Theme 6: Jobs & Professions

Theme 6: JOBS & PROFESSIONS (Pracovné činnosti a profesie.)

8., 9. ROČNÍK

VOCABULARY

Professions: actor, actress, artist, assistant, baker, butcher, cook, dentist, DJ, detective, doctor, driver, factory worker, fireman, footballer, gardener, hairdresser, hunter, manager, miner, model, nurse, policeman, postman, reporter, sailor, scientist, shop-assistant, singer, soldier, sportsman, stunt double, tailor, teacher, vet, volunteer, waiter, writer

Words related to jobs:

• business, company, job interview, profession, professional, qualification, volunteer work, work experience
• art and culture, economics, education, medicine

Places of work: agency, company, factory, farm, firm, hospital, hotel, office, school, shop

Verbs: apply for a job, become, earn, get a job, have an interview for a job, make money, search for a job, take a job, want to be, work as, would like to

• be interested in, be unique about

QUESTION STARTERS:

1. What kinds of jobs are you interested in?
2. What kinds of jobs are the most interesting?
3. What kinds of jobs are the most popular?
4. What are the worst jobs you think of?
5. What are the best jobs you think of?
6. What is the most dangerous job?
7. What are common jobs for men in your country?
8. What are common jobs for women in your country?
9. What job would you like to have?

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS:

1. What’s the best way to get a good job?
2. How long do you want to work?
3. Is it better to be a boss or an employee? Why?
4. What kind of job do you want to get in the future? What will you have to study?
5. What kind of jobs would you like to have?
6. What is your dream job?
7. What influence your choice of job?
8. Have you ever worked?
9. Have you ever done experience work?
10. Have you ever done volunteer work?
11. Do you think it is more important to make a lot of money or to enjoy your job?
12. What job do you want to have in ten years' time?
13. What's one job you wouldn't like to do? Why not?
14. What job will you never do?
15. If you have your own business or company, what will it be?
16. What is your mum’s job? What does your mum do?
17. What is your dad’s job? What does your dad do?
18. Where do your parents work?
19. Do they work at the weekends?
20. What time do they get home from work?
21. How many days a week do your parents work?
22. What are the qualities a good doctor/policeman/fireman should have?
23. Who has the best job in the world? Why do you think so?
24. Who is a workaholic?

ROLE PLAY:

A: You can do work experience during the summer holidays. Ask your partner B to do it with you.

B: You want to spend your summer holidays in going to the swimming pool, the parties .... You don’t work. Ask your partner A to spend your holidays with you.

A: You think your older brother is really a workaholic.

B: You think that your partner A is happy. He’s got an elder brother.

A: You think people should do more volunteer work. It’s necessary for our world. B: You think people should earn a lot of money.