"Four Jobs"
Reading Lesson

Key Words

Below you will find a list of key vocabulary you need to know to understand the lesson. Click on each word to hear it and practice its pronunciation.

place: a location or area
Japan: a country in Asia
week: seven days
zoo: a park where you can see many kinds of animals
group: several people or things together
tour: a guided visit where someone shows you around
through: moving from one side to the other; going across
about: on the topic of; concerning
movie: a story you watch on a screen

Exercise - Key Words

Read the definition and select the word that was defined.

Reading

Four Jobs

Betsy
My job is very interesting. I write articles for a travel magazine. I travel to exotic places and do interesting things.

Rita
Hi! My name is Rita. I teach English in Japan. I teach 12-year-old children English classes three days a week.

Bill
I'm Bill. I work at the zoo. I give tours to groups of school children. I walk through the zoo with school groups and teach the children about the animals.

Monserrate
Hello. My name is Monserrate. I'm a clothing designer in Hollywood. I design clothes for famous actors and actresses. My designs are in all of the big Hollywood movies.

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Exercise

Write sentences using the information in the table below to describe the four people mentioned above. Make sure to use correct capitalization and include a period at the end of each sentence.

write articles

teach English in Japan

design clothes

work at the zoo

example
Monserrate

Writing

Describe what you do at your job. You can also talk about what your friends and family do.

   examples
   I am a waiter. I serve food in a restaurant.
   My wife is a doctor. She helps patients.

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