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5 After students have done the exercise, ask one or two of 
them to read out what they have written. Ask the other 
students if they agree.
6 Ask students what they think a Cash Offi ce Assistant does. 
(This person works in accounts and with the money that the 
shop takes.) Ask students which of the positions they would 
be most interested in.
Extra practice
Remind students to try and work out the meaning of any 
unknown words in every text they read.
Students can also go onto the HMV website www.hmv.co.uk and 
fi nd out more about the company and the jobs it offers.
More activities
1 If your students have jobs, encourage them to write a list 
of people’s names and positions in their company.
2 Students can write a profi le of their own job (as in the 
webpages) or of their ideal job if they don’t work.
Real Reading 2 by Liz Driscoll
 Teacher’s 
notes
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Unit
16 
Just the job!
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• Look at an example with the class. Read out the fi rst sentence 
and ask students if they would do this if they wanted to 
change job or get a job. Students then tick the sentences 
which describe the methods they would use.
• If necessary, explain that York is a city in the north of England. 
It is famous for its cathedral, York Minster, and its old town 
walls. 
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Can you start immediately?
1 After checking the answer with the class, ask students to 
name other countries in which the three languages are 
spoken. (Italian – Italy, Portuguese – Portugal, Brazil, Angola, 
Spanish – Spain, the Philippines, and all Central and South 
American countries except Brazil).