JOBS PEOPLE DO

SESSION 6

TOPICS
• Talking about jobs
• Rules at work
• Leisure
Input 6.1A Jobs people do
Input 6.1B Language summary

You can ask these questions to find out about people's jobs.

What do you do? - I’m a schoolteacher.

Where do you work? - I work in a school.
What time do you leave for school? - 8 am.
How do you go to school? - I drive to school.
When do you return from school? - 4 pm.
Which subjects do you teach? - English and History.
Input 6.2A Have to or don’t have to?
Complete the sentences using have to plus the words in the list. Some sentences are
positive (have/has to...) and some are negative (don't/doesn’t have to...).

ask do drive get up go

make make pay show work

1. I'm not working tomorrow so I __________________________ early.

2. Sharat doesn't know how to use the new payroll system so, I __________________________
him.
3. Excuse me a moment, I __________________________ a phone call. I won't be long.
4. I'm not too busy. I have some things to do, but I __________________________ them now.
5. I don't know where your office is. I __________________________ for directions.
6. The office car parking is free. You __________________________ to park your car there.
7. Vandana is a senior manager in the company. She __________________________ important
decisions.
8. Param has got a nice new job, but he __________________________ 60 kilometres every day
to work.
9. I can meet Akhtar in the daytime because __________________________ night shifts now.
Input 6.2B Language summary

We use have/has to when there is a rule

Does a nurse have to wear a uniform?

Yes, a nurse has to wear a uniform.

We use don’t/doesnt have to when there is no rule and there is a choice

Do you have to work on Saturdays?

You are a computer engineer. You don’t have to work on Saturdays.

Mala also doesn’t have to work on Saturdays. She is a school teacher.

Input 6.3A That’s true for me
Rewrite the sentences below with the words of frequency, so they are true for you. Add one
more sentence connected to the first one (see the example).

always usually normally often

sometimes not often never

Example: I take a bus to work.

I always take a bus to work. The bus stop is opposite my office.

1. I take a taxi to work.

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2. I wear a saree.
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3. I get home before 7 p.m.

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4. I go to the gym after work.

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5. I wear jeans to business meetings.

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6. I watch YouTube videos during my lunch break.

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7. I have a cup of tea before breakfast.

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8. I get up by 6 a.m.
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9. _ _____________________________________________________________________
10. _______________________________________________________________________
Input 6.3B Language summary

We use words of frequency to talk about routines.

I always come to college.(100%)

I normally/usually read books (90%)
I often play tennis. (70%)
I sometimes listen to music (50%)
I don’t often watch TV. (25%)
I never study with my roommate. (0%)