Lecture 2 II FOCUS ON READING A Reading

Lecture 2

II. FOCUS ON READING A. Reading One: Finding The Ideal Job A Book Review What Color Is Your Parachute? : A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers. By: Richard Nelson Bolles. Main idea of the text: According to the text job hunters should think about their skills, the job setting, and the job rewards they want.

II. FOCUS ON READING B. Reading Two: The Ideal Job By: Alex Frost On page 8 you have the stories of three different people who love their jobs. Read these stories then answer the questions that follow. Find from these stories what are the skills, settings, and rewards of each person.

III. FOCUS ON VOCABULARY Find the meaning of the following words and expressions: Resume – want ad – salary – employment agency – career – out of work – manual – boss – factory – training. Answer the exercises on pages 10, 11, 12.

Exercises on vocabulary Complete the sentences with words from the list below. career – employment - hire - ideal - manager - out of work - resumerewards - satisfied - skill - want ads 1. In 1930, jobs were hard to find. Almost 25 percent of all Americans were __________. 2. He's many different jobs, but only one _________. In other words, he's worked in many different schools, but he's always been a teacher. 3. Most companies ask for a _________ so they can read about you before they talk to you in person. 4. He sells a lot of his paintings. He has a lot of ________ as an artist and a businessman. 5. Let's _________Katlyn. She has the most experience. She will be a great teacher. 6. He started looking for a job by reading the ________. 7. I worked for weeks on this report. I couldn't seem to get it just right. Yesterday, I changed around a few things and added a new section. I think it's good now. Finally, I'm _________ with my work. 8. The _________ of this job just weren't enough. He was happy with the work, but he wasn't making enough money.