Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Describing Jobs

Lesson Notes October 22, 2024 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• Aren’t you busy for your son’s wedding yet? (NOT don’t you be busy …)

• At lunch yesterday we had the daily special.

• The menu at the restaurant changes weekly.

• Next week is the baseball draft, so some high school and university players are ready to be drafted.

• Next week is the baseball draft, so some high school and university players are getting ready to be selected.

• Do you know what team he wants to be drafted to?

• The game was a draw.

• It was a tie game.

• Did you watch the final game live?

• Did you watch the final game in-person?

Pronunciation

- Exhausting ( ɪɡˈzɔː.stɪŋ ) ex-HAUST-ing

Describing Jobs

Section 3

• I’m responsible for (+ -ing)

• It’s also my job to (infinitive)

• You also need to be good at (+ -ing)

• In this sentence this is the impersonal “you”, meaning “people / anyone”; not the personal “you”

Section 4

• 1 I work as a (+ noun for the job)

• This is also true for most situations, we prefer to use the noun of the job

• He worked as a pharmacist.

• She is a famous novelist.

• My granddaughter wants to be a journalist.

Homework

• Section 4; complete the 7 expressions for your job, a job you had or any job you can think of. Think of the correct nouns, verbs and adjectives you will need.