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 Directions: Listen to the following passage and fill in the missing words in the blanks.

Job seeker circling
Classified Ads
Job interview
A worker
A teacher
A farmer
A waiter
A doctor
A secretary

    What kind of job are you looking for? The classified ads are a good place to begin a 1.   for employment. They are a great resource to learn about what companies look for in employees and 2.   a little information about the company as well. Applying and interviewing for a job requires skills worth developing. Being able to 3.   one’s strengths, effectively communicating with 4. , having a desire to learn more about the 5. , and displaying enthusiasm can sometimes make up for inexperience. As you look at the pictures, think about the different 6.   each profession or vocation requires. A construction worker, a waiter and a farmer may not need higher education for their pursuits, but it 7.   helps. Secretarial work requires less education than being a teacher or a doctor, but each job is important in society.

    While becoming a teacher requires a 8.   of four years study at a university, teaching entails constant learning. Understanding deeply the subject matter being taught and discovering the 9.   of students are just two areas of 10.   for teachers. Many studies continue to research how to effectively teach and how to teach students to effectively learn. In one way or another, we are all teachers.

 
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