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23 Homework

1. Record yourself saying these minimal-pair words and

upload to D2L.

 bed, bad
 thank, tank
 sheep, ship
 pat, pet
 cot, caught
 mat, mate
 rid, red
 pin, pen
 bit, bet
 fill, feel

2. Vocabulary List

 Write down the names of 10 professions or careers you

know in English.
- Doctor: Treat people who are ill or injured
- Architect: Design and compose habitable and functional
structures
- Lawyer: Defends people before the law in a court
- Nursery: treat injured people
- Dentist: Fiw teeth, put braquets, remove teeth
- Archeologist: Study fossils to reconstruct history
- Teacher: teach children or any person to learn and improve
in a subject
- Musician: Do music, play in live concerts, compose and
take out records
- Drummer: Play the drums, is the essential part of any band
because set the tempo and give the rhythm.

 Next to each profession, write a brief description of

what someone in that job does.
Example:
 Doctor: A person who treats people who are ill or

injured.

3. Matching Activity Below are some tools or objects related

to certain professions. Match them with the correct
profession. Example: Bat and Baseball  Baseball player
(athlete)

i. Stethoscope (doctor)
ii. Gavel (builder)
iii. Blueprint (filmmaker)
iv. Paintbrush (painter)
v. Code (hacker)
vi. Telescope (astronomist)
vii. Mixing bowl (chef)
viii. Calculator (mathematician)
ix. Camera(photographer)
x. Steering Wheel (driver)
 4. "Interview a Professional"

 Choose one profession from your list.

 Pretend you are a journalist and you're going to
interview someone from that profession. Write down 5
questions you would like to ask them about their job.

Drummer:

Today we are going to talk with Matt Gartska, drummer of

Animals as Leaders.
My first question, since when you started playing the
drums and how did you know it was your passion?
How many hours do you practice daily?
How do you reach that level of independence in each limb to
play that hard?
Which is the most complex song that you composed for Animals
as Leaders?
Will you come to Ecuador? Come please I love you so much
Example Questions:
 What inspired you to become a [profession]?

 What does a typical day look like for you?

 What's the most challenging part of your job?