Read the names of professions and divide them into groups.
Test 1
Exercise1. Match the situations in the left column with the name of the job or professions in the right column.
A filling has come out of one of your teeth a) a surgeon
You need to have your hair cut b) a lawyer
You need legal advice c) a dentist
You house is on fire d) a mechanic
Your granny’s knee needs an operation e) a fireman
In the shop you want advice on what sort of coffee to buy f) a psychologist
All the lights in your house have gone out g) a barber|hairdresser
Your neighbour’s flat has been burgled h) an accountant
You don’t get on well with your parents i) a shop assistant
Your father needs somebody to help k) a policeman
his firm with money problems
Ex.2. You will have 10 sentences and 5 minutes to complete them with the following words:
Successful, occupation, career, creative, architect, vet, responsible, prestigious, noble, librarian, firefighter.
The profession of a photographer is very …
My sister says that teaching is a … profession.
We have always thought that any job in the hospital is …
Careers of computer programmers are very … nowadays.
My cousin wants to be an …
Will you write your … on this form?
A … is a person who works in the library and helps people to choose books and magazines to read.
I am sure that the profession of a … is rather dangerous.
His … as a driver came to an end after a bad road accident.
I am going to be a … because I like animals and birds.
Ex.3. Finish the following sentences with the names of jobs or professions given below:
a person who deals with office correspondence and records is a …..
a person whose job is to treat sick animals is a ….
a person who checks in and out books and gives advice on what to read is a …..
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a person who gets coal from under the ground is a …..
a person who loads and unloads ships in a port is a …..
a person whose job is to cook in a restaurant is a …..
a person who sells newspapers and magazines is a ….
a person who works in a government office is a ….
a person whose job is to help people buy and sell houses is a …..
a person who designs buildings is a …..
Ex. 4 Read the list of jobs and professions below and sort them out in two columns:
| A geologist | A shop assistant | A businessman | A pop singer | A nurse |
| A journalist | A bank manager | A book-keeper | A book seller | A teacher |
| A gardener | A waiter| waitress | A tourist guide | a bodyguard | A cook |
| A film star | A computer operator | An interpreter | A bus driver |
Give at least three reasons why you’d like to have these jobs| professions:
e.g. I ’d like to become a lawyer because:
This job is well-paid
It helps people to solve their problems
It is rather prestigious now
Give at least three reasons why you’d dislike to have these jobs| professions:
e.g. I ’d hate to become a journalist because:
This job sometimes does more harm than good
It involves meeting too many people
It needs to much writing
Ex.5 Sort out the names of jobs and professions given below alphabetically. Add some of your own.
A coal miner, a trainer, a physician, an architect, a gardener, an instructor, a university professor, a pianist, an actor, an engineer, a teacher, a dancer, a baker, an operator, an ecologist, a dentist, a tailor, a sailor, a cook, a nurse, a farmer, an artist, a geologist, a chemist, a technician, a lawyer, a painter, a janitor, a scientist, a musician, a pilot, a manager, a dress-maker, a reporter, an inspector………
Ex. 6 Try to sort out the jobs given above according to one of the following principles:
Necessity of higher education
Manual or intellectual jobs
On-door or out-door jobs
Jobs demanding a special uniform
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Working more with people or working more with things
Enjoying high salary and social prestige
Ex. 6 Try to guess and name them.
1. someone who can count well and keeps the money records of a business
2. someone who makes walls with bricks
3. someone who designs clothes
4. someone who writes computer programs
5. someone who stands in front of the group of musicians or singers and directs their playing or singing
6. someone who gets cash or pays out money in a shop
7. someone who works at the reception desk of a hotel
8. (Am.) a doctor
9. someone who changes spoken words from one language to another
10. someone whose job is to design buildings
11. someone whose job is to manage a company
12. someone who studies or works in physics
Read the names of professions and divide them into groups.
photographer, school master, physician (doctor), conductor, bus driver, bricklayer (каменщик), tailor (портной), weaver (ткач), judge, shop-assistant, physicist, manager, accountant, programmer, fashion designer, architect.
| Prestigious jobs | Not prestigious jobs |
| Well-paid | Low-paid |
| Up-to-date | Out-of-date |
| Rare | Widespread |
| Intellectual/mental | Manual |
Ex.7 Make up the sentences.
(A teacher should be patient, intellectual, loving children.)
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