UNIT 9 LESSON 04: JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS

Let’s talk about jobs and the people who do them! 👩‍🚒👨‍⚕️

👩‍⚕️ JOBS AROUND US

There are many different jobs. Here are some common ones you can use in everyday English:

Job	What does this person do?
doctor	helps sick people
nurse	looks after patients
teacher	teaches students
police officer	helps keep people safe
firefighter	puts out fires and helps people
vet	looks after sick animals
chef	cooks food
waiter / waitress	serves food and drinks
pilot	flies a plane
farmer	works with animals and plants
mechanic	repairs vehicles and machines
hairdresser	cuts and styles hair

🏢 WHERE DO THEY WORK?

We can talk about a person’s job and workplace together.

Job	Workplace
doctor	hospital
teacher	school
chef	restaurant / kitchen
waiter	restaurant
pilot	airport / plane
farmer	farm
mechanic	garage
hairdresser	hair salon
police officer	police station
firefighter	fire station

🔎 WHO IS IT?

We can describe a job with simple clues.

• This person works in a hospital and helps sick people. → doctor
• This person teaches children at school. → teacher
• This person flies a plane. → pilot
• This person works with animals. → vet
• This person cuts and styles hair. → hairdresser

💬 TALKING ABOUT JOBS

These questions and answers are useful when we talk about jobs:

Question	Answer
What does your mum do?	She’s a teacher.
What does your dad do?	He’s a mechanic.
Where does she work?	She works in a hospital.
Where does he work?	He works in a garage.
What does a vet do?	A vet looks after animals.

Remember:

• What does he/she do? → asks about the job.
• Where does he/she work? → asks about the workplace.

⭐ JOBS I LIKE

We can also talk about jobs we find interesting.

• I think being a vet is interesting.
• I think being a pilot is exciting.
• I don’t think being a waiter is easy.
• I would like to be a scientist in the future.

📖 READ: A JOB FOR THE FUTURE

Read about Mia and the job she would like to do one day.

Hi! I’m Mia. I love animals, so my favourite job is probably being a vet. I think it is an interesting job because vets help animals feel better. My friend Leo loves technology. He would like to be an engineer because he enjoys building things and solving problems. My brother Daniel loves planes and travelling. He wants to be a pilot one day. My cousin Emma is very creative. She likes drawing and taking photos, so she would like to be a designer. We all have different ideas about our future jobs, and that’s OK!

🔎 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

1. What job does Mia like?
2. Why does Mia like this job?
3. What would Leo like to be?
4. Why does Leo like this job?
5. What does Daniel like?
6. What job would Emma like to do?

✏️ PRACTISE: MY FUTURE JOB

Complete these sentences about you:

• I would like to be a…
• I think this job is…
• I like this job because…
• This person works in…

🎯 YOUR JOB

Choose one job you find interesting and write four or five sentences about it.

Include the job, the workplace, what the person does and why you like it.

🗣️ ASK A FRIEND

Ask a friend:

• What job would you like to do?
• Why do you like it?
• Where does this person work?
• What does this person do?

🏆 A2 CHALLENGE

Choose a job without saying its name. Write three clues about the person, their workplace and what they do.

Can someone guess the job?

🎮 GAMES

Practise jobs and occupations with these games:

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📝 Resumen

In this lesson, you have learned common jobs and occupations, where people work and what they do. You can now ask and answer simple questions about jobs and talk about the job you would like to do in the future.