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Career 2

c.

Software Engineer Academic Proofreader and
Software Engineer
Academic Proofreader and
Editor Birmingham
Editor Birmingham
• Develop solutions for online
• Develop solutions for online
businesses Qualifications: BA in English
Qualifications: BA in English
businesses
Experience: 1 year (preferred)
• Test products for quality Experience: 1 year (preferred)
• Test products for quality
control and ease of use Salary: £200 - £500 per month
control and ease of use
Salary: £200 - £500 per month
• Write technical manuals
• Write technical manuals
for customer support
for customer support
Freelance position,
Freelance position,
$50,000 per year
$50,000 per year

d. B. Match the phrases. Which of the jobs from
exercise A do you think she is applying for?
1. My strengths lie in my ability to
ELT Teacher 2. I’m skilled at
ELT Teacher
RECEPTIONIST 3. I’m excited by the prospect of
RECEPTIONIST
Looking for an exciting
Looking for an exciting
change? Join the team at 4. I’m looking to further my skills in
change? Join the team at
Good Homes Estate Active Idiomas! 5. I’m not afraid of
Active Idiomas!
Good Homes Estate
Agents are currently We’re a language school in 6. I have five years’ experience with
We’re a language school in
Agents are currently
recruiting for an outgoing southern Spain, teaching
recruiting for an outgoing
southern Spain, teaching
and organised English, French, German
English, French, German
and organised
administrative assistant to and Arabic, and we’re a. a national publisher.
and Arabic, and we’re
administrative assistant to
join our Dubai office. currently hiring English b. editing printed course material.
currently hiring English
join our Dubai office.
teachers for the next c. multitask and work well under pressure.
teachers for the next
The successful candidate academic year. We’re d. speaking Spanish and have a C1 level.
academic year. We’re
The successful candidate
will support team looking for teachers who
will support team
looking for teachers who
members in their can create their own e. working for a well-known company.
can create their own
members in their
administrative duties, as materials to motivate their f. working to tight deadlines.
materials to motivate their
administrative duties, as
well as providing effective students to speak English.
students to speak English.
well as providing effective
customer service to 24 hours contact time per C. Work with a partner and write an interview for
24 hours contact time per
customer service to
clients on the premises. week, € 1,350 per calendar one of the jobs from exercise A on the previous
week, € 1,350 per calendar
clients on the premises.

month, all national
Full-time, month, all national page. Adapt the phrases from exercise B to suit
holidays included
Full-time,
€ 35,000 per annum holidays included the job you’re interviewing for.
€ 35,000 per annum
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