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LESSON 4A VOCABULARY |Workplaces

Sections of the economy and workplaces

Word

Meaning

Agriculture

Growing crops and raising animals for food and products.

Ambulance

A vehicle that takes sick or injured people to the hospital.

Bank

A place where people keep money, save, and take loans.

Building Site

A place where buildings or structures are being built.

Construction

The work of building things like houses, roads, and bridges.

Corner Shop

A small store that sells everyday items like food and drinks.

Department Store

A large shop that sells many different types of products in one place.

Design Studio

A workplace for designing things like clothes, buildings, or websites.

Doctor's Surgery

A place where doctors see patients to give medical care.

Education

Schools, colleges, and other places where people learn.

Factory

A building where products are made using machines.

Farm

Land where crops are grown, and animals are raised.

Finance

The management of money, including banks and investments.

Fish Farm

A place where fish are raised to sell as food.

Fishing

Catching fish from rivers, lakes, or the sea.

Food Processing Plant

A factory where food is prepared and packaged for sale.

Forestry

The care and management of forests for wood and other resources.

Garage

A place where vehicles are repaired or stored.

Hair Salon

A shop where people go to get their hair cut or styled.

Health Care

Services that help people stay healthy, like hospitals and clinics.

IT (Information Technology)

Work with computers, software, and networks.

Laboratory

A place where scientists do experiments and research.

Library

A place where people borrow books or study.

Manufacturing

Making goods in factories using tools and machines.

Mine

A deep hole where people dig to find materials like coal, gold, or diamonds.

Mining

The work of digging underground to find valuable materials.

Nursery

A place where young children are cared for during the day.

Office

A workplace where people do desk jobs like writing or managing.

Oil Platform

A structure in the sea where oil is drilled and collected.

Sales

Jobs where people sell products or services to customers.

Sawmill

A factory where logs are cut into wood for building or furniture.

Word

Meaning

Bike Courier

Delivers packages or food using a bicycle.

Building Engineer

Designs and maintains buildings and their systems, like heating or electricity.

Car Mechanic

Repairs and maintains cars and other vehicles.

Estate Agent

Helps people buy, sell, or rent houses and apartments.

Flight Attendant

Helps passengers on airplanes and ensures their safety and comfort.

Hairdresser

Cuts, styles, and colors people’s hair.

Lawyer

Gives legal advice and helps people in court.

Librarian

Manages a library and helps people find books or information.

Nurse

Cares for sick or injured people, often in hospitals.

Paramedic

Provides emergency medical help and takes patients to the hospital.

Personal Secretary

Helps someone with their work tasks, like scheduling and organizing.

Politician

Helps someone with their work tasks, like scheduling and organizing.

Receptionist

Represents people in government and makes laws or decisions.

Sales Manager

Welcomes visitors and answers phone calls in offices or businesses.

Shop Assistant

Leads a team of salespeople and helps sell products or services.

Shop Assistant

Helps customers in a shop and handles sales.

Social Worker

Helps people with personal or social problems, like housing or family issues.

Surgeon

A doctor who performs operations to treat injuries or diseases.

Tour Guide

Shows visitors around places and gives information about them.

In compound nouns, the stress typically falls on the first word of the compound.

Example

Compound Noun

Stress

Example Pronunciation

Bike courier

Bike

BIKE courier

Building engineer

Building

BUILDing engineer

Car mechanic

Car

CAR mechanic

Estate agent

Estate

ESstate agent

Flight attendant

Flight

FLIGHT attendant

Hairdresser

Hair

HAIRdresser

Paramedic

Para

PARAmedic

Receptionist

Recep

RECEPtionist

 

1 Study the encyclopaedia entry and match the workplaces from the box below with the correct economy sectors. Can you think of any other workplaces for each sector?

ambulance    bank     building    site    corner    shop    fish   farm     food     processing     plant     garage    hair    salon mine    nursery

Suggested answers

Production of raw materials: fish farm, mine Processing: building site, food processing plant Services: ambulance, bank, corner shop, garage, hair salon, nursery

 

2 In pairs, say in which workplaces from Exercise 1 you would like/not like to work and why.

I wouldn’t like to work in a mine. It’s really hard work and I don’t like enclosed spaces.

Students’ own answers

 

3 THINK BACK In groups, check you understand the jobs in the box. What other jobs can you think of?

bike courier     building engineer     car mechanic     estate agent     flight attendant     hairdresser     lawyer    librarian     nurse     paramedic      personal secretary     politician    receptionist     sales manager     shop assistant    social worker     surgeon       tour guide


Students’ own answers

 

4 PRONUNCIATION Listen to the pronunciation of the words in the table.


5 PRONUNCIATION Put the underlined words from the box in Exercise 3 in the correct column of the table above. Listen and check.

Oo           lawyer, surgeon 
Ooo         hairdresser, manager
oOo         mechanic, attendant 
ooO         -
oOoo       receptionist 
ooOo       secretary, politician

 

6 Look at the phrases in the box below which collocate with the verb work. In pairs, use them to talk about the jobs from Exercise 3.

as (a journalist) at night

for (a big company) from home

from 9 to 5 hard in a team in (an office)

long hours part-time/full-time

to a deadline under pressure

 

If you work as a surgeon, you often have to work at night.

Students’ own answers

 

7 In pairs, describe people you know. Use the collocations from Exercise 6. 

My dad usually works in an office but he sometimes works from home. He works in a team and he often works long hours. He works for the government. He’s a politician.

Students’ own answers

 

8 Using the information from Exercise 7, make a short presentation on someone you admire to the class.

Students’ own answers
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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