Jobs - Listening-discuss

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 5

your own experiences

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_rFSeqFYcc

Watch the video and answer the questions.

scary job

What is the scariest job according to you?

Should a job be exciting to you?

Why do loggers die on the job?

1. they are run over by a logging truck.
2. they fall down a tree
3. they are crushed by a falling tree
4. they are fatally injured by a chain saw

Why 8 seconds?

1. Most accidents happen within 8 seconds
2. The minimum a rider has to stay in the saddle
3. After 8 seconds the bull ride stops
4. After 8 seconds the medics enter the ring

What is the downside for employers of steel and construction workers?

1. they have to pay for the safety harness
2. Very few people want this dangerous job.
3. If it's windy the work can't be done
4. insurance fees are very high

Why is crab fishing so dangerous?

1. You can be tossed overboard
2. The heavy fishing boat could capsize.
3. Fisherman get injured by heavy machinery
4. All four of these.

At the end of their career professional fighters suffer from

1. slurred speech and memory loss
2. broken ribs
3. cuts and bruises
4. injured egos

future jobs

A University Degree

https://www.esl-lab.com/universitydegree/universitydegreerd1.htm

Discuss 1.

Do 11. Listening Exercises 

job hunting

https://www.esl-lab.com/jobhunting/jobhuntingrd1.htm

Discuss 1.

Do 11. Listening Exercises 

Tip:

Click on script to read along with the audio

Some words are also explained

successful children

https://www.esl-lab.com/children/childrenrd1.htm

Do 2. Listening Exercises

job interview

https://www.esl-lab.com/jobinterview/jobinterviewrd1.htm

Which of these dreamjobs would you choose and why that one

Top 10 weirdest jobs

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golf ball diver

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dice quality inspector

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pet food tester

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worm picker

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chicken sexer

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snake milker

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train stuffers

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horrible stunt tester

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cow fart smeller

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odour judge

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