KET (ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE PRACTICE)
VOCABULARY 6 JOBS
1. Complete each sentence. Use a word from the box
actor architect electrician gardener lawyer
nurse sailor musician scientist soldier
a. Sam’s new house was designed by a well-known …………………
b. After he was arrested, Paul was allowed to phone his ………………
c. Being a/an …………… is enjoyable, until there is a war.
d. A/an …………. looked after Bob when he was in hospital.
e. When all the lights went out, the manager called a/an ……………
f. Once a week, a/an ………….. comes and cuts the grass.
g. Helen trained as a/an …………. and now plays in an orchestra.
h. Ann is a famous ……………. and works at a university.
i. The best ……………. in the play played the part of the King.
j. David didn’t enjoy being a/an ……… because he got seasick
2. Underline the correct word in each sentence.
a. Mark works for an Australian job/company.
b. Ann got a job in an office as a typewriter/typist.
c. When I had a toothache I went to the doctor’s/dentist’s.
d. Bob trained as an electrician/electric.
e. My mother used to work as a cook/cooker in a school.
f. Do you like our new English teacher/professor?
g. The police was/were waiting for Jim outside the bank.
h. Helen has found a work/job in a bank.
3. Choose the best ending (1-8) for each sentence (a-h)
No a-h 1-8
a. The mechanic 1. milked the cows.
b. The carpenter 2. sent the thief to prison.
c. The vet 3. gave Lisa some medicine for her sick cat.
d. The judge 4. brought Ann a drink on a tray.
e. The plumber 5. repaired the table and chairs.
f. The farmer 6. made Paul’s new suit.
g. The tailor 7. repaired my car.
h. The steward 8. fixed the broken pipe in the bathroom.
4. Read these descriptions of jobs, and complete the words
a. My dad helps children learn things. t______
b. This person helps people who are ill. d_____
c. He/She performs in the theatre, on TV or in films. a____
d. This person sells things in shops. s___ a________
e. I study in a university. s______
f. This person writes books and plays. w_____
g. My cousin looks after people’s teeth. d______
h. He makes houses and other offices. b______
5. Choose the most suitable word for each space
My sister has got a new (1) in a hospital. She’s not a nurse or a doctor. She (2) in the kitchen,
she’s a (3). She prepares special food for the patients in the hospital. She saw an (4) in the paper
and wrote a letter telling them about her work cooking for people in a vegetarian restaurant. She
has lots of (5) working in a kitchen. The hospital (6) asked her to come for an (7). They liked her
very much, but before they (8) her the job, they checked her (9). She loves her new job and says
that cooking for patients in a hospital is much better than working in a small (10).
1. A job B work C employment
2. A is B work C works
3. A cooker B cook C cooks
4. A sign B notice C advertisement
5. A experience B past C previous
6. A doctor B manager C dentist
7. A interview B review C references
8. A give B offered C told
9. A referee B references C review
10. A company B job C cooker
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