5. Sing "What do you do? (The Jobs Song)" The first time you play the song, put up the What do you do? (The Jobs Song) song poster on the board. Quickly elicit the vocab. Play the song and sing along doing the gestures, as described below in "Gestures and activities for "What do you do?". Play 2 or 3 times.
Lyrics for "What do you do?" Do - do - do - do! Do - do - do - do - do - do! What do you do? I am a farmer. What do you do? I'm a bus driver. (What do you do? I am a doctor. What do you do? I am a teacher. Do - do - do - do! What do you do? I am a dentist. What do you do? I'm a police officer. What do you do? I am a chef. What do you do? I'm a hair dresser. Do - do - do - do! What do you do? I am a nurse. What do you do? I'm a soldier. What do you do? I'm a fire fighter. What do you do? I'm a student. Do - do - do - do - do - do - do! (download MP3 here)
Gestures and activities for "What do you do?" You can do either do gestures as you sing and dance along, or use flashcards for a listening activity.
farmer: pretend to rake the soil
bus driver: pretend to drive a bus
doctor: pretend to give yourself an injection in your arm
teacher: pretend to write on an imaginary board
dentist: open mouth and touch teeth
police officer: hold out hand in the "Halt" position and blow a pretend whistle
chef: pretend to cook (stir a pot of food)
hair dresser: pretend to cut hair
nurse: take your pulse (two finders on inside of wrist)
soldier: march on the spot
fire fighter: pretend to hold a hose
student: pretend to write in an imaginary notebook
We also have a video that you can stream in class to sing along with (Internet connection required):
