WORDS TO LEARN actor /actress baker butcher cleaner doctor driver engineer firefighter (/fireman hairdresser housewife job advertisement journalist office pilot policeman postman secretary shop-assistant soldier student teacher waiter / waitress 1 Name what you can see in the pictures. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 2 Match the words from the 1st coloumn to the words in the second. fire hair house job police shop dresser assistant fighter advertisement wife man
3 Unjumble the following letters to have meaningful words. r e b a k r a s r i d e h e r s r o d i s e l f i c f o e e r e y t r a c s e n e e r i n g 4 Match the words with the definitions. baker butcher doctor engineer hairdresser journalist office policeman secretary shop-assistant soldier teacher 1. someone who serves customers in a shop 2. a person whose job is making and selling bread and cakes 3. a member of an army, especially one who fights in wars and is not an officer 4. a person whose job involves designing, building and repairing engines, machines, roads, bridges, etc. 5. a person who cuts people's hair and puts it into a style 6. a member of a police force 7. a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts them on radio or television 8. a person who sells meat in a shop 9. a room, set of rooms or building where people work, usually sitting at desks 10. a person with a medical degree whose job is to treat people who are ill or hurt 11. someone whose job is to teach in a school 12. someone who works in an office, writing letters, making telephone calls and arranging meetings for a person or for an organization 5 Complete the sentences with the words listed and translate the sentences into your language. bakers butcher doctor engineer hairdresser journalists office policemen secretary shop-assistants soldiers teachers 2
1. A group of, eager to learn something new, was standing in front of the entrance. 2. Two, armed with guns, were walking around the school. 3. Linda has always admired who can make so nice bread. 4. My will phone you to arrange a meeting. 5. of Mathematics are not really satisfied with their students achievement. 6. A young has had a hand almost amputated after it was caught in a mincer this morning. 7. You should see a about that cough. 8. Many were killed in the war. 9. Your hair is so untidy. You should go to a. 10. The was equipped with all modern technologies. 11. The is coming to repair our phone tomorrow morning. 12. The in this supermarket are very kind. 6 Define the following words. 1. actress: 2. cleaner: 3. driver: 4. fireman: 5. housewife: 6. pilot: 7. postman: 8. waiter: 7 Translate the following sentences from Hungarian into English. 1. Aki nem tud egy verset kívülről megtanulni, nem lehet színész. 2. Steve pék akar lenni, de még egy piskótát sem tud sütni. 3. Hogy lehet egy hentes vegetariánus? 4. A takarítók reggel ötre jönnek, hogy minden tiszta legyen, mire a főnök megérkezik. 5. Senki nem szeret orvoshoz járni, de néha muszáj. 6. A busz sofőrje nem engedte felszállni a részeg embert. 7. Hány villamosmérnök kell ahhoz, hogy kicseréljünk egy villanykörtét? 8. Mire a tűzoltók a házhoz értek, már minden leégett. 9. Jó a frizurád. Új fodrászod van? 10. Mivel Liz férje sokat keresett, megtehette, hogy otthon marad háziasszonyként. 11. A legtöbb álláshirdetésben szakképzett munkásokat keresnek. 12. Miután a titok kitudódott, a Parlament előtt rengeteg újságíró jelent meg. 13. Régen pincérnő voltam, de ma már titkárnő vagyok egy irodában. 14. Joe gyermekkorában mindig hányt a repülőgépen, de aztán pilóta lett. 15. Sokan nem szeretik a rendőröket, kivéve, amikor segítségre van szükségük. 16. Tegnap a kutyám megkergette a postást, és eltépte az összes levelet. 17. Kérem, vegye fel a kapcsolatot a titkárommal, hogy időpontot egyeztessenek. 18. Egy hatalmas önkiszolgáló hipermarketben mindig nehéz eladót találni. 19. Nem akarok katona lenni, mert korán kell kelni. 20. Helga olyan tanár, aki nagyon szereti a diákjait. 3
EXTENDED VOCABULARY Further words to learn air hostess / flight attendant apply for a job architect artist assistant astronaut astronomer babysitter bank manager barber beautician / cosmetician blue collar job book keeper / accountant builder bus driver candidate career carpenter cashier clown cook / chef covering letter dancer degree dentist detective duties education electrician employ employee employer employment entrepreneur factory worker farmer fisherman full time job interpreter interviewee interviewer job application job interview job hunter judge lawyer literate lorry driver mechanic musician nurse office worker painter part time job pension pensioner permanent job pharmacist / chemist photographer plumber politician position priest profession professional pupil qualification receptionist resume retire sailor salary scientist self-employed shift work shop keeper singer skilled worker supervisor surgeon tailor taxi driver temporary job training typist unemployed unemployment vet wage want ad white collar job work experience work overtime 4
KEY TO THE EXERCISES 6 1 2 3 1. (taxi driver firefighter baker 2. waiter hairdresser hairdresser 3. actor housewife soldier 4. firefighter / fireman job advertisement office 5. teacher policeman secretary 6. cleaner shop-assistant engineer 7. student 8. postman 7 5 1. journalists 7. doctor 2. policemen 8. soldiers 3. bakers 9. hairdresser 4. secretary 10. office 5. teachers 11. engineer 6. butcher 12. shop-assistants 1. a woman who performs on the stage, on television or in films 2. a person whose job is to clean other people's houses or offices 3. a person who drives a vehicle 4. a person, usually a man, whose job is to put out fires 5. a woman who stays at home to cook, clean, take care of the children, etc. while her husband or partner goes out to work 6. a person who flies an aircraft 7. a person whose job is to collect and deliver letters 8. a person whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant 1. shop-asistant 7. journalist 2. baker 8. butcher 3. soldier 9. office 4. engineer 10. doctor 5. hairdresser 11. teacher 6. policeman 12. secretary 1. Those who can t learn a poem by heart can t be actors. 2. Steve wants to be a baker but he can t even make a sponge cake. 3. How can a butcher be vegetarian? 4. The cleaners come by 5 a.m. for everything to be clean by the time the boss arrives. 5. Nobody likes to go to the doctor but sometimes it is needed. 6. The driver of the bus didn t let the drunken man get on. 7. How many electrical engineers are needed to change a light bulb? 8. By the time the firefighters got to the house, everything had burnt down. 9. Your hairstyle is nice. Do you have a new hairdresser? 10. As Liz husband earned a lot, she could afford to stay at home as a housewife. 11. In most of the job advertisements skilled workers are needed. 12. After the secret came out, many journalists appeared in front of the Houses of Parliament. 13. I used to be a waitress but today I m a secretary at an office. 14. Joe used to vomit on airplanes in his childhood but then he became a pilot. 15. Many people don t like policemen except when they need help. 16. Yesterday my dog chased the postman and tore all the letters. 17. Please, contact my secretary to make an appointment. 18. It s always difficult to find a shop-assistant in a huge self-service hypermarket. 19. I don t want to be a soldier because you have to get up early. 20. Helga is a teacher who likes her students very much. 4 5