Jobs and Occupations: What Do They Do?
Students guess the job in short riddles (I fix cars in a garage…), match each worker with what they do, read a text about the workers in Lia's neighborhood, answer questions, complete an interview with a bus driver (What do you do? Where do you work?) and answer open questions.
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What's in this activity
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Fill in the gaps Who am I? Complete with the job
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Match the halves What do they do? Match the halves
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Reading text People in my neighborhood
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Multiple-choice questions Check your understanding
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Fill in the gaps Talking about jobs: complete the interview
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Open-ended questions Your turn: write your answers
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Who am I? Complete with the job
What do they do? Match the halves
Match each worker with what he or she does.
Left halves
Right halves
People in my neighborhood
My name is Lia and I am 12 years old. Many people work in my town. My mother is a nurse. She works at the hospital and helps sick people. My uncle is a bus driver. He drives a big red bus every day. Mr. Smith is a baker. He works in a small bakery and makes delicious bread. My brother is a mechanic. He fixes broken cars in a big garage. Mrs. Davis is a vet. She loves animals and helps sick pets at her clinic. I love my neighborhood!
Check your understanding
How old is Lia?
Where does Lia's mother work?
What does Lia's uncle drive?
What does Lia's brother do?
Who helps sick animals in the text?
Talking about jobs: complete the interview
Mr. Lima: I am a bus driver.
Reporter: Where do you Click the word...?
Mr. Lima: I work in the city. I Click the word... bus number twelve.
Reporter: What time do you Click the word... work?
Mr. Lima: I start at six o'clock in the morning.
Reporter: Do you Click the word... your job?
Mr. Lima: Yes, I do. I Click the word... many people every day.
Your turn: write your answers
Why do you think Lia says 'I love my neighborhood!' at the end of the text?
Which job in Lia's town do you think is the most important? Why?
What do people in your family do? Where do they work? Write two or three sentences.
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