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At work: doctor, nurse, artist, singer, actor, vet …
Textbook: pp. 36–38
GoalName jobs in English: doctor, nurse, artist, singer, actor, vet, businessman, businesswoman, bus driver, pilot.
New words
doctor · shifokornurse · hamshiraartist · rassomsinger · qo‘shiqchivet · veterinar (hayvon shifokori)pilot · uchuvchi
Explanation
Job names use “a” or “an”: “a doctor”, “a nurse”, but “an artist”, “an actor” because they start with a vowel sound. For people in business we say “businessman” (male) and “businesswoman” (female). A “vet” is an animal doctor, short for “veterinarian”. Plurals: doctors, nurses, pilots. To ask about a job: “What does he do?” – “He’s a pilot.” Many job names can be used for anyone: “The doctor is kind.”
Worked examples
My aunt is a nurse and my uncle is a bus driver.
An artist paints pictures. A vet helps sick animals.
Class activity
“Who is it?”: the teacher gives a clue about a job (“She helps sick animals”). The class guesses: “She’s a vet!” Then children take turns giving clues.
Practice
1
The job of helping sick animals:
vet
2
a or an: “___ actor”?
an
3
The person who flies a plane:
pilot
4
A woman who runs a business:
businesswoman