JOBS ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE PRE INTERMEDIATE

 

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE PRE INTERMEDIATE UNIT 35 JOBS

 

A Working with your hands Language help   When something is damaged or broken, we often use repair or fix. Dad repaired/fixed the window for me. I need someone to fix/repair the computer. With small pieces of equipment we can also use mend; with clothes we often use mend. Could you fix/repair/mend my watch? I’ve mended your trousers for you. B Professions* * jobs that need a lot of training and/or education C The medical profession These people treat people or animals. [give medicine or medical help] GPs [general practitioners: doctors who don’t work in a hospital], dentists [people who look after your teeth] and vets [animal doctors] all work in a place called a surgery. In hospital there are nurses who look after people, and surgeons who operate on people. [open the body to remove or repair a part that is damaged] D The armed forces and the emergency services My son joined the army when he was 18. [became a member of] EXERCISES 35.1 Match the job on the left with something the person uses on the right. 35.2 Write down one job from the opposite page that would be difficult for the person in 2–6, and three jobs that would be difficult for the person in 7–9. 1 Someone who didn’t go to university. _______ dentist________ 2 Someone who is always sick on a boat. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_____________________________ 3 Someone who is not interested in cars. _____________________________ 4 Someone who is afraid of dogs. _____________________________ 5 Someone who is afraid of heights and high places. _____________________________ 6 Someone who is terrible at numbers and maths. _____________________________ 7 Someone who isn’t good at working with their hands. _____________________________ 8 Someone who cannot see very well. _____________________________ 9 Someone who will not work in the evening or at weekends. _____________________________ 35.3 Test your knowledge. Can you write down what these people do without looking at the opposite page? 1 A university lecturer _______ teaches university students. _________________ 2 A vet _____________________________________________ 3 An architect _____________________________________________ 4 An electrician _____________________________________________ 5 A lawyer _____________________________________________ 6 A surgeon _____________________________________________ 7 A mechanic _____________________________________________ 8 A dentist _____________________________________________ 9 An engineer _____________________________________________ 35.4 Complete the dialogues. 1 A: She’s a police officer. B: ________ Really? When did she join the police force?________________________ 2 A: He’s a sailor. B: _________________________________________ 3 A: He’s a fighter pilot. B: _________________________________________ 4 A: She’s a soldier. B: _________________________________________ 5 A: He’s a firefighter. B: _________________________________________ 35.5

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