JOBS, DUTIES & SKILLS

JOB DUTIES SKILLS OPINION Translation /

about job job

a doctor works in a clinic or hospital and looks after sick people responsible, reliable, caring stressful,
responsible
an estate agent deals with people wanting to change homes

a nurse caring, helpful, nice, polite, patient

a politician

a fire-fighter physically fit, strong, brave, responsible

a lawyer works with people who need legal help knowledgeable, serious, responsible boring

a paramedic

a journalist

a security
guard

an engineer designs and constructs tools, machines a degree or qualification in science and maths, difficult, useful
precise important
a technician

a chef

a carpenter a worker who builds or repairs wooden structures

a secretary

a cashier sits by the till, inputs the cost of each item and tells
customers how much to pay
an architect designs buildings and oversees their construction
an accountant responsible, must have keen eye for detail, boring,
good maths skills repetitive
a teacher

a car mechanic

a call-centre communication skills, language skills stressful

operator
a bus driver driving licence, patience

a gardener cuts the grass, keeps the flowerbeds tidy, puts in new relaxed,
plants outdoors
a decorator creative,
interesting
a banker deals with cash, cheques and credit cards; helps
customers with money affairs
a shop- sorts and puts products on shelves, sticks labels on
assistant products, helps customers
Choose from the duties below and complete the table by re-writing these in the correct space.
NOTE! Not all jobs have been described here. You will have to fill in the gaps yourself!
- works for newspapers, writing stories
- deals with calls from customers for a company; gives information and/or advice, deals with complaints
- helps to put out (=stop) fires
- helps doctors to look after sick people in a clinic or hospital
- works in government helping to run the country
- works in an ambulance to help sick people
- decorates rooms; designs interiors and furnishings
Choose from the list of skills. Complete the table. Check any words you don’t know in a dictionary.
energetic organised computer skills communication skills telephone skills work in a team
work alone/independently physically fit work outdoors work under pressure reliable
experienced hardworking honest quick accurate patient
sociable creative tidy (clean) careful quiet flexible
professional calm mature open-minded courageous (brave) friendly
Choose from the following adjectives to give your opinion of the jobs in the table.
well-paid creative demanding dirty hard work boring dangerous easy
badly paid difficult challenging stressful useful interesting repetitive rewarding