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JOBS and WORK
Level: Intermediate
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job resume
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Dialog - Tom and Dad Discuss
Jobs and Work
Jobs and Work
Script
Tom and Dad are at home, and Tom asks Dad about how to choose a good job when he
grows up.
Tom and Dad are at home, and Tom asks Dad about how to choose a good job when he
grows up.
DAD: Hey, Tom, the weekend is almost over. And then you have to go back to school. Did you finish all your homework?
TOM: Yup. And you have to go back to work.
DAD: Yeah, that's right.
TOM: Dad?
DAD: Yeah?
TOM: Why do you have to go to work? Do you really have to?
DAD: Well, yeah, of course I do. If I don't go to work, I won't have a salary.
TOM: You mean the money your boss gives you?
DAD: Yeah, that's right. And if I don't go to work, I'll be really bored with nothing to do.
TOM: So, when I grow up, how do I know what job to do? Should I be a teacher? Or a doctor? Or a race car driver?
DAD: Well, you just have to think about what you like to do best. What are your interests? And then you have to think about the skills you have.
TOM: Skills? What are skills?
DAD: Skills are the special things you know how to do that many other people don't know how to do.
TOM: How do I get skills?
DAD: Most people have to study or practice to get skills.
TOM: I'm really good at video games. Is that a skill?
DAD: Uh, well, not really. Lots of people are good at video games. And, also, not many people will pay you money to play video games.
TOM: That's not true. Some guys on YouTube get lots of money by playing video games.
DAD: Maybe, but not many people I think. Playing video games isn't a great thing to put on a resume.
TOM: A resume?
DAD: That's a piece of paper that says what experience and skills you have.
TOM: I speak two languages. Is that a skill?
DAD: Yeah, that's a good example. Not everyone can speak two languages. So, when you grow up, you could be a translator.
TOM: Or maybe work in another country . . .
DAD: Exactly!
Tom: Playing video games . . .
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TOM: Yup. And you have to go back to work.
DAD: Yeah, that's right.
TOM: Dad?
DAD: Yeah?
TOM: Why do you have to go to work? Do you really have to?
DAD: Well, yeah, of course I do. If I don't go to work, I won't have a salary.
TOM: You mean the money your boss gives you?
DAD: Yeah, that's right. And if I don't go to work, I'll be really bored with nothing to do.
TOM: So, when I grow up, how do I know what job to do? Should I be a teacher? Or a doctor? Or a race car driver?
DAD: Well, you just have to think about what you like to do best. What are your interests? And then you have to think about the skills you have.
TOM: Skills? What are skills?
DAD: Skills are the special things you know how to do that many other people don't know how to do.
TOM: How do I get skills?
DAD: Most people have to study or practice to get skills.
TOM: I'm really good at video games. Is that a skill?
DAD: Uh, well, not really. Lots of people are good at video games. And, also, not many people will pay you money to play video games.
TOM: That's not true. Some guys on YouTube get lots of money by playing video games.
DAD: Maybe, but not many people I think. Playing video games isn't a great thing to put on a resume.
TOM: A resume?
DAD: That's a piece of paper that says what experience and skills you have.
TOM: I speak two languages. Is that a skill?
DAD: Yeah, that's a good example. Not everyone can speak two languages. So, when you grow up, you could be a translator.
TOM: Or maybe work in another country . . .
DAD: Exactly!
Tom: Playing video games . . .
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