Career Quest: Find Your Perfect Job
You are a young person trying to discover which profession is right for you. Follow different paths and make important choices that will shape your future career.
A free Story Adventure for Young learners at CEFR B1 level. Topic: Professions.
Story
- You are eighteen years old and it's time to choose your future. Your school is hosting a Career Week where you can meet different professionals and learn about their jobs. You feel excited but also nervous because there are so many options. Your guidance counselor gives you a schedule with three…
- You enter a room full of computers and screens. A software engineer named Marcus is showing students how computer programmers write code. He explains that programmers create the apps and programs we use every day. Marcus tells you that this job requires patience and problem-solving skills. He says,…
- You walk into a room that smells like clean soap and medicine. A nurse named Sarah is talking about her work in a hospital. She explains that nurses help doctors take care of sick and injured people. Sarah says her job is hard work because she spends long hours on her feet, but she loves helping…
- You enter a room filled with paintings, photographs, and designs on the walls. An artist named Elena is showing her work and talking about being a designer. She explains that designers create visual things that people see and use every day, like logos, websites, and advertisements. Elena says, 'I…
- You spend the next hour working on a coding challenge with Marcus. It is difficult, but you feel happy when you finally solve a problem. Marcus tells you that you have good logical thinking skills. He explains that software engineers earn good money and can work for big companies like Google or…
- You leave the technology room and think about what you learned. Marcus was nice, but you realize that you want a job where you work with people more. You have two hours left before Career Week ends. You can either visit the healthcare professionals again to learn more about nursing or medicine, or…
- You spend more time talking with Sarah about her career as a nurse. She tells you about the different types of nursing jobs, including working in hospitals, schools, and people's homes. Sarah explains that nurses need to be kind, patient, and strong because the work is physically demanding. She…
- You talk with Dr. Patel about becoming a doctor. She explains that doctors study for many years at university before they can practice medicine. Dr. Patel says, 'Being a doctor is challenging, but it is also very rewarding because you save lives and help people.' She tells you that doctors need to…
Vocabulary
- professionals
- guidance counselor
- technology
- career
- software engineer
- programmers
- code
- bug
- problem-solving
- nurse
- hospital
- doctor
- patients
- diagnose
- treat
- artist
- designer
- photographer
- advertisements
- creative
- imagination
- software engineers
- logical thinking
- deadlines
- stressful
- programming
- healthcare
- explore
- physically demanding
- volunteer
- opportunities
- university
- medicine
- rewarding
- surgeons
- pediatricians
- psychiatrists
- medical school
- nursing program
- college
Printable worksheet
This Story Adventure comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Remember the story · Answer in a full sentence.
- A new ending · Write a new ending for the story. Use three story words.
Part 1: Remember the story
Answer in a full sentence.
- Why does the character feel nervous about choosing a future job?
- What does Marcus say about finding bugs in code?
- Why does Sarah love her job as a nurse?