A Job For Life

Do you know these words?

A job A profession An occupation A career

A job

is the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money.

A profession

is a job that requires special training, often a university education and brings a rather high social status.

An occupation

is a job or profession.

A career

is the series of jobs that a person does in his or her life usually in one and the same field.

Factors, which are important

Male % Female %

Job satisfaction 55 66

Money 29 13

Friendly atmosphere 7 13

Good conditions 5 6

Training 3 3

Travel 1 2

Where would they like to work

Location Male % Female %

In home area 50 43

Elswhere in UK 30 37

In London 14 16

Abroad 36 40

Guess which profession it is:

he works with children ________________ he works with patients ________________  he drives a car ____________________ she plays the piano ________________ she works in a hotel _______________ she makes phone calls _____________ she translates people orally ___________ she writes articles for a newspaper ______________ she cuts hair ________________ he flies a plane ______________ she works in a club and uses a mike _____________ he mends cars and lorries ________________ she sells things in a supermarket ____________ she looks after people in hospital ____________

THE STRESS LEAGUE

Miner 8.3 Police officer 7.7 Journalist 7.5 Pilot (civil) 7.5 Dentist 7.3 Actor 7.2 Politician 7.0 Doctor 6.8 Film producer 6.5 Nurse 6.5 Firefighter 6.3 Pop musician 6.3 Teacher 6.2

Manager (commerce) 5.8 Professional footballer 5.8 Shop assistant 5.7 Bus driver 5.4 Farmer 4.8 Soldier 4.7 Engineer 4.3 Hairdresser 4.3 Secretary 4.3 Architect 4.0 Postman/woman 4.0 Museum worker 2.8 Librarian 2.0

Say which are the best and worst paid jobs?

A nurse in a hospital A highly paid job

A shop assistant Get a good salary

A worker in a factory Overpaid

A bank manager Get a lot of money

A dentist Paid a lot

A teacher Paid reasonably well

A professional footballer A low-paid job

Nuclear scientist Have a low income

A miner in the coalmine Underpaid

If I hadn’t had a teacher

Barry LaneHer name was Caroline FoleyAnd she taught 4th grade.I was her favorite studentI thought for three decades.She read my stories to the roomI sat beside her desk.I loved the way she sang to usI even loved her tests.

But teachers they’re just lazythat’s  what the people say.They baby-sit till three o’clockand then they’re home all day.And think of those vacations,all that time away.If I’d never had a teacher,I’d still turn out okay.

She had a lot of textbooks she left them on the shelf.Miss Foley taught with projects,we wrote some books ourselves.I studied the Egyptians,that Pharaoh of the sun.I still have my cardboard pyramid,my tomb of Achnaton.

But teachers they’re just lazythat’s  what the people say.They baby-sit till three o’clockand then they’re home all day.And think of those vacations,all that time away.If I’d never had a teacher,I’d still turn out okay.

She rarely lost her temperbut when she did we knewand later she’d apologizeand we’d say sorry too.She wasn’t always perfectbut she usually was kindand she had a way of holding upa mirror to our minds.

But teachers they’re just lazythat’s  what the people say.They baby-sit till three o’clockand then they’re home all day.And think of those vacations,all that time away.If I’d never had a teacher,I’d still turn out okay.

Miss Foley never marriedshe never had offspringunless you count the six hundredshe cheered on to sing.We rarely come to visit herwe hardly ever write.but she follows us around each dayand sits with us each night.

Billy is a scientistJane, she reads the news.Sarah is a doctor nowPhil just gave up booze.We met at the reunionand talked about the past.Who was your favorite teacher?What was your favorite class?

Remember Mr. Johnston,we all played ancient Greeks.Miss Hawthorne read a poem by Keats,the tears ran down her cheeks.

and what about Miss Foley,her class was so much fun.I was her favorite studentwe say in unison.

But teachers they’re just lazythat’s  what the people say.They baby-sit till three o’clockand then they’re home all day.And think of those vacations,all that time away.If I’d never had a teacher,I’d still turn out okay.

Oh ,you, who pay the taxes!Oh ,you, who make the laws!Remember all your teachersand cherish them because,You wouldn’t be so self assured.No, you wouldn’t be so smartif you hadn’t had a Miss Foleyto hold you in her heart.

But teachers they’re just lazyIt’s what you often say.They baby-sit till three o’clockand then they’re home all dayand think of those vacationsall that time away,If I’d never had a teacher....If I’d never had a teacher....If I’d never had a teacher....Who would I be today?

Questions for discussion:

What grade did Caroline Foley teach?

What did the singer like about Miss Foley and her classes?

What kind of person was Miss Foley?

True/false statements

Miss Foley taught the projects. The students didn’t write any books themselves. Miss Foley had a way of holding up a mirror to the

students’ minds. Miss Foley was married and had some children Her students rarely come to visit her. They always write her letters.

General discussion

Do you have a favorite teacher? Has anyone of you ever wanted to

become a teacher?Why do you think few young

people choose the career of a teacher?

FarmerFarmer

Happy, caring.Happy, caring. Seeds, grows, gathers.Seeds, grows, gathers. He provides people with food.He provides people with food. Healthy. Healthy.

ScientistScientist

Clever, absent-minded.Clever, absent-minded.

Studies, thinks, discovers.Studies, thinks, discovers.

His job is important.His job is important.

Interesting.Interesting.

DetectiveDetective

Clever, attentive.Clever, attentive. Searches, thinks, investigates.Searches, thinks, investigates. He has clear intellect.He has clear intellect. Admiration.Admiration.

Manager

Creative, practical. Manages, administrates, controls. Supervision is important. Disciplane.

Journalist• Active, talkative• Speaks, writes, asks• Informs people• magazines

Designer

creative, fashionable

Surprises, inspires, draws

Makes interior nice

satisfaction

Football player

Famous, hard-workingPlays, wins, trainsMakes fans happygoal

Archeologist Archeologist

• Serious, wise

• Discoveries, invents, explains

• Knows the past

• exciting

The Lesson is over.The Lesson is over.

Thank you for your work today.Thank you for your work today. Goodbye!Goodbye!