Dictation and more exercises

Here you can check your dictation. Don't worry if it is not well. You can do it better if you practice.

1. This person reads the news and presents on TV.
2. This person is a professional cook.
3. This person works in politics and the government.
4. This person has original ideas and makes new things.
5. This person sings, plays an instrument and writes music.
6. This person acts in films.
7. This person writes the news, the newspapers and websites.
8. This person works in science.
9. This person builds houses and other buildings.
10. This person plays basketball.




MORE ACTIVITIES IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY ABOUT JOBS.

Read the following statements and complete them with their correct occupations.

    

1. This is a person who acts in a movie or plays

2.  This is a person that assists patients

3.   This is a person who helps doctors with their work.

4.     This person bakes cakes and bread

5.     This person cleans schools, banks, hospitals, etc.

6.      He or she cooks at the restaurant.

7.      This person delivers pizzas, and other kind of fast food.

8.       This person designs buildings.

9.   He or she teachers subjects at school.

10.    He or she drives a taxi.

11.   He or she files documents at the library.

12.   this person flies an airplane.

13.    This person grows vegetables.

14.   He guards buildings.

Matching the statements in Column A with their corresponding occupations in Column B.

Column A                                                                                                               Column B

• He/she manages a restaurant or hotel                                                          1. salesperson
• This person writes and edits newspapers                                                    2. supervisor
• This person paints buildings and houses                                                     3. Translator
• He / she plays some instruments                                                                    4. Manager
• He or she fixes cars, buses, etc.                                                                        5. Cashier
• He or she repairs things at home                                                                     6. Journalist - Reporter
• This person sells cars, clothes, shoes, etc                                                     7. Waitress
• His / her job is to supervise people                                                                8. Repairperson
• He or she takes care of elderly people                                                           9. Waiter
• He/she translates from one language to another one                              10. Painter
• This person uses a cash register at his/her work                                      11. Health care aide
• He services food at the restaurant                                                                  12. Musician
• She services food at the restaurant                                                                13. Veterinarian
• This person is a doctor for animals                                                                14. Mechanic
• He or she gives haircuts and shaves                                                               15. Barber

  

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