UNIT 3 at Work-1

UANCV- TECHNICAL ENGLISH MISS: ANGELA TAMAYO
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UNIT 3 : AT WORK
Vocabulary: Professions and occupations

Grammar: Artícles, plural nouns, present simple (Affirmative, Negative, Interrogative
and Short answers), Possessive adjectives, Prepositions of place.
Professions & Occupations

English Vocabulary
Below we have a list of different Professions and an explanation of what each person
does in that profession.
Accountant - a person that works with the money and accounts of a company.
Actor /Actress - a person that acts in a play or a movie
Architect - a person that designs building and houses.
Astronomer - a person who studies the stars and the universe
Author - They write books or novels.
Baker - They make bread and cakes and normally work in a bakery.
Bricklayer - a person that helps to build houses using bricks.
Bus driver - a person that drives buses.
Butcher - a person that works with meat. They cut the meat and sell it in their shop.
Carpenter - a person that makes things from wood including houses and furniture.
Chef/Cook - a person that prepared food for others, often in a restaurant or café.
Cleaner - a person that cleans/tidies an area or place (such as in an office)
Dentist - a person that can fix problems you have with your teeth.
Designer - a person who has the job of designing things.
Doctor - a person you go to see when you are ill or have some type of health problem.
Dustman/Refuse collector - a person that collects trash/rubbish from bins in the
street.
Electrician - a person that works with electric circuits.
Engineer - a person who develops solutions to technical problems. They sometimes
design, build, or maintain engines, machines, structures or public works.
Factory worker - a person that works in a factory.
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Farmer - a person that works on a farm, usually with animals.

Fireman/Fire fighter - a person that puts out fires.
Fisherman - a person that catches fish
Florist - a person that works with flowers.
Gardener - a person that keeps gardens clean and tidy. They take care of the plants in
the garden.
Hairdresser - they cut your hair or give it a new style.
Journalist - a person that makes new reports in writing or through television.
Judge - a qualified person that decides cases in a law court.
Lawyer - a person that defends people in court and gives legal advice.
Lecturer - a person that gives lectures, usually in a university.
Librarian - a person that works in a library.
Lifeguard - a person that saves lives where people swim (at a beach or swimming
pool).
Mechanic - a person that repairs machines, especially car motors.
Model - a (usually attractive) person that works in fashion, modeling clothes and
accessories.
Newsreader - a person that reads the news, normally on television.
Nurse - a person trained to help a doctor look after the sick or injured.
Optician - a person that checks your eyes and try and correct any problems with your
sight.
Painter - a person that paints pictures or the interior and exterior of buildings.
Pharmacist - a qualified person that works with and dispenses medicine.
Photographer - a person that takes photos.
Pilot - a person who flies a plane.
Plumber - a person that repairs your water systems or pipes.
Politician - a person who works in politics.
Policeman/Policewoman - a member of the police force. They (try and) prevent crime.
Postman - a person that delivers mail to your house.
Real estate agent - a person that makes money from selling land for development.
Receptionist - a person that is at the reception (entrance) of a company.
Scientist - a person that works in the science industry. They do many experiments.
Secretary - a person employed in an office who types letters, keeps records etc.
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Shop assistant - a person that works in a shop or store selling products.

Soldier - a person who works for the army.
Tailor - a person that makes clothes for others, many times producing exclusive items
of clothing.
Taxi driver - a person who drives a taxi.
Teacher - a person that passes knowledge to students, usually at school.
Translator - a person that translates from one language to another.
Traffic warden - a person that patrols areas to check that people do not park in the
wrong place.
Travel agent - a person that organises and sells holidays and flights for others.
Veterinary doctor (Vet) - a qualified person that looks after sick animals.
Waiter/Waitress - a person that works in a food outlet, looking after customers and
serving food.
Window cleaner - a person that cleans windows, normally the windows of big
buildings.
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Exercise: Complete the sentences with”a”,”an” or “the”

1. ….. concept of sustainable development is based on the resources of the
planet
El concepto de desarrollo sostenible se sustenta en los recursos del planeta

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2. …… process is sustainable when it is centered on the protection and

enhancement of the livelihoods of the population
Un proceso es sostenible cuando está centrado en la protección y el

fortalecimiento de los medios de vida de la población
3. ……. graphical tool that clarifies the work focused on livelihoods is the
pentagon of resources or capital
Una herramienta gráfica que clarifica el trabajo centrado en los medios de vida
es el pentágono de recursos o capitales
4. ……. action lies in the need to promote responsible participation of civil
society in participatory programming of the budget, execution, control and
sustainability of investment projects
Una acción radica en la necesidad de promover la participación responsable de

la sociedad civil en la programación participativa del presupuesto, ejecución,
control y sostenibilidad de los proyectos de inversión
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Exercise: Follow the rules about “Plural nouns” and add the correct letter
(s)
1. Explosion………………………..
2. Firefighter……………………….
3. Reporter………………………….
4. Hero……………………………….
5. Life………………………………..
6. Cause……………………………..
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EXAMPLES
1. 340 million accidents at work occur (occur) throughout the world each
year
340 millones de accidentes en el trabajo ocurren en todo el mundo cada año
2. In the framework of the experience and in mining safety regulations, the

concept of risk control has (have) a history from the 90´s.
En el marco de la experiencia y normativa en seguridad minera, el

concepto de control de riesgo tiene antecedentes desde la década del
90
3. Pieter De Meyer, current president of the National Institute of Safety for

the Peruvian Industry ”INSEIP” explains (explain) the relationship
between the security based on the behavior and management systems
Pieter De Meyer, actual presidente del Instituto Nacional de Seguridad para la

Industria Peruana-INSEIP, explica la relación entre la seguridad basada en el
comportamiento y los sistemas de gestión
Task1- Unit 3 . Complete the sentences with the correct form of

the Simple present tense
Find 4 new words for you write and represent them through
pictures
1. The term "risk" ………… (HAVE) many meanings in the world of mining
El término "riesgo" tiene muchos significados en el mundo de la minería
2. Our technical specialists ………(APPLY) in their disciplines tip tools for

the management of risk
Nuestros especialistas técnicos aplican en sus disciplinas herramientas

de punta para la gestión de riesgo.
3. The reports of the incidents………… (HAVE) a large percentage of

effectiveness
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Los reportes de los incidentes tienen un gran porcentaje de efectividad
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
USES
We use possessive adjectives:
• to show something belongs to somebody:
That’s our house.

My car is very old.
• for relations and friends:
My mother is a doctor.
How old is your sister?
• for parts of the body:
He’s broken his arm.

She’s washing her hair.
I need to clean my teeth.
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Possessive Adjectives Exercises : Read the sentences and complete them with
the correct possessive adjective
1. Here is (we) …….. teacher.

2. (They) …….. fathers work in a car factory.
3. (You) …………… laptop is very expensive.
4. Two students didn't do ………….. mathematics homework.
5. We go to a high school. ……. ..high school is fantastic.
Preposition of place
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 The chart demonstrates some of the most common prepositions of place in

English.
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Prepos
itions They are used to show the position or location of one
thing with another.
of It answers the question "Where?"
Place Below we have some more examples of Prepositions of

Place:
In front of
 A band plays their music in front of an audience.

 The teacher stands in front of the students.
Behind
Behind is the opposite of In front of. It means at the back (part) of something.
 When the teacher writes on the whiteboard, the students are behind him (or
her).
 Who is that person behind the mask?
Between
Between normally refers to something in the middle of two objects or things (or places).
 There are mountains between Chile and Argentina.

 The number 5 is between the number 4 and 6.
Across From / Opposite
Across from and Opposite mean the same thing. It usually refers to something being in
front of something else BUT there is normally something between them like a street or
table. It is similar to saying that someone (or a place) is on the other side of something.
 I live across from a supermarket (= it is on the other side of the road)

 The chess players sat opposite each other before they began their game.
(= They are in front of each other and there is a table between them)
Next to / Beside
Next to and Beside mean the same thing. It usually refers to a thing (or person) that is
at the side of another thing.
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 At a wedding, the bride stands next to the groom.

 Guards stand next to the entrance of the bank.
Near / Close to
Near and Close to mean the same thing. It is similar to next to / beside but there is
more of a distance between the two things.
 The receptionist is near the front door.

 This building is near a subway station.
 We couldn't park the car close to the store.
 Our house is close to a supermarket.
On
On means that something is in a position that is physically touching, covering or

attached to something.
 The clock on the wall is slow.

 He put the food on the table.
Above / Over
Above and Over have a similar meaning. The both mean "at a higher position than X"
but above normally refers to being directly (vertically) above you.
 Planes normally fly above the clouds.

 We put a sun umbrella over the table so we wouldn't get so hot.
 Our neighbors in the apartment above us are really noisy.
Under / Below
Under and Below have a similar meaning. They mean at a lower level
 Your legs are under the table.
 Miners work below the surface of the Earth.

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Examples: Complete the exercise according to the picture.
1. In the picture, I can see a woman.

2. The woman is sitting at a table.
3. She is sitting on a chair.
4. There is another chair opposite the woman.
5. Her feet are under the table
6. The woman is holding a cup in her hands.
7. On the table are a laptop, a paper, a calculator, an appointment calendar, two
pens and a muffin.
8. The woman is looking at her laptop.
9. The woman's bag is under the table.
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TASK 2 UNIT 3: POSSESSIVES ADJECTIVES AND PREPOSITIONS OF

PLACE
 Complete the sentences by writing the correct “Possessive adjective”

into the gaps.
1. We are Betti and Barbara and this is……. favourite book. ………… title is:
“Mining Management”
2. She gave the report to boss
3. Mr Adams teaches class in the morning
4. (He) company builds amazing apartments
5. The hat belongs to you. It's hat.

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UANCV- TECHNICAL ENGLISH MISS: ANGELA TAMAYO

Vocabulary: Professions and occupations

Professions & Occupations

Farmer - a person that works on a farm, usually with animals.

Shop assistant - a person that works in a shop or store selling products.

Exercise: Complete the sentences with”a”,”an” or “the”

El concepto de desarrollo sostenible se sustenta en los recursos del planeta

2. …… process is sustainable when it is centered on the protection and

Un proceso es sostenible cuando está centrado en la protección y el

Una acción radica en la necesidad de promover la participación responsable de

2. In the framework of the experience and in mining safety regulations, the

En el marco de la experiencia y normativa en seguridad minera, el

3. Pieter De Meyer, current president of the National Institute of Safety for

Pieter De Meyer, actual presidente del Instituto Nacional de Seguridad para la

Task1- Unit 3 . Complete the sentences with the correct form of

El término "riesgo" tiene muchos significados en el mundo de la minería

2. Our technical specialists ………(APPLY) in their disciplines tip tools for

Nuestros especialistas técnicos aplican en sus disciplinas herramientas

3. The reports of the incidents………… (HAVE) a large percentage of

Los reportes de los incidentes tienen un gran porcentaje de efectividad

We use possessive adjectives:

• to show something belongs to somebody:

That’s our house.

• for relations and friends:

• for parts of the body:

He’s broken his arm.

1. Here is (we) …….. teacher.

 The chart demonstrates some of the most common prepositions of place in

of It answers the question "Where?"

Place Below we have some more examples of Prepositions of

 A band plays their music in front of an audience.

 There are mountains between Chile and Argentina.

Across From / Opposite

 I live across from a supermarket (= it is on the other side of the road)

 At a wedding, the bride stands next to the groom.

 The receptionist is near the front door.

On means that something is in a position that is physically touching, covering or

 The clock on the wall is slow.

 Planes normally fly above the clouds.

 Your legs are under the table.

 Miners work below the surface of the Earth.

Examples: Complete the exercise according to the picture.

1. In the picture, I can see a woman.

TASK 2 UNIT 3: POSSESSIVES ADJECTIVES AND PREPOSITIONS OF

 Complete the sentences by writing the correct “Possessive adjective”

2. She gave the report to boss

3. Mr Adams teaches class in the morning

4. (He) company builds amazing apartments

5. The hat belongs to you. It's hat.

“Prepositions of Place”- Exercise with picture-

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