Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Work Words

Lesson Notes December 17, 2024 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• Each of the students brings their own homework. (‘Homework” is a mass noun, it’s uncountable)

• I have three pieces of homework to do tonight after school.

• On a crowded train, it’s best to wear your backpack on your front, rather on your back.

• Do you put up any (Christmas / New Year’s / Valentines etc) decorations?

• If I go to the company stable I always bring a couple of carrots for the horses.

Appropriate Language

• Hamilton ( ˈhæmɪltən ) HAM-il-ton

Work Words

Section 4

• Housewife; a woman who manages a household and takes care of family members, typically without being employed outside the home

• Homemaker; a person (man or woman) who manages the household, including taste like cooking, cleaning and caring for family members

• Housekeeper; a person, often employed, who cleans and maintains a home or a hotel room.

• I always write part-timer when a form asks me for my occupation.

• When Kris was a kid, he dreamed of a career as a palaeontologist.