Job Descriptions

Task 1 => Look at the adjective below, put them next to the correct
definition.

dangerous - well-paying - boring - demanding - low-paying

unusual - interesting - rewarding - stressful - challenging

Adjective Definition
challenging Testing someone’s skill because it’s difficult

boring I do the same thing all day every day, it isn’t very interesting.
Unusual It’s a very strange job. Not many people do it.

well-paying The money is great.

stressful I have a huge amount of responsibility, its causes me a lot of stress, people
depend on me.

demanding Full of tension

rewarding When you work hard and do the job well, there is a great sense of satisfaction.

dangerous I have to be extremely careful or I could get hurt.

low-paying The money is not very good.

interesting It’s a great job I have the opportunity to do lots of different things every day.
 Task 2 => Which description would you most like your job to fit? Which would you
least like to have? Number these descriptions from 1 (most important) to 8 (least
important).

Dangerous Boring Interesting Demandin Wellpaying Unusual Low- Rewarding

g paying
7 4 1 8 2 6 5 3

Task 3 => Look at the information in the box below. In your own opinion
describe each job.

Profession Description
Waiter Demanding, low-paying
Doctor well paid
Butcher good meat cutter
Professor teach well
Fireman helps people
Mining engineer good at finding valuable
things
Accountant very well paid
Taxi driver gives good service
Pastor preach to the world of Jesus

Architect build good houses

Task 4 => In your opinion which job do you think is the most appropriate to the
adjective in the Comparative and Superlative form.
 More interesting Being a doctor is more interesting than being a
waiter.

The most interesting In my opinion, being a fireman is the most interesting

job job because you never know what to expect.
More dangerous
a firefighter is more dangerous than a vet

The most boring job a bus collector is more boring than a doctor

More demanding the job of a doctor is more demanding than a secretary

The mol low-paying job a nurse is The more low-paying job than a doctor

More common a lawyer is the most common job that a teacher

More low-paying
a teacher is more low-paying work than a lawyer

The most engineering at Work more rewarding than a doctor

rewarding job

More challenging be youtuber More challenging than a secretary

More stressful Being a pilot is more stressful work than an announcer

Task 5 => Look at the information below about “comparative and superlative
forms”. Write another example of 1 syllable adjectives and an example of 2+ syllable
adjectives.

Adjectives have a comparative and superlative form.

Some adjectives have 1 syllable and therefore follow the pattern +er & +est

For example the adjective “tall”

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Tall Taller than The tallest
big
happy

However, when the adjectives has 2 or more syllables (2+) you cannot use
this rule.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Beautiful More beautiful than The most beautiful

dangerous

important
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PILOT
FIREFIGHTE BUTCHER SOLDIER TEACHER
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FRUIT
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SELLER CASHIER DETECTIV BABYSITTE
DRIVER
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IT VET
WAITER ENGINEER ACCOUNTA MECHANI
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SINGER BAKER
POSTMAN PHOTOGRA GARDENE
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