From banker to carpenter: changing careers at 38
A former investment analyst explains why he left banking to become a carpenter; students read for attitude and detail, then give career-change advice.
B2Adults50 minInterview
About this lesson
A B2 reading lesson (interview). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Interview
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Jobs & work
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Word order
- Key words
- realisation, dread, apprenticeship, humbling, cut back on, make up for, to order, sawdust
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand a speaker's feelings, reasons and attitudes in a magazine interview
- Understand idiomatic expressions about work and change
- Discuss career changes and give practical advice