Гроза, 9. Students book. Unit 7. Lesson 7. Exercise 1a

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Speaker 1: In general, my job is to photograph news, events, sporting events, civic leaders, natural disasters, theatrical and musical performances, accidents and your next-door neighbour’s prize-winning celebration. Actually, it’s a little bit of everything.
What I enjoy about my profession is, mainly, that I express myself creatively every day. I’m out meeting interesting people, making contacts and I go to interesting places and take photograph of them. It’s rewarding to be able to tell a story with photographs, and express how people feel. I get access to many places and people the general public would not normally get to see and meet. I travel often, sometimes in the area where I work and sometimes around the world, and I don’t have to sit behind a desk eight hours a day.
Speaker 2: There are a lot of good, honest and hard-working kids, and I’m lucky to deal with such students. I teach 160 to 175 students in all, and work together with other teachers. I also have to correct papers, plan classes and consult students after school.
In order to become a good teacher you have to get a good education, learn to work well with others, and understand that teaching is a skill, not just knowing the subject matter. Patience, organisational skills, good humour and enthusiasm for the job are also important and help young people to learn the skills that will help them succeed in life. I love the variety in my work, and the three months off every year.
Speaker 3: I’d say that my childhood interest developed into a passion for boxing. In my job I have to arrange fight dates for boxing matches, guide a fighter’s career towards a championshiptitle, make sure that a fighter is trained by a competent trainer and give advice on lifestyle.
I normally have lots of worries that stress me out. Is the fighter prepared for the fight? Will he be free of injuries during the training period for the fight? Will the boxing match be cancelled for any reason? Boxing is a highly competitive industry – don’t be full by the glamour! The real work is done before the event you see and the fight itself is the result of all that hard work.
Speaker 4: I’m responsible for the safety, comfort and well-being of passengers from the time they board my plane until they arrive at their destination. This includes sitting passengers, giving safety instructions, drinks, meals, information on in-flight entertainment and looking after passengers’ personal needs.
I work on a variety of aircraft. I organise services and represent my airline at all times. I enjoy travelling around the world and meeting interesting, new people. This job is quite stimulating: I have to use the languages I know, and learn new ones.
Another advantage is that I can work only half the month, so I’m home the other half or I can travel. If this sounds like a career you would be interested in – experience in dealing with people is very important, a foreign language is a plus; you need to stay on at school and pass your GCSE exams and some college education might be helpful. Experience of serving food and dealing with the public is also good.
Speaker 5: I began playing the guitar and writing songs with a friend when I was 15 and spent my teenage years singing in local cafes and performing at any event I could find. Persistence was the key to keeping at it. I went through years of performing in clubs, restaurants, bars, everywhere until I was able to get my band to the position where we only played concerts and festivals and make a living from music. Now, I’ve got a lot of responsibility. As a performing musician, I practice a lot, rehearse with the band, write and arrange songs, play at concerts and recordings in the studio. I do the administration for the band, so I have to write articles for newspapers, give interviews, arrange schedules, pay the musicians and coordinate all the activities that involve members of the band or the music. I really enjoy travelling to other countries, meeting lots of people, making people happy with our music and having our CDs sold around the world.
Speaker 1 d)a photo journalist
Speaker 2 e)a language teacher
Speaker 3 b)a boxing manager
Speaker 4 a)flight attendant
Speaker 5 c)the band leader