That’s an Interesting Job! (1)

Some jobs are more interesting than others

"What do you do?" This common question usually figures fairly quickly into a conversation with a stranger. The question is a good place to start looking for common ground, and there are some fascinating jobs out there that make for great conversation.

Personal shopper
What could be better than getting paid to shop? But the catch is - the shopping is for someone else. Busy people who lack fashion sense sometimes hire someone with fashion expertise to hit the stores for them.

While there is no schooling required to be a personal shopper, a background in retail sales is an asset. And a personal shopper should have plenty of enthusiasm, energy and patience. In some cases, they may need to shop till they drop!

Cruise ship pianist
Playing the piano for a living becomes more exciting when travel is involved. Cruise ship pianists provide music of many kinds - Broadway - style, classical, jazz, pop, etc. A pianist will accompany singers of many kinds as well as playing solo music. Being able to travel extensively is the best part of the job.


Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: Learning Instruments and Learning English 學英文就像學樂器
學英文不用天份,
需要 commitment 投入,
要 persistence, patience, practice 堅持, 耐心, 熟練

Closer Look
The question is a good place to start looking for common ground...
[Something] is a good place to start [doing something].
- The Internet is a good place to start looking for the information you need.
- Attending classes at a community college is a good place to start getting your certification.

Language Lab
common ground n.
[uncountable] a general opinion or set of attitudes:
- We need to seek some common ground to work together as a team.

expertise n.
[uncountable] special skills or knowledge in a particular subject, that you learn by experience or training
expertise in
- Sean's expertise in training athletes is unquestionable.
- I have no expertise in cooking.

state the obvious
to say something that is already obvious so it is not necessary to say it:
It is stating the obvious, but regular measurement of blood pressure is essential in older people.

the catch is (that)
a hidden problem or difficulty
- This deal looks too good to be true - there must be a catch somewhere.

asset n.
something or someone that is useful because they help you succeed or deal with problems
- Fluency in English is an asset in this job.
- Nick's expertise in the field made him an important asset to the company.

cruise n.
a holiday on a large ship:
- Henry and his wife went on a cruise to Europe for their second honeymoon.
- The new cruise ship is just like an amusement part at sea.
cruise v.
to sail along slowly, especially for pleasure:
- We spent a whole weekend cruising along the shore of the island.


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