Year 7
Lesson 1
She’s a photographer.
Keywords:
Understanding and spelling certain words
related to jobs
Asking about people and what their jobs
are:
Who's this?
It's (X). He/She's a…
Contents
Aims
Learning goals:
Vocabulary
actor, artist, astronaut,
businessman/woman, cook, engineer,
footballer, photographer, singer, queen,
photos, film, songs, painting, computers,
mobile phones, camera, shops
Language Analysis
Ways of asking about somebody’s job:
What do you do (for a living)?
What is your job?
Where do you work?
What is your profession?
To answer these questions, we say” I’m a…….
NOTE: In English we use an INDEFINITE ARTICLE (a, an) before a name of a profession, e.g. a famer,
a policeman, a teacher.
VOWELS vs. CONSONANTS
A vowel is a sound that is made with the mouth and throat not closing at any point. In contrast, a
consonant is a sound that is made with the air stopping once or more during the vocalization. That
means that at some point, the sound is stopped by your teeth, tongue, lips, or constriction of the vocal
cords.
ENGLISH VOWELS: a,e,i,o,u,y
Pronunciation
astronaut /ʼæstrənɔːt/
engineer /enʤɪˈnɪə/
photographer /fəˈtɒgrəfə/
computers /kəmˈpjuːtəz/
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Procedure
Lead-in
Audio:
1. an actor
2. an astronaut
3. a businessman
4. an engineer
5. a footballer
6. a painter
7. a pilot
8. a photographer
9. a singer
10. a queen
Key:
Random order of the words from the audio.
This is a simulation. A picture is gradually
revealed (e.g. random pixels, or a circle in the
centre which gets bigger and bigger), and the
student has to select the right word as quickly as
possible (against a timer).
1. Student clicks start
2. A picture is slowly revealed (in random order)
and a timer starts
3. Student selects the right word from the list
within the time limit
4. If correct, a student moves onto the next
picture.
5. If incorrect, the correct word is revealed
This game has ten pictures (mixed race/gender)
and words.
Extension:
On finishing the exercise, talk to the students
about their dream job. What they would like to be
and why?
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Main input
Audio:
Emma: Hi, William!
William: Hello, Emma. Nice to see you!
Emma: You too! So …who’s this?
William: Oh ... She’s a photographer.
Emma: I don’t know her.
William: Well, she’s famous. These are all her
photos.
William: Do you know these people?
Emma: Well, that’s John Smith. He’s an actor. I
saw his film last week. And she’s Luna Greene.
She’s a singer. I love her songs. But I don’t know
this person. Who’s this?
William: It’s Picasso, an artist.
Students listen to the audio and put the ‘jobs’
words in the order that they hear them.
William: This is a painting by the artist. Do you
like it?
Emma: Yes! It’s great. Who’s this person?
William: It’s Bill Gates. He’s a businessman. He’s
famous for making computers.
And this is Steve Wozniak. He’s an engineer.
Emma: Oh, he makes mobile phones!
William: Yes, that’s right.
William: And this is a famous footballer. Do you
know him, Emma?
Emma: Mmmm. Er...
William: He’s Pele. He’s the best footballer in the
world! I don’t know this person. Who’s she?
Emma: Let’s see. It’s Eileen Collins. She’s an
astronaut. She was the first woman pilot of the
Space Shuttle in space.
William: Wow! And who’s this? Is she a queen?
Emma: Yes, she is. She’s the queen of Denmark.
Key:
photographer, actor, singer, artist, businessman,
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engineer, footballer, astronaut, pilot, queen
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Practice 1
Audio 1:
Emma: Hi, William!
William: Hello, Emma. Nice to see you!
Emma: You too! So …who’s this?
William: Oh ... She’s a photographer.
Emma: I don’t know her.
William: Well, she’s famous.
Audio 2:
Emma: He’s an actor. I saw his film last week.
Audio 3:
Emma: She’s a singer. I love her songs.
Audio 4:
Emma: I don’t know this person. Who’s this?
William: It’s Picasso. He’s an artist.
Audio 5:
Emma: Who’s this person?
William: It’s Bill Gates. He’s a businessman. He’s
famous for making computers.
Audio 6:
William: This is Steve Wozniak. He’s an
engineer.
Emma: Oh, he makes mobile phones!
William: Yes, that’s right.
Audio 7:
William: This is a favourite footballer. Do you
know him, Emma?
Students listen to the dialogue and choose the
correct answer from the three given.
Emma: Mmmm. Err …
William: He’s Pele. He’s the best footballer in the
world.
Key:
photographer, actor, singer, artist, businessman,
engineer, footballer, astronaut, queen
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Practice 2
Key:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
a photographer
an actor
a singer
an artist
a businessman
an engineer
a footballer
an astronaut
a queen
Explain the theory to the students (refer back to
language analysis). Students decide on the
correct article for each word.
Extension:
Ask the students to spell the names of
professions, focus on asking if a given sound is a
vowel or a consonant.
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Practice 3
Key:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
engineer
photographer
footballer
actors
queen
singer
astronauts
businesswoman
artist
Students read the sentences and decide which
profession is being described in each sentence,
then they drag and drop the name of the
profession into the correct place.
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Practice 4
Key:
actor, artist, astronaut, businessman, engineer,
footballer, photographer, pilot, singer, queen
Give the students these instructions for the
Hangman game. Hangman is a spelling game.
The aim is to find the hidden word by guessing
the letters.
1. The alphabet is set out at the bottom of the
screen.
2. Press ‘start’
3. Look at the number of letters in the word.
4. Guess the first letter missing, e.g. ‘e’. Click the
letter on the keyboard to place it in the word.
5. Guess the next letter and click it into position.
6. Continue until you have guessed the word.
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English to take away
Audio 1:
William: Who’s this?
Emma: It’s Nicole Kidman. She’s an actor.
Audio 2:
Emma: Who’s this?
William: It’s Bob Marley. He’s a singer.
Audio 3:
William: Who’s this?
Emma: It’s Elizabeth the Second. She’s a queen.
Audio 4:
Emma: Who’s this?
William: It’s Pablo Picasso. He’s an artist.
This is a slideshow featuring photos of different
famous people. Each slide has an audio.
Students click on the audio and hear William and
Emma having a short conversation. They have to
decide if it’s true or false.
Extension:
Students can collect photos of famous people,
and ask each other questions about them. They
could make their own gallery/exhibition with
labels.
Students could also research famous
artists/engineers/businessmen and
women/astronauts from their countries, and find
out what they have done.
Students could do the handout.
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Handout
Unscramble the letters to get the names of different professions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
UEQNE
TOARHPREGHOP
TIPOL
TRASTI
GREISN
EREENIGN
LBALOFOTRE
OCTRA
Key
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
queen
photographer
pilot
artist
singer
engineer
footballer
actor
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