Occupations and Action Verbs

1. Occupations and Action Verbs Bolivia LIVE 2011 Integrated Grammar 1A

2. Objectives – week 10 • Repasar preposiciones. • Observar e identificar diferentes verbos de acción en vivo y por palabra • Hacer mímicas de las acciones aprendidas

3. Occupations (Jobs) • Mrs. Bennet is a doctor. She examines patients and helps cures their illnesses. • Jennifer is a nurse. She attends sick people in a hospital. • John is a baseball player. He plays for the New York Yankees. • Harry is a teacher. He teaches biology in the high school. • Neil Armstrong was an astronaut. He travelled to the moon. • The principal directs a school’s activities and personnel. • The yard monitor monitors the children in the school yard during recess. • Paul is a civil engineer. He designs and builds bridges and buildings. • Sally is a pharmacist. She prepares medicines in a pharmacy. • Joanna is a secretary. She takes care of correspondence and clients inn an office. • George is an electrician. He installs and fixes electrical connections in houses and offices.

4. The baker bakes a birthday cake. • Zack is a builder. He builds houses. • John is a driver. He drives a delivery truck. • A restaurant cook cooks meals for customers. • The washing machine washes our clothes. • Henry is a day worker. He works at the factory. • My glass cutter cuts glass panes. • That girl is a good dancer. She dances well. • This vacuum cleaner cleans very well.

5. Brush your teeth with a toothbrush. • He is a good baseball hitter. He can hit the ball far. • The soccer player kicks the ball into the goal. • His can opener opens cans easily. • It’s east to mix cake batter with an electric mixer. • That athlete is a bad runner. He can’t run fast! • The swimmer swims slowly. • That writer writes funny books. • Horse riders ride horses.

6. Occupations (Jobs) • A farmworker plants and harvests his crops to sell in the market. • Childcare givers take care of small children. • Day laborer works odd jobs on a daily basis. • Construction workers construct buildings. • Plumbers fix leaky faucet and sinks. • An office worker works with correspondence. • Bank tellers attend clients in a bank. • A grocery clerk helps customers in a grocery store. • An office manager supervises a business office. • A businessman works in a business. • Lawyers help clients with problems with the law. • Public servants • The mayor is the chief official of a city. • A councilman represents the people of a city. • School superintendents manage school districts. • A landlord collects rent and manages apartments. • Social workers help people receive public services.