Ces exercices sur le monde du travail t’entraînent à nommer les métiers, à décrire un emploi, à comprendre une offre et à préparer un entretien. Le vocabulaire est aussi celui dont tu auras besoin pour parler de ton stage de 3e.
Les exercices
Exercices monde du travail : métiers, offre et entretien
Exercice 1 : Qui fait quoi ?Trouve le métier correspondant à chaque définition.
- This person looks after sick animals.
- This person repairs cars.
- This person puts out fires and rescues people.
- This person cuts and styles hair.
- This person defends people in court.
- This person writes articles for a newspaper.
- This person fixes pipes and toilets.
- This person takes your money at the supermarket checkout.
Complète avec a, an ou ø (rien).
- My aunt is ___ engineer.
- I’d like to be ___ nurse.
- He has a lot of ___ work this week.
- She found ___ job in a bookshop.
- My cousin wants to work as ___ electrician.
- Dad is at ___ work until six.
Associe chaque mot (1 à 8) à sa définition (a à h).
a. to leave your job yourself – b. money paid per hour – c. a person who works for a company – d. to stop working because you are old – e. a meeting to see if you are right for a job – f. extra money a customer gives a waiter – g. to give somebody a job – h. a letter explaining why you want a job
- to quit
- a wage
- an employee
- to retire
- a job interview
- tips
- to hire
- a cover letter
Complète avec : applied, interview, résumé, hired, offer, experience, part-time.
- Last month, Maya saw a job ___ online.
- It was a ___ job in a pet shop, ten hours a week.
- She ___ for it the same day.
- She sent her ___ and a cover letter.
- A week later, she had a job ___.
- She talked about her ___ as a dog walker.
- The manager ___ her on the spot!
Complète avec employed, unemployed, unemployment, employer, employee ou self-employed.
- My neighbour lost his job: he has been ___ for three months.
- The ___ rate is lower than last year.
- The company is a big ___ in our town: 2,000 people work there.
- Every ___ gets a free lunch.
- She works for herself: she is ___.
- Most of my friends’ parents are ___ full-time.
Remets les répliques dans l’ordre logique (de 1 à 7).
- a. « Thank you. We’ll call you on Friday. »
- b. « Good morning. Please sit down. »
- c. « Because I love children and I’m patient. »
- d. « Good morning. Thank you for seeing me. »
- e. « Yes, I babysit my neighbours’ twins every week. »
- f. « Why do you want to work at our summer camp? »
- g. « Have you got any experience? »
Écris la question du recruteur qui correspond à chaque réponse.
- My name is Ethan Brooks.
- I’m sixteen.
- I can work on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Yes, I worked in a café last summer.
- My main strength is that I’m very reliable.
- I can start next Monday.
Choisis le bon mot.
- I did a one-week (stage / work experience) in a garage.
- She wants to (postulate / apply) for a job at the zoo.
- The company offers (formation / training) to new staff.
- He found a (work / job) at the cinema.
- The actor walked onto the (stage / internship).
- My brother’s (salary / tip) is paid every month.
Traduis en anglais.
- Ma sœur est avocate.
- Il a perdu son emploi l’an dernier.
- J’ai postulé pour un job d’été.
- Elle travaille à temps partiel dans un supermarché.
- Le patron l’a embauché tout de suite.
- Mon grand-père a pris sa retraite à 62 ans.
- J’ai beaucoup de travail ce soir.
- J’ai fait mon stage dans une école primaire.
SUMMER JOB – LIFEGUARD WANTED
Sunny Hills Swimming Pool, Ohio, is hiring lifeguards for July and August. You must be at least 16, a strong swimmer and have a lifeguard certificate. Hours: 20 to 30 hours a week, including weekends. Pay: $12 an hour. No experience needed: we offer free training in June. To apply, send your résumé and a short cover letter before May 15. Interviews will take place at the end of May.
Réponds en anglais.
- What job is offered?
- How old must you be?
- What qualification do you need?
- How much will you earn per hour?
- Do you need experience? Why not?
- What must you send, and when?
- When are the interviews?
Vrai ou faux ? Justifie avec une phrase du cours ou corrige l’affirmation fausse.
- In the USA, teenagers can usually start working at 14.
- Babysitting and mowing lawns are typical jobs for younger teens.
- A lifeguard works in a fast-food restaurant.
- Tips are extra money given by customers.
- A summer job is a job you do all year round.
- A paper round is a job in a library.
Tu postules au job de maître-nageur de l’exercice 10. Rédige 6 phrases que tu pourrais dire en entretien.
- Présente-toi (nom, âge).
- Explique pourquoi tu veux ce job.
- Parle d’une expérience (stage, baby-sitting, club…).
- Donne deux qualités (reliable, patient, hard-working…).
- Dis quand tu es disponible.
- Pose une question au recruteur.


