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A2ENWeird Jobs: Would You Do This for Money?
Practise the present simple and essential phrases for talking about your job through the world's strangest professions. Meet a pet food tester, a golf ball diver and a professional sleeper — then join a TV game show where one guest is lying about their job. A practical A2 English lesson on the present simple, jobs vocabulary and talking about work. Ideal for adult learners, English tutors, and language schools.
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Talk Time. What Do You Do?
Talk Time
- What do you do? Where do you work?
- Do you like your job? What do you like about it?
- What do you have to do every day at work?
- What drives you crazy at work?
- Would you do a strange job for a lot of money?
Content Block. Three Jobs You Didn’t Know Existed
Content Block
Ben, 34, UK I work as a pet food tester. I work at a company that makes food for cats and dogs — and yes, I taste it! I'm responsible for checking the taste and quality of every new product. Most of my time I work in a lab. The money is good, but the smell is terrible. It drives me crazy when my friends ask, "Does it taste like chicken?" Maria, 27, USA I work as a golf ball diver. Every morning I dive into lakes at golf clubs and look for lost balls. I have to work in cold, dark water, and sometimes there are fish and even snakes! I find thousands of balls every day. My company cleans them and sells them again. I don't mind getting wet — I absolutely love the quiet under the water. Kenji, 41, Japan I work as a professional sleeper. Hotels pay me to sleep in their beds and write reports. I'm responsible for checking the bed, the pillows and how quiet the room is. My working day starts at 10 pm and finishes at 7 am. My wife doesn't believe it's a real job. I don't mind — I love my job, and I always wake up happy.
Discussion questions
- Which job is the strangest? Why?
- What does Ben have to do at work?
- Which job would you choose? Which job would you never do?
- Would you do one of these jobs for double your salary?
- Do you know any other strange jobs?
- Ben works at a company that makes pet food.True
- Maria works in an office.False
- Kenji works at night.True
- Ben loves the smell of his job.False
- Maria doesn't mind getting wet.True
- Kenji's wife thinks his job is real.False
Lesson Board
Lesson Board
Speed Match. Talking About Your Job
Speed Match
- I work as a...→say your job or profession
- I work at...→say the name or type of your company
- I work in...→say the area you work in, like IT or marketing
- I'm responsible for...→say what you control or manage at work
- I have to...→say what you must do at work
- Most of my time I...→say what you do a lot at work
- It drives me crazy when...→say what makes you angry
- I don't mind...→say that something is OK for you
- I absolutely love...→say that you like something very much
- I work from home→I don't go to an office
- I work overtime→I work more hours than usual
- I run my own business→I have my own company
Sorting. He Works, She Watches, It Flies
Sorting
+s:
+es:
y → ies:
Word Choice. At Work
Word Choice
- Ben tastetastestasting pet food every day.
- Maria doesn'tisn'tdon't work in an office.
- DoesIsDo Kenji work at night?
- We don'tdoesn'taren't work at the weekend.
- Where doaredoes your friends work?
- My boss sendsendingsends emails at 6 am. It drives me crazy!
- She teachsteachteaches English at a language school.
- My brother doesn't likesdoesn't likedon't like his job. He wants a new one.
- What isdoesdo your sister do? — She's a nurse.
- I don't mind workto workworking late on Fridays.
- I'm responsible offorto our social media.
- I work inatas a manager at a big hotel.
Taboo. Guess the Job
Taboo
firefighter
- fire
- water
pilot
- plane
- fly
chef
- cook
- kitchen
dentist
- teeth
- tooth
taxi driver
- car
- drive
hairdresser
- hair
- cut
police officer
- police
- crime
farmer
- animals
- field
nurse
- hospital
- doctor
astronaut
- space
- rocket
DJ
- music
- party
lifeguard
- beach
- swim
zookeeper
- zoo
- animals
receptionist
- hotel
- desk
YouTuber
- video
- internet
Hidden Role. Weird Jobs Weekly: Who Is the Fake?
Hidden Role
Scenario
Welcome to "Weird Jobs Weekly" — a TV show about strange jobs! Four guests are in the studio. The best story wins €1,000. But one guest is a fake — they never did this job! Round 1: Each guest tells about their job in 4–5 sentences. Round 2: Ask each other questions. Find the fake! Useful questions: Where do you work? What time do you start work? What do you have to do every day? What do you need for your job? What do you love about your job? What drives you crazy? At the end, everyone votes: who is the fake?
Tom, Queue Stander
You work in London. People pay you to stand in long lines for them — for new phones or concert tickets. You often start at 5 am. Sometimes you wait for 10 hours. You don't mind the cold, but it drives you crazy when people push.
Secret goal: Your secret facts: 1) Ice cream tasters never eat the ice cream — they only taste it. 2) Snake milkers work in a lab. 3) Mermaids work in big aquariums. Ask questions and find the fake!
Mia, Professional Mermaid
SpyYou say you are a professional mermaid. You wear a big fish tail.
Secret goal: You NEVER did this job — you only saw a video. You think mermaids work at the beach, sit on rocks and take photos with tourists. You can't swim very well. Answer with confidence! Say Lucy is the fake: "Nobody tastes 60 ice creams a day!"
Must use: Use language: I work as... / Most of my time I... / I don't mind... / I absolutely love...
Lucy, Ice Cream Taster
You work at an ice cream factory. You taste about 60 ice creams a day, but you don't eat them — you only taste them! You use a gold spoon. You never eat spicy food.
Secret goal: Your secret facts: 1) Queue standers often wait for many hours. 2) Snake milkers help to make medicine. 3) Mermaids have to swim very well. Ask questions and find the fake!
Raj, Snake Milker
You work in a lab in India. You take poison from snakes, and companies use it to make medicine. You work with 100 snakes! You have to be very calm. You love your job, but your mum hates it!
Secret goal: Your secret facts: 1) Queue standers usually work in big cities. 2) Ice cream tasters use special spoons. 3) Mermaids do shows for families. Ask questions and find the fake!
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