2. Job types and describing your background

Practise describing work positions and your background.

1. Different jobs.

Put the letters in order to name the jobs.

2. Different jobs.

Match the job to each description.

3. Different jobs.

Match the job to each description.


4. Common verbs in job descriptions.

Use the verbs to complete phrases from the job descriptions in exercises 2 and 3.

5. A job advertisement.

Read part of a job advertisement. What job is being advertised?

6. A job advertisement.

Read part of the advertisement again. Choose the correct definition for the underlined words.

Graduate Web Developer: Internship Opportunity (initial three-month contract)

This company is a leading European supplier of specialist products to the building and construction industry. An opportunity has now arisen for a Web development intern to join our team, initially on a three-month contract basis.

This is a great opportunity for a talented graduate website developer to further their skills and gain experience with an established and successful company. For the right candidate, there will be the opportunity of permanent, fully salaried employment.

As a graduate Web developer, you'll assist in developing an interactive B2B website for our clients' companies.

Using development skills, you will build a flexible template site that is spider- and search engine–friendly. Ensuring it's SEO, you will also develop a website with B2B and B2C ability for a variety of niche products.

7. An interview.

Watch part of an interview for the position advertised in the previous exercise. What do you think? Is the applicant suited to this job? Choose the best option.


8. An interview.

Watch the video again and choose the correct options to complete the interview notes.


9. Giving your background.

Use the words to complete the interviewee's answer. This exercise is in two parts. Scroll down to see Part 2.

Part 1

Now complete Part 2.

Part 2

Now listen and read the interviewee's answer.

10. Giving your background.

Choose the correct options to complete the interviewee's answer.

11. Giving your background.

Choose the correct option to reconstruct what the interviewee said.

12. Can you remember?: Prepositions.

Choose the correct prepositions to complete the text from the previous exercise.

13. Speaking Tutorial 1.

Send your tutor an email suggesting a day and time for the speaking tutorial.

During the tutorial you will do the following:

  • Introduce yourself and tell your tutor about your current work or work you would like to do.
  • Answer the following questions your tutor will ask you:
    • Are you working at the moment?
    • What is your background?
    • What abilities and skills do you have?
    • What type of organisation or company would like to work for?
    • What position would like to have?
    • What are the requirements and responsibilities of this position?

Useful phrases for the speaking tutorial:
Hello, this is ....
Can I speak to ..., please?
Hello ..., this is .... I'm calling to do Speaking Tutorial 1 of the Applying for a Job module.