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Professions and occupations

Expresiones para preguntar y responder sobre trabajos y ocupaciones

So John, what do you do for a living? I am an IT engineer, I work for Google.

What is your occupation? I am a hairdresser. I work at home.

What is your job? I am a computer programmer. I make computer programs.

What do you do? I am a Doctor. I help sick people

What do you do to make a living? I am unemployed at the moment. I am looking

for a job right now.

What does your wife do? She has a position as cashier in a supermarket

What does your brother do for a living? He is an entrepreneur / a businessman/ self-

employed

List of professions and occupations

Accountant - a person that works with the money and accounts of a company.

Actor /Actress - a person that acts in a play or a movie

Architect - a person that designs building and houses.

Baker - They make bread and cakes and normally work in a bakery.

Bus driver - a person that drives buses.

Butcher - a person that works with meat. They cut the meat and sell it in their shop.

Chef/Cook - a person that prepared food for others, often in a restaurant or café.

Dentist - a person that can fix problems you have with your teeth.

Designer - a person who has the job of designing things.

Doctor/ physician - a person you go to see when you are ill or have some type of health problem.

Electrician - a person that works with electric circuits.

Engineer - a person who develops solutions to technical problems. They sometimes design, build,
or maintain engines, machines, structures or public works.

Fireman/ Fire fighter - a person that puts out fires.

Fisherman - a person that catches fish

Hairdresser - they cut your hair or give it a new style.

Journalist - a person that makes new reports in writing or through television.

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Judge - a qualified person that decides cases in a law court.

Lawyer - a person that defends people in court and gives legal advice.

Mechanic - a person that repairs machines, especially car motors.

Model - a (usually attractive) person that works in fashion, modeling clothes and accessories.

Nurse - a person trained to help a doctor look after the sick or injured.

Pharmacist - a qualified person that works with and dispenses medicine.

Photographer - a person that takes photos.

Politician - a person who works in politics.

Policeman/Policewoman - a member of the police force. They (try and) prevent crime.

Receptionist - a person that is at the reception (entrance) of a company.

Scientist - a person that works in the science industry. They do many experiments.

Secretary - a person employed in an office who types letters, keeps records etc.

Taxi driver - a person who drives a taxi.

Teacher - a person that passes knowledge to students, usually at school.

Translator - a person that translates from one language to another.

Travel agent - a person that organises and sells holidays and flights for others.

Veterinary doctor (Vet) - a qualified person that looks after sick animals.

Waiter/Waitress - a person that works in a food outlet, looking after customers and serving food.

Exercise true or false

Answer the following questions using true or false to answer the questions.
______ 1) "singer" sings songs to entertain people.
______ 2) "chef" takes care of people’s health.
______ 3) "hairdresser" helps to fight fire and drives a big red fire engine
______ 4) "dentist" helps to look after your teeth
______ 5) "students" can study at high school, college and university
______ 6) "teacher" helps to prepare food in a restaurant
______ 7) "fire fighter" fights fires and drives a fire engine
______ 8) "bus driver" drives a bus
______ 9) "doctor" works in a post office and brings letters
______ 10) "Police officer" works at the police station and fights crime
______ 11) "waiter" studies at school
______ 12) "truck driver" works at the hair dressers and cuts hair.

What do these people do at their jobs? Choose the best answer.

1. A pharmacist 
prepares medicine. 
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farms. 
sells candy.
2. A student 
teaches. 
sleeps. 
studies.
3. A butcher 
cuts paper. 
cuts meat. 
sells fruit.
4. A fast food worker 
sells medicine. 
works in a restaurant like McDonald's. 
takes care of teeth.
5. A librarian 
sells books. 
writes books. 
works in a library.
6. A baby sitter 
sits on babies. 
has babies every day. 
takes care of babies

Describe las siguientes especialidades informáticas (en inglés)

IT specialists

Webmaster Webmasters oversee all the features of a website. So, I solve

technical problems, approve site content, and work with designers to make
sure the site looks great no matter what browser is used.

computer specialist ……………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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computer programmer ……………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
computer operator ……………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

software specialist ……………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

systems analyst ……………………………………….………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
systems administrator ………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

web developer …………..………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
web programmer ……………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
web designer ……………………………………………………………………………………..………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Escribe dos diálogos que incluyan la descripción de las especialidades

informáticas (IT specialists)

A. Hello, my name is Michael Hoffman. How do you do?

B. How do you do? I am Ann Parker.

A. Nice to meet you. So Ann, what do you do for a living?

B. Well, I am a computer engineer and I have been working as a web master.

A. Really? That sounds interesting. What does a web master do?

B. It is. Webmasters oversee all the features of a website. So, I solve technical
problems, approve site content, and work with designers to make sure the site
looks great no matter what browser is used.

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