Talk a Lot Getting a Job – Which job would you apply for? Student A Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps in the four job advertisements, and find out information about each unusual job Which job would you apply for? Why? Choose a person you know who would be suitable for each position Why would they be a good candidate? Balloon Tester SALARY COMPANY HOURS OF WORK DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES minimum wage + bonus (balloons) SKILLS & EXPERIENCE BENEFITS HOW TO APPLY OTHER INFORMATION CLOSING DATE none Lighthouse Keeper District Council F/T, Mon-Fri, 8.30am-5.30pm + overtime responsible for constant operation of lighthouse on remote N Sea island knowledge of winds, weather, & waves weekend off once every eight weeks call for an application form: 01982 3480891 this is physical work, requiring stamina th 28 November Hilarious Clown SALARY COMPANY HOURS OF WORK DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES SKILLS & EXPERIENCE BENEFITS HOW TO APPLY OTHER INFORMATION CLOSING DATE Fish Wrangler Golden Temple Studios, Hollywood, CA Friday evenings 6-9, Saturdays 10-4 walking around shopping centres cheering up passers-by with games, songs, and silly fun background in Marine Biology; scuba diving the satisfaction of helping other people forward application form, CV, references to… mournful people need not apply nd December at 8am PST  -Student B Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps in the four job advertisements, and find out information about each unusual job Which job would you apply for? Why? Choose a person you know who would be suitable for each position Why would they be a good candidate? Balloon Tester SALARY COMPANY HOURS OF WORK DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES SKILLS & EXPERIENCE BENEFITS HOW TO APPLY OTHER INFORMATION CLOSING DATE Lighthouse Keeper £21,500 p.a + dinghy (on loan) BBBC (Big Bang Balloon Company) hrs / day, but on-call 24 hours / day blowing up balloons until they burst; recording results; liaising with factory 4,000 free (burst) balloons per month apply online @ www.bright-lhk.org.uk must like own company; bulbs provided st 5pm, 21 December Hilarious Clown SALARY COMPANY HOURS OF WORK DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES travel expenses only (voluntary work) SKILLS & EXPERIENCE BENEFITS HOW TO APPLY OTHER INFORMATION CLOSING DATE the ability to engage the general public Fish Wrangler $42,900 per year + cash bonus Raise a Chuckle! (Regd Charity No 141286) P/T, Mon-Tues, 6am-3pm (no overtime) sourcing and managing every kind of marine life during production of blockbuster movies big $$$ bonus; great working conditions; sun! come and see us and make us giggle! own wetsuit an advantage ongoing recruitment (no closing date) For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! 25 Talk a Lot Getting a Job Information Exchange Answers Getting a Job – Which job would you apply for? Task: “Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps in the four job advertisements, and find out information about each unusual job Which job would you apply for? Why? Choose a person you know who would be suitable for each position Why would they be a good candidate?” SALARY COMPANY HOURS OF WORK DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES SKILLS & EXPERIENCE BENEFITS HOW TO APPLY OTHER INFORMATION CLOSING DATE SALARY COMPANY HOURS OF WORK DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES SKILLS & EXPERIENCE BENEFITS HOW TO APPLY OTHER INFORMATION CLOSING DATE Balloon Tester minimum wage + bonus (balloons) BBBC (Big Bang Balloon Company) F/T, Mon-Fri, 8.30am-5.30pm + overtime blowing up balloons until they burst; recording results; liaising with factory none 4,000 free (burst) balloons per month call for an application form: 01982 3480891 this is physical work, requiring stamina st 5pm, 21 December Hilarious Clown travel expenses only (voluntary work) Raise a Chuckle! (Regd Charity No 141286) Friday evenings 6-9, Saturdays 10-4 walking around shopping centres cheering up passers-by with games, songs, and silly fun the ability to engage the general public the satisfaction of helping other people come and see us and make us giggle! mournful people need not apply ongoing recruitment (no closing date) Lighthouse Keeper £21,500 p.a + dinghy (on loan) District Council hrs / day, but on-call 24 hours / day responsible for constant operation of lighthouse on remote N Sea island knowledge of winds, weather, & waves weekend off once every eight weeks apply online @ www.bright-lhk.org.uk must like own company; bulbs provided th 28 November Fish Wrangler $42,900 per year + cash bonus Golden Temple Studios, Hollywood, CA P/T, Mon-Tues, 6am-3pm (no overtime) sourcing and managing every kind of marine life during production of blockbuster movies background in Marine Biology; scuba diving big $$$ bonus; great working conditions; sun! forward application form, CV, references to… own wetsuit an advantage nd December at 8am PST “Which job would you apply for? Why? Choose a person you know who would be suitable for each position Why would they be a good candidate?” When they have completed filling the gaps, students should discuss which job they would apply for, and why They should also choose a person they know who would be suitable for each position, and state why they would be a good candidate Answers will be subjective and therefore vary from student to student Students should produce appropriate reasons for their choices – why they would choose one job rather than another For example: “I would apply for the job of fish wrangler, because the salary is really good.” Or… “I wouldn’t apply to be a lighthouse keeper, because I wouldn’t be able to cope with being on my own for such long periods of time…” Or… “My boss would be a good candidate for balloon tester, because he’s full of hot air…!” [etc.] Sample Questions Sample Answers What’s the salary for a ? How much can you get for being a ? Which company is looking for a ? What are the hours of work for the job? What are the duties and responsibilities for the job? What would I have to for the job? What skills and experience I need to be a ? What benefits are they offering for the job? How I apply to be a ? What other information I need to consider for the job? What’s the closing date for the job? The salary for a is You can get for being a is looking for a You’d have to / You’d be responsible for You need They’re offering You should / You have to The advert says that The closing date for the _ job is For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! 26 Talk a Lot Getting a Job Information Exchange Examples What’s the salary for a Balloon Tester? What are the duties and responsibilities for the Lighthouse Keeper job? What skills and experience I need to be a Hilarious Clown? How I apply to be a Fish Wrangler? The salary for a Balloon Tester is minimum wage, plus a bonus, which is 4,000 free burst balloons per month You will be responsible for the constant operation of a lighthouse on a remote North Sea island You need the ability to engage the general public You have to forward your application form, CV, and references to… [e.g Golden Temple Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA] [etc.] Extension 1: You could try to encourage some comparative/superlative questions and answers, for example: Which job offers the best salary? Does the job require more skills and experience than the job? Which job is the most sociable? Which job will close the soonest? Fish Wrangler offers… Yes, it does / No, it doesn’t [e.g Hilarious Clown] is the most sociable job The Lighthouse Keeper job will close… [etc.] Extension 2: Working in pairs or small groups, students could interview each other for the jobs described in this activity Following that, they could use the template provided to write their own job adverts, including job title, salary, company, hours of work, etc They could then interview each other for the made-up jobs, perhaps using the interview questions on p.59 as a guide Extension 3: Working in pairs, one student is a journalist making a television documentary about employment, and the other student is an unemployed person who gets one of the four jobs outlined in this activity (or one of the made-up jobs) The students create three different short interviews: a) b) c) just after the candidate finds out that they’ve got the job two months into the job – when parts of it are going well, and other parts are going badly one year into the job – when the candidate either really loves the job, or is desperate to leave… For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! 27