Learn the names of some professions and trades and say what the people do at their jobs.

Level A1 / A2

NB

A job is the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money.

A profession is a job that requires special training, often a university education.

An occupation is a job or profession.

A trade is a job, that needs special skill, that involves working with your hands.

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What do you want to be?

1. Make up sentences with the help of the chart.

2. Ask and answer as in the example:

What does a teacher do? – A teacher teaches children.

Who plays musical instruments? – A musician plays musical instruments.

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I want to be

a teacher

a musician

a suit-maker

a driver

a painter

a computer programmer

a boxer

a pilot

a doctor

a cook

a sailor

a shop-assistant

a banker

a hairdresser

a dancer

a singer

a shoe maker

a nurse

a dentist

a waitress

a stewardess

I’ll

 

play musical instruments

make suits

teach children

drive a car

fly in a plane

mend shoes

treat patients

paint pictures

dance

take care of patients

cut hair

sing songs

write computer programs

box in the ring

cook tasty food

work in a bank

sell things

treat people’s teeth

wait on the table

serve the passengers

treat people