Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Describing Jobs

Lesson Notes October 1, 2024 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• My friend took a 10 day course in meditation at a retreat for monks.

• Our neighbour’s son is training to be a monk.

• The local high school students are taking a field trip to the museum to learn about ancient history. (= a trip made by students and a teacher to see or study something first hand; visiting a museum, a factory, a historical site etc)

• Open house; a day when prospective student can visit a school to see what it is like

• We attended an open house at a private school.

Describing Jobs

Section 1

• A bricklayer typically uses bricks to construct walls

• A builder constructs or repairs houses

• An architect is someone who designs, plans and sometimes supervises the construction of buildings

• A carpenter is a person who makes and repairs wooden objects or structures

• A sale representative’s job is to sell goods or products to people

• Similar as a sales person, sales clerk

• Sara would make a good sales representative.

• Sales representative would be a good job for Sara.