Тест по английскому языку на тему : "Профессии"

Profession - occupation requiring extensive education: an occupation that requires extensive education or specialized training.

Job - paid occupation: an activity such as a trade or profession that somebody does regularly for pay, or a paid position doing this.

Work - duties of job: the duties or activities that are part of a job or occupation.

Guess the names of some professions:

1. somebody  who reports news: somebody  whose job is to find out facts and use the print or broadcast media to tell people about  them;

2. somebody employed  to sell something: somebody who sells goods or services, either in a store or by contacting potential customers;

3. somebody caring for patients: somebody trained to look after sick or injured people, especially somebody who works in a hospital or clinic, administering the care and treatment that a doctor prescribes;

4. somebody programming computers: a writer of computer programs;

5. somebody taking and paying money: somebody who works in a store or bank and handles customers' money transactions;

6. somebody medically qualified: somebody qualified and licensed to give people medical treatment;

7. somebody trained and licensed to practice general dentistry or a specialty such as orthodontics or dental surgery;

8. somebody who teaches: somebody who teaches, especially as a profession;

9. food seller: an owner or manager of a store selling food and other household goods;

10. somebody who builds: a person or company engaged in building or repairing houses or other large structures;

11. engineering professional: somebody who is trained as a professional engineer;

12. somebody employed to care for children: somebody who is paid to take care of one or more children in a family home, often also living there;

13. creator of art: somebody who creates art, especially paintings or sculptures;

14. somebody who writes as profession: somebody who writes books or articles professionally;

15. somebody who checks finances: somebody who maintains the business records of a person or organization and prepares forms and reports for tax or other financial purposes;

16. somebody active in politics: somebody who actively or professionally engages in politics;

17. college teacher of highest academic rank: a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university;

18. somebody who puts out fires: somebody who attempts to control or extinguish fires, and to rescue people or animals from danger;

19. somebody qualified to practice law: a qualified professional adviser on legal matters who can represent clients in court;

20. expert in mathematics, or somebody whose job involves mathematics;

21. expert in science of life: the science that deals with all forms of life, including their classification, physiology, chemistry, and interactions;

22. provision of social services: the profession or work of providing people in need with social services;

23. clerical worker: an employee who does clerical and administrative work in an office for a person or organization;

24. somebody who moves rhythmically to music: moves the feet and body rhythmically, usually in time to music;

25. doctor diagnosing and treating without surgery: a doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases and injuries using methods other than surgery;

26. somebody who takes photograph of somebody or something: produces an image of something or somebody using a camera;

27. scientist specializing in chemistry: a scientist who works in the field of chemistry;

28. somebody who styles hair: somebody whose job is to cut and style people's hair;

29. somebody responsible for financial transactions: an official in an organization who is responsible for receiving and paying out money and keeping financial records;

30. somebody who flies plane: somebody who pilots an aircraft or spacecraft;

31. somebody steering ships through difficult area: somebody with local knowledge whose job is to navigate ships in and out of a harbor or through a difficult stretch of water.

Check yourself

1. reporter

2. salesperson

3. doctor

4. computer programmer

5. cashier

6. nurse

7. dentist

8. teacher

9. grocer

10. builder

11. engineer

12. nanny

13. artist

14. writer

15. accountant

16. politician

17. professor

18 .firefighter

19. lawyer

20. mathematician

21. biologist

22. social worker

23. secretary

24. dancer

25. physician

26. photographer

27. chemist

28. hair dresser

29. bank teller

30.31. pilot

Name some more professions and  tell about  them.

What professions are popular among young people in your country?

What would you like to be when you graduate? What kind of profession would you like to have?

Who helped you to choose a profession?

What do your friends (parents) think of your choice? Why do they think so?