Week 2 Session 1

Do you like your job?

 SPEAKING Do you like your job?
Vocabulary

good
enjoy something or think that it is nice or _______
to _________
like verb
I like cake.

bad
use when you think something is _______
don't like verb
I don’t like cheese.

use to say when you _______

like something very much
love verb
I love soccer.

dislike
use to say when you _________ something very much
hate verb
I hate school.
 SPEAKING Do you like your job?
Vocabulary

best
use with something you like _______
favorite adjective
My favorite soccer team is Manchester United.
keeping your ___________
attention and making you want to know
interesting adjective more
This book is very interesting.
use when you are __________________
not interested in something
boring adjective
That lesson is boring.

making you feel that you want to _______ or rest

tiring adjective sleep
We’ve all had a long tiring day.
Activity 1: Language presentation / review
a. Are these adjectives good (✔ ) or bad (🗶)?

�✔
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□ boring □�dangerous ✔□ fun □ hard ✔ □ interesting
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□ lonely ✔�
□ well-paid □�tiring □ tired ✔ □ welcoming
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Activity 1: Language presentation / review
b. Read what Hannah says about her job. Complete the text with words from part a. You
don’t need to use all these words
1) I’m a nurse. I work in a hospital. I like my job because
it's very ____________. It’s never __________.
interesting boring
2) It’s quite a ______ job. I work twelve hours every day,
tiring
so I get very __________.
tired
3) My job isn't __________ because hospitals are safe
dangerous
places to work.
4) I’m always with other people, so I’m never
lonely
_________.
5) I don’t have much money because my job is not
well-paid
__________.
Activity 1: Language presentation / review
c. Look at the photos of jobs. Which one do you think is the most boring? Why?
Answer the same question for the other adjectives in the box above.
Activity 2: Listening
Listen to a conversation between Ben and Anna.

1) What is Anna’s job? Why does she like her job?

She’s a teacher. Teaching is interesting (and she likes working with
students).

2) What is Ben’s job? What doesn’t he like about his job?

He’s a farmer. Sometimes it’s lonely (because he often works on
his own).
Activity 3: Language practice
Complete these expressions from the conversation
between Ben and Anna. Then listen and check.

Do you like the job?

1) Ben: _____
Anna: Yes, I do.
2) Anna: What’s your job?
farmer
Ben: I’m a ____________.
Is that fun?
Anna: ______
Ben: Yes, usually. Every day is __________.
different
don’t you like about your job?
Anna: What _____
Activity 4: Discussion
1. Tell your partner about your job. Do you like it? Why (not)?
If you don’t have a job, talk about a friend or someone in your family. What is their job?
Do they like it? Why (not)?
2. What is your perfect job? Why? Which jobs would you hate to do? Why?
1. Tell your partner about your job. Do you like it? Why (not)?
If you don’t have a job, talk about a friend or someone in your family. What is their job?
Do they like it? Why (not)?

Useful language:

My … is a …

He/ She starts working at … and finishes at …

Every day, he/ she needs to work on computer/ clean the house/ take care of
sick people/ drives around the city/ cooks a lot of food/ etc.

He/ She says that … so …

1. Tell your partner about your job. Do you like it? Why (not)?
If you don’t have a job, talk about a friend or someone in your family. What is their job?
Do they like it? Why (not)?

Useful language:

My brother is a taxi driver.

He starts working at 9 a.m. and finishes at 7:30 p.m.

Every day, he needs to drives around the city.

He says that he meets and talks to a lot of people, so it is quite interesting.

2. What is your perfect job? Why? Which jobs would you hate to do? Why?

My perfect job would be …

I think it is …

I would hate to … because …

My perfect job would be a fire-fighter.

I think it is dangerous, but it’s never boring. Plus, it’s very well-
paid.

I would hate to be a DJ because I don’t like loud noises.