Excersize on occupations

Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations
Today’s Vocabulary
What do these people do? Where do they work?

He’s a doctor. 2

He works at a hospital.

3 4

5 6

7 8

9 10

11 12

Places Jobs
hospital, hair salon, bakery, supermarket, restaurant, computer programmer, news reporter, hair stylist,
software company, convenience store, school, laboratory, doctor, baker, butcher, librarian, dentist, custodian,
dental clinic, ofﬁce building, library, TV station, coach, chef, cashier,

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Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations
Questions and Answers

1. Jon
What does Jon do for a living? ___________________________________________
Where does he work? ___________________________________________________ (hospital)

Does he like his job? ___________________________________________________ (no)

Does he work full time or part time? _______________________________________ (full time)

What are his hours? He works Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 8 pm. (8 am-8 pm, Mon-Sat)

2. Sara
What does Sara do for a living? ___________________________________________
Where does she work? ___________________________________________________ (restaurant)

Does she like her job? ___________________________________________________ (yes)

Does she work full time or part time? _______________________________________ (part time)

What are her hours? ____________________________________________________ (6 pm-11 pm, Fri, Sat, & Wed)

3. You
What do you do for a living? _____________________________________________
Where do you work? ___________________________________________________ (TV Station)

Do you like your job? ___________________________________________________ (yes)

Do you work full time or part time? _______________________________________ (full time)

What are your hours? ____________________________________________________ (12 pm - 8 pm, Mon-Fri)

4. Bill & Ricki
What do Bill and Ricki do for a living? _____________________________________
Where do they work? ___________________________________________________ (Anderson law firm)

Do they like their jobs? ___________________________________________________ (no)
Do they work full time or part time? _______________________________________ (full time)

What are their hours? ____________________________________________________ (8am-8pm, mon-sat)

5. Marta
__________________________________________________? She’s a librarian.
__________________________________________________? She works at the university.

__________________________________________________? No, she doesn’t like her job.
__________________________________________________? She works full time.

__________________________________________________? She works, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.


Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations
Work in pairs. Find out the missing information by asking your partner. (PARTNER A)

Name Occupation Place of work Hours Satisfaction

Rueben mon - sat, Yes. It’s great.
5 am to 1 pm

Billy supermarket

Benji mon, thurs, fri. Sometimes.
12 am to 8 am

Kyle No. It’s too dangerous.

Keiko convenience store mon - thurs,

6 pm to 12 am

Monique law ﬁrm

Sophia tue to sat Yes. She loves it.
8 am to 5 pm

Brian restaurant

Anthony studio mon - fri

8 am to 4 pm

Sam Yes. But he will retire
soon.


Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations
Work in pairs. Find out the missing information by asking your partner. (PARTNER B)


Rueben bakery

Billy mon - sat, No.
7 am to 2 pm

Benji ﬁrehall

Kyle factory mon - fri

8 am to 4 pm

Keiko Yes, but she doesn’t like
the hours.

Monique Mon - Friday, No. She works too hard.
8 am to 8 pm

Sophia veterinarian clinic

Brian fri to sun Yes. He loves the tips.
4pm to 12 am

Anthony Yes. He enjoys it a lot.

Sam school mon - fri

8 am to 4 pm


Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations

Class Survey.

Fill in the details about your own job. If you don’t have a job, request a job card from your teacher,
and fill it out. Then walk around the class and find out what all your other classmates do, and
whether they like their jobs or not.

Classmates Occupation Place of work Hours Satisfaction

Me


Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations
Ways to to talk about jobs. Reference page.

Hours Your Language
I work Monday to Friday. _____________________________________
I work Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. _____________________________________

I work 5 days a week. _____________________________________
I work weekends. _____________________________________

I work evenings. _____________________________________
I work the night shift. _____________________________________
I work the day shift. _____________________________________

What’s your schedule? _____________________________________
What are your hours? _____________________________________

Do you work full time, or part time? _____________________________________

What I do

I work as an electrician. _____________________________________
I’m an electrician. _____________________________________

I’m in advertising. _____________________________________
I’m in publishing. _____________________________________

Job Satisfaction
I like my job. _____________________________________

I hate my job. _____________________________________
I don’t mind my job. _____________________________________
I really enjoy my job. _____________________________________

I’m bored of my job. _____________________________________
I’m tired of my job. _____________________________________


Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations
Teacher’s Notes.
Page 1
1. He’s a doctor. He works at a hospital. 2. He’s a baker. He works at a bakery.
3. He’s a barber. He works at a barber shop. 4. She’s a librarian. She works at a library
5. He’s a butcher. He works at a supermarket. 6. He’s a newscaster. He works at a TV station.
7. She’s a cashier. She works at a convenience store. 8. He’s a chef. He works at a restaurant.
9. He’s a coach. He works at a school. 10. He’s a computer programmer. He works at software company.
11. He’s a custodian. He works at an office building. 12. He’s a dentist. He works at a dental clinic.

Page 2

What does Jon do for a living? He’s a doctor.
Where does he work? He works at a hospital.
Does he like his job? No, he doesn’t like his job.
Does he work full time or part time? He works full time.
What are his hours? He works Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 8 pm

What does Sara do for a living? She’s a waitress.
Where does she work? She works at a restaurant.
Does she like her job? Yes, she likes her job.
Does she work full time or part time? She works part time.
What are his hours? She works Fridays, Saturdays and Wednesdays, 6 pm to 11 pm.

What do you do for a living? I’m a newscaster.
Where do you work? I work at a TV Station.
Do you like your job? Yes, I like my job.
Do you work full time or part time? I work full time.
What are your hours? I work Monday to Friday, 12 pm to 8 pm.

What do Bill and Ricki do for a living? They are lawyers.
Where do they work? They work at the Anderson Law Firm
Do they like their jobs? No, they don’t.
Do they work full time or part time? They work full time.
What are their hours? They work Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 8 pm.

What does she do for a living? She’s a librarian.
Where does she work? She works at the university.
Does she like her job? No, she doesn’t like her job.
Does she work full time or part time? She works full time.
What are her hours? She works, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.

Page 3 & 4
Put students in pairs. Give one student the Partner A sheet, and the other student the Partner B sheet. Have them ask each other
questions to find the missing information. See the reference chart on next page (Page 9) for answers.

Page 5.
Have your students survey each other about their jobs. If they don’t have jobs, cut up and distribute the occupation cards found on
page 8. Give one card any student who does not have real job. Tell them to make up their own hours and satisfaction. Then have
your students walk around the class and survey the other students, asking what they do for a living, what their hours are, and whether
they like the job or not. Tell them elaborate on why they like or dislike their jobs.

Extras.
There is a 4 page picture dictionary and reference guide which can be distributed to your students for extra practice before or after the
class. (page 10-13). Also, on page 6 there is a reference page with sentence describing jobs and occupations, which may be
distributed at the end of class.


Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations

Days: __________________ Days: __________________ Days: __________________
Hours:__________________ Hours:__________________ Hours:__________________
Satisfaction: _____________ Satisfaction: _____________ Satisfaction: _____________

Days: __________________ Days: __________________ Days: __________________

Days: __________________ Days: __________________ Days: __________________

Days: __________________ Days: __________________ Days: __________________


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Jobs & Occupations
Pair Work Answer Reference.


Rueben bakery mon - sat, Yes. It’s great.
5 am to 1 pm

Billy supermarket mon - sat, No.
7 am to 2 pm

Benji ﬁrehall mon, thurs, fri. Sometimes.
12 am to 8 am

Kyle factory mon - fri No. It’s too dangerous.
8 am to 4 pm

Keiko convenience store mon - thurs, Yes, but she doesn’t like
the hours.
6 pm to 12 am

Monique law ﬁrm Mon - Friday, No. She works too hard.
8 am to 8 pm

Sophia veterinarian clinic tue to sat Yes. She loves it.
8 am to 5 pm

Brian restaurant fri to sun Yes. He loves the tips.
4pm to 12 am

Anthony studio mon - fri Yes. He enjoys it a lot.
8 am to 4 pm

Sam school mon - fri Yes. But he will retire
soon.
8 am to 4 pm


Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations

Jobs & Occupations Picture Dictionary
What do each of these people do for a living?

1. accountant 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20


Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations


21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28

29 30 31 32

33 34 35 36

37 38 39 40


Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations

Jobs & Occupations

41 42 43 44

45 46 47 48

49 50 51 52

53 54 55 56

57 58 59 60


Simple Sentences
Jobs & Occupations

31. photographer _____________________________
1. accountant ____________________________
32. plumber _____________________________
2. architect _____________________________
33. pilot _____________________________
3. artist _____________________________
34. police officer _____________________________
4. baker _____________________________
35. real estate agent _____________________________
5. barber _____________________________
36. repair person _____________________________
6. bus driver _____________________________
37. sales person _____________________________
7. butcher _____________________________
38. scientist _____________________________
8. carpenter _____________________________
39. seamstress _____________________________
9. cashier _____________________________
40. security guard _____________________________
10. chef _____________________________
41. stock clerk _____________________________
11. coach _____________________________
42. surgeon _____________________________
12. computer programmer _____________________________
43. tailor _____________________________
13. construction worker _____________________________
44. taxi driver _____________________________
14. courier _____________________________
45. teacher _____________________________
15. custodian _____________________________
46. translator _____________________________
16. delivery person _____________________________
47. travel agent _____________________________
17. dentist _____________________________
48. truck driver _____________________________
18. doctor _____________________________
49. veterinarian (vet) _____________________________
19. electrician _____________________________
50. waiter _____________________________
20. fire fighter _____________________________
51. waitress _____________________________
21. hair stylist _____________________________
52. welder _____________________________
22. reporter _____________________________
53. zoo keeper _____________________________
23. lawyer _____________________________
54. fisher _____________________________
24. letter carrier (mailman) _____________________________
55. model _____________________________
25. librarian _____________________________
56. musician _____________________________
26. mechanic _____________________________
57. garbage man _____________________________
27. newscaster _____________________________
58. secretary _____________________________
28. nurse _____________________________
59. actor _____________________________
29. painter _____________________________
60. data processor _____________________________
30. pharmacist _____________________________


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