UNIT 2
Exercise 1
A
2. choir director c
3. counselor a
4. pharmacist d
5. veterinarian e
6. Web designer b
B
Possible Answers
An accountant is someone who keeps records of income and expenses
An architect is someone who designs buildings.
A fashion designer is someone who designs stylish clothing.
Exercise 2
A
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
challenging awful
fantastic boring
fascinating dangerous
interesting difficult
rewarding frightening
B
Your own answers
Exercise 3
A
work …for an airline – travel to different countries
…with computers – learn new software programs
…as a high school coach – teach discipline and fitness
be …a university professor – do research
…a writer – spend a lot of time alone
B
ANN: So what kind of career would you like, Tom?
TOM: Well, I’m not exactly sure. Being a writer could be interesting. Maybe writing articles for magazines.
ANN: Hmm. I don’t know if I’d like that because I’d hate spending a lot of time alone and always being inside.
TOM: What do you want to do, then?
ANN: Well, I’m not sure, either! I’d love working as a high school coach. I’d really enjoy being with teenagers all day and teaching discipline and fitness. On the other hand, I’d be interested in working for an airline.
TOM: Really? What would you like about that?
ANN: Well, I’d love traveling to different countries all over the world.
TOM: Oh, I could never do it! I think it would be very tiring work.
C
Possible answers:
A: So what kind of career would you like?
B: Well, I’m not exactly sure. Working with computers could be interesting. You know, learning new software programs.
A: That sounds interesting. But I wouldn’t like it because I’d get tired of staring at a computer screen.
B: What do you want to do, then?
A: Well, I’d love working for an airline.
B: Why is that?
A: I’d enjoy traveling to different countries.
Exercise 4
A
1. self-employed builder
2. freelance artist
3. house painter
4. orchestra conductor
B
Your own answers
Exercise 5
2. A chef’s assistant has worse hours than a waiter.
3. A dog walker is better paid than a student intern.
4. A house painter earns more than a camp counselor.
5. A park ranger is not as well paid as a landscaper.
6. Being a yoga instructor is not as difficult as being a professor.
7. Being an interior decorator is more interesting than being a sales assistant.
8. A public speaker has fewer hours than an office worker.
Exercise 6
1. Wai-man works at the best Chinese restaurant in Vancouver
2. I think working with other people is more fun than working alone.
3. I would dislike working in the media. It would be nerve-racking!
4. Working as a dance instructor sounds great.
5. Working in an office is less interesting than working on a cruise ship.
Exercise 7
Possible Answers
2. A: Working in a travel agency has better benefits than working at a private summer school.
B: Yes, but working as a tutor is more challenging than being a travel agent.
3. A: A tennis instructor doesn’t make as much money as a tour guide.
B: Yes, but a tour guide works longer hours than a tennis instructor.
4. A: A taxi driver has a shorter work week than an office assistant.
B: Yes, but working as an office assistant is less boring than being a taxi driver.
Exercise 8
Your own answers
