Lesson 2A: Take Action!
Before we start...
Explain the words.
part-time job
working less than full-time hours
volunteering
working without being paid
employ
to have someone work or do a job for you and pay them for it
employer
somebody who pays people to work for them
employee
a person who is paid to work for someone else
Look at the pictures and name these part-time jobs. Flip the cards and check. Which jobs would you like to do? Why?
a blogger
a babysitter
a video-game tester
a lawn mower
a teenage model
a paperboy
a dog walker
a car-wash employee
a tutor
A Words, words, words
A1 Listen and repeat. Flip to check the meaning.
applicant
kandidat
committed
predan
customer
klijent, mušterija
deliver
dostaviti
detail-oriented
usmjeren na detalje
experienced
iskusan
pet sitter
čuvar kućnih ljubimaca
punctuality
točnost
apply for a job
podnijeti molbu za posao
early bird
ranoranilac
A2 Match.
A3 Unjumble the words and translate them into Croatian.
B Reading and listening
B1 Luka has decided to take a part-time job. Read the three job adverts. Match them to their headlines.
1 We are a car-care business looking for an applicant who can keep our customers satisfied and make their cars look as shiny as new. Do you enjoy working on cars? Do you like keeping things spotless? If the answer is ‘yes’, then this is the summer job for you! We’re looking for a detail-oriented, committed person to join our team.
2 We are looking for a pet sitter in the St George area to look after our dog while we’re away on holiday from 20 January to 4 February. We need a reliable young person who would feed and walk the dog twice a day. Our ideal candidate is someone who is caring and experienced with Golden Retrievers. We pay $15 per hour.
3 If you’re an early bird and you own a bike, then you’re the person we’re looking for! We need energetic young people to deliver newspapers on Sat and Sun mornings in Strawberry Hills. Punctuality is a must; paper rounds have to be finished by 8 a.m. Contact Strawberry Hills Post Office for more information. We look forward to meeting you!
B2 Listen to Luka and Lota discuss the adverts. Which job does he decide to apply for?
B3 Listen again. Match the sentences to their missing parts.
C Grammar time
Question tags
C1 Look at the example sentences, then complete the rules below.
C2 Lota is talking to her parents about volunteering. Read the dialogue. Choose the correct question tag.
C3 Write the correct question tag.
C4 Choose the correct question tag.