Jobs and Occupations

JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS

What is a job or occupation?

It's a person's usual or principal work or business, specially as a means of earning a living; vocation:  i.e, she is a doctor.

Another explanation for job or occupation is: any activity in which a person is engaged.

Let's see some occupations and it's meaning in Spanish..

ENGLISH	SPANISH	ENGLISH	SPANISH
lawyer	abogado	bookseller	librero
actor/actress	actor/actriz	sailor	marinero
customs officer	aduanero	doctor	médico
farmer	agricultor	mechanic	mecánico
builder	albañil	miner	minero
architect	arquitecto	model	modelo
consultant	asesor	instructor	monitor
astronaut	astronauta	monk	monje
air hostess	azafata	nun	monja
dustman	basurero	nanny	niñera
fireman	bombero	labourer	obrero
waiter/waitress	camarero/a	office worker	oficinista
lorry driver	camionero	baker	panadero
singer	cantante	shepherd	pastor
foreman	capataz	hairdresser	peluquero
butcher	carnicero	journalist	periodista
postman	cartero	fisherman	pescador
scientist	científico	pilot	piloto
surgeon	cirujano	painter	pintor
cook	cocinero	politician	político
driver	conductor	policeman	policía
accountant	contable	caretaker	portero
servant	criado	teacher	profesor
priest	cura	psychologist	psicólogo
dentist	dentista	psychiatrist	psiquiatra
shop assistant	dependiente	receptionist	recepcionista
electrician	electricista	watchmaker	relojero
employee	empleado	reporter	reportero
bank clerk	empleado de banco	priest	sacerdote
nurse	enfermero	tailor	sastre
writer	escritor	secretary	secretario
student	estudiante	soldier	soldado
chemist	farmacéutico	shorthand typist	taquimeca
plumber	fontanero	taxi driver	taxista
farmer	granjero	technician	técnico
engineer	ingeniero	bullfighter	torero
gardener	jardinero	translator	traductor
jeweller	joyero	salesman	vendedor
judge	juez	vet	veterinario
shoemaker	zapatero

Now, let's see jobs with images so that you could have better understanding..

Let's see more..

YOU ALREADY NOW  A LOT ABOUT JOB AND OCCUPATIONS. NOW LET'S LEARN HOW TO ASK SOMEONE FOR THEIR JOB..

You simple use one of the following two questions: What's your job? or What do you do?

To answer this question you use the verb to be conjugated plus your occupation. Example: I am a teacher or I am a doctor.

You can also use the rest of the pronouns when asking and responding to those questions. Example: What does she do? or What's her job?.. The answer should be: She is a__________. You'll complete the blank space with the name of the job or occupation.



Let's listen to the explanation in the following video..

OK, GREAT FOLKS! 

LET'S PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING VIDEO SO THAT YOU COULD LISTEN TO PRONUNCIATION AND DEVELOP YOUR LISTENING SKILLS.

Let's do some exercises and practice what you've learned!

http://www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/people_jobs_personalities-exercises.html

EVALUATION

Answer the following questions:

1. What do you do?

2. What's your job?

3. Can you please mention three occupations that you learned in this blog?

4. Will you become a teacher soon?

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