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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.
| Positive | Negative |
| happy. | sad. |
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)
| Subject | Be | Adjective |
| You | are | happy. |
| My job | is | interesting. |
| Subject | Be | Adjective | Noun | |
| You | are | a | happy. | person. |
| It | is | an | interesting. | job. |
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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.
| What are their jobs? | What adjectives describe the jobs? | |
| Elsa | engineer | |
| Graham |
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.
