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Listening: Work - Exercises: Preparation

This document provides exercises to practice listening comprehension skills based on a listening activity about different jobs. It includes: 1) A preparation section matching job titles to pictures; 2) An exercise to complete gaps filling in jobs while listening; and 3) An exercise circling multiple choice answers to questions about what is said. The purpose is to improve English listening comprehension through focused practice distinguishing details about various occupations.

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Listening: Work - Exercises: Preparation

This document provides exercises to practice listening comprehension skills based on a listening activity about different jobs. It includes: 1) A preparation section matching job titles to pictures; 2) An exercise to complete gaps filling in jobs while listening; and 3) An exercise circling multiple choice answers to questions about what is said. The purpose is to improve English listening comprehension through focused practice distinguishing details about various occupations.

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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 assitant .

2. Speaker B works as a tour guide .

3. Speaker C works as a dentist .

4. Speaker D works as 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? Weekends.
Summer holidays.

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

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 planes in bad weather.

Visiting different places.


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?

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