2015-06-04 Evening: jobs and resume

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: read the article on p. 87 about cowboys, answer the questions in part 3, 4, and 5 on page 86
part 3: 1
part 4
1 c
2 b
3 c “he wanted job satisfaction more than money”
4 c
part 5
1 being a cowboy (the job, not the person)
2 a cowboy’s life
3 the cattle
4 work colleagues
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part 6
1 do
2 make
3 do
4 make
part 7
1 do
2 make
3 make
4 do
5 do (we can use “do” with no object, “make” always has an object) (also, this is about activity, not objects)
6 make
7 make
8 do
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part 9
hardworking - “the cowboy lifestyle has always been about hard work and long hours”
romantic = symbolic of important ideas, passion, freedom, individuality (does NOT need to be about love)
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p. 84 part 3
In 2007, the Hallowiches constructed their dream house. (it was finished in the past)
Donald Roessler has lived on his farm for most of his life. (he lived there in the past and still lives there)
Many people have found new jobs. (some found jobs in the past, people continue to find jobs now; we don’t know when they found their jobs)

I have seen Mad Max. (present perfect)
= I watched it, but I don’t say when. I watched it some time in my life, and my life is not finished.

I saw Mad Max last Friday. (simple past)
= I watched it, and I say exactly when it happened. I watched it last Friday, and last Friday is finished.

Have you been to New York? (at any time in your life)
Did you go to New York? (In my mind, I am asking about a specific time in the past.)

I lived in Mexico for one year. (I was there for 1 year and then finished.)
I have lived in Boston for 7 years. (I am still in Boston now. I started 7 years ago and continue.)
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see / saw / seen
eat / ate / eaten
am / was / been
go / went / gone

The third form is called past participle.
http://www.myenglishteacher.net/irregular_verbs.html - list of irregular forms in English

live / lived / lived (don’t pronounce the ‘e’)
walk / walked / walked (don’t pronounce the ‘e’)
visit / visited / visited (yes pronounce the ‘e’ - because the verb ends with /t/ or /d/)
need / needed / needed (yes pronounce the ‘e’)
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p. 85 part 5
1 has run
2 was (“In the beginning” is finished)
3 started (“around the year 2000” is finished)
4 have increased (“since the new energy industries came to the region” is NOT finished)
5 lost (2009 is finished)
6 were not (“at that time” = 2009 = finished)
7 have employed (“since 2009” is not finished)
8 hasn’t found (“yet” means maybe it will happen in the future)
(“since” USUALLY means you need to use present perfect)
(“yet” USUALLY means you need to use present perfect)
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I have lived in Boston for 7 years.
I have lived in Boston since 2008.
I arrived in Boston 7 years ago.
I arrived in Boston in 2008.
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p. 85 part 12 - ask your partner questions about these things (mostly simple past and present perfect, but you might start with a present question: “What is your favorite hobby?”)
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p. 89 part 1
1 Address
2 Home telephone
(“Objective” - why you want this job, usually before “Education”)
3 Education
4 Work Experience
5 Skills
6 Interests
7 References

In conversation: I taught English to teenagers.
On a resume: Taught English to teenagers.

In conversation: I often had to explain new information about American culture.
On a resume: Explained information about American culture.
In “Work Experience”, don’t use the pronoun “I” or adverbs, just use simple past verb. (The person reading knows that you are talking about yourself.)
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part 4
1 Assisted the manager with office duties.
2 Advised students in planning future career paths.
3 Designed a new website for the company.
4 Planned and organized travel arrangements.
5 Represented the company at trade fair events.
6 Supervised a team of four.
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Homework: p. 162-163 - read more about the present perfect, and do exercises 2 and 3 on p. 163
	also: p. 89 - Look at the example resume and write a resume with your own information. (I don’t care if it’s true, you can invent more interesting job experiences if you want.)