A good job: reversing roles 2.D

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1) Read these two texts. You can use your student's book, page 29.Pročitajte ova dva priložena teksta. Ukoliko će vam biti lakše, možete se koristiti i svojim udžbenikom, stranica 29. Reversing roles**Role reversal is a situation in which two people have chosen or been forced to exchange their duties and responsibilities, so that each is now doing what the other used to do.** Zamjena uloga je situacija u kojoj je dvoje ljudi izabralo ili je prisiljeno zamijeniti svoje obaveze i odgovornosti, tako da sada svatko radi ono što je drugi običavao raditi. 2) Reversing roles. Vocabulary. Vocabulary:a) The 1st text:1) delighted to do sth-very pleased to do something - rado učiniti nešto2) employ -to pay somebody to work for you- zaposliti* employer - a person or company who employs other people - poslodavac** employee -a person who is paid to work for somebody- posloprimac / zaposlenik***employed -having a paid job - zaposlen**** unemployed -not having a paid job - nezaposlen3) trainee- a person who is being taught how to do a particular job -vježbenik, pripravnik4) male - used to refer to men or boys - osoba muškog spola* female - used to refer to women or girls - osoba ženskog spola5) nursery schoolteacher -a person who is employed to care for children from infant to 4 years of age in a daytime setting - odgajatelj/ ica u vrtiću6) apply (for job) -to ask for something in writing- prijaviti se (za posao)7) insist -to say firmly that sth is true - inzistirati head teacher -the person in charge of a group of people - ravnatelj applicant -a person who applies for sth, especially for a job, a place at a college, university, etc. - kandidat10) benefit -an advantage or useful effect that sth has- korist11) role model -a person that people admire and try to copy- uzor12) nursery - a place where small children and babies are looked after so that their parents can go to work -dječji vrtić, jaslice13) childcare -the job of looking after children, especially while the parents are at work - briga o djeci, čuvanje djece14) childminder -a person whose job is to look after a child while his or her parents are at work - dadilja, osoba koja pazi na djecu u odsutstvu roditelja15) look after sb -to be responsible for or take care of sb - paziti na nekoga, bit odgovoran za nekoga16) nappy -a piece of soft paper that a baby or very young child wears around its bottom - pelena17) rare- not done, seen, happening, etc. very often-rijedak18) anxiety -a feeling of worry or fear, especially about the future- zabrinutost19) suspicion -a feeling or belief that sth is wrong or that sb has done sth wrong- sumnja20) environment - the conditions in which you live, work, etc. - okruženje21) qualified -having passed an exam or having the knowledge, experience, etc. in order to be able to do sth- kvalificiran22) introduce -to bring in sth new, use sth, or take sth to a place for the first time -uvesti (po prvi put)23) impressed -feeling admiration for sb because you think they are particularly good, interesting, etc - zadivljenThe 2nd text1) air-traffic controller -a person whose job is to organize routes for aircraft, and to tell pilots by radio when they can land and take off- kontrolor leta2) increase - to become or to make sth larger in number or amount- porasti, povećati se3) take off -the moment when an aircraft leaves the ground and starts to fly - poletjeti4) land -coming down onto the ground in a plane - sletjeti5) determined -having firmly decided to do sth or to succeed, even if it is difficult - odlučan, uporan6) air-crash simulation - to create certain conditions usually for study or training purposes - simulacija zrakoplovnih nesreća7) tough -having or causing problems- teško, komplicirano8) colleagues -a person who works at the same place as you- radne kolege, suradnici9) minority - the smaller number or part of a group; less than half- manjina* majority -most things or people in a group - većina10) generally - by or to most people, usually - općenito, uobičajeno 3) Read the text and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F)?Pročitajte tekst i odredite jesu li ove rečenice istinite (T) ili neistinite (F)? a) Jonathan was better than the other men who applied for the job. Fb) Jonathan has lots of experience of looking after small children. Tc) The percentage of male nursery schoolteachers is less than 10 years ago. Fd) People expect male nursery schoolteachers to behave like female nursery schoolteachers. Te) Jonathan's female friends admire him for his choice of career. Tf) The number of women air-traffic controllers has risen over the past ten years. T g) Both Caroline and her dad are interested in planes. Th) Caroline wasn't surprised that the male air-traffic controllers viewed her with suspicion. Fi) Quite a few of the women air-traffic controllers can't read a map. F 4) Read the texts and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F)?Pročitajte rečenice i odredite jesu li ove rečenice istinite (T) ili neistinite (F)? a) Jonathan Brown was the only male applicant, but he wasn’t by far the best one. Fb) Jonathan Brown is twenty-two-year old schoolteacher who has just got employed. T c) Only boys would benefit from the experience of having a male role model in the nursery. Fd) Jonathan’s mother is a teacher and his father is a childminder. Fe) Margery Bowman is the head teacher of the nursery. Tf) There are around 98% female nursery schoolteachers. Tg) Jonathan used to like feeding babies, changing nappies and so on. Nowadays he is not that thrilled. Fh) Roger Olsen works for the National Nursery Trust. Ti) Men are often viewed with a lot of fear and doubt in a children's environment. Tj) Jonathan's parents work with children. Tk) There are 25% of male air-traffic controllers in the UK. Fl) She wasn’t prepared for becoming an air-traffic controller. Fm) The twelve months of training and air-crash simulations were hard. Tn) She still lives near Heathrow airport. F 5) Complete the sentences with the words below.Nadopuni rečenice s ponuđenim riječima.employer, nursery, applicants, nappies, anxiety, airport, landed, minority a) My flight was delayed so I had to book a hotel near Bologna airport.b)There were over 200 applicantsfor the job.c) Le Meridien Hotel is the largest employerin this town.d) His plane landedat 8 o'clock.e) A feeling of anxietyis normal two days before your final exams.f) She had to take her youngest child to a nursery because she had to go back to work.g) Men are in the minorityin the teaching profession.h) Sally is a good baby but I have to change her nappies every four hours. 6) Read the text about Danny Cotton and choose the correct answer.Pročitajte tekst o Danny Cotton te odgovorite na pitanja. a) Danny has worked for the fire service for nearly 20 years. for over 20 years. since she was twenty-two years old. b) Danny worked on a campaign aimed at encouraging girls to train to become firefighters. explaining the training and assessment needs for firefighters. inspiring girls at secondary school to be fit and healthy. c) Male firefighters have the same training as female firefighters. often carry people down ladders. have to be taller than female firefighters. d) Female firefighters tend to be good at saving lives. talking to the public. office work. e) Danny enjoys the danger of emergencies. the variety in her work. being a manager. 7) Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word. Nadopunite rečenice zadanim riječima. Jedna riječ je suvišna.working part-time, stressful, badly paid, did a lot of paperwork, architects, builder, nurse, does manual work, served the guests a) Doctor’s job is really stressful because someone’s life depends on him Tom worked at a pizza place last year where he served guests and did washing – up.c) Architects design and supervise the construction of buildings and other structures.d) He enjoys working part-time because he is mostly free in the afternoon and spends time with his children.e) A carpenter makes wooden furniture and mostly does manual work.f) He earns up to $5 an hour so he is really badly paid.g) I did a lot of paperwork when I worked as a secretary in my dad’s office last May.h) She is a nurse in a local hospital and she assists the doctor every day. 8) Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word.Nadopunite rečenice zadanim riječima. Jedna je riječ suvišna.astronauts, greeting guests, aircraft pilots, salary, worked in a team, pharmacist, did shift work , is serving customers, rewarding a) Last summer he worked as a receptionist and his duties included taking bookings and greeting guests.b) He resigned his old job, and now he is serving customers in a local supermarket.c) Being a waiter is really busy but also rewarding because you get to communicate with people and make them happy.d) His salary isn’t that big, he earns up to $ 1000 a month.e) My uncle worked in a team of 16 people while working on a small farm last year.f) Astronauts are people trained to pilot, navigate or be a crew member of a spacecraft.g) While working in a call centre he did shift work, either 7.00 – 15.00 or 15.00 – 23.00.h) A pharmacist is qualified to prepare and sell drugs. 9) Words relating to job qualities.Popis riječi i definicije osobnih kvaliteta važnih u poslu. a) enthusiastic-showing enjoyment and interest - entuzijastičanb) honest - sincere, not telling lies - iskrenc) confident - showing confidence in your abilities and qualities - samopouzdand) good at communicating -finding it easy to talk to people - dobar u komunikacijie) physically fit- being in a good shape - fizički spreman, u formif) friendly - kind and pleasant - ljubazang) sensitive - can understand people’s feelings - osjetljivh) hardworking- working hard - marljivi) organised - making plans and arrangements - organiziranj) punctual - always on time - točank) outgoing - friendly and sociable - druželjubivl) flexible - ready and able to change and adapt to a new situation - prilagodljivm) patient - tolerant and not being nervous - strpljivn) reliable- trustworthy, you can rely on a person - pouzdan 10) Math the qualities and their definitions.Spojite riječi i njihove definicije. honest sincere, not telling lies friendly kind and pleasant sensitive can understand people's feelings physically fit being in a good shape 11) Match the words and their translation.Spojite riječi i njihove prijevode. enthusiastic entuzijastičan sensitive osjetljiv good at communicating dobar u komuniciranju confident samopouzdan friendly ljubazan 12) Match the words with their definitions.Spojite riječi i njihove definicije. punctual always on time reliable you can rely on a person patient not being nervous organised making plans 13) Match the words with their translations. Spojite riječi i njihove prijevode. hardworking marljiv flexible prilagodljiv outgoing druželjubiv punctual točan reliable pouzdan 14) Complete the sentences with the words from the word bank.Nadopunite rečenice točnim izrazom nakon klika na prazninu. a) If you are patient, you don't get mad if you have to wait.b) If you are good at communicating, you talk clearly and people find you easy to understand.c) If you are physically fit, you don't get tired easily.d) If you are honest, you tell the truth.e) If you are friendly, you get on well with people.f) If you are enthusiastic, you have a very positive attitude to work.g) If you are flexible, you're able to do lots of different things.h) If you are reliable, people can trust you to do things. 15) Match the jobs with the statements.Nadopuni sliku sa zadanim zanimanjima. architect, cleaner, paramedic, pilot, receptionist, sales assistant, sports coach, travel agent architect receptionist cleaner sales assistant pilot sports coach paramedic dentist travel agent 16) Complete the sentences with the words below.Nadopuni sliku sa zadanim riječima. badly-paid, creative, repetitive, rewarding, stressful, tiring, well-paid stressful badly paid tiring repetitive rewarding creative well-paid 17) Complete the text with the words below.Nadopunite tekst sa zadanim riječima. have, join, looking for, offer, noticed, sent in, take looking for noticed sent in offer join take have 18) Complete the sentences with the words from the word bank.Nadopunite rečenice riječima koje se nude klikom na prazninu. a) I am an international business woman. I am almost never at home because I travela lot. I don't mind tough because I earna lot of money.b) As a receptionist, I answerthe phones and deal with the public.c) I am a doorman in a hotel, so I have to weara uniform and I worklong hours.d) I'm a cook in a fast-food restaurant, so I am on my feet all day. I don't earn a lot but I love my job.

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