Grammar

Structures and Expressions:

The following structures and expressions help you to use the previous vocabulary.

 

Which professions/occupations are _______________ in your community?

What professions/occupations do you ________?

What do you know about/think of being a ______?

As there as many ___________  as ___________ in your community?

Which are the benefits of _____________?

I would like/want (to) ___________ because ____________.

How much does a ___________ earn/cost at _________?

What does he/she do?

What do you do?

Where can you major in______?

   _________ is better than __________________.

What would you like to be in the future?

 

Read in context

Here you will find the previous structures and expressions in context.

1.    Student A: Which professions are the most common in your community?

Student B: The most common professions in my community are doctors, nurses, teachers and police officers.
 

2.    Student A: What professions do you like?

Student B: I like the professions that are related to health.
 

3.    Student A: What do you think of being a firefighter?

Student B: I think that being a firefighter is somewhat dangerous.
 

4.    Student A: As there as many farmers as astronauts in your community?

Student B: No, there are not. There are more farmers than astronauts in my community.
 

5.    Student A: Which are the benefits of being a pilot?

Student B: You can travel around the world!
 

6.    Student A: What would you like to be in the future?

Student B: I'd like to be a cook because I love cooking.
 

7.    Student A: How much does a lawyer earn?

Student B: I am not sure. I think lawyers earn more than $800 per month.
 

8.    Student A: What does he do?

Student B: He is an electrician.
 

9.    Person A: What do you do?

Person B: I am a journalist.
 

10.  Student A: Where can you major in Industrial Engineering?

Student B: I think that this major is in the majority of Costa Rican's university.
 

11.  Student A: What do you prefer to be a farmer or to be a gardener?

Student B: In my opinion, being a farmer is better than being a gardener.

Conversation Examples

Read the conversation examples and pay attention to how the structures and expressions are used in different contexts. After that, practice the conversations with a partner.

Conversation One:
 

Carlos: Hi Bryan! How are you doing?

Bryan: Good! What have you been doing?

Carlos: I have been studying English.

Bryan: Really?

Carlos: Yes! I want to be an English teacher!

Bryan: Cool! Where can you major in English teaching?

Carlos: In Costa Rica, there are many universities that have the major but I am in the Universidad de Costa Rica. What would you like to be in the future?

Bryan: I am not sure yet! I am thinking about being a teacher or being an engineer. What are the benefits of being a teacher?

Carlos: Well, you share your knowledge with many people. You help students to improve their skills and you never stop learning!

Bryan: That sounds interesting. In my opinion, being a teacher is better than being an engineer.   

Conversation Two:
 

A: What do you do for a living?

B: I am a cook.

A: A cook! That must be a lot of work.

B: It is. I work at the “Central” Restaurant. Every day I cook more than fifteen different dishes.

A: That's a lot.

B: Yes, it is.  

Conversation Three:
 

Mr Bean: Hello Mr Jones, what do you do for a living?

Mr Jones: I am a teacher in a high school.

Mr Bean: A teacher? That sounds like a lot of hard work.

Mr Jones: Sometimes. I teach high school children.

Mr Bean: Is there a lot of students in your class?

Mr Jones: Most classes have about thirty students on average.

Mr Bean: Do like your job?

Mr Jones: Yes, it is so rewarding!

Conversations 2 and 3 have been adapted from http://www.easypacelearning.com/all-lessons/english-level-2/306-occupations-english-lesson-talking-about-occupations