1. Read the text. What jobs did the people have when they were young?
Johnny Depp worked in a call centre.
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Megan Fox waked as a waitress.
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Beyonce worked in her mother's beauty salon.
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Jennifer Lopez had a temporary job in a lawyer's office.
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Tom Cruise had a part-time job delivering newspapers.
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J.K Rowling was an English teacher.
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Brod Pitt dressed up as a giant chicken to attract customers to a restaurant.
2. Read the two texts. Mark the sentences ✓ (right), X (wrong) or ? (doesn't say).
1. ✓ In the writer's opinion famous people don't know about normal people's lives.
2. ❑ Johnny Depp sold the writer a pen.
3. ❑ JLo's mother helped her get a job.
4. ❑ J.K. Rowling taught English when she was younger.
5. ❑ Brad Pitt once had a very unusual job.
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2. ? 3. ? 4. ✓ 5. ✓
3. Find the phrases below in the text. How do you say them in your language?
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full-time job: công việc toàn thời gian
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part-time job: công việc bán thời gian
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temporary job: công việc thời vụ
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work in an office: làm việc văn phòng
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work for a company: làm việc cho công ty
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look for a job: tìm việc
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get/have/lose a job: có/ mất việc
4. Use the phrases or part of the phrases in the Vocabulary box to complete the text. Listen and check.
I don't have a full-time job. I have two (1) part-time jobs. In the morning, I work (2)_____ the town council. I'm a gardener. And in the evening, I work (3)_____ a waiter in a café. It's tiring but I don't want to be (4)_____ I want to earn more money so I'm (5)_____ for a new job but it's difficult to (6)_____ a good job. Last year I had a (7)_____job for the summer in a restaurant at the beach. The money was great! Unfortunately, I (8)_____ my job when autumn come.
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2. for 3. as 4. unemployed 5. looking
6. get 7. temporary 8.lost
5. In pairs, ask and answer to find out the two jobs you would like to do in the future.
actor teacher film star waitress
beauty salon's assistant lawyer artist tour guide
A: I'd like to work as a lawyer. What about you?
B: No, I don't want to work indoors.
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A: I'd like to work as a teacher. What about you?
B: No, I don't want to go to school anymore. I want to be an artist.