SO YOU WANT TO BE A TECHNICAL INSTALLATION ENGINEER?
1 ______ The pay’s not bad and there are opportunities for overtime if you want.
2 ______ Planning the job, especially in older buildings. It’s important to work out1 the best routes of the pipes, ducts and cables involved as this can affect the cost of the work considerably.
3 ______ I like being out and about not stuck in an office, and this job involves a lot of travelling. I also like the contact with customers.
4 ______ I work for a company which installs central heating and air- conditioning systems. We do everything: planning, installing, testing, and commissioning.
5 ______Get the highest qualifications you can when you’re at college. It’s better to do it at that stage in life than try to catch up2 later. Keep up3 your professional training when you’re in the job. Move to a company large enough to offer good promotion prospects.
6 ______When you switch on4 and it all works perfectly.
7 ______Working in confined spaces, for example under floors or in roof spaces where there isn’t a lot of headroom.
8 ______Five years.
Combine as respostas acima com as perguntas abaixo. Em seguida selecione a opção que indica a combinação CORRETA.
A What’s the worst thing about the job?
B What does your work involve?
C How long have you worked there?
D What advice would you give students entering your profession?
E Why did you choose this job?
F What’s the best thing about the job?
G What’s the biggest challenge of your job?
H What’s the salary like?