad shearer never had a good sickle. (A bad workman quarrels with his tools).

6. Jack of all trades is master of none.

7. The hardest work is to do nothing.

8. Ninety per cent of inspiration is perspiration.

9. Through hardship to stars.

10. What is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

11. He that would cat the fruit must climb the tree.

12. He that will not work shall not eat.

13. He'll eat till he sweats and work till he freezes.

14. Doing is better than saying.

15. Make the best of a bad job.

16. By doing nothing we learn to be ill.

17. A beggar can never be bankrupt.

18. AI1 work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

19. An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

Exercise 6

Match each sentence or word in the left-hand column with the best meaning in the right-hand column. Place the letter of the best definition in the space provided:

1. accountant ___

2. surgeon___

3. lawyer___

4. journalist___

5. carpenter___

6. barber___

7. architect___

8. nurse___

9. turner___

10. secretary___

11. bricklayer___

12. engineer___

13. economist___

14. sculptor___

a) a person who practises law, especially a banister or solicitor

b) a worker who makes and repairs, es­pecially the wooden parts of buildings and other structures of wood

c) a person whose profession is to keep and examine business accounts

d) a person who designs and supervises the construction of the buildings

e) a doctor who performs operations

i) a person engaged in journalism (work of writing for editing or publishing jour­nals)

g) a person who cares for people who are ill or injured

h) an employee in an office, who deals with correspondence, keeps records, makes arrangements and appointments for a particular member of the staff

i) a person whose trade is shaving and cutting men's hair

j) a workman who builds with bricks

k) a person who works a lathe

1) a person who writes lectures on eco­nomics or political economy

m) an artist who sculptures

n) a person who works in a branch of en­gineering; a person who designs en­gines, machines, bridges, railways; a skilled or trained person who con­trols communications

Exercise 7

We spend a great deal of our lives thinking about food. A lot of people say that our attitude to food is the same as our attitude to life. Do this questionnaire and discover more about yourself and which jobs you would be good at:

1. If you were invited to have dinner in an expensive restaurant by your friend's parents and you discovered that they had your favourite food but it was very expensive, would you order it?

a) Yes

b) No

c) Maybe

2. If you were on a diet but someone offered you a piece of chocolate cake because it was his birthday, would you eat it?

a) No

b) Yes

c) Maybe

3. In some parts of China, they eat dogs. If you went to China, would you try it?

a) No, because it would taste horrible

b) Yes

c) Maybe, but you would prefer not to, because you like dogs

4. If you were in a restaurant and you found a hair in your food would you complain?.

a) No

b) Yes

с) Maybe

5. If you invited a friend to your house for dinner but dropped the food on the floor (which was clean) two minutes before they arrived, what would you do?

a) Confess and buy something else

b) Pick it up and say nothing

с) Confess but explain that the floor was clean

6. If you invited your vegetarian friend to dinner but after the meal you remembered that your mother had put a little bit of meat in it, would you tell him/her?

a) No

b) Yes

с) Maybe

7. If you went to a party where you didn't know anyone but there was a lot of food, what would you do?

a) Eat the food

b) Try to talk to new people

с) Carry around the food, offering it to people

8. If you only had one of your favourite chocolates left, who would you offer it to?

a) Nobody

b) A boyfriend/girlfriend

c) Anyone

9. Have you ever bought any food (such as chocolate, ice cream or cakes) after seeing or hearing an advertisement?

a) Yes

b) No

c) Can't remember

10. If you were in England and you went to a restaurant and saw a sign which said, "All you can eat for £10," what would you do?

a) Eat what you wanted but no more

b) Eat as much as possible until you were sick

c) Eat as much as possible and then try to take some home by putting it in your bag.

Food Psychology Analysis

1) a = 1 b = 3 c = 2

2) a = 1 b = 3 c = 2

3) a = 1 b = 3 c = 2

4) a = 3 b = 3 c = 2

5) a = 3 b = 1 c = 2

6) a = 1 b = 3 с = 2

7) a = 1 b = 2 с = 3

8) a=l b = 2 с = 3

9) a = 3 b = 2 с = 1

10) a = 3 b = 2 с = 1

10-15: You are quite a determined person, aren't you? You make decisions quickly and work quite hard. You are also quite competitive, aren't you? You like winning and being top of the class. Occasionally you are a bit stubborn.

Jobs which you would enjoy: Lawyer, Accountant, Traffic Warden.

16-23: You are a logical person. You like talking to people. But you are also happy when you are alone. You are normally quite relaxed and organized, although you occasionally panic when you have to do exams!

Jobs which you would enjoy: Manager, Computer analyst, Engineer, Football referee.

24-30: You are a kind person who usually thinks of your friends. Normally you are very generous and energetic. When people have problems-they talk to you, don't they?

Jobs which you would enjoy: Doctor, Teacher, Psychologist.

Exercise 8