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Real Life Skill A Read the ad below.
Reading a Job Ad
-------- DJ Nee_ded! -------­
Job ads (sometimes DJ2Day is a small company. We need three
called want ads, usually
tell you about the new DJs to work with us NOW. This is a
hours, the pay, and the great part-time job for a student.
skills needed to do the Job: about 10-15 hours a week at
job. In many job ads, different locations: company
single words or short parties, weddings, nightclubs
sentences are used.
Looking for: an outgoing, fun, lively person. Knows all kinds of music.
18 and over only.
Pay: $30 an hour

Contact: Email us with information about yourself at
jobs@dj2day.heinle.com.

B Look at the ad in A. Answer the questions.

1 What is the job in the ad? __ _____________ _
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2 What is the name of the company?---------- --
3 When does the job start? ________ _______ _
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4 How often do you work?.-----------------
5 Where do you work? _______ _ _________ _
6 What is the pay? ___________________ _
7 What skills do you need? ________________ _
8 How can you contact the company?------ - ---�--

C With a partner, make your.own job ad. Use the example in A to help you.

D Exchange your ad with another pair. Answer the questions in B about
their ad.

What do you think?

1 If you could have any job in the world for two weeks, what would you want to
do? Why?
2 What is more important to you: money or happiness? Why?

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