Vocabulary: Jobs and Professions – English – 2nd Year Middle School – Algeria

Jobs and Professions Vocabulary

Learning the names of jobs and professions is important for talking about work, career plans, and describing people. Let’s learn some common job vocabulary.

Common Jobs and Professions

• Teacher – teaches students at school.
• Doctor – treats sick people in a hospital.
• Engineer – designs and builds structures or machines.
• Police officer – protects people and keeps order.
• Firefighter – puts out fires and saves people.
• Nurse – helps doctors and takes care of patients.
• Farmer – grows crops and raises animals.
• Pilot – flies airplanes.
• Architect – designs buildings.
• Journalist – writes news articles.
• Lawyer – defends people in court.
• Chef / Cook – prepares food in restaurants.
• Mechanic – repairs cars and machines.
• Pharmacist – prepares and sells medicines.
• Programmer – writes computer software.

Questions about Jobs

What do you do? I am a student.
What does your father do? He is a doctor.
What do you want to be? I want to be an engineer.

Describing Jobs – Useful Adjectives

• A teacher’s job is rewarding and important.
• Being a doctor can be stressful but fulfilling.
• A firefighter’s work is dangerous and brave.
• Programming requires being creative and patient.

Dialogue

Ahmed: What does your mother do?
Sami: She is a nurse at the city hospital. And your father?
Ahmed: He is a teacher. He teaches mathematics.
Sami: That’s great! What do you want to be when you grow up?
Ahmed: I want to be a pilot.

Exercises

Answer the questions:

1. What does a teacher do? ________.
2. Who helps sick people in a hospital? ________.
3. What do you want to be when you grow up? ________.
4. Match: Chef – (a) flies planes / (b) cooks food / (c) teaches students

Learn more vocabulary with Sports and Hobbies and Food and Drinks.