Vocabulary: Your job

5. Read the different reasons for applying for a job below. In your opinion, which ones are important to you for your next job?

6. Listen to three people talking about how they got a job. Which speaker (a, b or c)

1. wrote to the company director?

2. had a part-time job?

3. worked during the summer?

4. worked as a volunteer?

7. Listen to the three speakers again. Write the correct options below.

a. I had a part-time / temporary job at the company and I really enjoyed it. My boss and my colleagues were professional but very friendly. I volunteered / applied for a full-time job in my final year at university and I got it. The job is well-paid so I'm earning / saving a good salary and I also travel to lots of different countries. It's an exciting job.

b. I work as a personal assistant at a very well-known company / office. I love my job. I got my job last year. I worked here as a volunteer to get work experience / a qualification. I really enjoyed it, so I wrote to the company director and asked for a job. I use my languages / travel the world regularly and I work with different people / flexible hours.

c. Two years ago, I worked as a volunteer in a hospital because I wanted to help people / work with different people. I went to university, but I worked at the hospital each summer. I didn't want to travel the world / work in a modern office, so I applied for the job. Now I'm working flexible hours / earning a good salary and it's my dream job!

8. Think about a job you applied for in the past. Write a short description. Include answers to these questions.

• What was the job?
• Where was it?
• Was it a full-time or part-time job?
• Why did you apply for this job?