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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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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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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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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)
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3. Our family / eat / breakfast. (every morning)
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4. He / go out / during the week. (never)
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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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7. Sarah / take / her vitamins. (always)
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8. I / talk / to my colleagues at lunch. (often)
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9. Wendy / call / me at the office. (once in a while)
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10. We / wake up / at 7:30. (usually)
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11. They / buy / a new car. (every two years)
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12. Kenny / do / the dishes. (every morning)
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13. Corey / tell / the truth. (always)
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14. She / made / mistakes when she types. (rarely)
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15. My secretary / take / a trip South. (from time to time)
_____________________________________________________
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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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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.
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5. We live in a suburb of Edmonton.
_______________________________________________________
Change into the negative.
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6. Our lives are very exciting.
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7. At that store, furniture is expensive.
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8. Sylvia and Stefan spend their holidays down South.
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9. I really mean what I'm saying.
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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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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.
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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.
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7. I want to visit my elderly grandmother.
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8. Quiche consists of eggs and vegetables.
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9. People attend university for four years.
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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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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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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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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