C GOAL: Describe People and Occupations | Tiếng Anh 10 (Explore English) | Unit 1: People - Lớp 10 - Cánh Diều

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C GOAL: Describe People and Occupations

Language Expansion: Describing People and Occupations

        easy                        sad                     boring                   rich                 dangerous

    difficult                  happy                interesting               poor                     safe

A Write the adjectives in the correct column.

WORD FOCUS

salary money earned through work

B Which adjectives normally describe:

• people? happy.

• occupations? easy.

• both? interesting.

C Read the sentences. Circle the adjective that you agree with in each sentence. Compare your answers with a partner. Discuss any differences.

1. Dan is a travel agent. His job is interesting / boring.

2. Gabriela is a police officer. Her job is safe / dangerous.

3. Mario's job does not pay a high salary. He is happy / unhappy.

4. Ismael is a doctor. He is rich / poor.

5. Yuki is a teacher. Her job is easy / difficult.

D In pairs, use adjectives to describe the people on page 4.

Grammar (See Grammar Reference pp. 146-147)

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E Unscramble the words to make sentences.

1. job / friend's / is / My / dangerous. ___________________________________________

2. is / person. / interesting / Kim's / friend / an. ______________________________________

3. your / happy? / brother / Is _______________________________________________________

4. rich / is / not / a / My / father / man. _________________________________________________

F Complete the sentences so they are true to you. Share your answers with a partner.

1. My best friend is _____________________________________.

2. My father's/mother's job is ___________________________.

3. _______________________________ is an interesting person.

4. _______________________________ is boring.

SPEAKING STRATEGY

Starting a Conversation

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

Where are you from? - I'm from (the US).

What do you do? - I'm (an engineer).

What's your job like? - It's (interesting).

Is it (exciting)? - Sometimes it's (boring).

Conversation (Optional)

G 🎧6 Two people meet for the first time. Listen and fill in the table. 

H 🎧6 Listen again and read the conversation. Then practice the conversation with a partner. Switch roles and practice it again.

Graham: Hi, my name's Graham. Nice to meet you.

Elsa: Nice to meet you, too. I'm Elsa.

Graham: What do you do, Elsa?

Elsa: I'm an engineer.

Graham: An engineer. That's an interesting job!

Elsa: Yes, it is, but it's difficult sometimes. What do you do? 

Graham: I'm a forest ranger.

Elsa: Really? What's that like? Is it exciting?

Graham: Yes, most of the time, but sometimes it's boring. Just me and the trees!

✔️ GOAL CHECK

Describe People and Occupations

Think of a new name and occupation for yourself. Then work with a partner and start a new conversation.

• Introduce yourself.

• Ask about your partner's occupation.

• Describe your occupation.

A forest ranger is at a waterfall in Aceh, Indonesia.