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Read the following descriptions and guess which jobs are described.
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UNIT 1. PROFESSIONS
1. Who would you contact or call on in the situation below? Find the appropriate person for each situation. Be careful! They are not in the right order.
| 1) a filling has come out of one of your back teeth 2) you think your eyes need testing 3) you find you have an ingrowing toe-nail 4) your back hurts and your doctor can't help (find four people) 5) your fringe is getting a bit too long 6) you want a portrait photograph of yourself 7) you have decided to sue somebody (who might refer you to another lawyer) 8) you fancy a holiday in the sun you want advice on investment or insurance 9) your grand piano isn't sounding quite right 10) you are planning a church wedding 11) you want to find a 400-year-old grandfather clock 12) your car won't start 13) you want to place a bet on a race at Ascot 14) someone in the family has just died 15) you want to learn to drive 16) you want to buy a pedigree sheepdog 17) you have decided to sell your house 18) you want plans drawn up for a new house 19) you want to go ahead and have the new house built 20) you are moving house and have a furniture problem 21) you have lots of old iron you want to get rid of 22) you want new windows put into the house 23) your new fridge is leaking 24) you like the idea of new wallpaper throughout 25) water is gushing from your kitchen taps even when turned off 26) all the lights in your house have fused 27) you think your neighbours just might be neglecting their little child 28) your house is on fire you think 29) you are going crazy | a chiropodist a broker a dentist (dental surgeon) a vicar (priest) a hair stylist a bookmaker an architect an osteopath a driving instructor a solicitor a barrister a piano tuner a chiropractor a (dog) breeder a garage mechanic a photographer an optician a masseur (masseuse) a building contractor (builder) an antique dealer a travel agent. a scrap metal dealer a physiotherapist an undertaker (funeral director) an electrician an estate agent a maintenance engineer a glazier (and a carpenter) the fire brigade (firemen) a psychiatrist a social worker a removal firm a plumber an interior decorator |
Read the following descriptions and guess which jobs are described.
a) They help people who need legal advice. Sometimes they have to go to court.
b) They work in the fields growing crops breed animals such as cows, sheep, pigs and geese.
c) They treat animals that are sick.
d) These people take your order and serve you in restaurants. If the service is good it is customary to leave tip for them.
e) These people may ask you to look inside your case when you cross the border. They look for drugs or objects that people try to bring into the country illegally.
f) They are usually very attractive people and their job is to appear in photographs advertising new clothes and beauty products.
g) These people design new buildings. They have to draw up clear plans so that the builders know exactly what to do.
h) If you want a new suit or dress specially made to fit you, you need their service.
i) If you think your eyes need testing, you address them.
j) If you have a lot of garbage you want to get rid of, you need their service.
k) You consult them if there is a power cut in your house.
l) You need their help if you have decided to sell your house.
m) If you are going to check in at a hotel to stay for a few days, you address these people.
n) If a filling has come out of your tooth, you need the help of these people.
o) You address these people, if you want to have you hair cut.
The jobs below are grouped according to the results of a survey on average weekly earnings in Britain. Group A earn the most, Group J the least. Study the jobs mentioned and answer the questions which follow the exercise.
Group A: medical practitioners (doctors, etc.), pilots, specialists in finance, insurance / tax inspectors, university lecturers
Group B: police inspectors, fire-service officers, prison officers, sales managers, marketing executives, company secretaries, personnel relations officers
Group C: ship's officers, advertising executives, public relations officers, journalists (reporters), electrical / electronic engineers, local government administrators
Group D: mechanical engineers, civil engineers, computer programmers, system analysts, accountants, policemen
Group E: industrial designers, draughtsmen, ambulancemen, welfare workers, primary / secondary school teachers
Group F: toolmakers and fitters, furnacemen, welders (skilled), security officers, guards and detectives, laboratory technicians, sales supervisors, bus / coach drivers, sheet metal workers
Group G: lathe operators, train drivers, bricklayers, postmen, mail sorters, catering supervisors, joiners, telephonists
Group H: packers, bottlers, canners, fillers, chefs and cooks, plasterers,
hotel / pub / club managers, midwives and nurses, painters, refuse collectors (dustmen), bakers and confectioners, hospital porters, storekeepers
Group I: shop assistants, salesmen, shelf-fillers, bus conductors, caretakers, bleachers and dyers, gardeners, butchers, barmen
Group J: road sweepers, farm workers, kitchen hands, auxiliaries, waitresses
Questions:
1. How fair do you think earnings are in Britain?
2. Which jobs do you think are in the wrong group? Which group would you put them in?
Find three examples of white-collar workers, blue-collar workers, professions, skilled workers, semi-skilled workers, manufacturing industries workers, service industries workers.
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