English for Informatics 1: Fifth Edition
Unit 6
Careers in IT
Picture 6.1
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, the students are expected to be able to use appropriate English
to:
identify and explain kinds of careers in IT, their job descriptions, and
responsibilities.
describe a dream job.
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Exercise 1: With your group, list IT jobs you know. What do people in these jobs do?
Exercise 2: Read this team introduction. Complete the descriptions 1-4 in Column A with
the IT jobs in column B.
Hi, I’m Sylvia. I create usernames and
passwords and I set passwords and I set
firewalls. This is Isabelle. Her job is to
plan and design the network. And this is
Andrew. His job is to make sure all the
computers work properly. Finally, Mark
and Latika. Their area is data processing.
We all work for the university. Our
office are in Building B.
Column A Column B
1. Sylvia is a __________. a. database analyst
2. Isabelle is a __________. b. IT support officer
3. Andrew is a _________. c. network administrator
4. Mark and Latika are ________. d. network architect
Exercise 3: Listen to this dialog and choose the correct answer.
Kathryn : Karim, what do you do?
Karim : I am a (1) website developer/network administrator. Who do you work
for?
Kathryn : I work for CISCO. I’m a (2) system analyst/website analyst there. Where
are you from Karim?
Karim : I’m from Kuwait. I work for Microsoft there. And where are you from,
Kathryn?
Kathryn : I’m from (3) the UK/US but now I live in Qatar. Do you know where
Glenda’s from?
Karim : She’s from the US.
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Unit 6
Careers in IT
Picture 6.1
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, the students are expected to be able to use appropriate English
to:
identify and explain kinds of careers in IT, their job descriptions, and
responsibilities.
describe a dream job.
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, English for Informatics 1: Fifth Edition
Exercise 1: With your group, list IT jobs you know. What do people in these jobs do?
Exercise 2: Read this team introduction. Complete the descriptions 1-4 in Column A with
the IT jobs in column B.
Hi, I’m Sylvia. I create usernames and
passwords and I set passwords and I set
firewalls. This is Isabelle. Her job is to
plan and design the network. And this is
Andrew. His job is to make sure all the
computers work properly. Finally, Mark
and Latika. Their area is data processing.
We all work for the university. Our
office are in Building B.
Column A Column B
1. Sylvia is a __________. a. database analyst
2. Isabelle is a __________. b. IT support officer
3. Andrew is a _________. c. network administrator
4. Mark and Latika are ________. d. network architect
Exercise 3: Listen to this dialog and choose the correct answer.
Kathryn : Karim, what do you do?
Karim : I am a (1) website developer/network administrator. Who do you work
for?
Kathryn : I work for CISCO. I’m a (2) system analyst/website analyst there. Where
are you from Karim?
Karim : I’m from Kuwait. I work for Microsoft there. And where are you from,
Kathryn?
Kathryn : I’m from (3) the UK/US but now I live in Qatar. Do you know where
Glenda’s from?
Karim : She’s from the US.
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