Vocabulary: Jobs

 

 

 

Empezaremos con una lista de vocabulario para aquellos que estén empezando o para los que quieran recordar. Como siempre digo, la podéis ampliar y hacerla así a La entrada de hoy la vamos a dedicar al vocabulario de las profesiones. vuestro gusto, esta es solo una orientación.

 

actor actress archaeologist architect astronaut baker boxer bricklayer bus driver businessman businesswoman butcher carpenter cashier chef chemist cleaner clerk clown coastguard conductor cook dancer dentist doctor driver electrician engineer farmer fireman football player gardener hairdresser jeweller journalist

actor actriz arqueólogo arquitecto astronauta panadero boxeador albañil conductor de autobús hombre de negocios mujer de negocios carnicero carpintero cajera jefe de cocina farmacéutico limpiador empleado de oficina payaso guardacostas director de orquesta cocinero bailarín dentista médico conductor electricista ingeniero granjero bombero futbolista jardinero peluquero joyero periodista

judge lawyer librarían magician mayor mechanic miner minister model monk musician nun nurse painter photographer pilot plumber police officer postman profesor psychiatrist sailor shop assistant singer teacher vet waiter waitress writer

juez abogado bibliotecario mago alcalde mecánico minero ministro modelo monje músico monja enfermera pintor fotógrafo piloto fontanero policía cartero profesor psiquiatra marinero dependiente cantante maestro veterinario camarero camarera escritor

 

Os dejo algunos ejercicios con los que poder practicar el vocabulario…

 

Match the definitions with the right job. What job is it?

 

cook     writer      pilot      waiter      shop assistant      astronaut     journalist 

fireman     mechanic     pianist      vet

 

1.    A person who prepares and cooks food.

2.    A person who writes books, articles, etc.

3.    A person who flies an airplane.

4.    A person who brings food to customers.

5.    A person who sells things in a shop.

6.    A person who travels into space.

7.    A person who writes reports for newspapers, television, radio…

8.    A person who puts out fires.

9.    A person who repairs machines.

10.  A person who plays the piano.

11.  A person who helps sick animals.

 

 

Look at these twenty-one sentences. Read all the sentences and put them in the correct column.

 

CHEF	TAXI DRIVER	BOXER

 

I’m wearing a white hat at work I have to carry a lot of change. I haven’t got many teeth. I drive very carefully. I am worried about petrol prices. I will open my own restaurant one day. My nose has been broken several times, I never drive a car on holiday. I am a famous person. I know every street in London. I have got several assistants.

I will retire at thirty-six. I’m wearing shorts when I am working. I have to train very hard. I have learnt my job in Paris. I wash my hands several times a day. I have heard some very interesting conversations. I have never been knocked out. I often work at night. I work every evening. I have never served tinned food in my life.

 

Los que estéis preparando un examen tipo B1 o B2 o esté en sus planes hacerlo este curso os voy a dejar aquí una serie de definiciones para que completéis vosotros con la profesión a la que corresponda (os dejo la solución al final). Y una lectura con su comprensión y que os sirva para practicar también…

 

1. Someone who sell meat. (7 letters)

2. Someone who puts out fires (11 letters)

3. Someone who does research. (9 letters)

4. Someone who helps customers in a shop. (2 words- 13 letters)

5. Someone who makes men’s clothes (6 letters)

6. Someone who cooks in a hotel or restaurant. (4 letters)

7. Someone who sells fruit and vegetables. (11 letters)

8. Someone who works in politics. (10 letters)

9. Someone who deals with electrical gadgets. (11 letters)

10. Someone who prepares and sells medicine. (10 letters)

11. Someone who catches fish. (9 letters)

12. Someone who takes care of children. (10 letters)

13. Someone who arranges travel and holidays for people. (2 words- 11 letters)

14. Someone who makes and repairs wooden objects. (9 letters)

15. Someone who owns and manages a farm. (6 letters)

 

                                        From: New Horizons.Oxford University Press

 Aquí os dejo las soluciones de las definiciones como os dije…

 1. BUTCHER

2. FIREFIGHTER

3. SCIENTIST.

4. SHOP-ASSISTANT

5. TAILOR

6. CHEF

7. GREENGROCER

8. POLITICIAN

9. ELECTRICIAN

10. PHARMACIST

11. FISHERMAN

12. BABYSITTER

13. TRAVEL-AGENT

14. CARPENTER

15. FARMER

 

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