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Review: people, jobs and tools
Discover Term 2: Axis 3, Chapters 1–3
GoalRemember businesses, jobs, tools, living and non-living things, magnets and the Sun.
New words
service · help that a worker gives usproduct · a thing people make and sell
Explanation
Businesses sell products or give a service. A library lends books. A mechanic fixes cars with a wrench. A firefighter drives a fire engine and helps keep us safe. Each worker has a job, a place and tools. Living things grow and need food and water. A rock is not alive, and a bus was made by people. A magnet attracts things made of steel, but not paper or wool. The Sun comes up in the east and goes down in the west. A letter begins with “Dear” and ends with “From”.
| job | tool | service or product? |
|---|---|---|
| mechanic | wrench | service |
| firefighter | fire engine | service |
| baker | oven | product: bread |
Worked examples
A mechanic fixes cars. A mechanic works in a garage and uses a wrench.
Firefighters drive a fire engine to put out fires. They help people.
A library lends books for free. This is a service.
Class activity
Job riddles: with a grown-up, say a clue about a job: “I work in a hospital. I use a stethoscope.” The other person guesses. Take turns with four jobs. Then say one thing that is living, one that is not alive and one that was made by people.
Practice
1
Does a library sell products or give a service?
A service: it lends books.
2
Who drives a fire engine?
A firefighter.
3
Where does the Sun go down?
In the west.
4
Will a magnet attract a steel paper clip?
Yes.