The world of professions

The world of professions

Family occupation tree

Is there a tradition in your family of doing certain kinds of work?

What kind of work ethic do the members of your family have?

What attitudes toward work have been passed from generation to generation?

What abilities, qualities and skills are necessary for your future work?

Flexibility

Leadership

Teamwork skills

Physical strength

Dedication

Creativity

Individuality

A sharp mind

Artistic ability

Word formation

-ar- beggar

-er – painter

-or – tailor

-ess – poetess

-ist – industrialist

-cian –electrician

-eer - engineer

What do people of different professions do

Bakers

Barbers,

Barmen

Butchers

Chambermaids

Chefs

Fishmongers

hair dressers,

Judges,

lawyers

Vets,

waiters

Bake bread,

Shave men’s beards and cut men’s hair,

Serve drinks,

Prepare and sell meat,

Clean and tidy rooms,

Prepare and sell food,

Prepare and sell fish,

Cut and style hair,

Judge and sentence people,

Defend and prosecute people

Look after animals,

Serve people food and drink

What do people of different professions do

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Are you tired? Then...

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/people-work

Now you should read the text and do the tasks

Goup work

Your homework

write a letter to the editor/supermarket manager about Jim

Listen to the poem and try to guess what we are going to speak about

I love my job. I love the pay!I love it more and more each dayI love my boss, he is the best!I love his boss and all the rest.

I love my office and its location. I hate to have to go on vacation. I love my furniture, drab and grey,And piles of paper that grow each day!I think my job is really swell, There's nothing else I love so well.

Analyze your family's history

How many persons have worked in similar occupation?

Do you notice any family trends?

Which relatives were particularly helpful/inspiring to other family members in career matters?

Do you think the youngest generation will continue family traditions or create new patterns?

Did location, educational opportunities or special talents influence any choice?

Word formation

-man - mailman

-woman - policewoman

-maker - dressmaker

-smith - blacksmith

Choose one of the professions in the list and describe it according to the plan

Accountant, acrobat, agronomist, driver, art director, assayer, auto-decision detailer, appliance repairer, attendant, avionics technician, librarian, animal trainer.

What the main job description is.

What kinds of training are needed.

Where they may work.

If they need special tools, equipment.

If the job is more suitable for a man or a woman.

Pre-reading exercices, reading the text, post-reading exercises (work in groups)

Use the expressions from the text in your own sentences.

Fit as a fiddle

Gammy knee

Sheltered accommodation.

Driving around all the passes

• Discuss the type of jobs you find in a supermarket.
• From the headline alone can you predict what the article will be about?
• text for reading -job.docx

In groups discuss the problem of employing older people. What jobs can they do after retiring?