Market Leader Pre-Intermediate New Edition Unit 5
Imagine that you have one of the jobs below and say how stressful or not you think it is without saying which one you are talking about, and see if your partner can guess which job you are talking about. Do they agree with your description?
Plumber Factory worker Secretary/ PA
Geography teacher Solicitor/ barrister/ attorney/ lawyer
Judge/ magistrate Homemaker/ housewife/ househusband
Fire-fighter (=fireman) Police officer (= policeman)
Spy/ secret agent Farmer Bus driver
Pilot Receptionist Shop assistant
Air hostess (= air stewardess, flight attendant or cabin crew) Extra
Security guard/ bouncer Beachcomber Private tutor
Lecturer/ professor Nanny/ au pair/ babysitter Office worker
Businessman Bank clerk Banker
Director/ executive (Middle) manager Accountant
GP/ doctor/ surgeon CEO/ managing director Masseur
Nurse/ midwife Journalist Busker/ street performer
Novelist/ writer/ columnist/ poet Playwright/ screenwriter
Newsreader Cameraman Photographer
National politician/ PM/ MP/ senator/ congressman Director/ producer
Local politician/ local councillor/ mayor Lab assistant (= laboratory technician)
Door to door salesman Vet/ veterinarian Model
Baker/ pastry chef Cook/ chef/ kitchen hand Butcher
Waiter/ waitress/ busboy Computer programmer Cashier
Barber/ hairdresser/ stylist Builder/ bricklayer Carpenter
Cycle courier/ motorcycle courier Cleaner Dentist
Electrician Gardener/ landscape gardener Bell boy/ porter
Postman/ letter carrier Chambermaid Librarian
Mechanic Estate agent Tailor
Travel agent Lorry driver/ truck driver Zoo keeper
Psychologist Psychiatrist Private detective
Researcher Stand up comedian Social worker
Care worker/ carer Clown/ circus performer Actor/ actress
Bin man/ garbage disposal man Market trader Paparazzi
Television presenter Hotelier/ hotel manager Thatcher
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PDF version for easy printing: StressGuessJob
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I find your activity-based resources excellent. I recently used your worksheet for teaching idioms using mime.It really got the students engaged and they could remember what they had learned afterwards! I am going to try the above on Monday and see how it goes.