Jobs and professions

COACH
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction,
instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or
of individual sportspeople.
A coach, particularly in a major operation, is traditionally
aided in his/her efforts by one or more assistant coaches
known as the assistant coaching staff and team. The staff may
include coordinators, strength and fitness specialists, and
trainers.
SECRETARY
A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person, whose
work consists of maintaining files, operating telephones,
typing letters and other clerical functions. These functions
may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or
may be for the benefit of more than one such. In other
situations a secretary is an officer of a society or organization
who deals with correspondence, admits new members and
organizes official meetings and events.
PLUMBER
A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and
maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water,
sewage, and drainage.
TEACHER
In education, a teacher (or, in the US, educator) is a person
who provides schooling for pupils and students. A teacher who
facilitates education for an individual student may also be
described as a personal tutor.
The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out by
way of occupation or profession at a school or other place of

formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to

become a teacher must first obtain professional qualifications
or credentials from a university or college.
MECHANIC
A mechanic is a craftsman or technician who uses tools to
repair machinery. Many mechanics CGU in a particular field
such as auto mechanics, bicycle mechanics, motorcycle
mechanics, boiler mechanics, general mechanics, industrial
maintenance mechanics (millwrights), air conditioning and
refrigeration mechanics, aircraft mechanics, diesel mechanics,
and tank mechanics in the armed services.
Auto mechanics, for example, have many trades within. Some
may specialize in the electrical aspects, while others may
specialize in the mechanical aspects. Other areas include:
brakes and steering, automatic or standard transmission,
engine repairs or diagnosing customer complaints. An auto
technician has a wide variety of topics to study.
POLICEMAN
Responsibilities of a police officer are varied, and may differ
greatly from within one political context to another. Typical
duties relate to keeping the peace, law enforcement,
protection of persons and property, and the investigation of
crimes. Officers are expected to respond to a variety of
situations that may arise while they are on duty. Rules and
guidelines dictate how an officer should behave within the
community, and in many contexts restrictions are placed on
what the uniformed officer wears. In some countries, rules and
procedures dictate that a police officer is obliged to intervene
in a criminal incident, even if they are off-duty. Police officers
in nearly all countries retain their lawful powers, while off duty.

CHEF
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people.
Although over time the term has come to describe any person
who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled
professional who is proficient in all aspects of food
preparation.
WAITER AND WAITRESS
Waiting staff, wait staff, or waitstaff are those who work at a
restaurant or a bar attending customers supplying them
with food and drink as requested. Traditionally, a male waiting
table is called a "waiter" and a female a "waitress" with the
gender-neutral version being a "server". Other gender-neutral
versions include using "waiter" indiscriminately for males and
females, "waitperson".
ACTOR AND ACTRESS
An actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic
production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio
in that capacity The ancient Greek word for an "actor,"
(hypokrites), means literally "one who interprets";
in this sense, an actor is one who interprets a dramatic
character or personality.
SINGER
A singer is a person who uses his or her voice to produce
music. Singers are often accompanied by musicians and
instruments, while other people sing for pleasure. Vocal skill is
usually a combination of innate talent and professional
training. Singers are also referred to as vocalists.
DENTIST
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the
study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases,
disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area

and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact

on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered necessary
for complete overall health. Those who practice dentistry are
known as dentists. The dentist's supporting team aids in
providing oral health services, which includes dental
assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians, and dental
therapists.

MAILCARRIER
A mail carrier, mailman , postman/postwoman, letter carrier
(in American English and in New Zealand) or postie (in
Australia, New Zealand) is an employee of the post office or
postal service, who delivers mail and parcel post to residences
and businesses. The term mail carrier came to be used as a
gender-neutral substitute for mailman soon after women
began performing the job. In the Royal Mail, the official name
changed from "letter carrier" to "postman" in 1883, and
"postwoman" has also been used for many years.
ELECTRICIAN
An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of
buildings, stationary machines and related equipment.
Electricians may be employed in the installation of new
electrical components or the maintenance and repair of
existing electrical infrastructure. Electricians may also
specialize in wiring ships, airplanes and other mobile
platforms.
LAWYER
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person
learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a
person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of
conduct established by the sovereign government of a society
to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political and social

authority, and deliver justice. Working as a lawyer involves the

practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge
to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the
interests of those who retain lawyers to perform legal
services.

ENGINEER
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering,
concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics
and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems.
Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems
while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,
safety and cost. The word engineer is derived from the Latin
root ingenium, meaning "cleverness".
FIREFIGHTER
Firefighters (historically, firemen) are rescuers extensively
trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten
civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car
incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such
situations. The increasing complexity of modern industrialized
life with an increase in the scale of hazards has created an
increase in the skills needed in firefighting technology and a
broadening of the firefighter-rescuer's remit. They
sometimes provide emergency medical services. The fire
service, or fire and rescue service, also known in some
countries as the fire brigade or fire
CARPENTER
A carpenter (builder) is a skilled craftsperson who performs
carpentry, see also Joiner. Carpenters work with timber to
construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other
objects. The work may involve manual labor and work
outdoors.

ARCHITECT
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and
oversight of the construction of buildings, who practices
architecture. To practice architecture means to offer or
render services in connection with the design and
construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space
within the site surrounding the buildings that have as their
principal purpose human occupancy or use.
FARMER
A farmer is a person, engaged in agriculture, who raises
living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including
livestock husbandry and growing crops such as produce
and grain. A farmer might own the farmed land or might work
as a labourer on land owned by others; but in advanced
economies, a farmer is usually a farm owner, while employees
of the farm are farm workers, farmhands, etc.
ATHLETE
A person who is involved in Athletics (sport), which involves
track and field events, long distance, cross-country and
road running, and race walking
Sportsperson, a person who participates regularly in a sport
BUSSINESSMAN
A businessperson (also businesswoman for a female, or
businessman for a male or gender unspecified) is an
entrepreneur or someone who is involved in the management
(at any level) of a company. Sometimes it can also mean
someone
employed
at
a
(usually)
profit-oriented
enterprise. The term businessperson almost always refers to
someone with a "white collar" occupation.
CHEMIST

A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry.

Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties
such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the
properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on
the level of molecules and their component atoms. Chemists
carefully measure substance proportions, reaction rates, and
other chemical properties.
BANKER
A banker helps individuals or businesses raise funds to
purchase things (such as new machinery or homes), assist in
the movement of money via payment mechanisms, and to
provide ways to invest excess funds, such as savings accounts
and bonds.
VET
Veterinarian, a professional trained to diagnose and treat
illness in animals.
BAKER
A baker is someone who bakes and sells bread. Cakes and
similar foods may also be produced, as the traditional
boundaries between what is produced by a baker as opposed
to a pastry chef have blurred in recent decades. The place
where a baker works is called a bakery.
NURSE
A nurse is a healthcare professional who, in collaboration with
other members of a health care team, is responsible for:
treatment, safety, and recovery of acutely or chronically ill
individuals; health promotion and maintenance within
families, communities and populations; and, treatment of lifethreatening emergencies in a wide range of health care
settings. Nurses perform a wide range of clinical and nonclinical functions necessary to the delivery of health care, and
may also be involved in medical and nursing research.

PRIEST
A priest or priestess is one authorized to perform the sacred
rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between
humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to
administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to,
and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is
the priesthood, a term which also may apply to such persons
collectively.

JOURNALIST
A journalist collects and disseminates information about
current events, people, trends, and issues. His or her work is
acknowledged as journalism.
Reporters are one type of journalist. They create reports as a
profession for broadcast or publication in mass media such as
newspapers, television, radio, magazines, documentary film,
and the Internet. Reporters find sources for their work, their
reports can be either spoken or written, and they are often
expected to report in the most objective and unbiased way to
serve the public good. A columnist is a journalist who writes
pieces that appear regularly in newspapers or magazines.
JUDGE
A judge is a person who presides over a court of law, either
alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions,
method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary
widely across different jurisdictions.
WRIETER

A writer is a person who produces literary content, including

but not limited to stories, poetry, music and other literary art,
advertising, procedures, and books.
BROADCASTER
A broadcaster is an individual who has a number of important
roles and duties related to the success of his daily operations.
The occupation of broadcaster can relate to different forms of
media such as radio and television. Depending on the exact
type of media which the broadcaster is involved with, they will
have duties and responsibilities that relate to that particular
job format.

JOBS AND PROFESSIONS VOCABULARY

1. - INVOLVED - involucrado
2. - TRAINERS-formadores.
3.-CLERICAL-oficinista.
4. - CARRY OUT llevar acabo
5.- WHO DEALS - que se ocupa.
6.-OFFICER- oficial, funcionario.
7.- TRADESPERSON-comerciante.8.- SEWAGER - aguas residuales.
9.- SCHOOLING - escolaridad, estudios.
10.- ONGOING- en marcha, que cintinua.
11. - CRAFTSMAN artesano.
12. - BRAKES frenos.

13. - STEERING direccion de un anto.

14.- GREATLY en gran medida.
15.- RELATE-- relacionados
16.- ENFORCEMENT- ejecutar o realizar.
17.- ARISE surgir
18.- DUTY- debe4r, obligacion
19. - GUIDELINES - directrices.
20. - RETAIN conservar
21. - Proficiente - competente.
22. - Skill habilidad
23.-SUPPLY suministro.
24.- REQUESTED pedido.
25.- OVERALL en general, enconjunto.
26.- AIDS ayuda.
27.-PROVIDING.- proporcionando, siempre que.
28.- PARCEL paquete.
29.- PERFORMING realizar.
30.- ROYAL real.
31.- WIRING cableado.
32.- TRADESPERSON comerciante.
33.- WIRING SHIPS tubos de cableado
34.- RELATED relacionado.
35.- PLATFORMS plataformas.

36.- ATTORNEY abogado.

37.- COUNSEL consejero, cnsul.
38.- SOLICITOR notario.
39.- MAINTAIN mantener.
40.- DELIVER entregar.
42.- RETAIN quedarse con, guardar.
43.-SOLVE -- resolver.
44.- PERFORM realizar.
45.-CONCERNED en cuestin, preocupado.
46.-INGENUITY ingenio
47.- CLEVERNESS astucia
48.-HAZARDOUS peligrosos arriesgados.
49.-THREATEN amenazar
50.- BROADENING amlpliar.
51.- REMIT remitir.
52.- JOINER carpintero o ensamblador.
53.- TIMBER madera.
54.- OVERSIGHT supervisin o vigilancia.
55.- RENDER hacer producir.
56.- ENGAGED comprometidos.
57.- RAISES plantea.
58.- RAW en bruto, en crudo.
59.- HUSBANDRY agricultura.

60.- GRAIN grano.

61.- LIVESTOCK ganado.
62.- ENTERPRISE empresa.
63.- PROFIT-ORIENTED animo de lucro.
64.- ACIDITY acidez.
65.- PURPOSE propsito.
66.- DETAIL detalle.
67.- PURCHASE compra o adquisicin.
68.- MANAGEMENT gestin, direccin, manejo,gerencia.
69.- RATES tipo, tarifa, precio.
70.- ENTREPRENEUR empresario
71.- VIA PAYMENT atraves del pago.
72.- BONDS bonos
73.- BOUNDARIES limites.
74.- PASTRY pastel reposteria.
75.- BLURRED borroso, confuse.
76.- RECOVERY recuperacion.
77.- THREATENING amenaza.
78.-CARE SITTINGS centros de atencion
79.- PROPITIATION propiciacion.
80.- NURSING RESEARCH investigacion de enfermeria.
81.- DISSEMINATES difundir.
82.- CURRENT.- actual.

83.- TRENDS tendencias.

84.- BROADCAST diffusion.
85 UBIASED imparcial
86.- DEITIES deidades
87.- PRIESTHOOD clero, sacerdocio.

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ARE TRUE OR FALSE. IF THEY ARE FALSE
CORRECT THE STATEMENTS. AND ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS.

1.-He is involved in the direction, instruction and training of a

sport team.
2.-Its called administrative assistant too, and it has several
clerical functions.
3.-Its staff may include coordinators, strengthen and fitness
specialists.
4.-Its work consists of maintaining files, operating telephones,
and typing letters.
5.-Its work consists in installing and maintaining systems used
for potable water.
6.-Which others names are used to call a teacher?

7.-He or she uses tools for repairing machinery.

8.-Specialities that a mechanic can choose are:
9.-An auto mechanic can specializes in:
10.-Responsibilities of a police man are cooks for another
people, and served food and drinks.
11.-A plumber is a person that keeping the peace and
protection of persons and property.
12.-A chef is a person who cooks for living.
13.-Its gender natural is server or waitperson
14.-An actor or actress is a person who uses his or her voice to
producer music.
15.-A singer works in a school or a university.
16.-What is the meaning of dentistry?
16.-A dentist is involved in treatment or diseases maxillofacial.
17.-What does a mail carrier do?
18. - What is the law?
19. - An architect applying scientific knowledge, mathematics,
and ingenuity to develop solution for technical problems.
20.- Its a person who works with timber to construct, install,
and maintain buildings, furniture and others object.
21.- A firefighter
(sports)

is a person who is involved in athletics

22.- Write three things about a nurse:

23.- A journalist is a person who bakes and sells bread:

24.- Who is authorized to perform the sacred rites of a

religion, especially as a mediator agent between humans and
deities.
25.- What can a writer produce or write?
26.- Which are the differences between a journalist and a
broadcaster?
27.- What does a veterinarian?
28.- What does a chemist study? Write three things.
29.- A farmer is a person who assist in the movement of
money?
30.- A farmer is own the farmed land or labourer on land?