TALKING ABOUT JOBS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Roles and Responsibilities

A. Match each job title to a description.

1. I'm a scientist. ....... a. I lead a team and train new workers.

2. I'm a manager. ....... b. I manage the office work and arrange meetings.

3. I'm a lawyer. ....... c. I create menus and prepare delicious food.

4. I'm a secretary. ....... d. I organise products in the shop and help customers.

5. I'm a chef. ....... e. I meet with clients to advise them on legal problems.

6. I'm a shop assistant. ....... f. I research diseases and develop new medicines

B. Match each verb in bold from Exercise A to its definition.

1. To study something to learn more ................

2. To control several tasks or groups ................

3. To teach someone ................

4. To listen and give advice ................

5. To make, often starting from the beginning ................

6. To plan or set a time ................

7. To put in a specific order ................

8. To get something ready ................

9. To invent or improve ................

10. To be in charge of a project or a group ................

C. Complete the job descriptions with the verbs from Exercise B. Two verbs are not
used.

As an architect, I meet with clients who want to build new houses. They tell me what they want,

and I (1) ................ them on their options. Together, we (2) ................ a plan. I complete

the paperwork and (3) ................ the permits before the project starts. During the project, I

(4) ................ the teams who work on different parts of the house until everything is complete.

It is a difficult job, but I love seeing the house when it's finished.

I'm a librarian. I (5) ................ a team of ten employees at the library. We (6) ................

the books in the library to help people find them. We also talk with different authors. Sometimes,

we (7) ................ for authors to come to the library. They talk about writing and their books.

Children often come with their parents and read. A lot of students also use the library. They use

the computers to study, do homework, and complete (8) ................ Every weekend, we have

events at the library. It is a tiring job, but I love it.

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 TALKING ABOUT JOBS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Roles and Responsibilities

D. Write a description of the two jobs your teacher gives you using the verbs from
the box.

manage arrange lead train create

prepare organise advise research develop

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E. Now, read your job descriptions to the class. Do not mention the job titles. Can the
class guess which job is being described each time?

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