Unit 3 Vocabulary: Jobs & Workplaces
English Grade 8 (Super Goal 2) · Unit 3: Who's Who · Lesson 3-1 · Term 1
Also known as: Jobs and workplaces
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Lesson idea
Names of jobs, workplaces and adjectives to describe jobs.
Key points
- Job names often come from verbs: teach → teacher, drive → driver, translate → translator, design → designer.
- Endings: -er (driver, reporter, waiter), -ist (receptionist, scientist, dentist, journalist), -or (actor, director, doctor, translator).
- What do you do? usually means "What's your job?"
Vocabulary
engineer
nurse
pilot
travel agent
graphic designer
computer programmer
salesperson
psychologist
translator
journalist
salary
deadline
stressful
satisfying
part-time
Lesson questions (14)
- A person who translates languages is a ____.
Answer: translator - A person who designs advertisements is a graphic ____.
Answer: designer - Which job has the ending -ist?
Answer: dentist - Which job has the ending -or?
Answer: director - Which job has the ending -er?
Answer: photographer - A ____ flies airplanes.
Answer: pilot - A ____ works in a hospital and takes care of patients.
Answer: nurse - A ____ helps people plan trips and buy tickets.
Answer: travel agent - A civil ____ designs roads and bridges.
Answer: engineer - A: "____" B: "I'm a translator at a big company."
Answer: What do you do? - Reporters have a lot of deadlines, so their job is very ____.
Answer: stressful - The money you get for your job every month is your ____.
Answer: salary - Fahad works ____ in a restaurant; he goes to school during the day.
Answer: part-time - A job that makes you feel happy because you do something useful is ____.
Answer: satisfying
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What is the difference between a translator and an interpreter?
A translator translates written texts, and an interpreter translates speech orally. In the lesson: a person who translates languages is a translator.
What does graphic designer mean?
A person who designs advertisements, logos and pictures.
How do we connect a job with its workplace?
teacher at a school, nurse at a hospital, journalist at a newspaper, scientist in a laboratory.
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