Page 16 - TTTP_3_SB_SE

1c At work

1 Warm-up

Answer the following questions.
• What job would you like to have in the future?
• Do you think some jobs are for men and
others are for women?
• What is a ‘non-traditional’ job?

© MM Publications
2 Read  Changing

A. Listen and read. What did Harry and
Julie use to do and what do they do now? careers

D o y o u t h i nk w o m e n c an b e c o m e
Do you think women can become
construction workers? Can men make
great midwives? No? Well, think again.
Nowadays, more and more men and
women are choosing ‘non-traditional’
jobs such as these. Harry Carson and
Julie Knowles are two good examples.
B. Read again and complete the sentences
‘I was a lorry driver for eleven years. Then one day below.
I decided I needed a change. I was bored!’ says Harry 1. Harry decided to get a different job
Carson.
Harry was always good with young children so he because he didn’t like working as
went to university to get a degree in Primary Education. .
Then, he found a job as a nursery school teacher, but it 2. Most of the parents didn’t think Harry was
wasn’t easy in the beginning.
‘Most parents don’t want men teaching their young .
kids. They think they aren’t suitable for the job,’ says 3. The children’s favourite time is when Harry
Harry. But he soon became the most popular teacher in
the school and the kids just love him. .
‘Storytime is their favourite,’ says Harry. ‘I love reading 4. In the beginning, Julie wanted to become
stories and they love listening. So, everyone’s happy.’ .
Julie Knowles is fluent in French and Spanish, so a
degree in European languages was the natural choice 5. Julie took up welding as a
for her. She wanted to become a teacher. Well, at least and then made it her
that’s what she thought. full-time .
‘In my second year I joined a welding class, just for a
laugh. But I soon started enjoying my new hobby, and 6. Julie thinks it’s sometimes difficult to work
when I discovered that I was really good at it, I felt very .
proud of myself. I used to spend more time welding
than studying,’ she says. C. Discuss.
In the end, she gave up university to become a full- • Why does the writer use the examples of
time welder. ‘I realised that that was what I wanted to Harry Carson and Julie Knowles? What point
do for a living,’ she says. ‘However, working with men is he trying to make?
isn’t always easy. Some of them think that I’m not as • Think of somebody you know who has got
good as them. But I’m really happy about my decision
to change my career. a ‘non-traditional’ job. What does their job
involve?

14

To the Top_Plus_3_Serbia_SB_Mod1.indd 14 19/9/2019 4:44:29 µµ