Unit 7 Time for Work Lesson 2 Dangerous jobs
Talk about dangerous jobs
Speak and read
- Look at the photos. Would you like to do these jobs? Why or why not?
- Read the numbered sections of a television guide about two jobs. Each section is the beginning of a paragraph. Choose the topic that matches each section. There are two extra copies.
- The dangers of the job.
- Why he or she likes the job.
- What you need for the job.
- What’s the job and what’s it like.
- The working hours.
Today’s television tip
The world’s most dangerous jobs
This series looks at some of the world’s most dangerous jobs. Pilots, war journalists, fisherman, even taxi drivers and construction engineers put their lives in danger every working day. In each show we will follow two brave people with hard jobs.
About this show
James
- Cleaning windows isn’t an easy job. But for James, it can be a life or death task. James is an extreme window cleaner and cleans tall office buildings up to 30 floors high.
- Not everyone can do this job. You don’t have to be Spider-Man, but you can’t be scared of heights. James had to have special training. And he uses a lot of safety equipment. He looks like a mountain climber, not a window cleaner.
- Strong winds or rain can be very dangerous when you’re on the outside of a skyscraper. James regularly checks the weather and his equipment. He knows that if he falls, he will die. We follow him on a typical day.
Malee
- Training wild animals is never boring. Malee knows that-she’s a crocodile
trainer at a zoo in Thailand. Her job is to train crocodiles in shows for tourists.
- Personality is important if you want to be an animal trainer. You must be
patient-and very brave. Malee didn’t have to take exams for this job, but she has
to know how crocodiles behave. She also has to know how to react quickly.
- Every day Malee risks her life to entertain tourists. In the show she outs her arm
in the mouth of a crocodile or lies with her head in its mouth. The crocodiles are
four to five meters long, and their teeth are huge. Will Malee always be lucky?
3 React Work in pairs. What do you think?
- Do you think animal trainers are brave or cruel?
- Why do people do dangerous jobs?
- Would you prefer a safe or a dangerous one? Why?