Lesson 3 Jobs

Read about some different peoples jobs.

Freddy is a high school teacher. He teaches math and P.E. (physical education) at Carver
High School. He likes his job very much. He has worked there or ten years. !n math
class "reddy teaches algebra to his students. !n PE class "reddy and his students play
dierent kinds o sports. He likes working with high school students but sometimes the
job is tiring and he eels tired.
Patrick is a seaood restaurant owner. He has worked there or iteen years. #he
restaurant was his ather$s beore. His ather retired and gave the restaurant to Patrick. He
likes his job very much. His restaurant sells many dierent kinds o seaood. !t sells ish%
shrimp% oysters and other kinds o seaood. Patrick likes to be in the restaurant and serve
resh seaood to his customers% although% sometimes the seaood is a little smelly.
Marcia is a sales representative. She works in an oice. She has worked there or seven
years. She sells watches to department stores and to bouti&ues. She talks on the telephone
and meets with her customers. She likes her job very much% however sometimes her
throat is sore because she has to talk a lot.
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.. /hat is "reddy$s job0
1. /here does he work0
2. /hat does he do at his job0
3. How long has he worked there0
4. 5oes he like his job0
6. /hat doesn$t he like about his job0
7. /hat is Patrick$s job0
8. /here does he work0
9. /hat does he do at his job0
.). How long has he worked there0
... 5oes he like his job0
.1. /hat doesn$t he like about his job0
.2. /hat is :arcia$s job0
.3. /here does she work0
.4. /hat does she do at her job0
.6. How long has she worked there0
.7. 5oes she like her job0
.8. /hat doesn$t she like about her job0
nter!ie" one of t#e people about t#eir jobs. $ork "it# a classmate. %ne student
asks si& 'uestions. (#e ot#er student s#ould ans"er t#em.
)sk: *lassmate ans"ers:
.. /hat is your job0 I am a _____;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.
1. /here do you work0 I work at _____________________.
2. /hat do you do at your job0 I _______ and ________________.
3. How long have you worked there0 I have worked there for _____ years.
4. 5o you like your job0 I like my job __________________.
6. /hat don$t you like about your job0 Sometimes ___________________.
<ctivity* =ther People$s >obs
(#ink of some people you kno". $rite do"n some t#in+s about t#eir jobs.
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$#ere do t#ey "ork-
$#at is t#eir job-
$#at do t#ey do-
How long have they worked there0
.o t#ey like t#e job-
$#at dont t#ey like about it-
Make a list of some indoor jobs and outdoor jobs.
ndoor jobs
%utdoor jobs
.iscussion Questions:
.. /hat is your ather$s ? mother$s job0
1. /here does he ? she work0
2. /hat does he ? she do0
3. How long has he ? she worked there0
4. 5oes he ? she like his ? her job0
6. /hat doesn$t he ? she like about the job0
7. /ould you like to have the same job as your ather0 /hy0
8. /ould you like to have the same job as your mother0 /hy0
9. /hat are some indoor jobs0
.). /hich indoor jobs do you like0 /hy0
... /hich indoor jobs do you dislike0 /hy0
.1. /hat are some outdoor jobs0
.2. /hich outdoor jobs do you like0 /hy0
.3. /hich outdoor jobs do you dislike0 /hy0
/rammar Focus: Fill in t#e blanks.
Freddy ;;;;; a high school teacher. He ;;;;;;;;; math and P.E. (physical
education) at Carver High School. He ;;;;;;;; his job very much. He ;;;;;
worked there or ten years. !n math class "reddy ;;;;;;;;;;; algebra to his
students. !n PE class "reddy and his students ;;;;;;; dierent kinds o sports.
He ;;;;;;;;; working with high school students but sometimes the job ;;;
tiring and he ;;;;;;;;; tired.
Marcia ;;;;; a sales representative. She ;;;;;;;;; in an oice. She ;;;;;;
worked there or seven years. She ;;;;;;; watches to department stores and
to bouti&ues. She ;;;;;;;; on the telephone and ;;;;;;;;with her customers.
She ;;;;;;;; her job very much% however sometimes her throat ;;;; sore
because she has to ;;;;;;;; a lot.