1. Vocabulary: Employment.

Match the two parts to complete the definitions.

Now listen to check your answers.

2. Vocabulary: Employment.

Can you remember? Do the crossword.

3. Job ads.

Read three different job ads (advertisements). Choose the correct title for each ad.

4. Job ads.

Read the three advertisements again and choose the correct definition for the underlined words.

AGRICULTURE PROJECT MANAGER
SE Asia
Responsibilities: To plan and implement agriculture projects, including training and monitoring of local professionals.
Requirements: University degree in agriculture; at least two years' experience overseas; strong organisation skills; familiarity with region preferable.

EDUCATION PROGRAMME ORGANISER
Middle East
Responsibilities: Training of teachers for secondary schools; managing local staff.
Requirements: MA in education; classroom teaching experience essential; experience in Muslim culture preferred; knowledge of Arabic an advantage.

REFUGEE HEALTH PROGRAMME OFFICER
East Africa
Responsibilities: Supervise local refugee health programmes; recruit and train local health staff; monitor and evaluate health programmes; co-ordinate relief efforts with local and international NGOs.
Requirements: Medical degree; fluent English; language skills in French and Swahili preferred; experience in refugee welfare essential, preferably in Africa; computer skills preferable.

5. A job interview.

Look at the three job advertisements again. You are going to hear a job interview.
Listen to the first part of the interview and answer this question:
Which job is the interviewee applying for?

ADVERTISEMENT 1

AGRICULTURE PROJECT MANAGER
SE Asia

Responsibilities: To plan and implement agriculture projects, including training and monitoring of local professionals.

Requirements: University degree in agriculture; at least two years experience overseas; strong organisation skills; familiarity with region preferable.


ADVERTISEMENT 2

FEMALE EDUCATION PROGRAMME ORGANISER
Middle East

Responsibilities: Training of female teachers for secondary schools; managing local staff.

Requirements: MA in education; classroom teaching experience essential; experience in Muslim culture preferred; knowledge of Arabic an advantage.

ADVERTISEMENT 3

REFUGEE HEALTH PROGRAMME OFFICER
East Africa

Responsibilities: Supervise local refugee health programmes; recruit and train local health staff; monitor and evaluate health programmes; co-ordinate relief efforts with local and international NGOs.

Requirements: Medical degree; fluent English; language skills in French and Swahili preferred; experience in refugee welfare essential, preferably in Africa; computer skills preferable.

Listen to the first part of the interview. Which job is she applying for?

6. Listen and read.

Listen again and look at the transcript of the first part of the interview.

See transcript

7. Listen and complete.

Now listen to the next part of the interview. Complete the application form by choosing the right answer.

8. Matching.

Match the questions with the answers. Then listen and check.

Listen and check.

9. Missing words.

Here is part of the interviewee's email, applying for the job.
Complete it by putting in the correct words.

10. Speaking Tutorial 1.

Send your tutor an email suggesting a day and time for the speaking tutorial. During the speaking tutorial you will do the following:

1. Introduce yourself and tell your tutor about your current work or work you would like to do.

2. Your tutor will ask you the following questions:

  • Are you working at the moment?
  • What is your background?
  • What abilities and skills do you have?
  • What type of organisation or company would you like to work for?
  • What position would you 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.