LESSON
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
1
Talk about job duties
GET READY TO WATCH
Sam is explaining the job duties to a new campus
security officer. What duties do you think he’ll talk
about? What does a security officer do?
WATCH
A
Watch the video. Were your guesses correct?
B
Watch the video again. Read the statements.
Circle
True
or
False
. Correct the false statements.
1.
Dennis is on campus for a job interview.
True
False
2.
Dennis met Sam on orientation day.
True
False
3.
There aren’t many serious problems on campus.
True
False
4.
There are a lot of bicycle accidents on campus.
True
False
5.
Sometimes they give students rides to the parking lot.
True
False
6.
Dennis parked in the guest parking area.
True
False
CONVERSATION
A
Watch part of the video.
Complete the conversation.
Sam:
So, how do you like the campus so far?
Dennis:
I like it. It seems pretty calm. You don’t
have a lot of problems here, do you?
Sam:
Nah, not at all. Once in a while we have
to
an incident to the city
police. We do get a lot of reports about
stolen bicycles, though.
Dennis:
I see.
Sam:
And you have to
students not to smoke on campus.
Dennis:
But they can smoke in the parking lot, can’t they?
Sam:
Yes, as long as they’re 25 feet from the entrance to any building.
B
PAIRS
Practice the conversation.
C
PAIRS
Practice the conversation again. Make similar conversations.
Talk about a new workplace. Explain the job duties.
PAIRS
Sam gives Dennis the impression that his new job won’t be difficult. Should he tell
Dennis about any problems or difficulties that he may encounter? Why or why not?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
When we add a short question to the end of a
sentence, the voice goes up if we are asking
a real question to check information. The
voice goes down if we are making a comment
and expect the other person to agree.
Listen and repeat.
They can smoke in the parking lot,
can’t
they?
This job is pretty easy,
isn’t
it?
Pronunciation Note
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UNIT 4
