Natural English Intermediate Unit 6
Choose one of the jobs below and give the advantages and disadvantages of the job until your partner guesses which one it is
| Useful language for talking about pros and cons The main/ The great/ The advantage/ disadvantage is… A great/ major advantage/ disadvantage is… Another advantage/ disadvantage is… However/ On the other hand… |
Plumber Factory worker Secretary/ PA
Geography teacher Solicitor/ barrister/ attorney/ lawyer
Judge/ magistrate Homemaker/ housewife/ househusband
Fire-fighter (=fireman) Police officer (= policeman)
Spy/ secret agent Farmer Bus driver
Receptionist Shop assistant Private tutor
Air hostess (= air stewardess, flight attendant or cabin crew) Security guard/ bouncer
Lecturer/ professor Nanny/ au pair/ babysitter Office worker
Businessman Bank clerk Banker
Director/ executive (Middle) manager Accountant
GP/ doctor/ surgeon CEO/ managing director Masseur
Nurse/ midwife Busker/ street performer Playwright/ screenwriter
Newsreader Cameraman Photographer
National politician/ PM/ MP/ senator/ congressman Director/ producer
Local politician/ local councillor/ mayor Lab assistant (= laboratory technician)
Door to door salesman Vet/ veterinarian
Baker/ pastry chef Cook/ chef/ kitchen hand Butcher
Barber/ hairdresser/ stylist Builder/ bricklayer Carpenter
Cycle courier/ motorcycle courier Chambermaid
Electrician Gardener/ landscape gardener Bell boy/ porter
Mechanic Estate agent Tailor
Travel agent Lorry driver/ truck driver Zoo keeper
Psychologist Psychiatrist Private detective
Care worker/ carer Bin man/ garbage disposal man
Market trader Television presenter Hotelier/ hotel manager
Continue playing a guessing game, but this time asking each other Y/ N questions.
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