Job

1.- Introduction

In today’s lesson, we are going to talk about the jobs. We are also going to look at the use of for, since & ago.

A. Look at the following pictures. What jobs do the people in the pictures do?

Here’s some help, just in case!

Lifeguard / Mechanic / Director / Singer

1)	She is a
2)	He is a
3)	She is a
4)	He is a
5)	He is a
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B. Match the job description to the job.

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2.- Speaking Activity

A. Answer the following question out loud.

Would you like to do any of the jobs above? Why? Why not?

• I would like to be a ...... because.....
• I wouldn’t like to be a ..... because.....

Remember:

We always use ‘a’ when we are talking about the job we do:

• I’m a teacher.

We also use ‘a’ when we talk about the job another person does:

• You’re a hairdresser
• He’s a plumber

3.- Speaking Activity

A. Answer the following questions out loud.

1. What do you do? I’m a ___________________

2. What is your job description? I ________________

3. Do you enjoy your job? Yes, I love my job because___________

If you don’t have a job:

4. Do you study? Yes, I do / No I don’t

5. What do you study? I study ________________

Before Listening

You are going to listen to your teacher talk about her working life. Before you listen, learn the following vocabulary:

• At the age of: A la edad de
• TV presenter: Presentadora de television
• Acting classes: Clases de drama

B. Your teacher talks about the following things in this order:

• 18 years old
• TV presenter
• Acting classes
• 21 years old
• Spain
• Teacher
• Five years
• London

Can you guess her working life? Try and think of what she is going to say using the prompts in the order given.

For example: When she was 18 years old, she wanted to be a TV presenter....

4.- Listening

A. Now listen and see if you were right.

B. Listen again and answer the following questions with complete sentences:

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5.- Focus on Grammar – For, since & ago

A. Look at the text and underline all of the examples of for, since & ago.

My life

At the age of 18, I wanted to be a TV presenter. I went to acting classes for four years and loved them. Then eight years ago, when I was twenty one, I decided to move to Spain. In Spain, I couldn’t be a TV presenter because my Spanish wasn’t very good, so I decided to become a teacher.

I lived in Spain for five years and returned to London in 2005. I have worked as a teacher since 2001. I enjoy my job because every day is different and I get to meet lots of lovely students.

Now you have seen for, since and ago in context. When do you think we use them?

When do we use for, since & ago?

B. Match the definitions.

Examples:

• I lived in Spain for five years.
• I have worked as a teacher since 2001.
• Eight years ago, when I was 21...

We use:

Check your answers!

C. Put the following time expressions into the correct categories.

13th August / Ten minutes / Wednesday / 4pm / A week / Last week
A long time / I left school / A year / Five days

D. Write for or since.

E. Fill in the gaps with the correct form: for, since or ago.

6.- Speaking Activity

[Objeto Flash Eliminado] Sonido

Your teacher is going to ask you some questions about your work experience.

Be prepared to answer the questions. (If you don’t have any work experience, you can invent something – use your imagination).

If you want to see the questions before you start, here they are:

1. Where do you work now?
2. Do you like your job?
3. What kind of things do you do every day?
4. How long have you been working there?
5. What were you doing at work last week?
6. What were you doing three years ago?