IELTS Expert User b1 Term 11 subject 3 lesson 14
PART 1
Passagino
A READING
RECOGNIZE TEXT TYPES Look at the two texts. What is each one from? Choose from the words in the box. You can use a dictionary or your phone to help with words you don’t know.
a cover letter
a guidebook
a job ad
a job application
a passport application
Local Jobs
a résumé
1.Career
Description:
We’re looking for someone reliable and intelligent to join our growing team. The perfect applicant is ready for a new challenge. This is an excellent opportunity if you’re interested in a “people profession.” Salary is based on experience.
Responsibilities:
You will help us design our programs and increase our business. You must be able to deal with difficult customers calmly. Working hours are usually from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, but you also have to work two evenings a week.
Qualifications:
You need to have a two-year or four-year degree in education, business, or similar. You should have at least two years of work experience. You need strong communication skills and basic computer skills, and you must write well. You need to work well in a group and by yourself.
2.Jacob Bradley
298 Willow Street, Denver, Colorado 80123
303-555-2910
jbradley23@metimail.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
I have a degree in education with one year of experience as a teacher’s assistant at a high school. I’m bilingual (English and Spanish). My biggest accomplishment so far is starting an after-school technology program for teens. I’m also a soccer coach, and I play on a basketball team. I learn new things quickly and get along well with people of all ages.
EXPERIENCE
B READ FOR DETAILS
Read both texts. Answer the questions.
1 What kind of person does the employer want to hire?
- If the person is hired, when will he or she have to work?
3 Compare Jacob’s profile with the qualifications needed. Do you think he should apply for the] Job?
C PAIR WORK THINK CRITICALLY
Look at the first text again. What do you think the job is?
PART 2
Write it
A Read the rest of Jacob Bradley’s résumé. What are the four main sections? What jobs has he had? Which one does he still have?
EXPERIENCE
Teacher’s Assistant, Fairmount High School, Denver, CO
Help plan and teach business and English classes to students in grades 10-12
Organize classroom projects and day trips for the students
Barista, Carlo’s Coffee, Denver, CO
Prepared hot and cold drinks for customers
Cleaned machines, work areas, and customer seating areas
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Education, University of Colorado Boulder
SKILLS
Fluent in English and Spanish; beginner-level Japanese
Experienced in MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, web design
Excellent time-management and communication skills
ACTIVITIES
Coach, Soccer for Kids (neighborhood program)
Member, Hoops Community Basketball
B WRITING SKILLS Read about how to write a résumé. Then look at Jacob’s résumé in exercise A and check () the things he has done. What has he not done?
Use present verbs to describe a current job and past verbs to describe past jobs.
Include dates for your past jobs, and put the most recent one first.
Use bullet points and incomplete sentences (with no subject)
List your degrees or certificates. Include dates, and put the most recent ones first.
List skills that are useful for jobs. They can be skills you learned or personal skills.
List activities and interests that show you are active, creative, or good with people.
REGISTER CHECK
In résumé writing, people often use parallel structures in bulleted lists.
Simple present verbs
Simple past verbs
Nouns to describe positions people
Help plan and teach
Prepared hot and cold drinks…..
-Coach, Soccer for Kids…
-Organize classroom projects
Cleaned machines….
– Member. Hoops Community…
C WRITE IT Write the main part of a résumé. Begin with EXPERIENCE and end with ACTIVITIES. You can include real information or make it up. Follow the rules in exercise 28 and use parallel structures under each heading.
D PAIR WORK Exchange résumés with a partner. Ask your partner about one item from each of their resume sections: Experience, Education, Skills, and Activities. Do you have anything surprising in common?
PART 3
Practicino 1
READING
Read the job ad for a computer programmer and the two résumés. Then choose the best person for the job.
The best person for the job is ………….
Responsibilities:
You will help us create computer programs and applications. You will also write reviews of other companies’ programs and apps. You can make your own working hours, but you must come into the office in downtown Los Angeles once a week.
Qualifications:
You need to have a four-year degree in computer science. You should have at least two years of work experience. You must have good communication and writing skills and work well with a team.
1.Katya Petrov
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
I have a degree in computer science with five years of experience as a computer programmer at an online startup. I wrote articles about technology for my college newspaper, where I worked closely with a group of writers, editors, and photographers.
2.Elisa Gómez García
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
I have a degree in computer science with two years of experience creating smartphone apps for a large international company. While I was in college, I was the manager of the computer lab. I worked with a team of five, and I wrote a newsletter for the computer science department.
READ FOR DETAIL Identify the information in the profile of the best candidate that makes her the right person for the job.
1 degree:
2 experience:
3 writing skills:
4 teamwork:
Practicino 2
Listen to Min-kyu talking to Laura about his work experience. Then read the statements and write True, False, or Not given. Then listen again and correct the false statements.
1 Min-kyu has a degree in business.
He has a degree in law.
2 He was an office assistant in a law office.
3 He organizes schedules in his current job.
4 He wrote computer programs.
5 He studied Korean in college.