The Best Job I Ever Had
Text A I had the best job in the world for three years and I didn’t even get paid for it. From when I was 12 until when I was 15, I was a ball boy at Old Trafford. That’s where Manchester United play their home matches. When the ball went off the pitch, I had to get it and give it back to one of the players as quickly as I could. I saw some great football matches and met footballers and football coaches from all round the world.
Text B People think that being a waitress is boring and repetitive, but it’s the best job I ever had. I worked in a very nice restaurant where all the customers had plenty of money. The restaurant didn’t pay me very much, but I made a fortune from the huge tips that the customers gave me. I always did my job well because I knew that if the customers weren’t happy, they wouldn’t give me a tip.
Text C The job I’m doing now pays very well, but it’s quite boring and very stressful. I think I was happiest when I was picking fruit in France. My friends and I were students, and we travelled around France working on farms. We picked grapes and strawberries. We worked very long hours, and at the end of the day I was exhausted, but I was in the sunshine all day and I was working with the people I knew best.
Text D These days, I stay at home and look after my two children, but for ten years I had the best job in the world. I was an air hostess working on international flights. I flew to Australia and South America. During the flights, I was very busy and the passengers were sometimes quite difficult, but I got three days off before the journey back. The airline put me in the best hotels and I had a great time. I saw some wonderful places in those ten years.
Reading 2: practise scanning for paraphrased language
A Look at the job titles in the advertisements on the next page and check that you understand them.
B Read the job advertisements and answer the questions. For questions 1–3, match each job advertisement with a description a–d. Write the letter of the description in the space. There is one description that you do not need.
1. advert A ___ 2. advert B ___ 3. advert C ___
a. You will deal with people who want to buy or who have already bought a product. b. You will sell something. c. You will design something. d. You will work with money.
For questions 4–9, write the letter of the advertisement in the space. Which advertisement says that ...
4. you must know how to use a computer.
5. you will work closely with someone in a high position. 6. you will learn how to do the job when you start.
7. people are happy with the service provided by the company. 8. you will often talk to people directly. 9. you need to apply before a certain date.
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Exam tip: When you are doing a reading task quickly, you might want to guess answers, and sometimes that’s possible. However, you will feel more confident if you find the part of the text that provides the answer.
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