Lesson 3 describing job skills

1. LESSON 03
JOB SKILLS

2. USE A
COMPUTER
SELL TEACH
SPEAK ANOTHER
LANGUAGE
BUILD HOUSES COOK DRIVE A TRUCK
DESIGN WEB
PAGES
WRITE BUSINESS
LETTERS
TAKE CARE OF
CHILDREN
REPAIR
COMPUTERS
INTERVIEW
PEOPLE

3. USE A
COMPUTER
SELL TEACH
SPEAK ANOTHER
LANGUAGE
BUILD HOUSES COOK DRIVE A TRUCK
DESIGN WEB
PAGES
WRITE BUSINESS
LETTERS
TAKE CARE OF
CHILDREN
REPAIR
COMPUTERS
INTERVIEW
PEOPLE
……………….. ……………….. ……………….. ………………..
……………….. ……………….. ……………….. ………………..
……………….. ……………….. ……………….. ………………..

4. Do you know how to build houses?
Yes, I know how to build houses.
No, I don’t know how to build houses.
Can you build houses?
Yes, I can build houses.
No, I can’t / cannot build houses.
BUILD HOUSES
DRIVE A TRUCK
SPEAK FRENCH
COOK KOREAN DISHES
REPAIR COMPUTERS

5. (1) JOB (2) SKILLS
a plumber fix the toilets and sinks
an I.T develop software
a journalist research and edit articles
a baby sitter tell bed-time stories and play games with them
an accountant research and analyze accounting data
an engineer prepare plans with detailed drawings of the project
an architect prepare and present design proposal to clients
A: What do you do?
B: I’m a plumber. I can install and repair pipes.

6. 1. What do you do?
2. What job skills do you have?
A: Tell me about your job!
B: (1) Well, I’m a director at New York School.
(2) I know how to manage people, make plans and control financial numbers.
Also, I can communicate well with foreigners in English and French.
How about you?
(A: Well, I’m a plumber, so I know how to install and repair pipes.
B: Oh! That’s good.)
SPEAKING FRAME:
SF is an outline of ideas that help you express opinions on a certain topic.
When it comes to describing job skills, you can think of the following topic-related questions
and then answer them one by one.
Example:
job
skills

7. (1) JOB (2) SKILLS
a plumber install and repair pipes fix the toilets and sinks
an I.T
install computers and
design web pages
develop software
a journalist
collect information and
write stories
research and edit articles
a baby sitter
take care of children and
cook very well
tell bed-time stories and
play games with them
an accountant
work well with numbers
and type reports very
fast
research and analyze
accounting data
an engineer
build buildings and
improve mechanical
processes
prepare plans with detailed
drawings of the project
an architect
design buildings and
draw plans of buildings
prepare and present design
proposal to clients
SPEAKING FRAME - PRACTICE

8. FURTHER PRACTICE newyorkschool.edu.vn
A: Do you know how to speak ……………., Lisa?
B: No, I don’t. What about you? can you speak
…………….?
A: No, I can’t, but Akira can. He knows how to speak
…………., …………., and …………...
B: Wow! That’s pretty ………..! How well can he
speak Spanish?
A: Very well. He …………..… it in Mexico.
B: In Mexico? When was he in Mexico?
A: He lived there when he was a kid.
B: …………………….... I didn’t know that.
Spanish
Spanish
Japanese English Spanish
good
learned
No kidding