Lessons of English. Lesson 2 (part 1). Work and employment.

 

Work and employment

1       Match each job in box A with a place in box B.  More than one answer may be possible.

 

A.    cashier farmer mechanic         photographer  receptionist     cook hairdresser         miner               pilot                 vicar                dentist librarian           musician          porter              waiter

B.      bank               garage studio              kitchen            coal-mine        cockpit            hotel                office              surgery            salon               field                concert hall     restaurant        church library

 

cashier/bank ……………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………….

 

2. Match each job from the box with the sentence which best refers to the job.

accountant                 chef                estate agent                plumber         refuse collector          firefighter                  carpenter                   vet

 

a)      Yesterday I had to give an injection to an injured bull.                               ……………

b)      I get rather tired of picking up rubbish all day                                            ……………..

c)      I can help you sell your house                                                                      ………………

d)     I can make new doors for the wardrobe if you like                                     ………………

e)      Make sure that the fish is fresh by looking at the eyes                                ………………

f)       I’ll come round and replace all the pipes in the kitchen                               ………………

g)      Unless you keep the receipts you’ll pay more tax                                        ………………

h)      The cause was either in electrical fault or a cigarette                                   ……………….

 

3. Which person from 1 and 2 above would you need in each situation?

a) One of the radiators has burst and flooded your bedroom                                  plumber

b) You have to carry a lot of heavy bags at the airport                                            ……….…….

c) You think you need three fillings                                                                        …………….

d) Your fringe is too long and you want a perm.                                                     ……………..

e) The floorboards in the living room need replacing                                              ……………..

f) Your pet goat has started sneezing                                                                                  ……………...

g) You have read the menu twice and you are feeling hungry                                ……………..

h) Your car makes a funny whistling noise

 

4. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use the words more than once.

Business                     job                  living              work

 

a)      Jack makes his…..living …. working as a journalist.

b)      She has just left to go to ………………….., I’m afraid.

c)      They worked very hard and now have their own ………………

d)     There are still nearly two million people without ……………..

e)      The cost of ………………..has risen greatly over recent years.

f)       Stop interfering! This is none of your …………………….

g)      Lucy has a very good ………… in an international company.

h)      I can’t come out tonight. I’ve got too much …………... to do.

i)        Some ……………. –men came and dug a hole in the road outside.

j)        An early…………………… by Picasso was sold for £3.000.000.

 

 

 

Correct answers:

1. mechanic/garage, photographer/studio, receptionist/hotel, farmer/field, cook/restaurant/kitchen, hairdresser/salon, miner/coal-mine, vicar/church, dentist/surgery, librarian/library, musician/concert hall, porter/hotel, waiter/restaurant, pilot/cockpit.

2. b) refuse collector   c)estate agent,             d)carpenter,                e) chef,                        f) plumber,      g)accountant,                         h) firefighter.

3. a) plumber,             b) porter,         c) dentist,        d) hairdresser,            e) carpenter,   f) vet    g) waiter         h) mechanic

4. a)living,       b) work,          c) business,     d) work,          e) living,          f) business,      g) job, h) job,             i) work,   j) work.

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