Patina · Reading

Sam’s Resume

a job ad, a resume  ·  and the form that asks for both

A resume is one page about your work: your jobs, your school and your skills. Sam wants a new job. Read the ad, read his resume, and decide: is Sam right for this job?

new words  ·  the ad and the resume  ·  ★ the missing word  ·  ★★ can Sam do the job, then the form  ·  ★★★ the officer asks you

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For the teacher · In class

"Look at the job ad. Now look at Sam's resume. Can Sam work weekends? Put your answer in the chat." Then the one sentence: everyone types it, and the room checks for but. For ★★★, breakouts: one partner reads the officer's question, the other answers out loud. Nothing personal is typed on this page.

Unit 17 teacher's key (PDF)

New words

Four new words. Tap each one and listen. Your language is under every word.

  • the jobs you had before
  • a paper that says you finished a class
  • the days and times you can work
  • good to have, but you do not need it

The job ad and Sam's resume

Read the job ad. Then read Sam's resume. Tap 🔊 to hear one.

Millbrook Warehouse

Forklift Driver

Full time  ·  $22 an hour

You need to:

  • drive a forklift
  • lift heavy boxes
  • work weekends

Speak Spanish? A plus!

Sam Joseph

Brooklyn, NY  ·  (555) 010-2233  ·  sam.joseph@example.com

Work Experience

  • Delivery Driver
    Millbrook Deliveries
    2022 – PRESENT
  • Engineer
    Horizon Engineering
    2012 – 2022

Education

  • Forklift Driver Certificate
    Millbrook Community College
    2024
  • Degree in Engineering
    Central Technical University
    2011

Skills

  • Drive a forklift
  • Lift heavy boxes
  • Use a computer
  • Fix things

Languages

English and French

Available

Monday to Friday. Days or nights.

A resume has no I and no can. The skill is the same.

★ Write the missing word

Write the missing word. Then type it in the chat.

  1. 1The job in the ad is forklift .
  2. 2Sam was an from 2012 to 2022.
  3. 3Sam's languages are English and .
  4. 4The job pays $ an hour.

★★ Can Sam do the job?

Look at the ad and the resume. Answer with he can or he can't.

  1. 1Can Sam drive a forklift?
  2. 2Can Sam speak Spanish?
  3. 3Can Sam work weekends?

★★ Is Sam right for this job?

One half with can, one half with can't. Join them with but.

  1. 1Is Sam right for this job? Write one sentence with but.

★★ The form

This is part of the citizenship form. Fill it in for Sam.

Form N-400 · Part 7 · Information About Your Employment and Schools You Attended

“List where you have worked or attended school full time or part time during the last 5 years …”
Employer or School NameEmployment/School DatesOccupation or Field of Study
FromTo
Millbrook Deliveries2022PRESENT
20242024
Horizon Engineering2022

Start with the job you have now. This is what the form says.

  1. 1Sam's degree is from 2011. It is not on the form. The form asks about the last years.

Some people have a different number. The form's instructions say which.

★★★ The officer asks you

Now YOU. Your partner asks the officer's questions. Answer out loud.

Where do you currently work, or where do you attend school?

What is your occupation or field of study?

Then tell the class one sentence about your partner.

Like this: Marie was a teacher before, but now she is a cook.