American English File STARTER Student eBook
Unit 6A
1. VOCABULARY: jobs and places of work
a. Look at the photoes. What are their jobs?
1. He's t__________ dr__________.
2. She's a t___________.
3. He's a r___________.
b. Vp.124 Vocabulary Bank: Jobs and places of work
1. WHAT DO THEY DO?
a. 6.1 Listen and repeat the words.
1. a teacher /'titʃər/
2. a doctor /'dɑktər/
3. a nurse /nərse/
4. a journalist /'dʒərnəlɪst /
5. a waiter /weɪtər/ a waitress /'weɪtrəs/
6. a salesperson /seɪlzpərsn/
7. a receptionist /rɪ'sɛpʃnɪst/
8. a policeman /pə'lismən/
a policewman /pə'liswʊmən/
9. a factory worker /'fæktəri 'wərkər/
10. a taxi driver /'tæksi 'draɪvər/
b. Cover the words. Ask and answer in pairs.
c. 6.2 Listen and repeat the sentences.
I work for an American company. /'kʌmpəni/
I'm in college. /'kɑlɪdʒ/
l'm a student. /'student/
l study economics. /ɛkə'nɑmɪks/
I'm at school.
I'm unemployed right now. /ʌnɪm'plɔɪd/
I'm retired. /rɪ'taɪərd/
d. What do you do?
I __________________________.
c. Choose a job from Vocabulary Bank Jobs and places of work. Ask five other students the questions. Answer their questions.
What do you do? Where do you work?
2. GRAMMAR: simple present: he, she, it
a. Look at the picture. Why are the people together?
b. 6.4 Cover the conversation and listen. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
1. Anna is a journalist.
2. She works for a magazine.
3. Matt is a teacher.
4. He teaches English.
5. Laura is Matt's daughter.
c. Listen again and read the conversation. Check your answers.
d. Read the conversation again and complete the chart.
| simple present, third person | ||
| I / you | he / she | |
| + | I work for a newspaper. | She _________ for a newspaper. |
| - | I don't wear glasses. | She _________ glasses. |
| ? | What do you do? | What __________ he do? |
e. Gp.102 Grammar Bank 6A
Julia Who's that over there?
Sarah It's Anna, you know, the intelligent girl.
Julia She's very different! Her hair's blonde.
Sarah Yes, and she doesn't wear glasses now.
Julia What does she do?
Sarah She's a journalist. She works for a newspaper -
The Times, I think.
Julia Is she good?
Sarah I don't know. I don't read The Times.
Julia And who's that man with gray hair? Is it Matt?
Sarah Yes!
Julia What does he do?
Sarah He's a teacher. He teaches Spanish.
Julia Where does he work?
Sarah At our old school!
Julia No! At our old school?
Sarah Yes, and he's married to Laural
Julia Laura? From our class? Is she here?
Sarah Yes, she's with Matt.
Julia Very nice shoes.
Sarah I know, right? They're amazing!
Laura Sarah, Julia, hi! Great to see you!
Julia Hi, Laura. Wow, I love your shoes - they're beautiful.
3. PRONUNCIATION: third person -es
a. 6.6 Listen and circle the words where final -es = /ɪz/.
does finishes goes likes lives teaches watches writes
b. 6.7 Listen. Change the sentences. Use the third person.
1) I live in New York. He ... He lives in New York.
4. READING
a. In what jobs in your country do people need to speak English?
b. Read the article. Complete 1 and 2 with a job from ----- -Vocabulary Bank Jobs and places of work p.124.
2. WHERE DO THEY WORK?
a. 6.3Listen and repeat the phrases.
1. in a hospital /'hɑspɪtl/
2. in a store /stər/
3. in a restaurant /'rɛstrɑnt/
4. in an office /'ɔfəs/
5. in a school /skul/
6. in a factory /'fæktəri/
7. at home /'hoʊm/
8. on the street /strit/
b. Cover the phrases. Look at the photos.
Say the phrases.
c. Ask ank answer with a partner.
d. Where do you work or study?
Do you speak English at work?
What do these people have in common: A banker in Mexico City, a taxi driver in Ankara, and a worker in Hitachi electronics factory in Tokyo? They all speak English at work. Do you speak English at work? Write and tell us.
1. Antonio I work in a restaurant in Lima. I'm a _________. I speak English at work every day because a lot of tourists come here. I help customers with the menu and I say what the special dishes are. They are very happy because they can talk to me in English. A lot of tourists don't speak Spanish, but they usually speak English.
2. Charlotte
I'm a ___________ and I work in an office in B u e n o s Aires. It's a multinational company. When people from other countries visit the company, I need to welcome them in English. I also need to answer the phone in English. When we have meetings, we all speak in English because it's the language of the company.
c. 6.8 Now read again and listen. Check your answers.
d. Answer the questions with a partner.
1. Why does Antonio speak English at work?
2. How does he help people?
3. Who does Charlotte work for?
4. What two things does she do in English?
5. Why do they speak English in meetings in her company?
Why ...? Because ...
We use Why ...?/waɪ/ to ask for a reason, and Because ... /bɪ'kʌz/ to give a reason.
Why are the tourists happy? Because they can talk to Antonio in English.
5. PRONUNCIATION and SPEAKING: sentence rhythem
a. 6.9 Listen to the conversation.
A What does he do?
B He's a nurse.
A Where does he work?
B He works in a hospital.
A Does he speak English at work?
B No, he doesn't.
A Does he like his job?
B Yes, he does.
b. 6.10 Listen again and repeat. Copy the rhythm.
c. Think of two people you know who have
jobs. Ask and answer with a partner.
What / he (she) do?
Where / he (she) work?
/ he (she) speak English at work?
/ he (she) like his (her) job? Why?
Person number one is my mother.
What does she do?
6. WRITING
Write paragraphs about the two people in 5c.
My mother is a teacher. She works at an elementary school in São Paulo. She doesn't speak English at work. She loves
her job because she likes children!
WORDS AND PHRASES TO LEARN
p. 131 Listen and repeat the words and phrases.
What does she do?
Where does he teach?
She's a journalist.
She doesn't wear glasses.
Her hair's blonde.
He's married to Lisa.
Great to see you.
intelligent
I know, right?
I love your shoes.
a banker
customers
dishes
a multinational company
meetings
Why? Because...