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JOB HUNTING. Pt.

Consolidation

1. Match the words with definitions. Check with your partner:

1) passion

2) proficiency

3) profitability
4) calling

a. affording advantageous returns or results;

b. the fact of having the skill and experience for doing something;

c. a person’s most important job, esp. where they have a strong interest and ability;

d. an extreme interest in or wish for doing something, such as a hobby, activity, etc.
2. Use the words given above to form a word that fits in the gap:

• To be honest with you, I don’t find gambling very _________.


• Joe is _________ about baseball

• I’m quite _________ in drinking tea.

3. Can you think of something that you are _________ in? Are you _________ about it?
Is it _________ enough? Discuss in pairs or in groups of three.
Video

1. Find equivalents for the following phrases:


- constantly engaged in energetic work;

- having positive results;

- during the time that something is happening or that you are doing something;

- for a short time;

- a main aim or purpose that is striven for.

2. Say what happens, according to Travis, if:


• your potential calling is badly-paid?
• you are bad at what you do to make a living?

• you are not fond of what you do?

3. Answer the questions below:

a. Why do you need to seek help from other people to find out what you’re good at?
b. If you are not actively thinking about something, does it count as exciting?
c. What would you need to make those two lists?

4. Sum up Travis’s story. Make use of the prompts:

- way back to;

- take forever;

- pay good.

5. Mark the following statements as True or False:


• Travis does not consider changing jobs.

• The Internet allows you to find a job that would suit you.

• The person who made a comment agrees with Travis.

6. Read the comment. Find words that mean the following:

1) someone who gets money dishonestly by tricking people;


2) not clear and exact;

3) to delay something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring.

7. Discuss the following questions with your partner or in groups of three:

- Do you often find yourself procrastinating?

- Is it because you get bored very soon / you feel under pressure (due to the deadline)?

- What steps do you undertake to avoid procrastination?


8. What is the nature of negative people as stated by Travis?

9. Fill in the blanks:

First, think about __________. Let’s say you love __________. You’re good at it
and you go to college for it to, then, get out with a __________ and __________. That’s
just a hobby. Or __________, or __________, art, photography, tourism __________.
You may love these hobbies and interests and are __________ and __________ about
them. But there’s __________. So, __________ this __________ can save you
__________ and __________.
Follow-Up

1. Come up with five takeaways from the video.


2. Write an essay (200 words) where you will answer the following questions:

- Where are you at in the chart that was discussed in the video?

- Have you found a calling that covers all three of these areas?

- If not, what’s stopping you?

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