VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Jobs What time is it?

1 Use your dictionary and match a picture with a job in 1 Look at the clocks. Write the times. 2 Look at the times.
column A.
A B It’s just before three o’clock.
a A pilot designs buildings.
b A chef wears beautiful clothes. It’s just af ter five o’clock.
c A nurse looks after people in hospital. It’s five o’clock. 1
d A lawyer makes films. What time is it now? What time does the lesson end?
e An actor writes for a newspaper.
f A journalist cooks in a restaurant. Music of English o
g A model sells things. A T 3.13 In English the voice goes up and down. Copy the stress and intonation.
h An architect flies planes.
i A shop assistant helps people in court. 1 2 It’s half past five . 2 Conversation 1

2 Match a job in A with a line in B. Ex cuse me . Can you tell me the time , please ?
A T 3.10 Listen and check. Yes , of course . It’s just after six o’clock.
3 Look at the phonetic spelling of some Thanks.
of the words. Practise saying them. It’s quar ter past five . 3
1 /n3:s/ 4 /"SQp @"sIst@nt/
2 /"mQd@l/ 5 /"A:kItekt/
3 /"&kt@(r)/ 6 /Sef/
A T 3.11 Listen and repeat.
4 Memorize the jobs. Close your books. It’s quar ter to six . 4
Ask and answer questions with a partner.
What does a pilot do ?
He/She flies planes .

It’s five past five . 5 Conversation 2

Phonetic symbols p159 3 4 5
Ex cuse me . Can you tell me the time , please ?
I’m so rry, I don’t know . I don’t have a watch .
Never mind .
It’s twenty past five . 6

It’s twenty-five to six . 7

It’s ten to six . 8

A T 3.12 Listen and check. Practise saying 3 With a partner, draw clocks on a piece of paper.
6 7 8 9 the times. Make more conversations.

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