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Vocabulary
DOUBLE CLICK ON ANY WORD TO LISTEN TO THE
PRONUNCIATION. (ALLOW POPUPS).
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accountant(s)
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baker(s)
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barber(s)
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barman
(barmen)
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builder(s)
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butcher(s)
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carpenter(s)
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cashier(s)
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chambermaid(s)
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chef(s)
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cleaner(s)
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dentist(s)
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doctor(s)
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electrician(s)
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engineer(s)
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fireman
(firemen)
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fishmonger(s)
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flight
attendant(s)
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hairdresser(s)
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judge(s)
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lawyer(s)
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nurse(s)
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optician(s)
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painter(s)
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photographer(s)
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plumber(s)
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policeman
(policemen)
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porter(s)
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post[wo]man (post[wo]men)
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receptionist(s)
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reporter(s)
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sales
assistant(s)
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sales
representative(s)
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scientist(s)
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secretary
(secretaries)
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surgeon(s)
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tailor(s)
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teacher(s)
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technician(s)
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vet(s)
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waiter(s)
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welder(s)
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TO FIND OUT WHAT SOMEONE'S JOB IS, YOU CAN ASK,
"WHAT DO YOU DO?"
Work - What do
they do? Where do they work?
Job
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What do
they do?
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Where do
they work?
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Accountants
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Look after the finances in an organisation.
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They work in an office.
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Bakers
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Bake
bread.
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They work in a bakery.
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Barbers
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Shave men's beards and cut men's hair.
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They work in a barbers.
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Barmen/women
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Serve
drinks.
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They work in a bar, pub or restaurant.
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Butchers
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Prepare
and sell meat.
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They work in a butchers.
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Chambermaids
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Clean and
tidy rooms.
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They work in a hotel.
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Chefs
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Prepare
and cook food.
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They work in a kitchen.
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Dentists
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Look after
people's teeth.
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They work in a dentists.
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Doctors
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Look after
people's health.
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They work in a hospital or surgery.
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Fishmongers
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Prepare
and sell fish.
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They work in a fishmongers.
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Flight
attendants
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Look after
passengers.
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They work in an aeroplane (airplane AmE).
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Hair
dressers
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Cut and style people's hair.
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They work in a hair salon.
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Judges
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Judge and
sentence people.
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They work in a law court.
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Lawyers
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Defend and
prosecute people.
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They work in a law court and in a lawyers office.
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Nurses
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Look after
patients .
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They work in a hospital or doctor's surgery.
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Opticians
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Look after people's eye sight.
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They work in an opticians.
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Porters
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Carry other people's bags and luggage.
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They work in a hotel or train station.
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Receptionists
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Meet and
greet visitors.
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They work
in reception.
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Sales
Assistants
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Sell goods and look after customers.
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They work in a shop.
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Secretaries
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Arrange appointments, type letters and organise meetings.
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They work in an office.
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Surgeons
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Operate on people who are sick.
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They work in a hospital.
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Tailors
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Design, make, alter or repair garments,
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They work in factories and shops.
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Teachers
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Teach
people.
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They work in a school.
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Technicians
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Organise and repair technical equipment.
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They work
everywhere!
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Vets
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Look after
people's animals.
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They work in a veterinary surgery or vets.
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Waiters/Waitresses
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Serve people food and drink.
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They work in a restaurant.
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Welders
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Weld metal to make things.
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They work in factories and construction.
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Leaving or
Losing your job
There are many different ways to express leaving or
losing a job.
TO LEAVE YOUR JOB:-
To resign | To quit | To leave your job = to give up a job or position by telling your
employer that you are leaving.
To retire = to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill
health.
TO LOSE YOUR JOB:-
To be dismissed | To be fired | To get fired | To be
sacked | To get the sack | To get the chop | To get your P45 | To lose your job
= to be
asked to leave a job, usually because you have done something wrong or badly,
or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing you.
To be made redundant = to lose your job because your employer no longer needs you
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