Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Do you remember your first job? Most people start their first job when they are teenagers. It is usually something they do to make some extra money in order to go shopping or to hang out with friends. There are different kinds of first jobs. Some people work with kids as a nanny while other people choose to work in a restaurant or kitchen. It all depends on what you are better suited for.
Your first job is an important experience. You can learn how to work with different people and learn how to follow orders. Some people remember that there first job was intimidating. Others think their first job was tedious and boring. People love reminiscing about their teenage memories.
Jessica and Brian are talking about their first jobs. Find out what they remember in today’s English lesson.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Jessica: Brian, I was reminiscing the other day about my very first job.
Brian: Did you love it?
Jessica: Oh man, I actually found it to be really tedious. I think I would have been better suited in something like a customer service position. But I was a nanny.
Brian: Oh! Well, that takes a different type of people skill.
Jessica: Yeah, that’s true. But I don’t know. It was a lot of stress. And I was young. So, starting off on my first job, it was a little intimidating to start off on that path.
Brian: I can imagine. My first job was at a comic book shop. And that was actually really great. I loved it.
Jessica: Wow! That sounds like so much fun. I don’t know if I can top that.
Brian: Well, there were tedious aspects like stocking, but getting to talk to the customers and then just looking at comic books and reading them when I’m at work was amazing.
Jessica: That sound’s like so much fun. Well, this has been a really fun walk down memory lane, Brian.
Brian: Well, at least for me.
Jessica: Yeah, no kidding.
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Discussion
Jessica is telling Brian about her first job. She found her first job to be tedious. She thinks she would have liked customer service better. Her first job was being a nanny, which she found very stressful. She thinks Brian’s first job sounds like so much fun!
Brian’s first job was at a comic book shop. He really loved it. He explains that there were aspects of the job that were tedious, but he could look at comic books and read them at work!
What was your first job? Did you like it?
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