JOBS AND PROFESSIONS B1 WEEK 2

BASIC 1 WEEK 2

WHAT DO YOU DO?Jobs and professions

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WORK

Work is a general word to refer to activities that people do to earn money, like working for a company or for themselves.

• My sister works as a secretary at a bank.

PROFESSION

Profession is a kind of work for which you need special education or training. For example, a lawyer, a teacher, a doctor.

• Members of the teaching profession are not very well paid.
• The medical profession is not for everyone.

OCCUPATION

Occupation is used to refer to the kind of work that somebody does. It's used mainly on official forms.

• My cousin's occupation was shop asistant in a department store.

JOB

Job is the work that people do to earn money, especially when they work for a company or public organization.

• She got a new job in a shopping center.

questions

WHERE DO YOU WORK?

WHAT DO YOU DO?

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR LIVING?

I work in … an office a shop a restaurant a bank a factory I work from home

JOBS AND PROFESIONS

I'm a … teacher student doctor I am studying to become a teacher.

I work as a … journalist programmer

TRAINING

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

I'm training to be … an engineer a nurse I'm a trainee … accountant supermarket manager

I have a part-time job I have a full-time job I'm unemployed I'm looking for a job

She is a nurse.

She looks after patients.She works in a hospital or health center.

He is a dentist.

He looks after people's teeth. He works in a dental clinic.

She is an architect.

She designs buildings, such as houses, shops, offices, and factories.She works in the construction industry.

He is a lawyer.

He defends people. He works in a law court and in a lawyer's office.

She is a sales assistant/shop assistant.

She sells goods and looks after customers.She works in a shop.

He is an accountant.

He looks after the finances in an organization.He works in an office.

She is a vet .

She looks after people's animals.She works in a veterinary or vets.

She is a doctor.

She looks after people's health.He works in a hospital.

The are a chef.

They cook food.They work in a restaurant.

He is a waiter.

He serves people food and drink.He works in a restaurant.

Waitress= woman. Waitron= man/woman.

She is a flight attendant .

She looks after passengers. She works in an airplane.

She is a teacher .

She teaches people. She works at a school.

He is a surgeon.

He operates on people who are sick. He works at a hospital.

What do you do? WORD CHAIN GAME

JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

I am a/ an ______ and I work in/at ________.

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What do your friends do?

JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

FRIENDS' PROFESSIONS

• Where do they live?
• What is her/his job?
• What do they do in their job?
• Where do they work?

JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

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