Unit 2 - Occupations and Professions

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Unit 2

Occupations and Professions


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Targets

Saying what someones occupation is

Asking what someones occupation is

Simple present affirmative and negative Simple present questions


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Engage

Read and listen to the conversation:

A: Hi, Im Martin! What is your name?

B: My name is John. What do you do?

A: Im an architect, thanks. What do you do?B: I work for a bank.

Whats your job?


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Engage

Match the jobs to the pictures

1. A teacher

2. A student

3. An architect

4. A government worker5. A banker

6. A clerk

7. An artist

Does someone you know haveone of these jobs?


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Study

THE SIMPLE PRESENT

I study

You study

He, she, it studies

We study

You study

They study


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Study

The simple present has 3 uses:

Repetition with verbs of action*

- He always studies.

- We go to the cottage every summer.

Statement of fact:

- Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.

- Dentists make a lot of money.

Future specific time (often regarding travel)

- My parents leave for Arizona on Thursday.

- Joanne works on Friday.

* THERE ARE CERTAIN KEY WORDS USED WHEN EXPRESSING VERBS OF ACTION.


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Study

Group 1:

always/never

often/rarely/seldom

These words are placed directly before the verb in a sentence.

Example: I always walk to work.

Group 2:

sometimes

every day/week/month/time

occasionally

These words are placed either at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.

Example: I walk to work every day.


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Study

Example: Brad / wash / his car (every weekend)

Brad washes his car every weekend.

1. I / type / my seminar paper. (usually)

_____________________________________________________

2. Nina / go / to the gym. (4 times a week)

_____________________________________________________

3. Our family / eat / breakfast. (every morning)

_____________________________________________________

4. He / go out / during the week. (never)

_____________________________________________________

5. We / read / the morning paper. (rarely)

_____________________________________________________

Complete the following sentences with a verb in the simple

present and put the key word in the correct place.


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Study6. John / have / an English course. (every Tuesday)

_____________________________________________________

7. Sarah / take / her vitamins. (always)

_____________________________________________________

8. I / talk / to my colleagues at lunch. (often)

_____________________________________________________

9. Wendy / call / me at the office. (once in a while)

_____________________________________________________

10. We / wake up / at 7:30. (usually)

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Study

11. They / buy / a new car. (every two years)

_____________________________________________________

12. Kenny / do / the dishes. (every morning)

_____________________________________________________

13. Corey / tell / the truth. (always)

_____________________________________________________

14. She / made / mistakes when she types. (rarely)

_____________________________________________________

15. My secretary / take / a trip South. (from time to time)

_____________________________________________________


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Study

SIMPLE PRESENT NEGATIVE OF

TO SMOKE

LA FORME ORALE

I do not smoke.

You do not smoke.

He/she/it does not smoke.

We do not smoke.

You do not smoke.

They do not smoke.

I don't smoke.

You don't smoke.

He/she/it doesn't smoke.

We don't smoke.

You don't smoke.

They don't smoke.

In order to change a sentence from the positive form to the

negative form, it is necessary to introduce the auxiliary DO or

DOES (3rd person singular). Add to this the negative NOT andplace before the main verb. Note that the auxiliary DO is

conjugated, leaving the verb in the infinitive form.


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Study

Conjugate the following verbs. Then put them into their negative form.

1. He / want He wants. He doesn't want.

2. We / buy __________ _______________________________

3. They / love

4. She / sell

5. I / eat

6. You / hate

(plural)

7. They / put

8. She / take

9. It / give

10.You / drink(singular)


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1. I eat dinner at 6 o'clock.

_______________________________________________________

2. She watches a lot of television.

_______________________________________________________

3. Donald likes to go to a hockey game every now and then.

_______________________________________________________

4. Jason eats lots of food. He is hungry.

_______________________________________________________

5. We live in a suburb of Edmonton.

_______________________________________________________

Change into the negative.


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6. Our lives are very exciting.

_______________________________________________________

7. At that store, furniture is expensive.

_______________________________________________________

8. Sylvia and Stefan spend their holidays down South.

_______________________________________________________

9. I really mean what I'm saying.

_______________________________________________________

10. People enjoy living in large cities.

_______________________________________________________


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Activation

Tell a classmate your occupation

A: What do you do?

B: Im a _______. What do youdo?

A: Im a _______. Do you like it?

B:________________...

Now tell someone else yourpartners job.


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Engage

Listen and read theconversation

A: Who is that over there?

B: Thats Bill. Hes a

computer programmer.A: That lady over there,

what does she do?

B: Her names Kate. Shesan executive assistant.

Ask someone what theirjob is.


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Study

SIMPLE PRESENT QUESTION

OF "I DRINK COFFEE"

Do I drink coffee?

Do you drink coffee?

Does he/she/it drink coffee?

Do we drink coffee?

Do you drink coffee?

Do they drink coffee?

In order to form a question, introduce the auxiliary DO or

DOES (3rd person singular). The auxiliary is placed beforethe subject (Do I) and this structure is placed before the

main verb (Do I drink?).


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1. I / want I want Do I want?

2. She / put

3. They / smoke

4. He / love

5. We / buy

6. It / take

7. You / drink

(plural)

8. I / sell

9. He / eat

10. She / sell

Conjugate the following verbs. Then, put them into their interrogative form.


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1. I always eat breakfast.

_______________________________________________________

2. You annoy me when you whistle.

_______________________________________________________

3. Marie takes the subway to work.

_______________________________________________________

4. Olives cost a lot of money.

_______________________________________________________

5. John and Ed enjoy playing pool.

_______________________________________________________

Ask the question for the following responses.


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6. Denise works in South America.

_______________________________________________________

7. I want to visit my elderly grandmother.

_______________________________________________________

8. Quiche consists of eggs and vegetables.

_______________________________________________________

9. People attend university for four years.

_______________________________________________________

10. The Earth is a sphere.

_______________________________________________________


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Activation

Now ask what people do atwork.

A: Excuse me. What do

you do at work?B: At work I....

A: Really. Very Interesting.

B: What do you do atwork?

A: Thats great!

Now ask another person


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Billboard

Please post:

Your answers to the study questions

One example of a dialogue of what people do at

work

Answer the teachers questions on the Billboard


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Task-Based Learning

Pre-Task

Write down 10 things you do in your job

How do you do these tasks? Think of them

step by step and prepare to explain them

List the steps in the tasks by number (First,I...Second, I....) You should have at least 5

steps for each task In a few minutes, you will explain these tasks

to a new employee


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Task-Based Learning

Task (Part 1)

Work in a pair

(A) One of you is an experienced worker

(B) One of you is a new worker The experienced worker must explain each task

he or she does step by step

(B) Take notes on these tasks. You will explain

them later When you finish, switch roles

After this, find a new partner


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Task-Based Learning

Task (Part 2)

Work in a new pair

Repeat Part 1 using the information yourpartner gave you, not the information you

prepared

Take notes

When you finish, switch roles

After this, find a new partner


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Task-Based Extension

Writing

Write a paragraph for each job description thatyou heard

Send one copy to your instructor Post one copy on the Billboard

Keep one copy and put it in your portfolio

Read the comments that you receive about yourcomposition on the Billboard. Take a copy of itand then print it and put it in your portfolio


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Listening

Listen to the beginning of a conversation

Who is speaking?

What is their relationship?


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Listening

Listen again to the beginning of a conversation

What do you think they will say next?

Tell your partner


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Listening

Listen again to the beginning of a conversation

Write the rest of the conversation

Try to use the following vocabulary words if you

know them

Desk, telephone, calculator, appointment, appointment

book, hole puncher, stapler, adding machine, paper clip,envelope, wastepaper basket, photocopier, calendar,

file, filing cabinet, carbon paper, secretary, pencil

holder, book, pencil sharpener


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Listening

Now read your conversation to a partner

Listen to your partners conversation What is similar? What is different?


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Listening

Listen to the rest of the conversation

How is your conversation similar? How is itdifferent? Tell your partner


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ListeningNow read the conversation with your partner

GRANT SIMMS: Good morning Jane.

JANE: Good morning Mr. Simms.

GRANT SIMMS: Where is the mail?

JANE: I put it on your desk.

GRANT SIMMS: Thank you. What is on the agenda for today?

JANE: Well it's quiet today. You have an appointment at ten o'clock with Mr. Galloway and Tom Devon is going to meet

you for lunch.

GRANT SIMMS: That's all?

JANE: Yes.

GRANT SIMMS: I thought I had an appointment with Richard Burn.

JANE: That's right, but he cancelled yesterday.

GRANT SIMMS: Did he give you a reason?

JANE: No, he only said he would call you later.

GRANT SIMMS: All right. Before you do anything else, can you give me the Sanders file?

JANE: Of course.... Here it is.

GRANT SIMMS: Also, could you write a letter of recommendation for Carol? She will pick it up this afternoon.

JANE: Mr. Simms, Loretta called in sick this morning.

GRANT SIMMS: If you need a replacement, call Lynn Hudson.

JANE: I think I can manage. There is nothing really urgent. (ring) Mr. Simms office, can I help you? Mr. Simms,

telephone, line two please.

GRANT SIMMS: Thank you Jane.


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Listening

Now write 5 questions about the conversation

for another group with your partner


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Listening

Answer the questions from another group


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Portfolio

Please add the following to your learner

portfolio:

Your job description composition

Your listening dialogue

Your questions about the conversation that you

heard and read


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Billboard

Please post:

Your job description composition

Your listening dialogue

Your questions about the conversation that you

heard and read

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Unit 2 - Occupations and Professions