Page 18 - Grasp English B2 (Workbook)

Career 2

C. Read the text and mark the following sentences as true (T) or false (F).

1. It can take around ten years to fully qualify as a surgeon.
2. The only way to become a financial advisor is to take a four-year degree at university.
3. You don’t need to train to be a lifeguard; you just need to be able to swim.
4. Stunt doubles are sometimes required to travel to star in films.
5. All fishermen get up early to catch fish in their local area.
6. War correspondents write about events happening in different parts of the world.
7. Being a logger is a relatively safe job.
8. You can earn a high wage as a miner if you get one of the top positions.

D. Complete the sentences with up to three words from the text.
1. I’m about what to study at university: languages or humanities?
2. Mateo’s spent the last eight years at university, and now he’s as a dentist.

3. I’m not to be a doctor – I can’t stand the sight of blood.
4. Help! My son is I can’t swim, so I can’t save him! ‐
5. If you’ve got to fix your own car, it’s much cheaper than going to a mechanic.
6. History is full of explorers discovering indigenous people hidden from the world.
7. Living in the countryside, I love waking up to the sound of .
8. I need a bigger office! I can’t stand working in these .

E. Work with a partner and cover the text. Take turns to tell your partner about what the text said about
the jobs in exercise B on page 15.

F. Discuss with a partner.

1. Which of the jobs in the text would you be interested in doing?
2. How would your family react if you decided to get a dangerous job, such as being a war correspondent?
3. How important is it for you to have a job which you feel excited about?

4. Being a logger is a relatively safe job.
5. You can earn a high wage as a miner if you get one of the top positions.

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