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A worthwhile job
Textbook: pp. 23–24
GoalRating and comparing jobs: useful, responsible, well-paid / badly-paid, perks; the most + adjective; would prefer ... because.
New words
well-paid · yaxshi haq to‘lanadiganbadly-paid · kam haq to‘lanadiganqualifications · malaka, ixtisosstress / danger · xavf, stress
Explanation
To rate a job we look at several things: how useful it is, how much responsibility it has, stress or danger, and the qualifications and skills it needs. When we compare many jobs we use the superlative: Doctors do the most useful work. A pilot has the most responsibility. When we compare two jobs we use the comparative: A nurse’s job is more stressful than a clerk’s. We describe pay with well-paid or badly-paid (a compound adjective with a hyphen). To state a choice: I would prefer to be a ... because I like ... and because it is important to ... . Perks are extras such as free lunch, extra holidays or free Internet.
Worked examples
I think a firefighter has the most dangerous job, but a teacher has more responsibility for children’s future than a shop assistant. I would prefer to be a teacher because I like explaining things and because education is important.
Questionnaire (own sample). Job: bus driver. What do you like? Meeting different people. What don’t you like? Traffic in the rush hour. Abilities needed: patience and a clean driving record. Well-paid? Average. Perks? A free monthly bus pass.
Class activity
“Job ratings”: groups rate six jobs from 1 to 10 (usefulness, responsibility, danger) and compare results.
Practice
1
Complete: A surgeon has (much) responsibility of all.
the most
2
Make a sentence: nurse / stressful / clerk (comparative)
A nurse’s job is more stressful than a clerk’s.
3
Say the opposite of well-paid.
badly-paid
4
Why can an opinion about the “most useful” job be debatable?
Because people judge usefulness differently and every job helps society in its own way.