class test no. 1

Read the text then do the tasks below. (12p.)

When you ask young people today what job they want to do in the fu­ture, you often hear ans­wers like doc­tor, teacher, or po­li­ce of­ficer. These tra­di­ti­o­nal jobs are still im­portant and re­spec­ted. But the job mar­ket is chan­ging quick­ly, and new op­por­tu­nities are ap­pearing every year. Some jobs will di­sap­pear, others will chan­ge, and com­ple­te­ly new ones will be crea­ted.

One area that is gro­wing very fast is tech­no­lo­gy. Jobs such as soft­ware de­ve­lo­per, IT se­cu­ri­ty spe­cia­list, or data ana­lyst are in high de­mand. Com­pa­nies and go­vern­ments need people who un­der­stand com­pu­ters, the in­ter­net, and ar­ti­fi­ci­al in­tel­li­gence. Tech­no­lo­gy is part of al­most every busi­ness today, from su­per­mar­kets to banks. Many of these jobs offer fle­xi­ble working con­di­ti­ons, like working from home, and good sala­ries. Howe­ver, they also re­qui­re strong problem-​solving skills and lifel­ong lear­ning, be­cau­se tech­no­lo­gy never stands still.

Ano­ther field with a strong fu­ture is heal­th­ca­re. Po­pu­la­ti­ons are get­ting older, and more people need care. Nur­ses, phy­sio­the­ra­pists, and doc­tors are al­ways nee­ded. But new heal­th­ca­re jobs are ap­pearing as well, for ex­amp­le me­di­cal tech­ni­ci­ans who work with mo­dern ma­chi­nes, or app de­ve­lo­pers who crea­te health pro­grams for smart­phones. Working in heal­th­ca­re can be stress­ful be­cau­se of long hours and re­spon­si­bi­li­ty, but it is also very re­war­ding. People in this sec­tor say the best part of the job is hel­ping others di­rect­ly.

En­vi­ron­men­tal jobs are also be­co­ming more im­portant. With cli­ma­te chan­ge, so­cie­ties are se­ar­ching for ex­perts in re­ne­wa­ble en­er­gy, sus­tain­a­ble far­ming, and en­vi­ron­men­tal pro­tec­tion. Wind tur­bi­ne tech­ni­ci­ans and solar panel in­stal­lers are among the fastest-​growing jobs world­wi­de. Go­vern­ments are also in­vesting in green pro­jects, which means more op­por­tu­nities for young people who want to com­bi­ne work with pro­tec­ting the pla­net.

At the same time, many tra­di­ti­o­nal jobs will not di­sap­pear but will chan­ge. A car me­cha­nic today also needs to know about elec­tric cars and di­gi­tal sys­tems. Far­mers use dro­nes and apps to mo­ni­tor their fiel­ds. Teachers use on­line plat­forms to reach stu­dents, and even hair­dress­ers now use so­cial media to ad­ver­ti­se their work.

So, what does this mean for young people? The most im­portant skills are fle­xi­bi­li­ty and a wil­ling­ness to learn new things. The job you start with might not be the one you keep for the rest of your life. In fact, many people today chan­ge jobs se­ve­r­al times in their ca­re­er. But with cu­ri­o­si­ty, crea­ti­vi­ty, and hard work, you can al­ways find your place in the fu­ture world of work.

Give the noun of the fol­lo­wing words: (3p.)

to com­mu­ni­ca­te ___________________________________________

elec­tric ___________________________________________

to apply ___________________________________________

to be­ha­ve ___________________________________________

rude ___________________________________________

to igno­re ___________________________________________

Form the op­po­si­te of the fol­lo­wing words. Use im-, dis-, in-, mis-, un- (2x) (3p.)

re­spect ___________________________________________

to­le­rance ___________________________________________

poli­te ___________________________________________

to be­ha­ve ___________________________________________

punc­tu­al ___________________________________________

for­tu­na­te­ly ___________________________________________

The chart below shows tou­ristic aspects of Aus­tra­lia. Look at the chart and de­scri­be what you see in 5 sen­ten­ces. Com­pa­re the dif­fe­rent things with one ano­ther. Use at least 3 dif­fe­rent phra­ses of com­pa­ri­son. (10p.)

You find the fol­lo­wing job ad­ver­ti­se­ment and think you are the per­fect match. Write a let­ter of ap­pli­ca­ti­on. (38p.)
Choo­se only ONE ad­ver­ti­se­ment that you write an ap­pli­ca­ti­on for.

1) Dog Wal­ker (Part-​Time)

Happy Paws Pet Ser­vice, 120 Ge­or­ge Street, Syd­ney NSW 2000, Aus­tra­lia

We are loo­king for a dog wal­ker to take care of our custo­mers’ dogs. Your main tasks will be:
- wal­king dogs in the park
- fee­ding dogs when necess­a­ry
- play­ing with them and kee­ping them safe
- com­mu­ni­ca­ting with custo­mers

Re­qui­re­ments:
- mi­ni­mum age: 15 years
- you show cha­rac­te­ristics that fit to the job

How to apply:
Plea­se send a short ap­pli­ca­ti­on with your cont­act de­tails to the ad­dress above.
We are ex­ci­ted to meet you!


2) Car­pen­ter (Full-​Time)

Wood­Works Car­pen­try Pty Ltd, 78 Queen Street, Bris­bane QLD 4000, Aus­tra­lia

We are loo­king for a skil­led car­pen­ter to join our team. Your main tasks will be:
- buil­ding and re­pai­ring woo­den fur­ni­tu­re
- working on con­struc­tion pro­jects
- re­a­ding and fol­lo­wing tech­ni­cal plans
- using dif­fe­rent tools safe­ly and ef­fi­ci­ent­ly

Re­qui­re­ments:
- at­ten­ti­on to de­tail and safe­ty
- ex­pe­ri­ence in car­pen­try or tech­ni­cal trai­ning

How to apply: Plea­se send a short ap­pli­ca­ti­on with your cont­act de­tails to the ad­dress above.
We are ex­ci­ted to meet you!