Unit 7 Time for Work Lesson 1 At work
A Talk about jobs and workplaces
Work with words.
- Work in pairs. Write the work places for the signs
Workplace Jobs
- hospital nurse, doctor, surgeon, receptionist
- school teacher, secretary, cook, cleaner,
- department store store clerk, manager, cleaner
- restaurant chef, cook, server, manager
- hotel receptionist, cleaner, manager
- farm farmer, vet (veterinarian)
- Match the workplaces in the box to the signs.
gym factory garage
hair salon office travel agency
- Match the jobs to the descriptions.
- An artist
- A cleaner
- A driver
- An engineer
- A fitness trainer
- A journalist
- A hairdresser
- A mechanic
- A pilot
- A dentist
- A secretary
- A travel agent
- Writes letters, organizes meetings and makes phone calls
- Fixes cars when they’re broken
- Cuts peoples hair
- Writes articles for newspapers
- Flies planes
- Fixes people’s teeth
- Draws and paints pictures
- Drives people to different places
- Cleans rooms in buildings
- Helps people plans their vacations
- Helps people get strong and in shape
- Designs and builds machines, bridges or roads
- Who works at the places in Exercise 2?
- A fitness trainer works at a gym.
- An engineer or a mechanic works in a factory.
- A hairdresser works at a hair salon.
- A secretary, a journalist, or a cleaner works in an office.
- A travel agent or a secretary works at a travel agency
- Work in pairs.
Student A thinks of a job.
Student B asks questions to guess the job.
Student A can only answer yes or no.
Example:
Does this person work in an office? No.
Does this person cut hair?
- Speak
Tell your partner about the jobs of people you know, such as neighbors and
family friends.
Example:
My neighbor’s a __________________
My aunt works in a __________________
My brother works as __________________
My father’s friend helps the elderly __________________
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