Career vs. Job Vocab Part 1

Career vs. Job Vocab Part 1

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Career

A job that you learn to do and then do for many years.

Katie hopes to go to college to start a career as a teacher.

Multiple Choice

Which word means...

a job you learn to do and do for a long time

• job

• career

• full-time

Open Ended

What are other types of careers you can think of?

Job

work a person does to earn money BEFORE they get a career

Alex wants to get a job as a cashier when I'm in high school.

Poll

What type of job do you think you would like best?

• Barista

• Waiter/Waitress

• Grocery bagger

• Cashier

Obtain

to get

Mrs. Pauly needed to obtain her college degree before I could be a teacher.

Short-Term

for a short time

My job at the grocery store is short-term because I will go to college after I graduate.

Multiple Choice

Which word could give you a hint to the meaning of "Short-term"?

• Long

• Little

• Short

• Big

Long-term

for a long time

My career as an artist is long-term.

Multiple Choice

Which long-term career do you think you would like most?

• Artist

• Teacher

• Carpenter

• Vet

• Reporter

Part-time

working only part of a day or a week.

John has a part-time job after school at Mocha Monkey.

Poll

Do you have a part-time job?

• yes

• no

Full-time

working for the whole work day

Casey works everyday from 8:00 AM to 5:00PM at her full-time job as an electrician.

Multiple Choice

If full means whole or complete, what do you think "Full-time" means?

• the whole time

• part of the time

• a little bit

• dig a hole

Profession

a job that needs special skills and training

Jack's profession as a nurse for babies made him learn about how babies' bodies work.

Satisfaction

feeling pleased

Getting my first job was so exciting and gave me satisfaction!

Poll

What gives you satisfaction?

• Doing a good job

• Money

• Getting a compliment

• Being outside

• Being with people

Higher education

education at a college or university

Crown College gives their students higher education to get ready for their careers.

Let's Practice!

Multiple Choice

Which word means...

to get

• satisfaction

• job

• obtain

Multiple Choice

Which words means...

work you do to earn money

• job

• career

• short-term

Multiple Choice

Which word means...

education from a college

• profession

• higher education

• short-term

Multiple Choice

Which word means...

feeling pleased

• obtain

• profession

• satisfaction

Multiple Choice

Which word means...

work that needs special skills

• short-term

• long-term

• profession

Multiple Choice

Which word means...

working for the whole day

• part-time

• full-time

• short-term

Multiple Choice

Which word means...

working part of the day or week

• part-time

• job

• satisfaction

Multiple Choice

Which word means...

for a short time

• short-term

• long-term

• part-time

Multiple Choice

Which word means...

for a long time.

• long-term

• short-term

• full-time