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A2

English Vocabulary Exercises for A2 – Jobs

9練習問題

1. Read the definitions and complete the puzzle.

5 A Vocabulary pre-intermediate 01
  • This person:
  • 1)
    helps people to look after their teeth.
  • 2)
    writes computer software.
  • 3)
    flies an aeroplanes.
  • 4)
    often looks after cows and other animals.
  • 5)
    cuts people’s hair.
  • 6)
    helps people who are injured or ill in an emergency.
  • 7)
    trains a person or team to make them better at a sport.
  • 8)
    deals with people who arrive at a hotel, an office, etc.
  • 9)
    designs and builds road, bridges, machines, etc.
  • 10)
    helps people when they buy a house or have a legal problem.
  • 11)
    designs buildings.
  • 12)
    helps people to choose a holiday.
  • 13)
    cleans people’s offices, houses, etc.
  • 14)
    brings food and drink to tables in a restaurant or café.
  • What is the secret job?

2. Complete the work activities with the words below. Use each word or phrase only once.

  • alone children a computer customers your feet
  • five hours indoors a lot a lot of money outdoors
  • the phone phone calls the public a team a uniform
  • 1)
    travel
  • 2)
    be on
  • 3)
    serve
  • 4)
    work
  • 5)
    wear
  • 6)
    deal with
  • 7)
    be part of
  • 8)
    work nine-to-
  • 9)
    work long
  • 10)
    make
  • 11)
    answer
  • 12)
    work with
  • 13)
    earn
  • 14)
    use

3. Complete the adjectives for describing jobs with a, e, i, o, u and y. Then use them to complete the table.

  • 1)
    ch a ll e ng i ng
  • 2)
    bdlp d
  • 3)
    cr tv
  • 4)
    rpttv
  • 5)
    rwrdng
  • 6)
    strssfl
  • 7)
    trng
  • 8)
    vr d
  • 9)
    w ll p d
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4. Listen to three people talking about their jobs. What are the jobs? Choose two adjectives from exercise 3 which you think best describe each job.

Audio
JobAdjective 1Adjective 2
1
2
3

Extra exercises

5. Match the jobs with the statements.

  • architect cleaner dentist paramedic pilot
  • receptionist sales assistant sports coach travel agent
  • 1)
    ‘I design beautiful houses and large buildings.’
  • 2)
    ‘I greet people when they first come into our offices.’
  • 3)
    ‘I wash and vacuum floors, take out the rubbish and keep things tidy.’
  • 4)
    ‘I can help you find the right clothes to suit you.’
  • 5)
    ‘I think that being in charge of an aeroplane full of people can be stressful, but I love my job.’
  • 6)
    ‘I do everything I can to help the players on my football team succeed.’
  • 7)
    ‘I need to stay calm in emergencies and do everything I can to help people who are hurt.’
  • 8)
    ‘Strong teeth are important to your health – and my job is to look after them.’
  • 9)
    ‘I help people to find just the right holiday for them.’

6. Complete the sentences with the words below.

  • badly-paid creative repetitive rewarding
  • stressful tiring well-paid
  • 1)
    My job as a solicitor is so that I can’t always relax after work.
  • 2)
    I am so that I don’t have enough money to go out with my friends.
  • 3)
    As a hairdresser, I’m on my feet all day. It’s really !
  • 4)
    I work on the same machine in a factory every day, and it becomes very
  • 5)
    It’s very to be a teacher and see my students improve every day.
  • 6)
    You might think a musician’s work is always , but there is a lot of repetition too.
  • 7)
    Bankers are usually very , and some people think they earn too much money.

7. Complete the sentences with the words below.

  • answer deal earn (x2) on my feet travel wear work
  • 1)
    I am an international businesswoman. I’m almost never at home because I a lot. I don’t mind, though, because I a lot of money.
  • 2)
    As a receptionist, I the phones and with the public.
  • 3)
    I’m a doorman in a hotel, so I have to a uniform, and I long hours.
  • 4)
    I am a cook in a fast-food restaurant, so I’m all day. I don’t a lot, but I enjoy the job.

8. Match the jobs below with definitions 1-9.

  • builder estate agent groundskeeper journalist
  • photographer pizza delivery man police officer
  • stunt performer video game developer
  • This person:
  • 1)
    helps people buy and sell houses.
  • 2)
    constructs houses and other buildings.
  • 3)
    writes about current events for the media.
  • 4)
    takes care of a big outdoor area such as a football pitch.
  • 5)
    performs difficult physical tricks for films and TV.
  • 6)
    takes pictures with a camera.
  • 7)
    makes sure people follow the law.
  • 8)
    design fun digital entertainment.
  • 9)
    takes a type of fast food to people’s houses.

9. Complete the text with the words below.

  • have join looking for offer noticed sent in take
  • No one likes 1) a job, but when you’re unemployed, that’s all you can do. This is my second experience of unemployment in ten years. A lot of things were different the first time. Then, when I 2) an interesting advertisement in the paper or online, I completed and 3) an application. Then I waited. Nowadays, I ‘network’. I use social media to tell people in good companies what I can do. They don’t usually 4) me a job, but they often know about available jobs. I always explain that I want to 5) a team and that I rarely 6) a day off sick. I mention the fact that I 7) a degree in English. I usually say that I’m flexible and a team player, and this seems to help a lot.

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