Title: Your future
Course: [Q23] Jobs > Section: Lesson 4: Your future

Vocabulary list - I am good at ...

What are you good at? I'm good at...

English | audio | in context | German | notes
speaking languages |  | A translator is good at speaking languages. | Sprachen sprechen | Schreibe etwas, das dir beim Lernen hilft.
working in a team |  | When you work together, you must be good at working in a team. | im Team arbeiten |
communicating |  | When you speak a lot with people in your job, you must be good at communicating. | kommunizieren |
dealing with children |  | A babysitter is good at dealing with children. | mit Kindern umgehen |
looking after people |  | A nurse is good at looking after sick people. | sich um Menschen kümmern |
working with computers |  | Some children are very good at working with computers. | mit Computern arbeiten |
making decisions |  | In an emergency, a doctor must be very quick at making decisions. | Entscheidungen treffen |
working with one's hands |  | Carpenters are good at working with their hands. | mit den Händen arbeiten |
organizing things |  | A secretary is good at organizing things. | Dinge organisieren |
solving problems |  | A computer is very fast at solving problems. | Probleme lösen |
managing one's time well |  | Mr Smith is always late; he is bad at managing his time well. | sich die Zeit gut einteilen |
giving advice |  | Some people are better at giving advice than at taking advice. | Ratschläge geben |
taking advice |  | Mrs Miller thinks she knows everything. That's why she doesn't like taking advice. | Ratschläge annehmen |
listening to others |  | A doctor must be good at listening to his patients. | anderen zuhören |
dealing with stress |  | Dealing with stress is difficult. | mit Stress umgehen |

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Grammar - Conditional sentence type 1 (if-clause)

Conditional sentence type 1 (If-clause: Bedingungssätze)

📝 rule:

Conditional clauses have two parts: An if-clause (type 1 → simple present) and a main clause (type 1 → will-future).

You want to say that something will happen in the future if something else (the condition) happens before.

CONDITION:" If it rains, IN THE FUTURE: I will stay at home.

💡 form:

If I study every day If I hurry up | , , | my English will be very good. I will catch the bus.
If I don‘t learn If I don’ hurry up | , , | my English won‘t be very good I won‘t catch the bus.

The if-clause can come in front of the main clause (comma!) or behind the main clause (no comma!).

main-clause |  | if-clause
My English will be very good I won't catch the bus |  | if I study every day. if I don't hurry up.

✏️ examples:

Where is your English book? If I find your English book, I will give it back to you.
Noah will fly to Turkey next week if his mum finds cheap tickets.

⚠️ ️remember:

You can also use the short form of the will future:
If Nina and Noah have time, they’ll go shopping this afternoon.

⚠️ ️remember:

when = sobald, dann wenn (time 🕑)
if = wenn, falls (condition 🤷🏾‍♀️)

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Reading - Amina's blog

Listen to the text while you read it. After that read it out loud. If you want, you can record it.

Höre dir den Text an, während du ihn liest. Lese ihn danach laut vor. Wenn du möchtest, kannst du den Text aufnehmen.

Joyce’s sister Amina is 17. Amina has a blog on the internet. On the blog she writes about her daily life, what she likes and what she doesn’t like.

Because Amina will leave school next year, she is thinking about her future and is writing a blog entry about it.

October 22^nd

Hi friends 😊

How are you?

I‘m fine but at school it is very busy right now. At the moment we're talking a lot about our final exams next year and the time after the exams.
I will be very sad when school is over. But I will be very proud, too, because I started school in Nigeria and now I will finish it here in Adderbury.

Today, I would like to tell you about my ideas for my future.

When I was little, I wanted to be doctor, because I like to help people. My favourite subject in school is Biology. But I am not sure, if I want to go to university for so many years. That is why I am thinking about other jobs I can do, too.

As you know I like cooking very much. 😊

(Go to my latest post and have a look at the tasty dishes 😊 !!!)

Maybe I will do an apprenticeship to become a cook. I know, working as a cook can be hard, because you have to work in the evening, too. But I think I will be a good cook, because I am very creative and I like to try out a lot of new recipes.

My grandma loves this plan. I like cooking with her and she teaches me to cook traditional Nigerian food. Maybe I will have my own restaurant.

What do you think about my ideas?

What do you want to do after school? Please comment below. 😊

Bye-bye! Amina

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Writing - Questions about the text

Answer the questions about Amina‘s blog.
Write full sentences in your notebook.

1. Why is Amina thinking and writing about her future?
2. Why is it very busy at school right now?
3. Where did Amina start school?
4. Why will Amina be very proud?
5. What is Amina‘s favourite subject at school?
6. Why does Amina want to do an apprenticeship as a cook?
7. What are Amina‘s ideas for her future?

Writing - Commenting on the blog

In her blog, Amina writes about her future and her dream jobs.
She asks: "What do you think about my plans? And what are your plans for your future?"

Comment on Amina's blog entry and answer her questions.

You can start like this:

Hi Amina!
I like your new blog entry.
I think your idea is...
After school, I would like to be a ... , because ... .
I'm good at ... .
I like ... .

Send your blog to your teacher or upload it on Jobs-WIKI.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Read Amina's CV.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal details

name | Ibrahim
first name (s) | Amina
address with postcode | 7 Greenstreet, 6075 Adderburry
e-mail address | amina.ibr@gmails.uk
telephone number | +44 33 22 5678
nationality | Nigerian
date of birth | 12th September 2003

Personal statement
I am a friendly and confident student. I enjoy talking to people. I am good at working in a team, but I am good at solving problems on my own, too. I am interested to working as a cook, because I am keen on testing new recipes. My favourite subject is biology and I am going to finish school next year (June, 2023).

Education

2008 - 2014 | Primary and Middle School in Nigeria
2015 - 2023 | Highschool in Adderbury

Work experience

2019 - present | Saturday shop assistant in Young fashion
2018 - present | Babysitting for two small childern

Additional skills

computer skills | Microsoft Office
languages | first languages: English and Hausa
 | foreign language: German
other skills | good teamworking skills
 | good time management
 | good general organization
 | good communication skills from my experience as a shop assistant; ability to deal with customers politely and helpfully

Personal interests
I like cooking and creating new recepies and writing and designing my own blog.
I like playing volleyball.

12/09/2022, Adderbury

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Reading - A job interview

1. Listen to the text and read the text.
2. Read the dialogue with a partner. You can record your dialogue.

Joyce's big sister Amina wants a part-time job she can do in the afternoon after school and at the weekend. She goes to the clothes shop to ask about the sales assistant job.

Rebekah: Good morning, how can I help you?
Amina: Good morning. I would like to apply for the job I saw in the newspaper yesterday.
Rebekah: Oh, yes. My name is Rebekah and I'm the assistant manager. Have you got any questions?
Amina: How many hours do I have to work if I get the job?
Rebekah: 12 hours per week.
Amina: And how many days per week will have to work?
Rebekah: Three or four days per week plus every second Saturday.
Amina: Must I wear a uniform?
Rebekah: No, but you must wear shirts from our shop.
Amina: Must I pay for them?
Rebekah: No, we give the shirts to our staff.
Amina:  How do I apply for this job?
Rebekah: You can leave your application with me and we will invite people for interviews with the manager next week.
Amina: Thank you very much. Here’s my application. You will find my phone number and address there if you want to contact me.
Rebekah: See you next week then. Bye!

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Your job interview

Work with a partner. One of you applies for a part-time job and has a job interview now.

Write the interview, then act it out with a partner. One of you is the interviewer, the other one applies for the job.

Think about these aspects:

- What will your tasks be?
- How much money will you get?
- On which day and which time will you have to work?
- Do you need special skills?
- Do you need special clothes?
- …

Record your job interview and send it to your teacher or upload it on Jobs-WIKI.