Professions and Jobs

Professions & Occupations

Below we have a list of different Professions and an explanation of what each person does in that profession.

Accountant - a person that works with the money and accounts of a company.

Actor /Actress - a person that acts in a play or a movie

Architect - a person that designs building and houses.

Astronomer - a person who studies the stars and the universe

Author - They write books or novels.

Baker - They make bread and cakes and normally work in a bakery.

Bricklayer - a person that helps to build houses using bricks.

Bus driver - a person that drives buses.

Butcher - a person that works with meat. They cut the meat and sell it in their shop.

Carpenter - a person that makes things from wood including houses and furniture.

Chef/Cook - a person that prepared food for others, often in a restaurant or café.

Cleaner - a person that cleans/tidies an area or place (such as in an office)

Dentist - a person that can fix problems you have with your teeth.

Designer - a person who has the job of designing things.

Doctor - a person you go to see when you are ill or have some type of health problem.

Dustman/Refuse collector - a person that collects trash/rubbish from bins in the street.

Electrician - a person that works with electric circuits.

Engineer - a person who develops solutions to technical problems. They sometimes design, build, or maintain engines, machines, structures or public works.

Factory worker - a person that works in a factory.

Farmer - a person that works on a farm, usually with animals.

Fireman/Fire fighter - a person that puts out fires.

Fisherman - a person that catches fish

Florist - a person that works with flowers.

Gardener - a person that keeps gardens clean and tidy. They take care of the plants in the garden.

Hairdresser - they cut your hair or give it a new style.

Journalist - a person that makes new reports in writing or through television.

Judge - a qualified person that decides cases in a law court.

Lawyer - a person that defends people in court and gives legal advice.

Lecturer - a person that gives lectures, usually in a university.

Librarian - a person that works in a library.

Lifeguard - a person that saves lives where people swim (at a beach or swimming pool).

Mechanic - a person that repairs machines, especially car motors.

Model - a (usually attractive) person that works in fashion, modeling clothes and accessories.

Newsreader - a person that reads the news, normally on television.

Nurse - a person trained to help a doctor look after the sick or injured.

Optician - a person that checks your eyes and try and correct any problems with your sight.

Painter - a person that paints pictures or the interior and exterior of buildings.

Pharmacist - a qualified person that works with and dispenses medicine.

Photographer - a person that takes photos.

Pilot - a person who flies a plane.

Plumber - a person that repairs your water systems or pipes.

Politician - a person who works in politics.

Policeman/Policewoman - a member of the police force. They (try and) prevent crime.

Postman - a person that delivers mail to your house.

Real estate agent - a person that makes money from selling land for development.

Receptionist - a person that is at the reception (entrance) of a company.

Scientist - a person that works in the science industry. They do many experiments.

Secretary - a person employed in an office who types letters, keeps records etc.

Shop assistant - a person that works in a shop or store selling products.

Soldier - a person who works for the army.

Tailor - a person that makes clothes for others, many times producing exclusive items of clothing.

Taxi driver - a person who drives a taxi.

Teacher - a person that passes knowledge to students, usually at school.

Translator - a person that translates from one language to another.

Traffic warden - a person that patrols areas to check that people do not park in the wrong place.

Travel agent - a person that organises and sells holidays and flights for others.

Veterinary doctor (Vet) - a qualified person that looks after sick animals.

Waiter/Waitress - a person that works in a food outlet, looking after customers and serving food.

Window cleaner - a person that cleans windows, normally the windows of big buildings.

Possessive Case / Genitive Case

Possessive Case / Genitive Case

Possessive Case

The possessive case is used to show ownership. (Lynne's website.)

The good news is that the genitive case is used less and less in English today. Hooray!

You may still hear someone say something like "The mother of the bride," but it could equally be; "The bride's mother."

However, the possessive pattern ('s) is generally used when indicate a relation of ownership or association with a person, rather than a thing.

For example:-

• Lynne's web site kept growing larger and larger.

There are, as ever, exceptions to this rule. When a group of people is involved or animals.

For example:-

• The members' forum. 
• The dogs' tails.

Singular and irregular plural nouns that don't end in 's' take -'s.

For example:-

• Lynne's web site.
• The people's court.

Plural nouns that end in " s " take an apostrophe at the end ( ' ).

For example:-

• The girls' dresses.

People's names that end in "s" you can write (') or ('s).

For example:-

• Charles' job was on the line.

or

• Charles's job was on the line.

Try to avoid sounding like hissing Sid though. When an added - s would lead to three closely bunched s or z sounds just use an apostrophe at the end.

• The map of Ulysses' journey.

If you have to show joint ownership, give the possessive form to the final name only.

• Abbott and Costello's famous baseball sketch.

http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/casepossgen.html#

Simple present tense exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Days of the week exercise

DAYS OF THE  WEEK

Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in complete sentences. Put the time expression at the end of the sentence.

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
football	shopping	meeting	ring Jane	buy flowers	concert	sailing
	cinema	tennis	English	Italian restaurant

1. When was his English course? → 
2. When did he go shopping? → 
3. When did he buy flowers? → 
4. When was his meeting? → 
5. When did he play football? → 
6. When did he go to the Italian restaurant? → 
7. When did he ring Jane? → 
8. When did he go to the cinema? → 
9. When did he play tennis? → 
10. When was the concert? → 
11. When did he go sailing? → 

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Possessive Adjectives exercises

Possessive Adjectives

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives.

1. Where are (you)  friends now?
2. Here is a postcard from (I)  friend Peggy.
3. She lives in Australia now with (she)  family.
4. (She)  husband works in Newcastle.
5. (He)  company builds ships.
6. (They)  children go to school in Newcastle.
7. (I)  husband and I want to go to Australia, too.
8. We want to see Peggy and (she)  family next winter.
9. (We)  winter!
10. Because it is (they)  summer.

Countries and Nationalities listening exercise

http://www.123listening.com/countries.php

http://www.real-english.com/reo/5/unit5.asp

Countries and Nationalities exercises

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2122

COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

First Class!

Personal Information (First semester 2015-1 group 1 A- A 1

Personal Information Dialogue (questions) 

Hi/Hello/Hey
Good Morning/Good Afternoon/Good Evening

1. What’s up? / How are you? / What’s going on?
2. What’s your name? / What’s your last name?
3. Where do you live? / Where are you from?
4. Where do you work?
5. What’s your telephone number?
6. How old are you? / When were you born?
7. Are you married?
8. Do you have any kids (children)? How old are they?
9. What is your favorite activity?



Personal Information Dialogue

1. Nothing much. / I am fine thank you. / I am sad today. / I am excited! / I am okay. / I am tired. / I am sick.
2. My name is _______. / My last name is ________.
3. I live in __________ . / My address is ______________________. / I am from ___________.
4. I work at _____________.
5. My telephone number is (123)-456-7890.
6. I am ___ years old. I was born on (month/day/year).
7. Yes, I am married. / No, I am single. / No, I am divorced.
8. Yes, I have __
8. Yes, I have ____ (#) kids. / No, I do not have any kids (children). My daughter/son is ____ years old.
9. My favorite activity is ________ (reading, going to the beach, working on my car, spending time with my family, etc.)


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