Job talks

Job talks

Before the lesson, think about these questions

• What are you? Where do you work?

• What do you do at work?

• Is your work schedule busy?

• Do you like your job? Do you want to change it?

In this lesson you are going to:

• learn useful vocabulary to talk about your work schedule and understand different ways of telling the time;

• learn how to introduce yourself, explain what you mean, and give opinions;

• build questions in the Present Simple tense correctly;

• develop your listening skills with the help of talks on working issues;

• improve your reading skills with the help of a description of different daily activities and describe your job and 

  everyday activities.

Collocations

Key phrases

Introducing yourself

My name is…
I work as...
I am...
Nice to meet you.

Clarifying

I mean...
What are you?
Do you think...?

Giving opinions

I like...

I don't like...

I enjoy...

It's good/interesting/great..

It's bad...

I hate.....

I think.....

​Grammar rules

Questions in the Present Simple tense

Do you have a job? — Yes, I do.

When do you wake up? — I wake up at 7.00.

Are you happy with your job? — Yes, I am.

Examples

Are you a flight attendant? — Yes, I am.

Do you work for American Airlines? — No, I don't.

Where do you work? — I work for Thai Airways.

Match

Match the following

vacation [vəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]

vocation [və(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]

• a job that is very good and suitable for you

• a time when you have a holiday

• no question

vacation

vocation

no answer

• vacation

• vocation

• no answer

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1.  What is John?

2. What kind of work does Anna 

   do?

3.  What's Max's profession?

Answer the questions

Look at the short dialogues and say what difference there is between the two questions.

1. Who are you?— I am Max.

2. What are you?— I am an IT manager.

Read the examples of the collocations in use.

1. When I go to work, I don't have time to cook for my 

   family.

2. It's busy in the office, and I spend too much money if I don't work  from home!

3. When I work online, I get up at ten o'clock sharp.

4. My work schedule is the same almost every month, 

   and I work long hours.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct options to complete the questions. Then answer the questions

Do you............ or short hours?

• get long

• work long

• make long

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct options to complete the questions. Then answer the questions

Do you .........at the same time as you wake up?

• make up

• work up

• get up

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct options to complete the questions. Then answer the questions

Do you .......coffee or tea in the morning?

• get

• work

• make

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct options to complete the questions. Then answer the questions

What time do you........ ? What do you usually cook?

• make lunch

• get lunch

• work lunch

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct options to complete the questions. Then answer the questions

What time do you usually ......work?

• go to

• get

• make

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct options to complete the questions. Then answer the questions

Do you...... at the end of the day?

• work tired

• get tired

• make tired

​Read the information in the boxes and remember it

Answer the questions

1.  Who do you think likes their job more, Anna or Max?

2.  Why is Anna happy about her job?

3.  Why does Max dislike his job?

John wants to make a questionnaire for Anna and Max to understand 

what they like and dislike in their jobs. He needs to look at their schedules 

now.

Look at the schedules and 

make the questions following the example. 

Then answer these  questions

Open Ended

How Anna / to get to the airport?

Open Ended

Max / to get up at nine o'clock sharp?

Open Ended

What Max / to make at twenty past ten?

Open Ended

Max / to be at the airport at twelve o'clock?

Open Ended

When Max / to discuss projects with his team?

Open Ended

Anna / to get back home at four p.m.?

Open Ended

What Max / to do at half past six?

Drag and Drop

7.00 — I ​ ​

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to prepare for the flight. This is very early for me! My family sleeps at this time, and I can never​

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for them and say goodbye.

7.30 — I wash myself and​ ​

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I don't like my uniform because I have many fashionable dresses, and I rarely wear ​ them.



8.30 — I take a taxi and go to the airport.

9.00 — I arrive at the airport. I like to be here because it is beautiful and modern. Then I meet my team. They are nice people, but we aren't friends. We can only talk about work, and I ​​

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of it.​

10.00 — This is the time for our flight, and I meet our passengers.

10.20 — The plane takes off. I serve our passengers drinks and food. Many people are often like children! I mean, they stand up a lot, never listen to my safety instructions or forget to use their seatbelts. I don't like when they ask me to put their heavy bags in the overhead lockers.

12.00 — The flight continues. I feel very tired. We land in an hour. ​ I hate waiting at the airport for two more hours and want to fly back.

16.00 — The flight back is over. When I get home I don't want to see anyone and want to relax. My work schedule is the same almost every month, and I ​

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. At the end of each month, I get a really good salary.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

get up

make breakfast

get dressed

get tired

work long hours

​

1.  What does Anna understand now about her job?

2.  What does she want to do now?

3. Do you think it is a good decision?

Listen to what Anna now thinks about her 

schedule and discuss the questions below