16176 jobs duties and skills

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JOBS, DUTIES & SKILLS
This exercise is an important revision exercise for your lesson on Wednesday, in which we will be talking about skills.
You might be asked to describe certain jobs and talk about what skills are needed.
You will definitely need to talk about your own skills and qualities as part of your ESOL exam preparation.

JOB

DUTIES

SKILLS

OPINION about job

a doctor

works in a clinic or hospital and looks after
sick people
deals with people wanting to change
homes

responsible, reliable, caring

stressful, responsible

an estate agent
a nurse

caring, helpful, nice, polite,
patient

a politician
a fire-fighter
a lawyer

works with people who need legal help

a paramedic
a journalist
a security guard
an engineer

designs and constructs tools, machines

a technician
a chef
a carpenter
a secretary

a worker who builds or repairs wooden
structures

physically fit, strong, brave,
responsible
knowledgeable, serious,
responsible

a degree or qualification in
science and maths, precise

boring

difficult, important,
useful

Translation /job


a checkout operator /a
cashier
an architect

sits by the till, inputs the cost of each item
and tells customers how much to pay
designs buildings and oversees their
construction

an accountant
a teacher
a car mechanic
a call-centre operator
a bus driver
a gardener

responsible, must have keen eye
for detail, good maths skills

boring, repetitive

communication skills, language

skills

stressful

driving licence, patience
cuts the grass, keeps the flowerbeds tidy,
puts in new plants

a decorator
a banker
a shop-assistant

relaxed, outdoors
creative, interesting

deals with cash, cheques and credit cards;
helps customers with money affairs
sorts and puts products on shelves, sticks
labels on products, helps customers

What job would you like to do in the future? Why? ________________________________________________________________
What skills/personal qualities should you have to get it? ___________________________________________________________

Choose from the duties below and complete the table by re-writing these in the correct space.
NOTE! Not all jobs have been described here. You will have to fill in the gaps yourself!
-works for newspapers, writing stories
-deals with calls from customers for a company; gives information and/or advice, deals with complaints
-helps to put out (=stop) fires
-helps doctors to look after sick people in a clinic or hospital
-works in government helping to run the country

-works in an ambulance to help sick people
-decorates rooms; designs interiors and furnishings

Choose from the list of skills. Complete the table. Check any words you don’t know in a dictionary.
energetic

organised

computer skills

communication skills

telephone skills

work alone/independently

physically fit

work outdoors

work under pressure

reliable

experienced

hardworking

honest

quick

accurate

patient

sociable

creative

tidy (clean)

careful

quiet

flexible

professional

calm

mature

open-minded

courageous (brave)

friendly

Choose from the following adjectives to give your opinion of the jobs in the table.
well-paid

creative

demanding

dirty

badly paid

difficult

challenging

stressful

boring

easy

dangerous

hard work

interesting

repetitive

rewarding

useful

work in a team