UNIVERSIDAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS DE LA HABANA

FCM ¨10 DE OCTUBRE¨

TECNICO EN PODOLOGIA 1er AÑO INGLES I
CURSO: 2020-21
PROFESOR: MERCEDES VENTURA MUÑIZ
CATEGORIA: PROFESOR AUXILIAR
ENVIAR A: mercedes.ventura@infomed.sld.cu FECHA: 11-3-21
ASSIGNMENT 2
TOPICS: ASKING & GIVING INFORMATION ABOUT OCCUPATIONS AND
WORKPLACES
DESCRIBING JOBS

I. Read the conversation between Albert and Betty.

Albert: Excuse me, Are you a doctor?

Betty: No, I am not. I am a technician.
Albert: Really! What´s your specialty?
Betty: I´m a podiatrist.
Albert: What’s your job like?
Betty: It is interesting, clean, humane and very important.
Albert: And, where do you work?
Betty: I work in a polyclinic near my house. I love my workplace. What do you
do?
Albert: I am an X-Ray technician. I like my work very much.
Betty: I think your work is very important too because you help doctors
diagnose some illnesses.

a. Select the correct answer. They are talking about:

1. Films
2. Jobs
3. Music

b. Write T for true, F for false or IDK (I don’t know).

1. ____ Betty is a health technician.
2. ____ She is young.
3. ____Betty works in a hospital.
4. ____ Albert is a pharmacist too.
5. ____Albert´s work is very important.

Albert Betty

What’s your job like? It is interesting, clean, humane and very important

What’s like? = What is it like? Tell me about it, describe it

 AFFIRM., NEGATIVE STATEMENTS & YES/NO QUESTIONS WITH BE

I am a podiatrist I am not/I’m Are you a nurse? Yes, I am/no, I’m not

not….
You are a radiology You’re not….
technician You aren’t….

She is a nurse She’ not… Is she a doctor? Yes, she is/No, she
She isn’t… isn’t/No, she’s not
He is a Clinical He’s not… Is he a prosthodontics technician?
Analysis technician He isn’t…. Yes, he is/No, he isn’t/No, he’s not

It is an interesting It’s not/It Is it an interesting job? Yes, it is/No, it

Job. isn’t isn’t/No, it’s not
We are We’re not… Are we microbiologist? Yes, we are/No,
physiotherapist we aren’t/No, we are not
technicians We aren’t…

You are transfusional You’re not… Are you hematologists? Yes we are/No
medicine technicians. You aren’t… we aren’t/No, we are not

They are They’re not… Are they dentists? Yes, they are/No,
orthoprosthesis They aren’t… they aren’t/No, they are not
technicians

Albert Betty

And, where do you work? I work in a polyclinic near my house. I love my work.

We use the Simple Present for things that are true in general and for
habitual actions or routines

SIMPLE PRESENT STATEMENTS Contractions

I go to work by bus I don’t live far from here don’t = do not

You have a car You don’t take a bus doesn’t = does not
He works near here He doesn’t go to work by bus
She walks to work She doesn’t use public transportation
We live with our parents We don’t live alone
They get up early every day They don’t miss school
SIMPLE PRESENT QUESTIONS

Do you get up early? Yes, I do/No, I don’t

Does he live near work? Yes, he does/No, he doesn’t
Does she work in a hospital? Yes, she does/No, she doesn’t
Do we work hard? Yes, we do/No we don’t
Do they wear a gown? Yes, they do/No they don’t

Betty Albert
What do you do? I am an X-Ray technician. I like my work very much.

OCCUPATION WORKPLACE
What do you do?/What’s your Where do you work?
occupation? I work in a
I am a nurse/doctor/podiatrist hospital/polyclinic/pharmacy or
We are Pharmaceutical Services drugstore
technicians We work in a rehabilitation center/
Clinical lab
What does Tom do?/What’s his Where does he work?
occupation? He works in a
He is a teacher/dentist/cook or chef school/clinic/restaurant
What does Helen do?/What’s her Where does she work?
occupation?
She is a lawyer/waitress/accountant She works in an
office/restaurant/cafeteria/bank
What do your grandparents do?/What They are retired
are their occupations?

c. Answer the following questions:

1. Is Betty a doctor?

2. What does she do?

3. Is it an interesting job?

4. Does she work in a polyclinic?

5. What´s her job like?

II. Complete the following conversations:

a. A: Are you _________________?

B: No, I’m not an X-ray technician.
A: _________________________?
B: I am a podiatrist.
A: _________________________?
B: No, I don’t work in a hospital. I work in a polyclinic.
 A: ___________________________?
B: It is very useful, important and humane.

b. A: Is your brother a nurse?

B: No, ________
A: What does he do?
B: ______________ cook.
A: ______________________ ?
B: In a restaurant.

c. A: ___________________?
B: No, they aren’t doctors.
A: ___________________.
B: They are dentists.
A: ____________________?
B: They work in a dental clinic.

III. Write negative sentences using the words in parentheses.

1. Alice and I are dental assistants (physiotherapist technicians)

2. Melissa is a nurse (doctor).

3. I am a podiatrist (pharmacist)

4. Robert works in a blood bank (in an office).

5. We work in a polyclinic (dental clinic).

IV. Match the occupation in column A with the correct workplace in column
B.
A B
a. dentist __ bank

b. lawyer __ airport

c. waiter __ polyclinic

d. pilot __ cafeteria

e. cashier __ dental clinic

f. podiatrist __ law office

List of adjectives related to jobs:

- Exhausting = very tiring

- demanding = hard, difficult, time-consuming

-wonderful = fantastic, great

-amazing = incredible, wonderful

-exciting ≠ boring

-dangerous ≠ safe

-interesting ≠ boring

- clean ≠ dirty

- easy ≠ difficult

- stressful ≠ relaxing

Ex. A doctor’s job is exhausting, stressful and important.

V. Write sentences about these occupations and workplaces. Describe the

jobs too.You may use one or more of the adjectives above.

a. I/Doctor/hospital
Ex: I am a doctor. I work in a hospital. It is an interesting and
exhausting job.

b. I/podiatrist/polyclinic/demanding and difficult

c. Laura/clinical analysis technician/lab/dangerous and interesting
d. Alex and David/waiters/restaurant/exhausting and stressful
e. Peter/physiotherapist/rehabilitation center/interesting
f. They/musicians/hotel/wonderful and relaxing