The world at your fingertips - advanced
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The world at your fingertips - advanced
1 English at work 1. In two minutes, write the names of as many jobs or professions as you can in which people need to speak English. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Now scan the article to find out what five jobs the young people do or are training for. a. ______________________ b. ______________________ d. ______________________ e. ______________________ c. ______________________ Level 3 Advanced The world at your fingertips 2 What does it mean? Skim-read the article to find the answers. The tasks are split according to the sections in the article. You will find the answers in the named sections of the article. Speaking for the stars Fill in the missing vowels (a, e, i, o, u). 1. An _ nt _ rn is usually a student who is working in a job to get experience. 2. A sch _ d _ l _ is a plan of activities or events. 3. An _ rt _ st is a musician, painter or actor. 4. An _ w _rd is a prize you get for doing something well. 5. A h _ st f _ m _ ly invites students from other countries to stay in their home. Reaching for the sky Put the letters in the clouds in the right order. 6. The plane is ready for ira artffci nocroertll rndguo fstaf 9. nlsmaua 10. When you ____ _______ __________ talked to the pilot via radio. __________ _________ work in an airport. _____________ are books that tell you how to operate something. (sasses) ___________ a problem you think about it carefully. © Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2010 SPOT ON NEWS LESSON / The world at your fingertips / Advanced •P 8. _______-______. CA HO N T O FR BE C O DO O M W P W N IA EB LO B SI A L TE DE E D • 7. The ekta fof Make a splash Find the words in the wave. D ZE I AN NT O RG IE AL LE Q U I E D PAT FI B IL K S SP O N S RE S I L 11. When you pass your exams you will be __________________ to do the job. 12. The job requires special __________________. Level 3 Advanced The world at your fingertips 13. We need somebody who is well __________________. 14. Sometimes things take a long time, so you need to be __________________. 15. I am __________________ for locking the office every evening. Out of this world Write in the rest of the letters. 16. A g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is someone who has finished his/her university studies. 17. A s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is sent into space to receive and send information. 18. If you are f _ _ _ _ _ in English, you can speak it very well. 19. It usually takes four? years at a university to get a m _ _ _ _ _ ’ _ d_ _ _ _ _. 20. If you are good at working with people you probably have good s_ _ _ s_ _ _ _ _ . Language games fix 22. a new form of something career 23. problems in computer software trouble 24. another word for mend or repair updated version 25. the jobs you do or the job path you follow bugs © Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2010 SPOT ON NEWS LESSON / The world at your fingertips / Advanced •P 21. another word for problems or difficulties CA HO N T O FR BE C O DO O M W P W N IA EB LO B SI A L TE DE E D • Match the words with the meanings. The world at your fingertips monds tin Sim by Toby Skingsley, Richard Mote and Mar t Think of what would happen if a pilot couldn’ ld wou at Wh . lers trol con c understand the air traffi with e icat mun com t ldn’ cou happen if world leaders each other? of You may already be thinking about what kind nd arou lish Eng job you want and how you can use so are re The er. the world – or at home – in your care e mor w kno who many cool jobs for young people than one language. These words are important in the music business: median Gig – a performance by a musician/band/co g Sound check – a test before a gig or recordin d goo is lity session to make sure the sound qua Level 3 Advanced The world at your fingertips Reaching for the sky SPOT ON NEWS LESSON / The world at your fingertips / Advanced •P © Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2010 CA HO N T O FR BE C O DO O M W P W N IA EB LO B SI A L TE DE E D • t We pay lots of money to fly to the world’s bes ian imil Speaking for the stars cities, but some people get paid to fly! Maxpilot at ks Pertl, 21, from Germany, is training to be a Susanne Bachmann, 23, from Germany, woric men. Mus with the stars as an intern at Sony BMG chance to Lufthansa in Bre Entertainment in Munich. She has had the r lives! “I’ve wanted to be a pilot since I was six, when I was so meet some of her idols and even manage thei flew on holiday with my parents. Everythinging and land the , view the fascinating – the take-off, “I’m a promotion coordinator intern in the es com d ban a en Wh the airport. international department. ia med for s English dule sche to Germany, we create Lufthansa pilots have to speak German and affic ts fligh k boo and ts artis airtr interviews, hire make-up fluently. We need to communicate with staff at and hotels for everyone in the entourage. controllers around the world and with groundwritten are I different airports. The technical manuals This job would be impossible without English. so es agu colle in English and some of our training is in the US, write emails in English every day to hers. teac the tional without English we couldn’t understand around the world.You need great organiza ns, and interpersonal skills.You must be able toflicts. Pilots also have to assess weather conditio ion. con l ntia pote of ntat ed orie of scar se be sen not d and goo e a prioritiz plan routes and have y. I’ve way the out s Teamwork makes everything run smoothl turn ing I love it when everyth ’t aren ing planned it. I also enjoy watching bands who otion As a pilot, I’ll be able to see the world. I’m look prom a g ated rdin chin coo wat I like , yet. y famous in German forward to those special moments y, man Ger in tour r thei for s Ting day with The Ting the sun rise and set.” and which was awesome! They were in Munichtheir learn English by reading a lot. Watching a colleague and I took care of them during and met Maxi’s tip: “Ilish improves my listening skills.” DVDs in Eng interviews. We hung around for their show very was here osp atm The rds. them again afterwa and Words from the cockpit relaxed and the artists shared their thoughts and to feelings with us. Pilots speak via radio to air traffic controllers other! e of other pilots. Everybody has to understand each As an intern, I don’t attend music awards. Som no y The k. wor to e ther Some special words help make sure there are my colleagues do, but they’re must be misunderstandings. go to the after-show parties though, which a lot of fun!” Affirmative!/Roger! –Yes! . ntry cou ther ano in time nd “Spe : erstand Susanne’s tips n about Copy that – I und Staying with a host family is a great way to lears.” other cultures and improve your language skill Speak like a surfer with these words: Barrel – the “inside” of a hollow wave Pop up – to jump to your feet on the surfboard Wipeout – a fall off the board 24 25 26 Language games in Ramona Feiner, 20, from Austria, never gets it’s her – k wor at es gam trouble for playing computer don. Lon r nea gh, Slou in er job! Ramona is a games test 7 slations 2 “I work for TT Games. I do the German trangames to for computer-game texts and also test the make sure they work properly. ldn’t work I use English and German every day – I cou ated without them. Every morning, I get an updpart. I version of a game and check the language e to usually do some translation and play the gam d. make sure that any bugs have really been fixe Usually, this is a lot of fun! will be Living here has improved my English, which tria. I Aus to k great for my career when I move bac so what love playing console and computer games, ?” day all es better job is there than testing gam What’s the right job for you? e are How can you find out what’s right for you? Her some tips: Out of this world The k of what’s fun to do. We’re usually good at ld. wor Rafael Sarmiento’s English is out of this theYoung • Things we enjoy. 23-year-old from Spain, is an IT engineer on n Space thin t skills do • Find out about the job requirements. Wha Graduate Trainee programme at the Europea ch sends you need? What deadlines are there? Agency (ESA) in Darmstadt, Germany whi satellites into space! • Visit your local careers centre. ment • Go to trade fairs and congresses. “I work in the Informatics & Facility Manage and ’re ions icat mun com that Division. We make sure • Speak to people who already do the job younces. , ions stat nd erie grou exp r our thei at l ut wel abo k rested in. Ask them computer networks wor satellites. inte abroad is so our control centre can communicate with • Spend time abroad. Studying or working uage. At ESA, you have to be fluent in English. My n Union, a great way to practise a lang pea Euro colleagues come from all around the have poton.de © Spot on, March 2009, www.s and we communicate in English. It doesn’t a fluent e hav to to be perfect, but we must be able © Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2010 SPOT ON NEWS LESSON / The world at your fingertips / Advanced •P t on English is the language of the waves – at leas or Spain! cool surfing beaches in Australia, Portugal that teach There, you’ll find hundreds of surf schools ffshire in tourists in English. Mark Boyd, 21, from Ban 8 and Scotland, moved to the Canary Islands in 200 teaches at the Surf School Lanzarote. as a surf “I learned to surf in Scotland and qualified ty, I ersi univ r Afte . teacher in southwest England te to wanted to work abroad, so I came to Lanzaro me let here es wav teach surfing. The weather and improve my surfing skills too! ble to work We teach in English, so it would be impossiis useful here without it. Knowing other languages nish. too. I speak Portuguese and I’m learning Spa e, but It’s really cool to have the beach as your offic ocean and d win , sun the in g it’s also hard work. Bein sandy every day is very tiring. And I don’t like the day! ry eve ils pup the for sandwiches that I make nized and Good surf teachers need to be fit, well orgawledge of kno d very patient. They should have a goo onsible the ocean and weather because they are resp for people’s safety in the water.” ’s Mark’s tips: “Get a teaching qualification thatciation and Asso ng Surfi l iona rnat recognized by the Inte r country.” get the national beach-lifeguard award in you 23 CA HO N T O FR BE C O DO O M W P W N IA EB LO B SI A L TE DE E D • Make a splash! l reports conversation. We also have to write technica in English. I’m I work with the most modern technology and the of t Mos ple. surrounded by highly qualified peo ter’s mas a d nee positions here are technical, so you it easier degree in an engineering subject.You’ll findand are team a to get a job here if you work well in stress. good at solving problems and dealing withthey’re and s’ These are what people call ‘soft skill really important!” in Rafael’s tips: “I think everyone should take partmus.You international exchange programmes, like Eras learn a lot from them.” Level Level1 3Elementary Advanced The world at your fingertips 3 Find the information Fill in the table with information from the article. Name Susanne Bachmann Age Nationality Works in ... Works for ... What does his/her job involve? What tips does he/she give? All about Harry Maximilian Pertl Level Level1 3Elementary Advanced The world at your fingertips Mark Boyd Rafael Sarmiento Ramona Feiner 4 Teen talk: AWESOME! 1.Who said that something was awesome? Was it Susanne, Maximilian, Mark, Rafael or Ramona? ________________________________ 2. When you say something is awesome, you mean that … a. … it is extremely bad and boring. b. … it is extremely good and exciting. 3. What have you done, seen or experienced that was awesome? Complete the sentence. SPOT ON NEWS LESSON / The world at your fingertips / Advanced •P © Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2010 CA HO N T O FR BE C O DO O M W P W N IA EB LO B SI A L TE DE E D • I ________________________________________________, it was awesome! 5 Interview role play 1. Choose one person from the article and write down five questions that you would like to ask him/her about his/her job, background, colleagues, etc. a. ___________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________ d. ___________________________________________________________ e. ___________________________________________________________ Level 3 Advanced The world at your fingertips 2. Work with a partner. Ask him/her your questions. Your partner should pretend to be the person you are interviewing and should use his/her imagination to answer your questions. 3. Find a new partner and tell him/her the answers you got when you asked your questions. Your partner will then have to guess which person you are talking about. 6 Webquest Do an online careers quiz for young people to see what job might be good for you. Here are a few links but there are many more on the internet: http://www.myfuture.com/toolbox/workinterest.html http://www.mycareerquizzes.com/job-quiz http://joboutlook.gov.au/pages/careerquiz.aspx SPOT ON NEWS LESSON / The world at your fingertips / Advanced •P © Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2010 CA HO N T O FR BE C O DO O M W P W N IA EB LO B SI A L TE DE E D • http://www.ilc.org/cfmx/CM/Assessment/index.cfm Key 1 2. a. b. c. d. e. 2 (in no particular order:) promotion coordinator pilot surf teacher IT engineer games tester 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. intern schedule artist award host family 6. take-off 7. air traffic controller 8. ground staff 9. manuals 10. assess 11. qualified 12. skills 13. organized 14. patient 15. responsible 16. graduate 17. satellite 18. fluent 19. master’s degree 20. soft skills Level 3 Advanced The world at your fingertips 21. trouble 22. updated version 23. bugs 24. fix 25. career 3 Name Age Nationality Works in ... Works for ... What does his/ her job involve? What tips does he/she give? Susanne Bachmann 23 German Munich, Germany Sony BMG Music Entertainment looking after bands when they go to Germany, writing emails, arranging schedules, hiring make-up artists, booking hotels, etc stay in another country, preferably with a host family Maximilian Pertl 21 German Bremen, Germany Lufthansa learning to fly a plane, assessing weather conditions, planning routes read and watch DVDs in English Mark Boyd 21 Scottish / British Canary Islands Surf School Lanzarote teaching people to surf get recognized qualifications Rafael Sarmiento 23 Spanish Darmstadt, Germany European Space Agency (ESA) making sure that communications and computer networks work well at the ground stations take part in international exchange programmes, like Erasmus Ramona Feiner 20 Austrian Slough, near London TT Games translating computer games, testing the games to make sure that bugs have been fixed 4 SPOT ON NEWS LESSON / The world at your fingertips / Advanced •P © Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2010 CA HO N T O FR BE C O DO O M W P W N IA EB LO B SI A L TE DE E D • 1. Susanne 2. b