Extra: Jobs and professions *

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Kurs: [Q23] Jobs
Buch: Extra: Jobs and professions *
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Datum: Donnerstag, 21. November 2024

Beschreibung

1. Vocabulary lists - optional

You can do this book Extra: Jobs and professions without these new words.
BUT: Look up these lists if there are words you don't understand!

Game - Job mixer

English German in context notes
builder (der) Bauarbeiter /
(die) Bauarbeiterin
A builder builds houses. Schreibe etwas, das dir beim Lernen hilft.


postwoman (die) Briefträgerin A postwoman brings you letters.  
chef (der) Chefkoch /
(die) Chefköchin
A chef is the boss in a kitchen.  
surgeon (der) Chirurg /
(die) Chirurgin
A surgeon  is a special doctor.  
helmet (der) Helm You wear it on your head. It protects your head.
vest (die) Weste You can wear a vest over your shirt.
boots (die) Stiefel (Pl.) Boots are heavy and big shoes.
gown (der) Kittel You put a gown over your clothes so they don't get dirty.
mask (die) Maske A mask covers your mouth and nose.
cap (die) Kappe Baseball players have caps on their heads.
jacket (die) Jacke You put it over your pullover when it's cold.  
trousers (die) Hose My favourite trousers are jeans.  
hat (die) Mütze,
(der) Hut
It's cold outside. Put a hat on your head!  
apron (die) Schürze You wear it when you cook something so your clothes don't get dirty.  
overall (der) Overall You put an overall over all your clothes so they don't get dirty.  
suit (der) Anzug Men often wear suits for business.  
to wear tragen, anhaben Do you wear jeans for school?  
to cook kochen When you are hungry, you must go into the kitchen and cook some food.  
to mend reparieren Oh no, my bike is broken! - No problem, I can mend it for you.  
tool (das) Werkzeug A hammer and a screwdriver are tools.  
arrow (der) Pfeil You can point at things with an arrow.  
food (das) Essen Good food is good for your body.  
different unterschiedlich Aylin and her grandmother like different films.  


Song - Nigel Nailor

English German in context notes
country (das) Land Great Britain is an interesting country. Schreibe etwas, das dir beim Lernen hilft.

town (die) Stadt Adderbury is a pretty town in Great Britain.  
to go round sich drehen The world goes round the sun in one year.  
tailor (der) Schneider /
(die) Schneiderin
A tailor makes and repairs clothes.  
trousers (die) Hose You wear trousers to cover your legs.
suit (der) Anzug Men often wear suits for business.
shirt (das) Hemd Men wear shirts under their suit or pullover.
cow (die) Kuh Milk comes from a cow.
pig (das) Schwein Pigs are pink animals that live on a farm.
sheep (das) Schaf Wool for your pullover comes from a sheep.
language (die) Sprache We all speak different languages.
French französisch People in Paris speak French.  
Greek griechisch There are a lot of stories about Greek heroes.  
leak (das) Leck When water comes out of your bottle, it has got a leak.  
to hurt verletzen, weh tun Don't hit other children! You can hurt them!  
to mind the kids sich um die Kinder kümmern A babysitter minds the kids when the parents go out.  


Video - What will I be when I grow up?

English German in context notes
vet / veterinarian (der) Tierarzt /
(die Tierärztin
A vet (short for veterinarian) is a doctor for animals.  Schreibe etwas, das dir beim Lernen hilft.


scientist (der Wissenschafter /
(die) Wissenschaftlerin
Scientist want to find out about global warming or how the universe started.  
groomer (der) Tierstylist /
(die) Tierstylistin
A groomer is a hairdresser for dogs.  
animal (das) Tier Cats and dogs are animals.  
snake (die) Schlange Snakes are long animals without legs.
bird (der) Vogel Look outside! Can you see the birds in the sky?
poodle (der) Pudel A poodle is a special kind of dog with curly hair.
dolphin (der) Delfin Dolphins live in the ocean and are very intelligent.
egg (das) Ei Did you have an egg for breakfast?
leg (das) Bein Beetles have six legs and spiders have eight legs.
to grow up erwachsen werden What job do you want when you grow up?  
to practice üben You must practice to get better.
to sound sich anhören That song sounds terrible!
to choose auswählen What do you want? Chocolate or vanilla ice-cream? Please choose.  
scary gruselig Horror films are so scary!  
rare selten Some animals have become very rare. There are not many of them now.  
which one welcher / welche / welches / welchen I have got two films here. Which one do you want to watch?  

2. Game - Job mixer

Open the link in your browser and play "Job mixer". Have fun!

Job mixer screenshot

3. Song - Nigel Nailor

Open the link for the song People at Work and listen to the song.


3.1. Find the pairs

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3.2. Write the word - What job is it?

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3.3. Sort the text - chorus

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3.4. Writing ** - Your own lyrics

Can you remember more jobs?

Choose two (three, four) more jobs, find a name that rhymes with the job (like "Mable Meacher" / "teacher") and say, what they do in their job ("teaches English, French and Greek").

Can you make the words / number of syllables fit the music?

If you like you can present your song to your class.

4. Video - What will I be when I grow up?

Open the link for the video What will I be when I grow up? and watch.

4.1. Find the pairs - rhymes

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4.2. Gap text - Jobs in the family

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4.3. Writing - The boy's future job

At the end of the story the boy says:

"So many animal jobs to choose but which one’s right for me?
Because I’m only ten years old, I’ll have to wait and see!"

What animal job will the boy do when he's grown up? Think about:

  • an animal job
  • which animals he will work with
  • what he will do with the animals

Write a short text in your notebook (extra challenge: can you make it rhyme? * ).