Basic 1 Unit 10

Unit 10
Occupations

Introduction
a. Who are they? Complete the sentences using the words below.

dog walker • fitness trainer • florist • gardener • salesclerk • teacher

1. I arrange and sell flowers. I’m a _______________________________.

Florist

2. I take care of people’s dogs. I’m a _____________________________.

dog walker

3. I work in a store. I sell things. I’m a ____________________________.

salesclerk

4. I work in a school. I have many students. I’m a ___________________.

teacher

5. I work outdoors. I take care of plants. I’m a ______________________.

gardener

6. I help people get in shape. I work in a gym. I’m a __________________.

fitness trainer

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b. Complete the sentences with the correct Present Simple form of the verb in brackets.

1. Carmela ____________________
start [start] work when it’s still dark outside.
2. Do Antonio and Elise still ___________________
working [work] in the museum?
3. She ________________________________
makes [make] hats and sells them.
4. The café ____________________________
not open [not/open] until 10:00 A.M.
5. Does Jake still ______________________________________
fixing [fix] cars?
6. This store __________________________________
not selling [not/sell] clothing.

A Job Fair
a. Complete the poster with the words below.

Address • Date • employers • parking • Job Fair • information

part-time • résumé • public • Time

Looking for a Job?

Come to the Parson-Mann Center (1) _________________.
Job Fair

(2) _________________:
Date September 4th
(3) _________________:
Time 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

(4) _______________:
Address 2121 W. Orange Grove Road, Miami Beach, Florida

• Meet with (5) _________________

employers from many different organizations
• Full-time and (6) _________________
part-time positions available
• Open to the (7) _________________
public

• Free (8) _________________

parking

Bring copies of your (9) _________________.

resume

Call for more (10) _________________:

information 555-434-2345

Or visit our Web site: Parson-MannCenter.com

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Ella’s Job
a. Do you remember Ella from the video? Another customer walks into Ella’s flower
shop. Read the dialogue and answer the questions.

Mrs. Janz: Good morning, Ella.

Ella: Good morning, Mrs. Janz. How can I help you today?
Mrs. Janz: I want to buy flowers for my granddaughter. She’s graduating college.
Ella: Congratulations! How about a bouquet of summer flowers?
Mrs. Janz: That sounds very nice.
Ella: Can you wait a moment? I’m just going to arrange the flowers.
Mrs. Janz: Of course. I love the smell of fresh flowers!

1. How do we know that Ella and Mrs. Janz know each other?

_____________________________________________________________
because they both know their names and their families

2. Why does Mrs. Janz want to buy flowers?

_____________________________________________________________
His granddaugther is graduading college

3. What kind of flowers does Ella suggest?

_____________________________________________________________
a bouquet of summer flowers

4. Why does Ella ask Mrs. Janz to wait?

_____________________________________________________________
she is going to arrange the flowers.

5. Why is Mrs. Janz happy to wait?

_____________________________________________________________
He loves the smell of fresh flowers

b. You are a florist. Tell your partner why you like working in a flower shop.

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What Do You Do?

a. Mike is asking Victoria about her job. Complete their conversation by matching
Victoria’s answers to Mike’s questions.

Mike’s Questions Victoria’s Answers

1. What do you do? ___

C a. In a small bakery downtown

2. Where do you work? ___

A b. All different kinds

3. Do you like your job? ___

D c. I’m a baker.
d. I love baking, but I hate getting up
4. What kind of cakes do you bake? ___
B
early to bake!

b. Number the sentences in the correct order.

1 What do you do?

5 Do you like selling clothes?

2 I’m a salesclerk.

6 Not really, it’s boring.

4 I work in a clothing store.

3 Where do you work?

c. Interview a partner. Ask him or her four questions about what he or she does. Then
have your partner interview you.

1.
______________________________________________________________?
What do you do

2. ______________________________________________________________?
what kind of thing you do

3.
______________________________________________________________?
Do your like your job

4.
______________________________________________________________?
Where do you work

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Summer Jobs
a. Do you remember the people interviewed in the article “Summer Jobs”? Read each
sentence. Who is the sentence talking about? Mark the correct name or names.

Nancy Jack Tara

1. He/she sells ice cream. ✔

2. They work Monday through Friday. ✔ ✔

3. He/she works for the town council. ✔

4. He/he sometimes works on weekends. ✔

5. He/she drives a small truck. ✔

6. He/she gives dogs exercise. ✔

7. He/she plants trees. ✔

8. He/she works Wednesday through Sunday. ✔

b. What does each person do? Write a sentence about each of these occupations.

1. Dog walker: ____________________________________________________

She did part-time jobs as a waitress and dog walker.

______________________________________________________________
2. Gardener: _____________________________________________________
The gardener began to heap up the fallen leaves.

______________________________________________________________
3. Truck driver: ____________________________________________________
It is much easier to teach a soldier to be a truck driver than it is to make a truck driver a soldier.

______________________________________________________________

c. What do you think is a good summer job? Share your answer with a partner.
Tell him or her why you think it’s a good job. Give at least three reasons. Then have
your partner do the same.

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The Right Job for You

a. You are a career coach. You help people find occupations that are right for them.
Read about each person below. Then complete column B with the most suitable
occupations from the bank below. There are more occupations than you need.

dog walker • truck driver • gardener • salesclerk • teacher

fitness trainer • florist

A B
1. Zara loves working out. She is in great shape. She
Fitness trainer
likes to help others get in shape, too.
2. Rafael knows a lot about many subjects. He is very
good at explaining things. He enjoys working with Teacher
children.
3. Omar is very friendly and enjoys meeting new people. Salesclerk
He is helpful and patient. He is also good at math.
4. Nadia enjoys being outdoors. She loves plants, trees, Gardener
and flowers. She enjoys working with her hands.

b. What do you like to do? Mark the sentences that are true for you.

✔ 1. I like spending time outdoors.

✔ 2. I like meeting new people.
✔ 3. I like animals.
✔ 4. I like working with my hands.
5. I like doing math.

c. Tell your a partner what type of person you are. Have your partner tell you what he or
she thinks is the best job for you. Make sure to include the following information:

• What your interests are

• What you’re good at
• If you are in school or if you went to school
• What you studied

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