Listening: Work - Exercises: Preparation

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Listening: Work – exercises

Listen to five different people talking about their jobs and do the exercises to practise and improve your
listening skills.

Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Write the correct word in the boxes below the picture.

shop assistant teacher dentist cleaner

police officer doctor pilot nurse

police officer shop assistant dentist pilot

teacher cleaner doctor nurse

1. Check your understanding: gap fill


Do this exercise while you listen. Complete the gaps with a word from the box.

pilot dentist shop assistant

tour guide nurse

1. Speaker A works as a shop assistant .

2. Speaker B works as a tour guide .

3. Speaker C works as a dentist .

4. Speaker D works as a pilot .

5. Speaker E works as a nurse .


2. Check your understanding: multiple choice
Do this exercise while you listen. Circle the best answer for these questions.

Yes
1. Does speaker A enjoy his job?
Sometimes.
No.
When he is at university.
2. When does speaker A work? Weekend
Summer holidays.

Weekdays.
3. When does speaker B work? Weekends and holidays.
Summer holiday

Visiting universities.
4. What does speaker B say tourists love doing? Taking a boat trip
Swimming in the river.
Yes
5. Does speaker C like his job? Sometimes.
No.
Travelling to many countries.
6. What does speaker D say is difficult about being a pilot? Learning many languages.
Flying bad plan in weather

Visiting different place


7. What does speaker D say is the best thing about his job? Meeting different people.
The different weather.
The doctors.
8. What does speaker E not like about her job? The sick people.
The uniform

Discussion

What job would you like when you are older?


Become a doctor who can help people with their illness

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