Quiz 1: WORK. Choose the correct answer.
Quiz 2: JOB AND WORK. Choose the correct answer.
Emma Sparre-Slater has a very interesting and different job. She's a
funeral director, and arranges and runs the funerals of those who have
died. It might be a burial or a cremation, depending on the preference
of the person who has passed away and their family. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
1. What does Emma's father do for a living?
2. Which adjectives does she use to describe her job?
3. What exactly does her job entail?
1. What does Emma's father do for a living?
2. Which adjectives does she use to describe her job?
3. What exactly does her job entail?
Listening 2: Being a Housekeeper Today.
Margaret tells us what it's like to be a housekeeper
and look after a family and their guests. She explains what made her
stop working as a 'professional' and become a 'Mrs Mop.' Listen to her and answer the questions.
1: What did Margaret do before she became a housekeeper?
2: Why did she decide to change her job?
3: Why was she once embarrassed when people asked her what she did?
You can find the answers as a 'comment' to the post.
1: What did Margaret do before she became a housekeeper?
2: Why did she decide to change her job?
3: Why was she once embarrassed when people asked her what she did?
You can find the answers as a 'comment' to the post.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish