Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Describing Jobs

Lesson Notes October 29, 2024 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• I’m very happy to be back from my holidays.

• Nowadays, a lot of reservations are made using your smartphone.

• How many days did you stay?

• In the later half of our travels, we stayed in Spain.

• For the later part of our travels, we stayed in Spain.

• Autumn suddenly came.

• Summer dragged on. (= continued slowly)

• I suffer from year around allergies.

• My friend has seasonal allergies.

• I have allergies in (spring / summer etc)

• Do you know what your allergens are? (= the substances that cause an allergy)

Describing Jobs

Section 4

• 6 “The word can get a bit” + negative word

• 7 “I find my job” + (positive word / negative word)

• For this job, you should have a bookkeeper's qualification, but I’m a part-timer, so I don’t need it.

• I work as a front desk staff at a horse riding club. (NOT as a front desk)

• I work at the front desk at a horse riding club.

• You also needed to be good at typing.

• You also needed to have good typing skills.

• I’m responsible for cutting hair. (NOT hairs)

• I find my job motivating. (NOT motivated)

• As a teacher, I was responsible for teaching and raising children.