Unit 6 Occupations
Lesson 1 Sounds like a great job
Key words:
clients/ club / customers / fashion / fitness
lift weights / studio / styles/ sweep floors
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2. Listen and Understand Class CD 2 Track 2
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So where are you working at the moment, Aki?
I’m playing at a club downtown. I love it there.
Are you in a group?
Yeah. It’s an all-female group, and we have a lot of fun. The only
thing is, I start work quite late, around 10 P.M., and don’t usually
finish until the club closes at 3 A.M.
Wow.
But I love my music. I wouldn’t give it up for anything. It keeps
me feeling young, you know what I mean?
Yeah.
Is this a new job, Carol?
Not really. I’ve been doing it for about three years now.
So what do you do exactly?
Well, you know, I show clients how to use the machines, and I
also work out fitness programs for each client. I have some
wonderful clients.
Are they mostly young people?
Yeah, most of them are fairly young, but I also have some older
clients. One lady is nearly 80 and she can still lift weights.
Really? You know, some older people are so fit. They’re really
amazing, don’t you think?
Yeah, they sure are. You should come down and take a look
sometime. You might like to join.
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So, Meena, what’s it like dealing with people all the time?
Well, the customers are usually easy to deal with. You know, most
of them are pretty friendly, and I’ve worked with many of them
before. So I enjoy it most of the time.
OK.
And they’re excited about where they’re going and what they’re
going to do. But sometimes they complain—they didn’t like the
hotel, the tour was boring, the flight was too long, everything was
too expensive. Things like that.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
But I wish I had enough money to travel like they do.
So, Danielle, is it something you always wanted to do?
I guess so. I really love looking at styles and colors and seeing all
the latest fashions. And of course it’s satisfying to help people
look their best. It makes them feel good, you know what I’m
saying?
Yeah, that must be nice.
When I started here, all I did was sweep the floor, but now I cut
and do everything.
Are all of your clients women?
Most of them are, but sometimes men come into the salon, too.
So how long have you been in this line of work, Kim?
Oh, I’ve been doing this job for about ten years now.
Have you seen a lot of changes since you started?
Yes, I have. When I started, only men did this job. Nowadays,
there are a lot more women doing this job, you know?
Really. And what kind of shows do you work on?
I work mostly on the news, so sometimes I work in the studio and
sometimes I go out on the street with the reporters. It’s a great job.