Jobs and work experience: Watch and Listen - Foundation tier
Watch and listen as Carlos describes his ideal job to Elena.
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The following words related to jobs and work experience are mentioned in the video. Do you know the Spanish for them?
a) Well paid
Bien pagado
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b) Money
Dinero
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c) Languages
Idiomas
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d) Customers
Clientes
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e) Employment
Empleo
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f) Staff/personnel
Personal
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g) Colleagues
Compañeros
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h) Flexible timetable
Horario flexible
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i) Tips
Propinas
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j) Work
Trabajo
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k) Varied
Variado
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l) Advantages
Ventajas
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2. Watch the video and choose the correct option for each sentence.
a) What’s Elena doing?
| Looking for her exam results. | |
| Looking for a job for the winter. | |
| Checking if there are any available jobs. |
| Looking for her exam results. |
| Looking for a job for the winter. |
| Checking if there are any available jobs. |
| Looking for her exam results. | |
| Looking for a job for the winter. | |
| Checking if there are any available jobs. | X |
| Looking for her exam results. |
| Looking for a job for the winter. |
| Checking if there are any available jobs. |
| X |
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b) Carlos…
| Already has a job. | |
| Needs a job for the summer. | |
| Used to work in a farm. |
| Already has a job. |
| Needs a job for the summer. |
| Used to work in a farm. |
| Already has a job. | X |
| Needs a job for the summer. | |
| Used to work in a farm. |
| Already has a job. |
| X |
| Needs a job for the summer. |
| Used to work in a farm. |
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c) According to Carlos, his job…
| Is fun but difficult. | |
| Doesn’t have any benefits. | |
| Doesn’t pay very well. |
| Is fun but difficult. |
| Doesn’t have any benefits. |
| Doesn’t pay very well. |
| Is fun but difficult. | X |
| Doesn’t have any benefits. | |
| Doesn’t pay very well. |
| Is fun but difficult. |
| X |
| Doesn’t have any benefits. |
| Doesn’t pay very well. |
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d) According to what Carlos says in the video, the advantages of his job are that... (Tick the 3 correct answers)
| He can travel to other places. | |
| He can practise other languages. | |
| There is a nice café for the workers to use. | |
| Customers are very kind. | |
| He can meet a lot of people. | |
| He doesn’t work at weekends. |
| He can travel to other places. |
| He can practise other languages. |
| There is a nice café for the workers to use. |
| Customers are very kind. |
| He can meet a lot of people. |
| He doesn’t work at weekends. |
| He can travel to other places. | X |
| He can practise other languages. | X |
| There is a nice café for the workers to use. | |
| Customers are very kind. | |
| He can meet a lot of people. | X |
| He doesn’t work at weekends. |
| He can travel to other places. |
| X |
| He can practise other languages. |
| X |
| There is a nice café for the workers to use. |
| Customers are very kind. |
| He can meet a lot of people. |
| X |
| He doesn’t work at weekends. |
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e) What questions does Elena ask Carlos about his job? (Tick the 2 correct answers)
| Can you work with animals? | |
| Is it a difficult job? | |
| Is it well paid? | |
| Is it a varied job? |
| Can you work with animals? |
| Is it a difficult job? |
| Is it well paid? |
| Is it a varied job? |
| Can you work with animals? | |
| Is it a difficult job? | |
| Is it well paid? | X |
| Is it a varied job? | X |
| Can you work with animals? |
| Is it a difficult job? |
| Is it well paid? |
| X |
| Is it a varied job? |
| X |
