69 My first job

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Listen again and match the speakers with
how they felt. Use the letters only once. There is
one extra letter which you do not need to use.
Exam advice
Before you listen, read each alternative carefully,
underlining the key words.
Listen for the general idea of what each speaker is saying.
Remember that the speakers may talk about something
connected with other sentences but there is only one
correct sentence for each speaker.
4 Work in small groups. Take turns to describe a
job to the other members of your group without
mentioning its name. The others should guess
what job you are describing.
Vocabulary
Work or job; possibility, occasion or opportunity;
fun or funny
1

Read these sentences from the listening
exercise. Spanish-speaking First Certicate
candidates often confuse the words in italics.
Circle the correct word.
Work or job?
1 it was hard physical job / work , you know,
lifting people and helping them into wheelchairs
and pushing them.
2 I got my rst job / work as an assistant receptionist
in a hotel when I was just 18.
3 It wasnt a very well-paid job / work, but then rst
jobs / works often arent.
Possibility, occasion or opportunity?
4 I thought it was a great opportunity / occasion /
possibility to get some work experience.
5 And on some opportunities / possibilities /
occasions I was left on my own as the person in
charge of the whole of this enormous hotel.
Fun or funny?
6 I have to say though that I found teaching fun /
funny and challenging.
7 Students prefer it if you have a sense of humour
and say something fun / funny from time to time,
you know, make a joke.
2 Read these extracts from the Cambridge Advanced
Learners Dictionary to see why each answer is
correct. Then circle the correct alternative in
italics in sentences 18.
1 I know he was trying to be fun / funny but none
of his jokes made us laugh.
2 The trip was fun / funny we should do it again
sometime.
3 I dont think theres much possibility / opportunity of
us choosing him for the job.
4 I only wear this suit on special occasions /
opportunities.
5 Did you get a(n) possibility / opportunity to speak to
Matt yesterday?
6 Shes just written to our company applying for a
work / job.
7 Im a qualied engineer, so my aim is to nd
work / job in that eld if I can.
8 One of my works / jobs was to count the money at
the end of the day.
Common Learner Error
fun or funny?
If something is fun, you enjoy doing it.
I really liked the skating it was such fun.
1 If something is funny, it makes you laugh.
Its a very funny lm.
2 If something is funny, it is strange, surprising, unexpected or difcult to
explain or understand
The washing machine is making a funny noise again.
possibility, occasion or opportunity?
A possibility is a chance that something may happen or be true.
Possibility cannot be followed by an innitive.
Is there a possibility of getting a job in your organisation?
An occasion is an event, or a time when something happens. Occasion
does not mean chance or opportunity.
Birthdays are always special occasions.
An opportunity is a possibility of doing something, or a situation which
gives you the possibility of doing something.
The trip to Paris gave me an opportunity to speak French.
I have more opportunity to travel than my parents did.
I have more possibility to travel than my parents did.
work or job?
Work is something you do to earn money. This noun is uncountable.
She enjoys her work in the hospital.
Hes looking for a work.
Job is used to talk about the particular type of work activity which you do.
Hes looking for a job in computer programming.
Teaching must be an interesting work.