At work

VOCABULARY

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Beginner A1_2011V_EN English
Goals

■ Learn vocabulary related to

jobs

■ Practice talking about work

life

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 I’m a teacher.
I work at a school.

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 job

What’s your job?

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 to work

I work in a restaurant.

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 teacher

I’m an English teacher.

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 doctor

He’s a doctor.

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 lawyer

My husband is a lawyer.

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 farmer

I’m a farmer.

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What do you do?

I love my job!

I’m a teacher at a primary school.

My wife is a doctor. She works at the

local hospital.

My sister is a farmer. She lives in the

countryside.

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Find the words

doc

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What can you see in the picture?

lawyer doctor teacher farmer

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Where do they work?

teacher doctor

farmer lawyer

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 accountant

My brother is an accountant.

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 secretary

My wife is a secretary.

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 businessman

My son is a businessman.

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 businesswoman

My daughter is a businesswoman.

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 office

My office is in the city.

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Busy job!

I’m a secretary for a busy

company in the city.

I get out of the office on my

break!

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Which picture is different?

A B

C D

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Find the odd one out

businessman accountant teacher

office farmer lawyer

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Tell your teacher

What’s your job?

Where do you work?

Do you like your job?

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 employer

My employer is a technology company.

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 boss

My boss doesn’t like me.

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 manager

My manager at work is friendly.

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 salary

I make a good salary. I earn a lot of money.

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 company

I work at an exciting young company.

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 schedule

What’s your work schedule like?

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My work life

My work schedule is very busy!

I work for a big company in the city.

I have a meeting with my boss every

morning.

I hope to get a promotion soon!

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Read the text

I am a farmer in the countryside. There

are 40 cows on my farm. I sell milk and
butter to the people of the town. I am
always awake early in the morning to
feed my cows.

I enjoy my job. I love being my own

boss and working from home. I never
have to go to an office. I love spending
time with the cows too. The only bad
part is the smell!

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Talk about the pictures

A B

C D

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Talk about your job

Tell your classmates about your job.

What’s your work schedule like?

Do you like your boss?

Are you happy with your salary?

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Tell your classmates

What’s your dream job?

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Think of a job

■ Your teacher thinks of a job beginning

with the letter a.

■ You think of a job beginning with b.

■ Take turns to say another job!

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

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+ _______________________________
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– _______________________________
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– _______________________________
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If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Exercise p.11
famer – lawyer – doctor
Exercise p.12
teacher
Exercise p.13
school (teacher) – hospital (doctor) – farm (farmer) – office/court (lawyer)
Exercise p.20
A
Exercise p.21
office
Answer key
Homework

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Match the sentences

1. I work at a school. a. I’m a doctor.

2. I work on a farm. b. I’m an accountant.

3. I work at a hospital. c. I’m a teacher.

4. I work with numbers. d. I’m a farmer.

5. I work in a court. e. I’m a chef.

6. I do business. f. I’m a lawyer.

7. I work in a restaurant. g. I’m a businesswoman.

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Vocabulary lists

Check the last five words of the lesson.

Sort them into two lists.
Give your lists a name.

List 1: _____________ List 2: _____________

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Vocabulary lists

Check the words of this lesson again: are there more nouns,
verbs, adjectives or adverbs?
Can you find three words for each list?

Nouns Verbs Adjectives or adverbs

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My favourite words

Choose five words from the lesson and note them in

your list of My favourite words.

Word one

Word two

Word three

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My favourite words

Write a sentence for each word you have

just written in your list of My favourite Words.

• Word one:

Sentence one

• Word two:

Sentence two

•…

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Sentences about myself

Choose five example sentences from this lesson.

Copy them and write them about yourself.

Examples:

Hello! My name is …

→ Hello! My name is John.

I like apples

→ I like bananas

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Exercise p.38
1. c – 2. d – 3. a – 4. b – 5. f – 6. g – 7. e
Homework answer key
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