Match the verbs on the left with the words on the right. Use each word or phrase only once.
1. earn
a) overtime
2. work
b) meetings
3. pay
c) a store
4. attend
d) clients
5. see
e) a salary
6. run
f) income tax
Rewrite each sentence using topical vocabulary. Keep the basic meaning the same.
1. I'm a banker.
2. What do you do?
3. I earn $35,000 dollars a year at my job.
4. I make $40,000 from my teaching job and another $10,000 from writing.
5. I'm an engineer.
6. I'm responsible for one of the smaller departments.
I work …
What’s …?
My …
My … is $50.000.
I work for …
I am in …
Answer the questions.
1. What do you do now?
2. Do you have a part-time job? What does it involve? How much do you earn?
3. What does your father do? What’s your mother’s profession?
4. What’s your occupation? Do you like your profession?
5. What are you going to be?
6. What would you like to be?
7. What are you going to study?
8. What are normal working hours for most office jobs in your country?
9. Can you name three jobs that are paid very high salaries in your country?
10. When you start paying income tax, what is the minimum amount or minimum percentage you have to pay?
11. What jobs often involve working in shifts?
12. Is flexitime common in your company or in your country?
Match each person on the left with the correct definition on the right.
(a) an estate agent
(b) a violinist
(c) a vet
(d) a builder
(e) a secretary
(f) an actor
(g) a chef
(h) an architect
(i) a chauffeur
(j) a surgeon
1. deals with office correspondence
2. builds houses
3. acts on the stage, on TV
4. helps people to buy and sell houses
5. operates on people
6. treats sick animals
7. drives someone’s car for them
8. plays the violin
9. cooks in a restaurant
10. designs buildings
(a) a florist
(b) a reporter
(c) a typist
(d) a librarian
(e) a fishmonger
(f) a butcher
(g) a diplomat
(h) a gardener
(i) a newsagent
(j) a dentist
1. represents his or her country at an embassy
2. sells meat
3. works in a library
4. sells fish from a shop
5. writes for a newspaper
6. types letters in an office
7. sells flowers from a shop
8. sells newspapers and magazines
9. treats people’s teeth
10. looks after a garden
Match a job inAwith a verb inBand a line inC.
A
B
C
A farmer
helps
fires.
A receptionist
puts out
legal advice.
An architect
repairs
medicine for patients.
A lawyer
works
guests.
A soldier
prescribes
buildings.
A firefighter
welcomes
on the land.
A decorator
fights for
the home and children.
A mechanic
provides
rooms in a house.
A housewife
designs
cars.
A shop assistant
paints
customers.
A doctor
looks after
his/her country.
Add a suitable suffix( -er, -or, -ian, -ist)to the following words to get the professions. You may have to change some of the words a little.
