Love working with children? Looking for an exciting new opportunity? Want to work on a friendly, fun and supportive team? This is what our team member Anna says about working at My Crèche:
“It’s the nicest place I’ve ever worked. Everyone is so friendly and we have so much fun working together. They give me opportunities to learn new things every day. They care about my personal development. Working at My Creche has enabled me to build relationships with the children as well as parents within the community which makes me feel so welcomed in the local area.”
Conveniently located in the heart of Crouch End, London, N8, My Creche offers drop-in and pre-booked childcare for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years of age. We also provide after-school and breakfast clubs for children up to 8 years old. Our goal is to enable parents to pursue personal and professional activities when they need to, with total peace of mind knowing their children are being cared for in a safe and fun environment.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed professional with excellent interpersonal skills, who is committed to ensuring the best outcomes and care for children. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive individual to be a part of a fresh and progressive childcare concept and we welcome newly qualified professionals. We are a small and very supportive team with great training opportunities.
The successful candidate will:
● Have a certificate Level 3 in Childcare and Education.
● Have experience working with children.
● Be an excellent communicator with strong people skills.
● Be energetic and able to multi-task.
Salary: £16,500 — £19,000 per year depending on experience and qualifications.
Full time (flexible work available) and 28 days annual leave.
1.The author uses Anna's words mainly to ______.
A. examine B. inform
C. compare D. advertise
2.What does a successful candidate need?
A. A college degree.
B. A language certificate Level 3.
C. Great skills in communicating with people.
D. Years of working experience with children.
Decades ago, I was one of the unhappiest men in New York. I was selling motor-trucks for a living. I didn't know what made a motor-truck run. That wasn't all: I didn't want to know. I despised (看不起）my job, I despised living in a _______furnished room filled with cockroaches (蟑螂). When I _______out for a fresh necktie, they scattered in all directions. I despised eating in dirty restaurants _______filled with cockroaches.
I came back to my lonely room each night with a sick headache _______by disappointment and bitterness. Was this life? Was this the adventure I had _______? Was this all life would ever_______to me —working at a job I despised, living with cockroaches, and eating bad food? I _______for leisure to read and to write the books I had dreamed of writing back in my college days.
I knew I had everything to gain and _______to lose by giving up the job I despised. So I quitted the work I hated and_________I had studied in the Teachers’ College, preparing to teach, I would make my living teaching adult classes in night schools. Then I would have my __________ free to read books, prepare lectures, and write novels.
What subject should I teach? As I looked back and__________my own college training, I saw that public speaking was of more __________value to me than everything else I had studied in college because it had__________out my lack of confidence and given me the courage to deal with people. It had also made__________that leadership usually favors the man who can get up and speak his mind.
Then I started teaching in night schools, where I had to show__________ results quickly. These __________didn't come for college credits. They came for one reason only: to solve problems. They wanted to stand up on their own feet and say a few words at a business meeting without fainting from__________. They wanted to call on a(n)__________custome
r without, having to walk around the block three times to get up__________. They wanted to develop self-confidence, I had to__________my students--I had to help them. By doing this, I found my true calling and happiness.
1.A. well B. cheap C. fully D. partly
2.A. sought B. reached C. stood D. set
3.A. abruptly B. barely C. probably D. properly
4.A. fed B. raised C. aroused D. followed
5.A. stepped out for B. looked forward to C. worked up to D. gone in for
6.A. happen B. cater C. mean D. see
7.A. asked B. longed C. searched D. went
8.A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
9.A. once B. while C. since D. after
10.A. moments B. days C. months D. years
11.A. checked B. took C. recalled D. evaluated
12.A. practical B. economical C. inner D. technical
13.A. given B. wiped C. carried D. got
14.A. essential B. solid C. clear D. simple
15.A. concrete B. accurate C. absolute D. various
16.A. salesmen B. customers C. children D. adults
17.A. disappointment B. fright C. bitterness D. depression
18.A. unique B. earnest C. regular D. tough
19.A. Interest B. hope C. courage D. expectation
20.A. assist B. organize C. lead D. motivate
—The criminal was finally sentenced to death.
—Just as a biblical idiom says, “_________________.”
A. You reap what you sow B. An eye for an eye
C. See the handwriting on the wall D. Kill the fatted calf
She’s ________ is known as a nosy person—she is always dying to know what’s going on in others’ lives.
A. what B. who
C. which D. that
—Tom, were all the students on the school bus injured?
—No, _____ only the three who got hurt.
A. there was B. there were
C. that was D. it was
With children, if you say “no”, you have to mean_______.
A. that B. this
C. it D. one
