Job=career= occupation=professions

clean

bricklayer

hairdress

electricia

journalist

engineer

Lawyer

New words

Meanings
Who helps people with problem of teeth
who designs, builds, or maintains machines or structures
Who cleans houses or offices
Who works with law
Who designs houses or buildings
Who repairs water system
Who works with electricity
Who interviews people or makes news on newspaper or TV
Who works with money and account for a company
Who repairs machines, cars, motobikes, etc
Who builds houses or building using bricks
Who cuts your hair

a shift - a period of work in the day or night e.g. nurse, factory workers etc.
a day of - a day not working
to earn money - to get money from work
When we talk about obligation we use have to, don't have to or do you
have to...? ( Dont use must)
"I have to do 6 shifts a week."
"Do you have to work long hours?"
"I don't have to work every weekend."
Whats your jobs?/ what do you do?/ what do you work as?
Im a/an____________
I work as a/an____________

in

I work

on
at

with

for

a place
e.g I work in a school/ an office / a
factory
city
e.g I work in Binh Duong/ HCM city
a country
e.g I work in Vietnam
a field
e.g I work in computer/ business/
banking/ education
a place
e.g I work on a farm/ an oil-rig
a place ( more specific than in
andon
I work at home/ I work at Curtin school
people
I work with John/ with my cousin
people
e.g I work for Bill Gate

a company
e.g I work for KFC/ Truong Khanh
company

Job=career= occupation=profession

Tailor

Politician

Photogra

Pharmaci

New words

Postman

Meanings
a person that makes bread and cakes
a person that writes books or novels
a person that works on a farm, usually with animals.
a person that puts out fires.
a person that works with meat. They cut the meat and sell it in their shop.
a qualified person that works with and dispenses medicine.
a person that makes things from wood including houses and furniture
a person that takes photos.
a person who works in politics/ government
a member of the police force. They (try and) prevent crime.
a person that delivers mail to your house.
a person that makes clothes for others,

Useful word and phrases for jobs

Employer
Employ ( give s.o a
job)=offer s.o a job
Shed jobs=cut jobs ( no
longer want some
workers)

Fire = dismiss=give s.o

a sack

Employee
Looking for a job =
search for a job
Apply for = go for
..
Interview s.o for .
Get a job=take a job
( have a job)
Resign a job = quit a
job
Lose a job= get fired
Retire from a job

Noun
Employment
Applicant ( a person who
apply for a job)
Contact = the agreement
between employer and
employee

Retirement
Pension : money paid by
government or company
for someone when they are
too old to work

John is an applicant and he is looking for a job. He wants to

work for IBM company, so he applies for software engineer
position. After 1 week, John receives a phone call from the
receptionist of IBM saying that the manager will interview him
for the occupation. After the interview, they ofer John the job;
therefore hes finally employed. They also make a contact. John
works very hard because hes afraid of losing his job. Unlike
John, many people have resigned their work at IBM because of
the pressure and the stress from the work. John never wants to be
dismiss from his career. He hopes to work until he is 55 years old,
then he can retire and gets the pension.

REVIEW TRANSPORTS, JOBS, CAREER LADDER

1. Who helps people with problem of teeth ?
a) a dentist
b) a doctor
c) a nurse
2. who designs, builds, or maintains
machines or structures ?
a) an electrician
b) a mechanic
c) an engineer
3. Who cleans houses or offices?
a) a cleaner
b) a worker
c) a manager

----------Key----------

1. (a)
2. (c)
3. (a)