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What Do You Do? English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter > Everyday Things

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

There are many types of jobs. Let's find out about some of them!

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Accurately use basic information in • I can ask people what they do.
simple situations. • I can talk about occupations.
• I can talk about frequent actions.
Ask your partner: • I can use words about jobs.

• What job do you want? Why?

• What is a bad job? Why?

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Let’s Explore!

Five people talk about their jobs. Who is an actor*? Who works for a paper**?

* A woman is called an "actor" or an actress.

** "Paper" is another way to say newspaper.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Joe: My name is Joe. I am a firefighter. I stop fires. I work for the fire
department. What do you do?
Cynthia: My name is Cynthia. I'm an actor. I'm also a singer. I act and sing in a
studio. I don't like to dance. I like to travel to many countries.
Joseph: Nice to meet you, Cynthia. I'm Joseph. I'm a writer. I write for television and
films. What do you do?
Kayla: I'm a nurse. My name is Kayla. I help doctors in a hospital. What about you?
Jennifer: I'm a cartoonist. I work for the newspaper. I draw cartoons for the paper. Do
you read the paper?

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Let’s Practice!

What is their job?

Instructions: Use the words from the Word Bank to correctly complete the sentences.

Word Bank
cartoonist / firefighter / writer / nurse / actor

1. Joe is a _________.

2. Cynthia is an ______ and singer.

3. Joseph is a ______.

4. Kayla is a ______.

5. Jennifer is a ________.

Let’s Practice!

What do they do?

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

1. I ______ fires. 4. I __________ cartoons.

a. act a. draw
b. sing b. write
c. stop c. act

2. I _______ in a studio. 5. I _____ for television and films.

a. stop a. stop
b. write b. write
c. sing c. sing

3. I _______ to many countries.

a. act
b. travel
c. sing

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Extension Activity

What do they do? Let's find out!

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Read each description. Fill in the table.

Self-Assessment Yes No
• Sally is a chef. She cooks meals. She
works at the restaurant.
I ask two people about their
• Andy is a teacher. He teaches math to
jobs.
children.
• Amy is a doctor. She helps people. She
I talk about jobs.
works at the school.
b) Talk to two people. Add their information
I interview someone and take
to the table.
notes about jobs.

Job Title What do they do? Where do they work?

Target Words

• I'm a/an ... (expression): used to say • writer (noun): a person who writes books,
what your job is articles, stories, etc.
e.g. I'm a teacher. I'm an artist. e.g. The writer works for a newspaper.
• firefighter (noun): a person who stops • nurse (noun): a person who works in a hospital
fires and helps doctors
e.g. We call the firefighters when there e.g. The nurse does not do surgery.
is a fire. • doctor (noun): a person who helps sick people
• actor (noun): a person who acts in a become healthy again
play or movie e.g. The doctor gives me medicine for my
e.g. Who is the actor in that movie? headache.
• singer (noun): a person who sings • cartoonist (noun): a person who draws
e.g. He is a singer in a band. cartoons
e.g. The cartoonist draws funny pictures.

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Learning Points

Job Titles

Many job titles are made by adding an ending to a verb. You can add the endings -er, -or, -
ist.

Verb Ending Job Title

teach -er teacher, dancer, baker, waiter, farmer

act -or actor, conductor, professor, mayor, translator

cartoon -ist cartoonist, dentist, scientist, hair stylist

NOTE: There are some jobs which do NOT have endings added on. For example: chef, pilot,
nurse, salesperson.

You use the verb to be when you talk about job titles.

Examples:
• She is a conductor.
• He is a baker.
• They are scientists.
• I am a dancer.