2015-06-02 Evening: jobs & prepositions

Greg Malivuk
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economist
psychologist
Other jobs that end with -ist: dentist, vocalist (= singer), speech therapist, orthodontist, (analyst)
customs agent
Other jobs/occupations that end with -ent or -ant: assistant, flight attendant, student, president
bank teller
Other jobs/occupations that end with -er (or -or): engineer, customer, doctor, teacher, professor, leader, manager, director, educator, actor, basketball player
Jobs with -ive: representative, executive, administrative assistant
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p. 81
* one police (WRONG)
-> one policeman / one policewoman / one police officer

police officer
computer programmer / computer engineer
fashion designer
security guard
electrical engineer
sales assistant

the LAST word in each of these jobs is about the person, the first word gives extra information about their job
(most of these are compound nouns)
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p. 82 part 2 - answer the questions about the listening
1 ordinary people, places, and objects
2 his studio, other locations outside
3 galleries all over the world, companies’ advertisements

part 3 - choose the correct letter to complete the sentences about his job
1 a
2 c
3 b
4 b
5 c
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p. 83 part 5 - find the office equipment in the picture of the office

desktop lamp = a lamp for the top of a desk

potted plant - a plant in a pot

briefcase
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in, into, on, onto

“into” and “onto” include some movement
I am sitting in the classroom.
I walk into the classroom.

I am standing on the train.
I walk onto the train.

I am standing at the photocopier.
I’m sitting at my desk.
She is waiting at the door.
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p. 83 part 9 - complete the emails with your same partner, with the prepositions in the box
1 in
2 at (“on the top of the building” = outside, on the roof)
3 on
4 next
5 through
6 up (from reception to my office = up the stairs)
7 into
8 down
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p. 162
the opposite of “under” is “over”
the opposite of “below” is “above”

You can go to a place, come to a place, walk to a place, get to a place, but you arrive at a place.
(“arrive” uses the preposition of location, not the preposition of movement)

2 through (in)
3 front
4 on
5 up
6 in
7 next
8 down
9 across from

(down the street = up the street, and can be either direction, “down the hall” can be either direction)
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p. 86
You are a dishwasher, and the manager promotes you to assistant manager.

seasonal job = a job that only works for part of the year
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Homework: read the article on p. 87 about cowboys, answer the questions in part 3, 4, and 5 on page 86