You are about to start the theme: Jobs.
It is about the world of work!
How are you going to practise?
You are going to practise your writing, reading, listening and speaking skills by:
reading about applying for a job, jobs and application letters;
listening to conversations about jobs;
speaking and writing about jobs.
Your English will improve, if you practice a lot!
Need help?
Use the toolbox if you need help. Here you will find (new) words and expressions.
You will also find help for grammar and pronunciation.
Getting started
You have just started the theme: Jobs.
You will find different things to watch, to listen to, to read and, of course, to do.
There are videos, recordings, pictures, photos, texts and exercises.
There are different types of exercises. Some of them you have to do on your own, others are group work.
At the end of those group exercises you are going to discuss the answers in your group.
Some exercises will be checked by the computer.
Need to know
Definition
How would you describe the word 'job'? The following description is given on simple Wikipedia.
Exercise 2: Name of the job
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Do you know the following jobs? Fill in the right name for the right image.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
Luisteren
You can understand simple sentences about the theme Jobs when people talk slowly and clearly.
Lezen
You understand simple sentences in a covering letter and job adverts and other texts within the theme of Jobs.
Gesprekken voeren
You can take part in a simple conversation about Jobs.
The person you are speaking to, speaks slowly and sometimes repeats sentences.
They also help you to formulate what you are trying to say.
Spreken
You can ask and answer simple questions about the theme Jobs.
You can use simple expressions and sentences to talk about jobs.
Schrijven
You can write a covering letter or a CV, a day in the life of and a blog.
In doing so, you use words that have to do with the theme Jobs.
To do
In this theme you are going to do the following things:
Listen to people who are talking about their jobs and job interviews.
Read about jobs.
Write a job application, CV, a day in the life of and a blog.
Talk about job interviews, your (side) job, your dream job.
But you don't have to be able to do this right away!
If you take the following steps (lessons) you'll find out what you need to know!
Blok
Titel
Activiteit
1
Choosing between jobs
Listen, read, speak, and write about choosing between jobs.
Grammar: practise with ‘passive’.
2
Changing jobs
Listen, read, speak, and write about changing jobs.
Grammar: practise with ‘passive’.
3
Talking about jobs
Listen, read, speak, and write about (side) jobs.
Grammar: practise with ‘if and when’.
4
Applying for a job
Listen, read, speak, and write about applying for a job.
Grammar 'take a Grammar test'.
Lessons
Hieronder vind je de vier blokken die horen bij dit thema.
Maak je keuze.
These words and chunks can help you with the lessons. You don't need to learn them by heart. Deze woorden en chunks kunnen je helpen bij je lessen. Je hoeft ze niet uit je hoofd te leren.
Er zijn veel manieren om te werken aan je woordenschat. Je kunt de woorden hardop uitspreken of kopiëren.
Klik in Wozzol op de rode pijl voor de verschillende opties.
Finishing touch
Je hebt de blokken van het thema 'Jobs' doorgewerkt.
Tijd voor de Finishing touch.
Je vindt hier drie extra schrijf- of spreekopdrachten.
Kies er een of twee uit. Werk samen met een klasgenoot.
Maak daarna de D-toets en beantwoord de evaluatievragen.
Succes.
Project A: Interview about side job
First do exercise 1. Choose one of the two options.
Answer the questions of exercise 2. Discuss your answers with a classmate.
Exercise 1: Interview
You are allowed to have a side job from the age of 14. Interview your classmate about their side job (option A).
If your classmate doesn’t have a side job, ask questions about what they would like to do (option B).
OPTION A – Talk about your side job
How did you find and get your job?
Did you have to do a job interview?
Do you think you get paid well enough?
Do you have fun colleagues?
What do you like and/or dislike about your boss?
Do you get an end-of-year bonus?
What are the pros and cons of your job?
OPTION B – Talk about the side job you’d like to have
Which job would you like to have?
What do you think you’ll get paid?
Would you have a lot of colleagues or not?
What do you like and/or dislike about this job?
Do you think you’ll get an end-of-year bonus?
What are the pros and cons of your job?
What are you going to do to get this job?
Exercise 2: Discussion
There are 11 questions below.
Choose five questions together with a classmate.
Find the answers to these questions and prepare a conversation about the answers.
At what age do people usually begin to work in your country?
A what age do people usually retire in your country?
Do you think women can have the same jobs as men?
Do you think it is more important to make a lot of money or to enjoy your job?
Would you like to do the same job all your life? Why? Why not?
Do you think people over 65 can still work?
What are the qualities a good boss should have?
Do you think you could become a workaholic?
Why are some jobs more popular than others?
What do you think is the most interesting job?
What do you think is the most boring job?
Project B: Your characteristics
At this site you will find a list with 150 different characteristics.
Choose 5 of these qualities, translate them in English.
For each quality, write down a situation in which you were proud of yourself, using that quality. This is to show that this characteristic suits you.
Ask a classmate, or somebody else that you know well, if they agree with you. Ask them why.
Research how many of your characteristics are also needed for your dream job. Write down how these are needed.
Project C: To do or not to do
Work together with a classmate. You are going to make a list of things that you should or should not do at a job interview.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
You started this theme you with a test in the section Need to know.
Take the test again.
Have your results improved?
At the end of each lesson, you answered evaluation questions. Use these answers to answer the following questions:
What new things did you learn?
Which exercise was the best one to learn from?
Are you able to do what you have to do?
Timing
In the introduction of each period there is an indication of the amount of time you need to do the activities.
Was the indication of the amount of time you needed correct? Or did you need more / less time?
Group work
What did you think of working in a group?
Did every group member do the same amount of work?
More
Verderkijker
De Verderkijker biedt bij dit thema passende externe linkjes naar uitleg, oefenmateriaal of filmpjes. Voor het thema Jobs zijn de volgende items geselecteerd.
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/
Maak de actieve zinnen passief in deze oefening. Het woord 'somebody' hoef je niet telkens te herhalen. Voorbeeld: Somebody cleans the office every day. Antwoord: The office is cleaned every day.
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
Lees de advertenties 'Find a job'.
Maak daarna de oefening Check your understanding: multiple choice.
Lees de vragen en kies de bijbehorende advertentie.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
Lees de tekst over 'Jobless young people'. Maak daarna de 'Fill in gaps'-oefening.
Lees de tekst nogmaals en probeer de woorden in te vullen.
In de Verderkijker wordt gebruikgemaakt van beeld- en filmmateriaal dat beschikbaar is op internet. Bij het gebruik zijn we uitgegaan van fair use. Mocht u vragen/opmerkingen hebben, of constateert u een niet-werkende link, horen wij dit natuurlijk graag. Dit kan via onze helpdesk.
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Van dit lesmateriaal is de volgende aanvullende informatie beschikbaar:
Toelichting
Dit thema valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor havo en vwo, leerjaar 1 en 2. Dit is thema 15 'Jobs'. Het thema omvat de volgende onderwerpen: Choosing between jobs, Changing jobs, Talking about jobs en Applying for a job. Grammatica gaat in dit thema over 'active and passive' en 'if and when'.
Leerniveau
VWO 2;
HAVO 1;
VWO 1;
HAVO 2;
Leerinhoud en doelen
Engels;
Eindgebruiker
leerling/student
Moeilijkheidsgraad
gemiddeld
Studiebelasting
9 uur en 30 minuten
Trefwoorden
active/passive en if/when, applying for a job, arrangeerbaar, changing jobs, choosing between jobs, engels, hv12, jobs, stercollectie, talking about jobs
Dit thema valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor havo en vwo, leerjaar 1 en 2. Dit is thema 15 'Jobs'. Het thema omvat de volgende onderwerpen: Choosing between jobs, Changing jobs, Talking about jobs en Applying for a job. Grammatica gaat in dit thema over 'active and passive' en 'if and when'.
active/passive en if/when, applying for a job, arrangeerbaar, changing jobs, choosing between jobs, engels, hv12, jobs, stercollectie, talking about jobs
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Arrangement
Oefeningen en toetsen
Name of the job
Jobs D-toets
IMSCC package
Wil je de Launch URL’s niet los kopiëren, maar in één keer downloaden? Download dan de IMSCC package.
Oefeningen en toetsen van dit arrangement kun je ook downloaden als QTI. Dit bestaat uit een ZIP bestand dat
alle
informatie bevat over de specifieke oefening of toets; volgorde van de vragen, afbeeldingen, te behalen
punten,
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onze Developers Wiki.
You are about to start the theme: Jobs.
You have just started the theme: Jobs.
In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
In this theme you are going to do the following things:
Je hebt de blokken van het thema 'Jobs' doorgewerkt.
You started this theme you with a test in the section Need to know.
