Today's Vocabulary - What do these people do? Where do they work?

Sep 28, 2026

A classroom vocabulary practice focused on jobs and workplaces. The material guides learners to ask and answer questions using complete sentences about occupations, where people work, whether they like their jobs, and full-time versus part-time work. It includes example dialogues, pair-work information gap tables, and sentence patterns for discussing schedules and preferences. A class survey activity collects and compares classmates’ job details from teacher-provided cards.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time30 min

AccessFree to download

What do these people do?

Where do they work?

Questions and Answers

Work in Pairs - Student A

Work in Pairs - Student B

Ways to Talk about Jobs

Class Survey

# Today's Vocabulary ## What do these people do?Where do they work? | | 1.He's a doctor. | | --- | --- | | | Ye works at a hospital. | | | 9. | | --- | --- | | | | | | 11. | | --- | --- | | | | Places hospital,hair salon,bakery,supermarket,restaurant,computer company,school,dental clinic,office building,deli,library,TV station | | 2. | | --- | --- | | | | | | 10. | | --- | --- | | | | | | 12. | | --- | --- | | | | Jobs computer programmer,news reporter,hairdresser, doctor,baker,butcher,librarian,dentist,custodian, coach,chef,cashier 1 ## Questions and Answers Practice asking and answering questions using complete sentences.Use the wordsin brackets to help yoU. ### 1.Jon What does Jon do for a living?_ ____ _(doctor) Where does he work? (hospital) Does he like his job? (no) Does he work full time or part time? (full time) What are his hours?We works Monday to Satu)e works Monday to Saturday,8 a.m.to 8P.m (8 a.m.-8 p.m.,Mon-Sat) ### 2.Sara What does Sara do for a living? (waitress)Where does she work? (restaurant)Does she like her job? Does she work full time or part time? (part time)What are her hours? (6 p.m.-11 p.m.,Wed,Fri,&Sat) ### 3.You What do you do for a living? (news reporter)Where do you work? (TV station)Do you like your job? (yes)Do you work full time or part time? (full time)What are your hours? (12 p.m.-8 p.m.,Mon-Fri) ### 4.Bill &Ricki What do Bill and Ricki do for a living? (lawyer)Where do they work? (office building)Do they like their jobs? (no)Do they work full time or part time? (full time)What are their hours? (8 a.m.-8 p.m.,Mon-Sat) ### 5.Marta ?She's a librarian. ?She works at the university. ?No,she doesn't like her job. ?She works full time ?She works Monday to Friday,8 am.to 4 p.m. ### Work in Pairs -Student A:Find out the missing information by asking your partner. | Name | Occupation | Place of work | Hours | Satisfaction | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1.Rueben | | | Mon -Sat
5 a.m.-1 p.m. | Yes.It's great. | | 2.Billy | | supermarket | | | | 3.Benji | | | Mon,Thurs,
Fri
12 a.m.-8 a.m. | Sometimes. | | 4.Kyle | | | | No.It's too dangerous. | | 5.Keiko | | convenience store | Mon -Thurs
6 p.m.-12 a.m. | | | 6.Monique | | law firm | | | | 7.Sophia | | | Tue -Sat
8 am.-5p.m. | Yes.She loves it. | | 8.Brian | | restaurant | | | | 9.Anthony | | studio | Mon -Fri
8 am.-4 p.m. | | | 10.Sam | | | | Yes,but he will retire soon. | ### Work in Pairs -Student B:Find out the missing information by asking your partner. | Name | Occupation | Place of work | Hours | Satisfaction | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1.Rueben | | bakery | | | | 2.Billy | | | Mon -Sat
7 am.-2p.m. | No. | | 3.Benji | | firehall | | | | 4.Kyle | | factory | Mon-Fri
8 am.-4 p.m. | | | 5.Keiko | | | | Yes,but she doesn't like the
hours. | |

FAQs

What kinds of questions are included in the practice for jobs and workplaces?

The practice asks what someone does for a living, where they work, whether they like their job, and whether they work full time or part time. It also includes questions about their hours.

How do the pair-work activities work in this document?

Student A and Student B take turns asking partners to find missing information. They use the tables to discover each person’s occupation, workplace, hours, and satisfaction.

What communication patterns are provided for talking about jobs?

The document provides example sentences for discussing work schedules, such as working weekdays, evenings, weekends, and shifts, and it prompts learners to ask for someone’s schedule and hours.

Sep 28, 2026

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