domingo, 23 de noviembre de 2008

AFTER-SCHOOL JOBS


WARM-UP

1. What are the most popular jobs students normally take?

LISTENING

Listen to this recording and answer the following questions:

1. How old was she when she took her first job?
2. Where did she work?
3. How long did she work there?
4. Why did she look for a job?
5. Where was her next job? How old was she?
6. Why did she have to work so much?
7. When she was a senior at high school, where did she start working?
8. Why was this job better?
9. When did she work as a waiter?
10. Why was this job OK for her?

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CARMEN SAURA dijo...

AFTER-SCHOOL JOBS

1. How old was she when she took her first job?
She was 15 years old.

2. Where did she work?
In an ice-cream store.

3. How long did she work there?
For one year.

4. Why did she look for a job?
Because she wanted to save money to buy a car.

5. Where was her next job? How old was she?
At the Mall, in the shoe store when she was 16.

6. Why did she have to work so much?
Because she had to pay for her car every month.

7. When she was a senior at high school, where did she start working?
She started working at a jewellery store.

8. Why was this job better?
Because she was able to earn a commission so she made more money. That meant she didn’t have to work so much. She was also able to do a few sports and enjoy her Senior year a little bit. Finally, she just worked at the weekends and maybe one day a week.

9. When did she work as a waiter?
When she went to university.

10. Why was this job OK for her?
Because she made a lot more money and could pay for her apartment.