1. Lifelong Learning Programme
Comenius
Application form 2010
For theComeniusRegionPartnership
World of Work
The teacher:
Mª João Freitas
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2. English: a Universal Language
Listen to the following song:
Eros ramazzotti and Anastacia
“I belong to you”
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3. Teenage World
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4. Brainstorming of New
the unit: technologies
Solutions
for Job
unemploy- interview
ment
World
of
Tele Living in the
work city/
working countryside
Men/
Dream
women’s
job
jobs
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5. Find out the job:
 Do you work…  Do you work at…
 inside?  a hospital?
 outside?  an office?
 a school?
 Do you work…  an airport?
 as a team?
 alone?  Do you need…
 tools?
 Is your job…  uniforme?
 dangerous?
 creative?  Do you have…
 boring?  a degree?
 interesting? 5

6. Different jobs
And your dream job?
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7. Job interview:
dos and don’ts
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8. Interview: Dos
 Dress appropriately
 Know the exact time and location of your interview.
 Arrive early; at least 10 minutes.
 Treat other people with courtesy and respect.
 Offer a firm handshake, make eye contact.
 Sit still in your seat.
 Be honest and be yourself
 Exhibit a positive attitude.
 Have intelligent questions prepared to ask the
interviewer.
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9. Interview: Dont’s
 Don't make excuses. Take responsibility for your
decisions and your actions.
 Don't make negative comments about previous
employers or professors (or others).
 Don't be unprepared for typical interview questions.
 Don't allow your cell phone to sound during the
interview.
 Don't act as though you would take any job or are
desperate for employment.
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10. Top 10 interview questions:
 1. Tell me about yourself.
 2. What are your strengthts?
 3. What are your weaknesses?
 4. What do you know about our company?
 5. Where do you expect your career to be in 10 years?
 6. What skills do you have that would benefit our
company?
 7. Why did you leave your last job?
 8. What are your career plans, and how does this job fit
in?
 9. What did you like/dislike most about your last job?
 10. How do you plan to achieve your career goals? 10

11. Men/women’s jobs
Men are getting crushed in this unemployment crisis way more than women.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-male-vs-female-
employment-2010-10#ixzz1LOz8ZjYc
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12. Living in the city:
advantages and disadvantages
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13. Living in the countryside:
advantages and disadvantages
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14. Teleworking:
 Positive aspects:  Negative aspects:
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15. IQ Test
Can you raed tihs? Olny srmat poelpe can. I
cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd
waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the
hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht
oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt
tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can
sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the
huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef,
but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig, huh? Yaeh,
and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
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16. Arrivederci…
Banksy art
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