1. Review.

Practise vocabulary from the previous section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Job search tips.

A photo of a person looking at job advertisements on a noticeboard.

Use the words to complete the introduction to a selection of job search tips.


3. Job search tips.

Read the job search tips and choose the correct heading for each one.


4. Résumé keywords.

A photo of a woman conducting a job interview.

Read the information about keywords in résumés. Choose the correct definition for the underlined words.

Employers often look in résumés for keywords that also appear in the job description. Incorporating these keywords in your résumé can improve your chances of being selected for an interview. Résumé keywords include specific job requirements, skills, specific competencies (for example, in software or technology), qualifications and your work history.

For instance, a candidate for a position in Web development might use the following résumé keywords: Web design, systems administration, relational database, Web animation, Web graphics, computer science degree, etc.

A good way to find keywords for your résumé is to look at job listings in the kind of job that you are seeking and that match your background and experience. Job search engines are useful for this. By checking different results, you can find words and expressions that are common in the job postings, and which you can incorporate into your résumé.

5. Job advertisements.

Read the job listings and choose the correct job title for each one.

6. Job advertisements: Vocabulary.

Use the words to complete the three job advertisements.

Now complete this job advertisement.

Now complete this job advertisement.

7. Job descriptions.

A photo of a health worker vaccinating children.

Listen to three of the job descriptions from exercise 5. Choose the correct job for each description.

Now listen again and read the transcript.


8. Pronunciation: Word stress.

Listen to the words and put them in the correct column according to their stress patterns. This exercise is in two parts. Scroll down to see Part 2.

Part 1


Now complete Part 2.

Part 2


Now listen again and repeat the words.

9. More job tasks.

A photo of a pharmacist in a pharmacy.

Now choose the correct job for more descriptions of responsibilities and requirements. (Remember, you can put your cursor on underlined words to see a definition.)

10. Job tasks.

Can you remember? Put the words with the job that they relate to. This exercise is in two parts. Scroll down to see Part 2.

Part 1

Now complete Part 2.

Part 2