by sharing in Google Classroom the link to a Genially presentation 4 that directed students towards watching three short video clips ( taken from two movies , A Few Good Men 5 and Apollo 13 6 , and one TV series , Grey ’ s Anatomy 7 ) which depicted various people at work . After listing many of the jobs they saw being performed , students discussed about them and about other present-day jobs – first in pairs , and afterwards with the whole class – by answering questions such as : - Which do you think have the longest training , and which the shortest ? - Which would allow for a relaxed and interesting lifestyle ? Which would not ? - Which would you say are ‘ careers ’ and which are ‘ just a job ’? - Which are disappearing nowadays , or have already disappeared from the job market ? - Which could you choose for yourself in the future ? Why ? - How optimistic are you when you think of the future and your work ?
Peculiar Jobs in the Past Making use of one thought-provoking photo in the intriguing Europeana article 8 suggested as extra reading by the author of the learning scenario , I invited my students to look at four Europeana pictures posted in Google Classroom with their links , discover details about the peculiar jobs in the past that they see , and then attempt to describe the work and the workplace to a partner by taking turns : 1 . Repainting the Eiffel Tower ( 1924 ) 9 All places need a bit of a spruce up now and then . At home , that means getting the vacuum cleaner out or going outside the house with a tin of paint and a ladder to repaint walls or fences . Imagine the task if the building you are trying to give a face-lift to is the Eiffel Tower in Paris !
4 https :// view . genial . ly / 643a43dfc045c000112f3345
5 https :// www . imdb . com / title / tt0104257 /
6 https :// www . imdb . com / title / tt0112384 /
7 https :// www . imdb . com / title / tt0413573 /
8 https :// www . europeana . eu / en / exhibitions / the-past-but-not-as-you-know-it / peculiar-jobs # ve-anchorintro _ 5208-js
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https :// images . ctfassets . net / i01duvb6kq77 / c50ae009ea85a874e336a9318e54c528 / 38584458443fe33b59c3dc becfb3a7ae / Repainting _ of _ the _ Eiffel _ Tower . JPEG ? w = 1100 & q = 80 & fm = webp
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