Profession vs.

Occupation
TO BE + PROFESSION
Place of work:

→ office jobs

→ outdoor jobs (a postman, a builder)

Other places:

… in a factory
… in a school
… in a hospital
… on a farm
… from home (“I work from home”)

Types of jobs:

I work in … (industry / type of job)

Some typical industries:

publishing
education
construction
engineering
manufacturing (production)
banking
finance
law
retail (shops, etc)
healthcare
leisure (sports centres, etc)

For example:
Tom works in finance.
John works in publishing.
 Talk about two of the topics below.
• the job you have at the moment
• a job you had in the past
• a job you wanted to have when you were younger

A “DREAM” JOB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=wL3CFtW8WE0&ab_channel=RealEnglish%C2%AE

→ Who is happy with their job?

→ Which “dream” jobs are mentioned in the video?

Some vocabulary related to a “dream” job

•astronaut
•backup plan
•exciting
•happiness
•realise a dream
•success
•qualifications
•wealthy
•workaholic
•work-life balance
Useful adjectives related to the topic:
• Which of the jobs below would you call a dream job? Why?

o secret agent
o personal shopper
o chocolatier
o food critic
o island caretaker
o YouTuber

• Look at the list of unusual jobs. What do you think the

responsibilities in each job are? Would you choose them as a career?

o panda babysitter
o movie animal trainer
o professional sleeper
o car tester
o professional wedding guest
o ethical hacker

• How do people usually choose the job they want to do?

 • When people talk about a dream job, what do they mean?
• What was your dream job when you were a child?
• If you won the lottery would you continue working? Would you
do a different job? Would you retire?
• What do you encourage your kids to do when they’re older?
(Something reasonably well paid? Something well paid?
Something fun, but badly paid?)
• Should people refuse jobs that aren’t ‘perfect’ for them, rather
than take any job and continue looking while working?

GRAMMAR ASPECTS

I’d like to … because …

I’m good at … (-ing)
I enjoy … (-ing)
I’m interested in …
UNUSUAL JOBS

Please watch the following videos about unusual jobs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Znx_oZWj1MQ&ab_channel=60SecondDocs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=xBfU_SlssDc&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=60SecondDocs

• Which job surprised you more: people walker or dumpster diver?

Why?
• What skills do you need to do these jobs?