Transcript Unit 8 Do’s and Don’ts

Table of contents
•Before you read
•Vocabulary
•Reading texts
•Discussion time
Before you read
In your opinion, which of these jobs are
traditionally done by men ? And which are done
by women ? And which are done by both ? Can
you explain why ?
Architect
Nanny
Accountant
Dentist
Photographer
Lawyer
Mechanic
Nurse
Soldier
Plumber
Housewife
Politician
Chef
Hair- dresser
Optician
Dancer
Vocabulary
• Architect (n) /"A:kItekt/ a person who engages in
the profession of architecture.
• Nanny (n) /nænI/ a person whose job is to take
care of babies.
Vocabulary
• Dentist (n) /'dentIst/ a person who takes care of
others’ teeth.
• Photographer (n) /"fJtQgJrfJ/ someone who takes
photographs
• Accountant (n) /ə"kaUntənt/ a person who helps
people or companies inspecting their accounts.
• Optician (n) /Qp"tISn/ a maker or seller of optical
glass and instruments.
• Lawyer (n) /"lOyJr, "lOIJr/ a person whose
profession is to represent clients in a court of law
or to advise or act for clients in other legal
matters.
• Mechanic (n) /mJ"k&nIk/ a person who repairs and
maintains machinery, motors, etc.
Vocabulary
• Hairdresser ( n) /"hJedresJ(r)/ a person who makes
hair.
• Chef (n) /Sef/ someone who cooks.
Vocabulary
• Politician (n) /pQlJ"tISn/ a person who is active in
party politics
• Housewife (n) /"haUswaIf/ a married woman who
manages her own household, esp. as her
principal occupation.
• Plumber (n) /"plVmJ/ a person who installs and
repairs pipes and plumbing.
• Soldier (n) /"soUldZJ(r)/ a person who serves in an
army.
• Nurse (n) /nJ:s/ a person formally educated and
trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Vocabulary
• Detective (n) /di"tektiv/ a person whose job is to
examine crimes and catch criminals.
• Magician (n) /mJ"dZISn/ a person who can do
magic tricks.
• Scientist (n) /"saIJntIst/ a person who studies one
or more of the natural sciences.
Vocabulary
• Policeman (n) /pJ"li:smJn/ a male police officer.
• Singer (n) /"sINJ(r)/ a person who sings, or whose
job is singing, especially in public.
• Football player (n) /"fUtbO:l pleIJ(r)/ a person who
play football.
Vocabulary
• Waiter (n) /"weItJ(r)/ a person whose job is to serve
customers at their tables in a restaurant
• Worker (n) /"wE:kJ(r)/ a person who works,
especially one who does a particular kind of work.
• Zoologist (n) /zJU"QlJdZIst/ a scientist who studies
zoology.
Vocabulary
• Apply (v) /J"plaI/ to make an application or
request; ask
– To apply for a job; to apply for a raise.
• Interview (n, v) /"Intəvju:/
– N : a formal meeting in which one or more
persons question, consult, or evaluate another
person
– V :to have an interview with in order to
question, consult, or evaluate
Vocabulary
• Career (n) /kə"rIJ(r)/ an occupation or
profession, esp. one requiring special training,
followed as one's lifework
• Tough (adj) /tVf/ not easily influenced, as a
person; unyielding; stubborn
• Prejudice (n) /"predZudIs/ an unfavorable
opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without
knowledge, thought, or reason
Jobs for the boys…
and girls
Reading texts
Fill in the table while you read the two passages in p.67 (NHW):
Person
Information
What did he/she study ?
What is he/she doing now ?
Who has he/she had the
problems with ? Why ?
Does he/she like the career
they finally chose ?
What advice from him/her to
other people who want to do
the same thing ?
Jenny Boland
Alex Karlsson
Discussion time !
1. Would you like to do what Jenny
and Alex did?
Discussion time !
2. Is it more difficult for women to do
men’s jobs or men to do women’s jobs ?
3. Is this a problem in your country ? Why
or why not ? Can you give an example ?
End of reading session
Thank you for your attention
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