Persuasive, brave, creative, patient, intelligent, polite, accurate, fair, friendly

1 Salespeople need to be polite to get people to buy their products.

2 A scientist has to be intelligent

in order to understand complex theories.

3 Receptionists should be friendly

in order to make people feel welcome.

4 Surgeons must be very accurate............... as

they should not make mistakes in their work.

5 A shop assistant has to be persuasive

even when dealing with a rude customer.

6 Lifeguards have to be brave as they

often find themselves in dangerous situations.

7 Teachers need to be very patientas students

sometimes take a long time to learn things.

8 Judges should be fair.................................. and

give all the evidence equal consideration.

9 Fashion designers should be very creative

so that they can come up with new designs.

 

4. Look at the following pictures and identify the professions. Then match them with the qualities in the box, justifying your choice.

 

brave, imaginative, courageous, helpful, efficient, careful, fit, cheerful, creative, patient, original, hard-working

e.g. A secretary has to be efficient and careful in order to do her work quickly and accurately. A cooker has to be helpful and hard-working in order to do his work accurately and hard. A photographer has to be imaginative, fit and creative in order to do his work imaginatively and creatively. An officer has to be courageous and patient in order to do his work stubbornly and bravely. A clown has to be original and cheerful in order to do his work skillfully and creatively.

 

 

a). A pilot has to be brave, accurate, intelligent, fit and careful. Advantages of being a pilot: this profession incarnates the dreams, this profession fits to that people, who like travelling. This profession has a worthy salary. Disadvantages of being a pilot: there is no free time for the private life. A pilot is a risky work. Also its difficult to change such work on another or find something similar.

b). A miner has to be courageous, careful, hard-working. Advantages of being a miner: early retirement, this profession doesn`t require special education, the state benefits. Disadvantages of being a miner: it’s a very risky for life profession, such work has very bad conditions for working, an exercise (physical ) stress , load.

c). A fashion model has to be well-looked, creative, helpful, persuasive. Advantages of being a fashion model: it’s a possibility to be very famous ( around the world). Such profession has a good salary, interesting meeting with people. Its a possibility to travel all around the world. Disadvantages of being a fashion model: its an unstable work ( you can sit at home without salary and demand), the conditions of this work are very unpredictable, it has huge competition. Also, if you want to get a good job (work), you will have to visit many castings.

7. Underline the correct item.

1. My father gets a wage/salary of £15,000 a year. 2. The perks/bonuses of this job include a company car and a mobile phone. 3.Please bring a copy of your CV/application form when you come for your interview. 4.If you want to appoint/apply for the job you should write to the company. 5.I was made fired/redundant when the company closed down. 6.He left his post/vacancy at the company when he was invited to work for another firm. 7. She is a(n) experienced/trained lawyer; she has worked for several law firms since she left university. 8.I am a full-time/part-time teacher - I only work twelve hours a week.