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VII. COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL
Everyday English
Expressing anxiety and responding to it
1. Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box. Then practise them in pairs. 🎧
A. Don't worry. You'll be fine
B. I'm really nervous about it
C. stop worrying about it
D. I'm so worried about
1.
Minh: I've got an interview for a part-time job tomorrow and (1) _____.
Nam: Oh, (2) _____. You'll be fine.
2.
Mai: (3) _____ the presentation on common part-time jobs for students. I haven't prepared enough.
Mark: (4) _____. I think you'll do it well.
2. Work in pairs. Use the models in 1 to make similar conversations for these situations. One of you is A, the other is B. Use the expressions below to help you.
1. A is worrying about his/her first day at work as a teaching assistant. B is comforting him/her.
2. B is a new part-time employee of a company. He/She is worrying about having sent the email to the wrong customer. A is his/her colleague. She is comforting him/her.
| Useful expressions |
| Expressing anxiety | Responding |
| • I'm really worried/nervous about... • I can't concentrate on anything. • I couldn't sleep last night. • I can't help/stop thinking about it. • I'm afraid that I'll make a mistake during... | • Stop worrying/thinking about it. • You'll be fine. • You've got nothing to worry about. |
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Culture
1. Read the texts and answer the questions.
UNUSUAL JOBS
Around the world, there are some jobs that may seem quite strange and surprising to you.
Train pushers
In Japan, the railway system is huge and everyone there uses trains. This makes them overcrowded most of the time. During rush hour,
railway station attendants called 'pushers' or "oshiya' do the strangest job in the world- they push passengers into trains. They have to do this because of the large number of commuters who wish to arrive at their desired locations on time. That's why they must endure the pain in squeezing themselves inside the train.
Cleaners of the world's highest building.
Have you ever wondered how the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, is cleaned? It takes a team of 36 window cleaners a total of three months to clean the tower's reflective windows. Working from the height of more than 800 metres, the cleaners face huge challenges especially during bad weather. They must be the bravest cleaners in the world.
Golf balls divers
Every year in the UK, millions of golf balls get lost in the water around golf courses. This gave rise to the demand for golf ball divers whose job is to dive deep into the lakes and ponds around golf courses to find the lost balls. Most of them are professional scuba divers, but they spend long hours crawling around in mud and carrying heavy buckets. On average, they find 5,000 balls per lake. After cleaning them, they resell or recycle the balls. Sounds dangerous, doesn't it?
Which job...
1. requires bravery and no fear of heights?
2. helps people to be on time?
3. requires good diving skills?
2. Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.
Which job do you find most interesting and why? Do you know any other unusual jobs around the world?
