OCUPACIONES FAMILY

ACTIVITES



How are you?
Today we are presenting vocabulary relating to English Occupations.  The lesson contains images with numbers describing the occupations.

How do you ask someone for her or his occpuation?

We can ask in different ways. We are going to review three main questions:
1) What do you do? (conversational)
2) What do you do for a living? (conversational)
3) What’s youroccupation? (information)

You can use any of these questions. The only difference is that number 1 and 2 and more common in conversations and number 3 is more for information such as when you fill in a form

Articles a/an
Remember that when we answer these questions we have to use a/an before the occupation when it is SINGULAR. Remember to use an before vowels or vowel sounds.

What do you do for aliving?
– I’m a teacher.

What’s Maria’s occupation?
– She is an engineer.

What do they do?
-They are actors.


1.- WHEN WE KNOW THAT A PERSON IS ENGAGED WE CAN ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

-What’s your occupation? (¿Cuál es su ocupación?)
-What’s your profession? (¿Cuál es su profesión?)
-What do you do? (¿A qué se dedica? ¿En qué trabaja?)
-What’s your job? (¿Cuál es su trabajo?)
-What do you do fora living? (¿Cómo se gana la vida?)




LIST OF OCCUPATIONS




1. pharmacist – farmaceuta
2. mechanic – mecánico
3. barber – peluquero
4. travel agent – agente de viajes
5. repairperson – técnico de reparaciones
6. tailor – costurero/sastre
7. greengrocer – verdulera
8. baker – panadero
9. optician – oculista/óptico
10. hairdresser – estilista
11. florist – florista
12. jeweller – joyero(a)
13.butcher – carnicer

A) Repair and Maintenance / Matenimiento y reparación
1. plumber – plomera
2. carpenter – carpintero
3. gardener – jardinero
4. locksmith – cerrajero
5. real estate agent – agente de bienes raíces
6. electrician – electricista
7. painter – pintor
B) Household Serivice / Servicios domésticos
8. housekeeper/maid – ama de llaves
9. janitor – empleado de limpieza
10. delivery boy –mensajero
11. doorman – portero
C) Factory Work / Trabajo en fábrica
12. shop worker – operario
13. foreman – capataz


A) Media and Arts – Medios de comunicación y las artes
1. weather forecaster – pronosticador del tiempo
2. newscaster – locutor de noticiero
3. artist – artista
4. photographer – fotógrafo
5. model – modelo
6. fashion designer – diseñador de moda
7. writer – escritor
8.architect – arquitecto
9. disc jockey
10. cameraperson – camarógrafo
11. reporter – reportero
12. salesperson – vendedor

B) Banking – En el banco
13. officer – oficial
14. security guard – guardia de seguridad
15. teller – cajero
C) Business Workers – Empleados de negocios
16. computer programmer – programador de computadora
17. receptionist – recepcionista
18. accountant – contador
19 messenger –mensajero



1. DIALOGUE ON OCCUPATIONS



John
Mark...after all, What do You do for a living?
Mark...después de todo, ¿Qué haces para ganarte la vida?
Mark
I'm an architect. I work for "Genius Build". And you John?.What do you do for a living?.
Soy un arquitecto. Trabajo para "Genius Build". Y tu John.¿A que te dedicas?.
John
I'm a journalist. I work with my father. We have a newspaper
Soyperiodista. Trabajo con mi padre. Tenemos un periódico
Mark
A family business, that's wonderfull. What about you mother?
What does She do for a living?
Un negocio familiar, eso es grandioso. ¿Qué hay de tu madre?
¿A qué se dedica?
John
She is a photographer
Ella es fotógrafa
Mark
Well, I imagine that she works with You and your dad.
Bueno, me imagino que trabaja contigo y tu padre.
John
No She doesn't
NoElla no lo hace
Mark
Where does she work, then?
Entonces ¿Donde trabaja ella?
John
She works for "Bose Magazine"
Ella trabaja para "Bose Magazine"







1.- In this activity we will play with a ball

VOCABULARY
accountant (akáuntant) - contador
actor (áktor) - actor
actress (áctres) - actriz
announcer (anáunser) – locutor
archaeologist (arkiólodchist) - arqueólogo
architect...