What means of word formation are used to form a new word?
1. pharmacist
2. mechanic
3. barber
4. travel agent
5. repairperson 6. tailor
7. greengrocer
8. baker
9. optician
10. hairdresser
11. florist
12. jeweler
13 butcher
• all the lights have suddenly gone out? • your house is on fire? • your hair is getting too long? • your pet cat is unwell? • your car has broken down? • you have lost your way in a foreign city? • you want to register in a hotel? • a filling has come out of your tooth?
I would contact … If… • A good judge should be…. • To my mind a good teacher should be… • An engineer should be…
some facts about professions
All professions and occupations are divided into 5 types according to the character of work: man-man, man-machines, man-symbols, man-object of art and man-nature.
Social pulls say that the most popular reasons of choosing this or that occupation are: prestigiousness, high salary, interesting work, good working conditions, availability of training. The last place takes the advice of parents or friends.
Why did you choose this kind of professions ?
Model:
I think, I can work in the man-man sphere, because I like (prefer, would like, fond of) looking after little children.
Test yourself
Test yourself
Psychologists say that a preferable child’s toy shows his abilities and future profession. Is it true?
If a child prefers to play with puzzles, cubes he is a future mathematician, a programmer, a system administrator or an architect.
If he usually plays with soldiers, he is a future leader.
If he usually plays with cars, he won’t be a leader, he will choose a profession of a worker.
If a child prefers to play with soft toys, it means he has humanitarian abilities. He will become a journalist, social worker or he will study languages.
If his favorite toy is a dinosaurs, he will be good at biology, chemistry or physics.