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Jobs Vocabulary

A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

A fun comparing jobs card game, based on the memory game/ pelmanism/ pairs, but with any possible match allowed, including suffixes in jobs words presentation.

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Lesson Plan Content:


Job vocabulary random pelmanism

comparing jobs and job vocabulary word formation practice

 

Warmer

Take turns asking each other questions, but first flip a coin each time to decide if you should ask a “you” question or a “your” question.

If you haven’t yet, ask each other personal questions about jobs.

 

Similarities between jobs random pelmanism game

Lay the cards face up across the table. Take turns choosing two cards and saying things that are the same between those jobs with “They both…”, “Both jobs…”, “Both people…”, etc. You must have a different reason why the jobs are the same each time – you can’t just say “They are both hard jobs” every time! If you choose a “FREE CHOICE” card, you can compare to any other job, including ones that are not on the cards. If your partner accepts that the two jobs really are the same in that way and that you used different language to before, you can keep the two cards and score two points.

After you finish the game, ask about any jobs which you couldn’t understand, couldn’t match, etc.

 

Differences between jobs random pelmanism

Play the same game, but this time with the cards face down and finding differences between the jobs with “… is more… than…”, “Being a… is …er than being a…”, etc. You must use a different comparison each time.

 

Suffixes in jobs presentation

Add -er or -or to the end of each word below. The pronunciation is the same, so just try to remember the spelling.

  • teach
  • act
  • build
  • construction work
  • doct
  • farm
  • firefight
  • movie direct
  • police office
  • sail
  • shopkeep
  • sing
  • street clean
  • taxi drive
  • television present
  • wait

Check that four words above have “-or”, then compare your answers with the cards.

 

Jobs cards to cut up 

 

construction worker/ builder

 

 

mechanic/ engineer

 

police officer

 

street cleaner

 

crossing guard/ lollipop lady

 

 

taxi driver/ Uber driver

 

firefighter

 

vet

 

doctor

 

 

dentist

 

 

 

cook/ chef

 

cleaner/ maid

 

lifeguard

 

 

teacher

 

 

 

pilot

 

 

waiter/ server

 

actor

 

 

 

ambulance driver

 

artist/ painter

 

athlete/ sportsman

 

bus driver

 

 

bodyguard

 

 

 

captain/ sailor

 

soldier

 

farmer

 

 

 

librarian

 

shop assistant/ shopkeeper

 

truck driver

 

musician/ singer

 

 

 

postal worker

 

king/ queen

 

television presenter

 

nurse

 

 

 

helicopter pilot

 

movie director

 

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