Unit 7 Time for Work Lesson 3 An artist and app designer
Recognize speaker’s message
Speak and listen
- Read Paige Rohrick’s online profile. Then answer the questions.
About Paige
My name is Paige Rohrick. I’m 17 years old and I’m from Vancouver, Canada. I love to draw and share my ideas with others. Over the years I have tried a lot of drawing styles, and manga is my favorite style now. My other interests include designing clothes and cooking. I recently competed in a competition for dress design in Vancouver. My dress came in second.
- How old is she?
- Where does she live?
- What’s her main interest?
- What other things does she like?
- Now listen to an interview with Paige.
Interviewer: Paige, can you tell us about your apps?
Paige: I’ve developed three apps. My first app, PaigeeDraw, helps people learn how to draw manga. It shows how to draw faces, eyes, hands and complete characters. My second app, ChibiDraw, helps people become more confident at drawing. Finally, I created PaigeeDraw Boys. Many people have asked for help to draw boys.
Interviewer: How did you get your ideas?
Paige: I had the idea for PaigeeDraw when I was 14 years old. When I was learning how to draw manga, I had to search sites all over the internet for help. So later I decided to make tutorials. Most of my friends had a mobile device, and there were no apps.
Interviewer: Was it hard?
Paige: It’ definitely wasn’t easy to start. It took two years to develop PaigeeDraw. Luckily, my father, my mother, and even my brother helped me a lot. My advice to others is: Don’t stop trying. You can do anything you want.
Interviewer: Have the apps been successful? How many people have used them?
Paige: PaigeeDraw has been a huge success. People across the world have downloaded the apps over 200,000 times.
Interviewer: Have you graduated?
Paige: No, I haven’t. I’m still in high school, but PaigeeDraw is a full-time job. I organize competitions, I blog, and I have a website with three tutorials. I’m also creating my own manga.
Interviewer: So what are your career plans?
Paige: I have a place at Emily Carr University. It’s one of the best art schools in Canada. My main goal is to become a fashion designer.
Complete the notes with one word or number.
Paige’s apps
Paigee Draw helps people learn how to draw 1) manga.
ChibiDraw helps people become more 2) _______ at drawing.
PaigeeDraw helps people draw 3) _______.
PaigeeDraw
Had idea when she was 4) _______ years old.
App development 5) _______ years.
Help from father, mother, and 6) ________.
Number of downloads 7) _______.
Work and study
School Still in 8) _______ school.
Career plan get into a good college 9) _______ school.
wants to be a fashion 10) _______.
- Listen again. What’s Paige’s message?
- Make your own app – it’s easy
- It isn’t easy, but you can do it.
- Think about your future career now.
- Work with words
Listen and read the information about Paige.
Underline the words in bold about work. Circle the words in bold about study.
Paige sees her future a) career in Art and Design. She has her own b) company and she’s good at c) business, but she thinks it’s important to get a d) degree. She plans to take art e) classes in f) college. First she has to finish high school and pass her g) exams. Her website PaigeeDraw isn’t just a h) part-time job – it’s a i) full-time job. This means she’s very busy during the school j) semester with study and work.
- Listen to the definitions and write the correct letter.
- You get this when you’ve successfully completed your studies.
- Part of the school or college year.
- Buying and selling things.
- Working more than 30 hours a week.
- Lessons or studies in a subject.
- This organization makes or sells things for money.
- Your future job or jobs.
- You can study at this place after you graduate from high school.
- Important tests.
- Working fewer than 30 hours a week.
- React Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Explain your answers.
- Would you like to have your own company? Why or why not?
- Do you think a college degree is important? Why or why not?
- Do you plan to go to college?
