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Dream Job

Learn the second conditional

Date: Dec 03 2010

Themes: Work

Grammar: Second Conditional

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For most people around the world, work is an unavoidable part of life. And although most of us would love not to work if we didn’t have to, some jobs are easier to stand than others. When a job doesn’t feel like work at all, when it is something you love to do and would keep doing even if you weren’t getting paid for it, it is a dream job.

On the Ebaby! soap opera, Mason already has his dream job, as a janitor. Hear him chat with Dale about his real-life dream job.

Dialog

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Mason

Dale

Mason: So Dale, my office just moved downtown, which has been a huge improvement over having to drive out to the suburbs every morning. So I’m feeling pretty good about the old job situation these days. How’s your work going?

Dale: You know, about a year and a half ago, I just got what I consider my dream job. And it has nothing to do about money. It has nothing to do about fame. The dream job is to do things that for me is creative release. Sometimes it’s with an artist, and I consider that a dream job. For me, when a dream job comes along like that, somehow everything, the speed of the job…it’s not really a job, it’s like playing.

Mason: It’s satisfaction, right? That’s the dream job factor.

Dale: It’s complete satisfaction.

Mason: If money wasn’t an object, and that’s sort of the whole dream job factor, I’m one of those homey people, I would love to own a movie theater or something, a place that’s more of a community hub, and just get to have that sort of established feeling. But that’s part what I like, the idea of satisfaction from a job. The other part is what I do now, which is that creative release and spontaneity and back and forth and energy with everybody. So we’ll see. When I retire, then I get the movie theater.

Dale: There you go.

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Discussion

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Mason’s job recently moved into a new office in the center of the city where he lives. Now he enjoys his job even more than before, because he likes his new workspace. Overall, he is pretty happy with his job, which gives him a chance to be creative.

Dale loves his job. He also gets to be creative at work. For him, when a job is satisfying and fun, it is a dream job. It doesn’t matter how much the job pays him or how much status and respect it brings him.

Even though Mason likes his current job a lot, his dream job is a little different. He would like to own a movie theater or some other place where people in the community could hang out. He would like to have a job that felt more like hanging out at home than going to work.

What is your dream job? Do you like the work you do now?

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Ryo

Saudi Arabia

soun great Garden

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

the picture of lesson doesnt fit the title i think

Whitney S

Colombia

My dream job is the one that allows me to travel all around the world, sing, act and make a lot of money and share my time with my family!

For me, that's the perfect job!

miss_verse

Belarus

I like every job connected with English, because I adore english. My current job as a teacher of english is good, but of course has some drawbacks. I like to share my knowledge of english with any people of any age – but not everybody stays on my side and receives that knowledge. So, my current job gives me half satisfaction. I'd like to teach english to pupils in english-speaking countries (UK, USA, Australia) – that would be my dream job

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

When you are working without restrictions you can given then u must be happy

When you are working because you want and like to work you can give and then happy
When you are working freely and not a servant of material you can give and then happy

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

if someone love teaching

then he she can start can teach his her freinds

and brother sister

so its not dream

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

i dont agree about the the idea

and what call dream Job

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

妞额

do u need teacher?

i can teach u Lol

jurmala1

Germany

Hmm… I have considered and concluded i have my dream job really. I have my own business. I like my job, i can create my day how i want. Though i work a lot i have so much satisfaction after the end of process especially if i see positive results. Yeah, it's really so…

妞额

China

i want to be a cook.but maybe i will never make it true .i am struggle.

TingChiu

Taiwan

Actually I don't like the job I do now , especially when it makes me feel stressed, although I know it's part of job . Sometimes I will think if there are ones who really enjoy thier job ? After readling this lesson , I believe the anwser is yes and hope that I can find my dream jod , that will bring me freedom , happiness ….....

Jib_fbk

Thailand

I want to be a teacher,it's coming true -

tr0yquint0

Philippines

My dream is job is something doing it with pleasure. Same with Mason I like job that doesn't need you to go out of your house to work. I am little "techy" so my dream job was more on in a computer programming. I would like to do some video games that will be the game of the year. I will just play and they will pay me. I like it that way.

sweetie_stela

Philippines

I highly agree to the idea that when you "have your dream job", it doesn't feel like its a job. It feels like it is something essential than earning money alone. You will feel the joy and the sense of satisfaction by doing it every day.<!~~-Session data~~->

sweetie_stela

Philippines

afufu

China

Actually, lots of people don't know what they want or what kinds of job they want. And I am one of them. Sometimes, people thought they know what kind of job they want, but when they got it, they just realized that is not the kind of job they want.

I like my current job, but I know I won't do this job forever. It's not my finally choice. I want to found my own company, do my own business, work for myself and let other people work for me. But right now, I am sitll young, I can not found my company now. I just work for other people and learn something. Several years later, when I get more experience and more money, I'll do it. I believe I can make it.