Unit 2-Red

Unit 2 

Jobs

Page 8

• Jobs 
• Workplaces

Other jobs 

Actor /Actress - a person that acts in a play or a movie

Architect - a person that designs building and houses.

Astronomer - a person who studies the stars and the universe

Author - They write books or novels.

Baker - They make bread and cakes and normally work in a bakery.

Butcher - a person that works with meat. They cut the meat and sell it in their shop.

Carpenter - a person that makes things from wood including houses and furniture.

Chef/Cook - a person that prepared food for others, often in a restaurant or café.

Designer - a person who has the job of designing things.

Engineer - a person who develops solutions to technical problems. They sometimes design, build, or maintain engines, machines, structures or public works.

Factory worker - a person that works in a factory.

Farmer - a person that works on a farm, usually with animals.

Fireman/Fire fighter - a person that puts out fires.

Fisherman - a person that catches fish

Gardener - a person that keeps gardens clean and tidy. They take care of the plants in the garden.

Hairdresser - they cut your hair or give it a new style.

Journalist - a person that makes new reports in writing or through television.

Judge - a qualified person that decides cases in a law court.

Lawyer - a person that defends people in court and gives legal advice.

Librarian - a person that works in a library.

Lifeguard - a person that saves lives where people swim (at a beach or swimming pool).

Mechanic - a person that repairs machines, especially car motors.

Newsreader - a person that reads the news, normally on television.

Optician - a person that checks your eyes and try and correct any problems with your sight.

Pharmacist - a qualified person that works with and dispenses medicine.

Photographer - a person that takes photos.

Pilot - a person who flies a plane.

Politician - a person who works in politics.

Postman - a person that delivers mail to your house.

Real estate agent - a person that makes money from selling land for development.

Scientist - a person that works in the science industry. They do many experiments.

Shop assistant - a person that works in a shop or store selling products.

Soldier - a person who works for the army.

Tailor - a person that makes clothes for others, many times producing exclusive items of clothing.

Translator - a person that translates from one language to another.

Travel agent - a person that organises and sells holidays and flights for others.

Veterinary doctor (Vet) - a qualified person that looks after sick animals.

Waiter/Waitress - a person that works in a food outlet, looking after customers and serving food.

Window cleaner - a person that cleans windows, normally the windows of big buildings.

Page 9 

• What do they do?
• Listen (tracks 11-12)

Page 10 

• Questions 
• Third person singular

Page 11 

• Listen (tracks 14-15)

Page 12 

• Time
• Listen (track 19)

Page 13 

• Read

Time listening
http://soundgrammar.com/learn/L1-CEFR-A1/L1-15-telling-time.htm

Jobs listening
http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer001/T011-FirstJob.htm


Activity
Talk about your first job

• What did you do?
• Where did you work?
• When did you work?
• How old where you then?
• How long did you work?
• How was your job?
• How was your boss?
• Why did you leave that job?

Record an audio with your story and send it to the group.

Workbook
Practice: 1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10,11 and 12

Video
Listen to the interviews

• What do they do?
• What is good about their jobs?
• What is bad about their jobs?