3 LISTENINGa Would you ever consider doing a job for no pay? Why (not)?

b You’re going to listen to three people talking about their internships. First read the information below. What is an internship? What do you think the advantages and disadvantages are?

G first and second conditionalsV study and workP pausing in conditional sentences

4B Degrees and careers

1 VOCABULARY study and work

a Read the job adverts. Could you apply for either of the jobs? Would you like to?

b Complete the adverts with a word or phrase from the list.

covering CV experience degree references qualifications vacancy

c p.157 Vocabulary Bank Study and work

2 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAkING word stress

a Underline the stressed syllable in these words.

a|ttend de|gree di|sser|ta|tion P|h|Dpost|gra|du|ate pro|fe|ssor qua|li|fi|ca|tion

re|fe|ree re|si|dence scho|lar|ship se|mi|nar

tu|to|ri|al un| der|gra|du|ate va|can|cy

b 4 13 Listen and check.

c Work in pairs. What is the difference between…?

1 an undergraduate and a postgraduate2 a master’s degree and a PhD3 a campus and a hall of residence4 a professor and a tutor5 a seminar and a webinar6 a tutorial and a lecture7 qualifications and skills8 a covering letter and a CV

d Talk to a partner. Look at the points below. When you choose a subject to study, how important do you think these factors should be? How important were they for you?

• future career prospects• how much you like the subject• how learning the subject will allow you

to help others• your parents’ wishes and dreams• how hard you have to study• the quality of the teaching• other factors:

Because if I get a good degree, I’ll be able to find an interesting job.

Why do you want to study

business?

or many young graduates, starting out in a new career means taking an unpaid internship, with no guarantee of a permanent job at the end. While internships can provide

graduates with useful experience, referees, and skills for their CVs, they also require a lot of hard work. Many interns feel exploited by employers, who treat them as cheap labour. In fact, nearly 40% of internships are unpaid, especially in industries such as fashion, PR, the media, and politics. Legally, most interns in the UK are entitled to the minimum wage. However, few employers realize this. Many interns have to work in bars or restaurants at night to pay for their rent, food, and expenses, while others end up in debt.

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Bristol Zoo Gardens is hiring an Animal Keeper for our Bird Section. The successful applicant will be a bird keeper with at least two years’ experience of working with a variety of bird species. Applicants should have 1 such as an A-level in English or biology. A 2 in Zoo Management would also be an advantage.

To apply, please send a 3 letter and 4 to…

Art HandlerLondon £27,000–£30,000

A fine art mover is seeking to fill a 5 for the position of Art Handler. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years’ 6 of moving and handling very expensive art and antiques for museums and galleries. Excellent 7 from previous employers are also required, as well as a driving licence.

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c 4 14 Listen to Rosie, Joe, and Lauren talk about their experiences with internships. Who had a positive experience? Who had both positive and negative experiences?

d Listen again, and make notes in the chart.

Rosie Joe Lauren

The kind of work

The good side

The bad side

e Discuss the questions.

1 Have you ever done an internship? Do you know anyone who has worked as an intern? Did they have a good experience?

2 Do you think unpaid internships are fair? Why (not)?

4 GRAMMAR first and second conditionals

a 4 15 Listen to the ends of two job interviews. Complete the conditionals. Which person do you think has a real possibility of getting the job?

1 If we you the job, when you to start?

2 If we you the job, you a lot of training.

b p.139 Grammar Bank 4B. Learn more about first and second conditionals and practise them.

c 4 18 Listen and write five first conditional sentences.

d Work in pairs. Do you agree with the advice in d? Rewrite the ones you disagree with so that they express your opinion.

e Imagine you were in these situations. What would you do? Say why.

If I was offered a great job abroad, I’d probably take it, because…

1 You are offered a great job abroad.2 Your partner is offered a job abroad in a

country that you wouldn’t like to live in.3 You have to choose between a well-paid but

boring job and a very interesting but badly paid job.

4 You are offered a job while you are still in the middle of your studies.

5 You have to choose between working at night or working at weekends.

Rosie Norman, 22

Lauren O’Connor, 23

Joe Kenyon, 23

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