Excersize on occupations

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Simple SentencesJobs & Occupations

Today’s Vocabulary

What do these people do? Where do they work?

He’s a doctor.

He works at a hospital.

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Placeshospital, hair salon, bakery, supermarket, restaurant,

software company, convenience store, school, laboratory, dental clinic, office building, library, TV station,

Jobscomputer programmer, news reporter, hair stylist,

doctor, baker, butcher, librarian, dentist, custodian, coach, chef, cashier,

mailto:[email protected]


What does Jon do for a living? ___________________________________________

Where does he work? ___________________________________________________ (hospital)

Does he like his job? ___________________________________________________ (no)

Does he work full time or part time? _______________________________________ (full time)

What are his hours? He works Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 8 pm. (8 am-8 pm, Mon-Sat)

What does Sara do for a living? ___________________________________________

Where does she work? ___________________________________________________ (restaurant)

Does she like her job? ___________________________________________________ (yes)

Does she work full time or part time? _______________________________________ (part time)

What are her hours? ____________________________________________________ (6 pm-11 pm, Fri, Sat, & Wed)

What do you do for a living? _____________________________________________

Where do you work? ___________________________________________________ (TV Station)

Do you like your job? ___________________________________________________ (yes)

Do you work full time or part time? _______________________________________ (full time)

What are your hours? ____________________________________________________ (12 pm - 8 pm, Mon-Fri)

What do Bill and Ricki do for a living? _____________________________________

Where do they work? ___________________________________________________ (Anderson law firm)

Do they like their jobs? ___________________________________________________ (no)

Do they work full time or part time? _______________________________________ (full time)

What are their hours? ____________________________________________________ (8am-8pm, mon-sat)

__________________________________________________? She’s a librarian.

__________________________________________________? She works at the university.

__________________________________________________? No, she doesn’t like her job.

__________________________________________________? She works full time.

__________________________________________________? She works, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.



Questions and Answers

1. Jon

2. Sara

3. You

4. Bill & Ricki

5. Marta





Work in pairs. Find out the missing information by asking your partner. (PARTNER A)

Name Occupation Place of work Hours Satisfaction

Rueben mon - sat,

5 am to 1 pm

Yes. It’s great.

Billy supermarket

Benji mon, thurs, fri.

12 am to 8 am

Sometimes.

Kyle No. It’s too dangerous.

Keiko convenience store mon - thurs,

6 pm to 12 am

Monique law firm

Sophia tue to sat

8 am to 5 pm

Yes. She loves it.

Brian restaurant

Anthony studio mon - fri

8 am to 4 pm

Sam Yes. But he will retire soon.





Work in pairs. Find out the missing information by asking your partner. (PARTNER B)


Rueben bakery

Billy mon - sat,

7 am to 2 pm

No.

Benji firehall

Kyle factory mon - fri

8 am to 4 pm

Keiko Yes, but she doesn’t like the hours.

Monique Mon - Friday,

8 am to 8 pm

No. She works too hard.

Sophia veterinarian clinic

Brian fri to sun

4pm to 12 am

Yes. He loves the tips.

Anthony Yes. He enjoys it a lot.

Sam school mon - fri

8 am to 4 pm





Classmates Occupation Place of work Hours Satisfaction

Me

Class Survey.

Fill in the details about your own job. If you don’t have a job, request a job card from your teacher, and fill it out. Then walk around the class and find out what all your other classmates do, and whether they like their jobs or not.



Hours Your LanguageI work Monday to Friday. _____________________________________

I work Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. _____________________________________

I work 5 days a week. _____________________________________

I work weekends. _____________________________________

I work evenings. _____________________________________

I work the night shift. _____________________________________

I work the day shift. _____________________________________

What’s your schedule? _____________________________________

What are your hours? _____________________________________

Do you work full time, or part time? _____________________________________

What I do

I work as an electrician. _____________________________________

I’m an electrician. _____________________________________

I’m in advertising. _____________________________________

I’m in publishing. _____________________________________

Job Satisfaction

I like my job. _____________________________________

I hate my job. _____________________________________

I don’t mind my job. _____________________________________

I really enjoy my job. _____________________________________

I’m bored of my job. _____________________________________

I’m tired of my job. _____________________________________



Ways to to talk about jobs. Reference page.



Page 11. He’s a doctor. He works at a hospital. 2. He’s a baker. He works at a bakery.3. He’s a barber. He works at a barber shop. 4. She’s a librarian. She works at a library5. He’s a butcher. He works at a supermarket. 6. He’s a newscaster. He works at a TV station.7. She’s a cashier. She works at a convenience store. 8. He’s a chef. He works at a restaurant. 9. He’s a coach. He works at a school. 10. He’s a computer programmer. He works at software company.11. He’s a custodian. He works at an office building. 12. He’s a dentist. He works at a dental clinic.

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What does Jon do for a living? He’s a doctor. Where does he work? He works at a hospital.Does he like his job? No, he doesn’t like his job.Does he work full time or part time? He works full time. What are his hours? He works Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 8 pm

What does Sara do for a living? She’s a waitress. Where does she work? She works at a restaurant. Does she like her job? Yes, she likes her job.Does she work full time or part time? She works part time. What are his hours? She works Fridays, Saturdays and Wednesdays, 6 pm to 11 pm.

What do you do for a living? I’m a newscaster. Where do you work? I work at a TV Station. Do you like your job? Yes, I like my job. Do you work full time or part time? I work full time. What are your hours? I work Monday to Friday, 12 pm to 8 pm.

What do Bill and Ricki do for a living? They are lawyers. Where do they work? They work at the Anderson Law FirmDo they like their jobs? No, they don’t. Do they work full time or part time? They work full time. What are their hours? They work Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 8 pm.

What does she do for a living? She’s a librarian. Where does she work? She works at the university. Does she like her job? No, she doesn’t like her job. Does she work full time or part time? She works full time. What are her hours? She works, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.

Page 3 & 4Put students in pairs. Give one student the Partner A sheet, and the other student the Partner B sheet. Have them ask each other questions to find the missing information. See the reference chart on next page (Page 9) for answers.

Page 5. Have your students survey each other about their jobs. If they don’t have jobs, cut up and distribute the occupation cards found on page 8. Give one card any student who does not have real job. Tell them to make up their own hours and satisfaction. Then have your students walk around the class and survey the other students, asking what they do for a living, what their hours are, and whether they like the job or not. Tell them elaborate on why they like or dislike their jobs.

Extras. There is a 4 page picture dictionary and reference guide which can be distributed to your students for extra practice before or after the class. (page 10-13). Also, on page 6 there is a reference page with sentence describing jobs and occupations, which may be distributed at the end of class.



Teacher’s Notes.





Days: __________________Hours:__________________Satisfaction: _____________
















Pair Work Answer Reference.


Rueben bakery mon - sat,

5 am to 1 pm

Yes. It’s great.

Billy supermarket mon - sat,

7 am to 2 pm

No.

Benji firehall mon, thurs, fri.

12 am to 8 am

Sometimes.

Kyle factory mon - fri

8 am to 4 pm

No. It’s too dangerous.

Keiko convenience store mon - thurs,

6 pm to 12 am

Yes, but she doesn’t like the hours.

Monique law firm Mon - Friday,

8 am to 8 pm

No. She works too hard.

Sophia veterinarian clinic tue to sat

8 am to 5 pm

Yes. She loves it.

Brian restaurant fri to sun

4pm to 12 am

Yes. He loves the tips.

Anthony studio mon - fri

8 am to 4 pm

Yes. He enjoys it a lot.

Sam school mon - fri

8 am to 4 pm

Yes. But he will retire soon.




Jobs & Occupations Picture Dictionary

What do each of these people do for a living?


1. accountant 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20

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25 26 27 28

29 30 31 32

33 34 35 36

37 38 39 40

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Jobs & Occupations



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45 46 47 48

49 50 51 52

53 54 55 56

57 58 59 60

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1. accountant ____________________________

2. architect _____________________________

3. artist _____________________________

4. baker _____________________________

5. barber _____________________________

6. bus driver _____________________________

7. butcher _____________________________

8. carpenter _____________________________

9. cashier _____________________________

10. chef _____________________________

11. coach _____________________________

12. computer programmer _____________________________

13. construction worker _____________________________

14. courier _____________________________

15. custodian _____________________________

16. delivery person _____________________________

17. dentist _____________________________

18. doctor _____________________________

19. electrician _____________________________

20. fire fighter _____________________________

21. hair stylist _____________________________

22. reporter _____________________________

23. lawyer _____________________________

24. letter carrier (mailman) _____________________________

25. librarian _____________________________

26. mechanic _____________________________

27. newscaster _____________________________

28. nurse _____________________________

29. painter _____________________________

30. pharmacist _____________________________

31. photographer _____________________________

32. plumber _____________________________

33. pilot _____________________________

34. police officer _____________________________

35. real estate agent _____________________________

36. repair person _____________________________

37. sales person _____________________________

38. scientist _____________________________

39. seamstress _____________________________

40. security guard _____________________________

41. stock clerk _____________________________

42. surgeon _____________________________

43. tailor _____________________________

44. taxi driver _____________________________

45. teacher _____________________________

46. translator _____________________________

47. travel agent _____________________________

48. truck driver _____________________________

49. veterinarian (vet) _____________________________

50. waiter _____________________________

51. waitress _____________________________

52. welder _____________________________

53. zoo keeper _____________________________

54. fisher _____________________________

55. model _____________________________

56. musician _____________________________

57. garbage man _____________________________

58. secretary _____________________________

59. actor _____________________________

60. data processor _____________________________






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