Finding work today: reading, word forms and advice
In an article that gives advice, the main ideas are often in the first sentence of each paragraph, and the advice is given with words such as should, need to, the best way is and make sure. To answer a question with a reason from the text, write your answer and then add because or the text says …. To correct a false statement, find the sentence in the text, change only the wrong word or number, and keep the rest. Many words belong to a family: succeed (verb), success (noun), successful (adjective), successfully (adverb). To choose a form, decide the part of speech of the gap: after a, an, the or an adjective we need a noun; before a noun we need an adjective; with a verb we need an adverb; after a subject we need a verb. Check the spelling of the changes: create, creation, creative, creatively. Your book has an article about the job market on page 81. Read it after this lesson and find the main ideas and the advice.
| Verb | Noun | Adjective | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|
| succeed | success | successful | successfully |
| create | creation | creative | creatively |
| help | help | helpful | helpfully |
| care | care | careful | carefully |
Finding your first job at fifteen is not only about money. Most countries do not allow teenagers to work full-time, so the best start is a small, safe task: helping at a school sports day, tidying books in a library or volunteering at a local club. These jobs give you experience, and experience shows employers that you are reliable. Before you apply, write down your skills. Are you good at talking to children? Do you keep things tidy? Then ask an adult to read your short application. If you succeed, you will learn how to work in a team and how to arrive on time. If you do not, ask what you can improve and try again.
Skills list. Write a list of five skills you have (for example I am good at helping younger children). Next to each skill write a small job where you could use it. Then write three pieces of advice for a friend who wants a first job. Use the pattern You should … because …