Reading skills practice: Job adverts – exercises
Do you need some cash? Are you looking for work? Well, look at these job adverts and do the exercises to
improve your reading skills.
Preparation
Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.
1…….c. cash a. talkative
2……e.. a trainee b. having a special ability or training
3……a.. chatty c. an informal word for money
4……d.. valuable d. very useful or important
5……f.. a career e. a person who is being trained to do a job
6……b.. skilled f. a person's chosen job and life's work
1. Check your understanding: matching
Complete the recommendations with a job from the box.
A: Support worker B: Trainee hairdresser C: Wowee Magazine writer D: Model E: Coffee
Beans café worker
1. Nina is studying English and has her own
blog. She is a very sociable person, and is
interested in music
2. 1. C: Wowee Magazine writer and fashion.
2. Dave has just finished school and is looking for a
………2. B: Trainee
full-time job. He is sociable, likes working with his hairdresser ………..
hands and cares about his appearance.
3. Dewei enjoys helping people. He wants to make a ………3. A: Support
difference to other people's lives. He is looking for worker ……………..
opportunities to learn new things that will help him in
his career.
4. D: Model
4. Sarah is a student and she is looking for flexible,
part-time work. She doesn't want to work in a
restaurant or shop. She is tall, beautiful and has her
own unique look.
……………5. E: Coffee
5. Sam is friendly and sociable. He has experience Beans café worker
working in a restaurant and wants a job with more …………..
responsibility. He is studying part-time so he needs
flexible working hours.
………………………..
2. Check your understanding: gap fill
Recommended job
Complete the sentences with A, B, C, D or E. You can use each letter more than once.
1. You never have to wear your own clothes for job ____A____.
2. Job ___D_____ offers possibilities for children under 16 years old.
3. Your pay for job ___C_____ depends on how successful you are at the job.
4. Job _____B___ requires physical contact with customers.
5. Job ____E____ offers management opportunities.
6. You might get some ‘freebies’ if you do job ___C_____.
7. You need to work closely with your team for job __E______.
8. Job ____A____ is for someone who likes working with older people.
Discussion
Do you have a part-time job? Which of these jobs would you most like to do?
