Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate Module 3
What is your job? What is your daily routine? Is your routine a normal one for someone with that job? Describe your daily routine and see if your partner agrees that it is typical or not.
What about your friends and family? Describe their jobs and routines and see if your partner thinks that is typical.
Choose another job and describe what you imagine their routine is like until your partner guesses what the job is. Then take turns doing the same.
| Useful language for describing routines in your job In Japan/ the developed world/ most of the world, he or she… Do overtime Give presentations Have meetings Look after… Make… Speak other languages Spend (a lot of) time on the phone/ on a computer/ in meetings/ travelling Work (very) hard Travel Use (special) equipment/ tools/ a computer Wear a helmet/ a uniform/ a jacket/ a tie/ goggles/ protective clothing/ gloves Work at weekends Work full time/ part time/ long hours Work in an office/ a factory/ a warehouse/ shop/ store Work in the (early) morning/ (late) at night/ flexitime/ in shifts Work on his or her feet Work outside/ inside/ at a desk Work with his or her hands Work with people/ Meet people Write… Always Almost always Usually Very often Often Sometimes Rarely Hardly ever Almost never Never |
Do the same with jobs on the next page.
Accountant Actor
Architect Artist, e.g. painter or sculptor
Athlete (= Sportsman) Au pair/ Nanny/ Babysitter
Baker Bank clerk
Barber/ Hairdresser/ Stylist Barman/ Barmaid/ Bar tender
Broker/ Trader Bus driver
Businessman/ Entrepreneur Cameraman
Care worker Carpenter
Cleaner Cook/ Chef
Designer Door to door salesman
Estate agent (= Real estate agent) Executive (= Director = Top manager)
Factory worker Farmer
Fire fighter (= fireman) Fisherman
Flight attendant/ Cabin crew (= Air stewardess/ Air hostess)
GP (= General practitioner = Local doctor)
Help desk staff/ Call centre staff Homemaker (= Housewife/ Househusband)
Journalist Judge
Lawyer Lecturer/ Professor
Librarian Local politician, e.g. town councillor or mayor
Lorry driver (= Truck driver) Masseur/ Masseuse
Member of the royal family Middle manager
Monk/ Nun/ Priest Musician
National politician, e.g. MP or senator Newsreader
Novelist Nurse
Office worker/ Clerk Photographer
Plumber Police officer
Postal worker (= Postman = Mailman) Prime Minister/ President
PI (= Private investigator = Private detective)
Private tutor Psychiatrist/ Psychologist
Public servant (= Civil servant, e.g. taxman, diplomat or ambassador)
Receptionist Sales executive (= Salesman)
Secretary/ PA (= personal assistant) Security guard
Server (= Waiter/ Waitress) Shop assistant/ Cashier
Social worker Soldier
Spy/ Secret agent Surgeon
Tailor Taxi driver
Mechanic/ Repairman/ Service engineer/ Technician
Telesales staff Television presenter/ Television celebrity
Tour guide Traffic warden
Translator/ Interpreter Travel agent
Vet (= Veterinarian)
Which jobs from above would you recommend? Which kinds of people for? Which would you not recommend? Why?
Listen to details about four people (T3.5) and make notes so that you can recommend jobs for them.
Choose a category from below and find at least five words from above that you both think that is true for, putting them in order if you can.
- Becoming more/ less important
- Companies should/ shouldn’t be allowed to outsource this job overseas
- Don’t usually do their job properly
- Foreigners should/ shouldn’t be allowed to get a visa to do this job in my country
- Gets money from the government and shouldn’t
- High standards in my country/ Low standards in my country
- Paid too little/ too much
- Should be fewer/ more
- Should be more open to women
- Should be supported or encouraged by the government
- Should get money or more money from the government
- Shouldn’t be allowed
- Standard of service getting better/ worse
- Unfairly popular/ Unfairly get good publicity
- Unfairly unpopular/ Unfairly get bad publicity
- We could/ couldn’t live without
- Will become less common/ will disappear/ will become more common
- Would/ Wouldn’t want my children to become
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