What's your job?
1. Write the names of the professions and check yourself using the words given below.
A 1 baker 2 butcher 3 milkman 4 bookseller 5 barber [men's hairdresser] 6 grocer 7 greengrocer 8 chemist |
9 tobacconist 10 shop-assistant 11 optician 12 dentist 13 doctor 14 nurse 15 carpenter 16 bricklayer |
17 mechanic 18 painter 19 factory-worker 20 postman 21 typist 22 taxi-driver 23 teacher 24 salesman |
2. Cover the right column and complete the sentences. Check yourself using the given answers.
B People doing manual work for wages are called... |
labourers, workers |
Bakers, butchers and grocers have shops. They are... |
shopkeepers |
Carpenters, bricklayers, plumbers etc. are... |
tradesmen |
They have learned a... |
trade |
When somebody is an electrician we say... |
he is an electrician |
When someone is a doctor we say... |
he is a doctor by profession |
Workmen earn... |
wages |
More highly-paid people not doing manual work get a... |
salary |
The general word for wages and salary is... |
pay |
When you get more salary we say that you get a... |
rise in salary |
Most people work because... |
they have to earn a living |
C What do they sell?
A baker sells... |
bread and cakes |
A butcher sells... |
meat, sausage and chickens |
A milkman sells... |
dairy products |
A bookseller sells... |
books |
A grocer sells... |
groceries |
A greengrocer sells... |
fruit and vegetables |
A chemist [Am. drugstore] sells... |
toothpaste, cosmetics and soap as well as medicines |
A tobacconist sells... |
tobacco, cigars and cigarettes |
When you want to buy pens and paper you go to the... |
stationer's |
When you want to buy a gold ring you go to the... |
jeweller's |
When you want to buy a fresh chicken you go to the... |
poultry's or butcher's |
D Mr. Johnson is the... |
manager of a firm |
The people working in his office are his... |
employees |
Mr. Johnson is their... |
employer [boss] |
The lady who makes his appointments is his... |
secretary |
The men who take care of the financial administration of the business are... |
book-keepers |
The business they all work for is called a... |
company |
Sometimes you can find the letters Ltd. after the name of a company. This is short for... |
Limited [Limited liability company] |
A smaller office in a different place from the head-office is a... |
branch
|
People to whom the firm or company owes money are... |
creditors |
People who owe money to the firm are... |
debtors |
The boy who does all kinds of jobs is the... |
office-boy |
People who have no work are... |
unemployed/jobless |
We can also say that they have no... |
employment/jobs |
Being out of work means... |
having no employment |
E At a factory
Mr. McDonald has a factory. He is a... |
manufacturer |
People who work in the factory are... |
factory-hands/workers |
They have been trained to do their jobs so they are... |
skilled workers (workmen) |
Another word for factory is... |
works |
When a factory makes steel or cotton we call it a... |
mill |
When a factory produces electricity we call it a... |
power station [Am. plant] |
Another word for work is... |
labour |
We speak of hard labour when... |
people are forced to work |
All factories together are called... |
industry |
A town with many factories is an... |
industrial town |
A man who works very hard is an... |
industrious man |
F When there is a vacancy you can... |
apply for the job [post] |
Then you are an... |
applicant |
When they think you are the right man for the job you are... |
appointed
|
So you get the... |
appointment |
When your work is very poor you are… |
dismissed |
Other words for "dismissed" are… |
fired/sacked |
Sometimes people refuse to work. Then they are... |
on strike |
Most people strike for... |
better labour-conditions or higher wages |