Name: …………………………………………………… JOBS, DUTIES & SKILLS This exercise is an important revision exercise for your lesson on Wednesday, in which we will be talking about skills You might be asked to describe certain jobs and talk about what skills are needed You will definitely need to talk about your own skills and qualities as part of your ESOL exam preparation JOB DUTIES SKILLS OPINION about job a doctor works in a clinic or hospital and looks after sick people deals with people wanting to change homes responsible, reliable, caring stressful, responsible an estate agent a nurse caring, helpful, nice, polite, patient a politician a fire-fighter a lawyer works with people who need legal help a paramedic a journalist a security guard an engineer designs and constructs tools, machines a technician a chef a carpenter a secretary a worker who builds or repairs wooden structures physically fit, strong, brave, responsible knowledgeable, serious, responsible a degree or qualification in science and maths, precise boring difficult, important, useful Translation /job a checkout operator /a cashier an architect sits by the till, inputs the cost of each item and tells customers how much to pay designs buildings and oversees their construction an accountant a teacher a car mechanic a call-centre operator a bus driver a gardener responsible, must have keen eye for detail, good maths skills boring, repetitive communication skills, language skills stressful driving licence, patience cuts the grass, keeps the flowerbeds tidy, puts in new plants a decorator a banker a shop-assistant relaxed, outdoors creative, interesting deals with cash, cheques and credit cards; helps customers with money affairs sorts and puts products on shelves, sticks labels on products, helps customers What job would you like to in the future? Why? What skills/personal qualities should you have to get it? _ Choose from the duties below and complete the table by re-writing these in the correct space NOTE! Not all jobs have been described here You will have to fill in the gaps yourself! -works for newspapers, writing stories -deals with calls from customers for a company; gives information and/or advice, deals with complaints -helps to put out (=stop) fires -helps doctors to look after sick people in a clinic or hospital -works in government helping to run the country -works in an ambulance to help sick people -decorates rooms; designs interiors and furnishings Choose from the list of skills Complete the table Check any words you don’t know in a dictionary energetic organised computer skills communication skills telephone skills work alone/independently physically fit work outdoors work under pressure reliable experienced hardworking honest quick accurate patient sociable creative tidy (clean) careful quiet flexible professional calm mature open-minded courageous (brave) friendly Choose from the following adjectives to give your opinion of the jobs in the table well-paid creative demanding dirty badly paid difficult challenging stressful boring easy dangerous hard work interesting repetitive rewarding useful work in a team