Lesson 14

Jobs and Careers

Objective: I will learn to talk about someone’s job and where they work.

Personal Study

Prepare for your conversation group by completing activities A through E.

Study the Principle of Learning: You Are a Child of God

I am a child of God with eternal potential and purpose.

You are a daughter or son of a loving Heavenly Father. He will guide you. With His help, you can do more than you could do on your own. In the Book of Mormon, we learn about a young man named Nephi who would become a prophet-leader of his people. God wanted to lead Nephi and his family to a new land. This land was across an ocean, and Nephi had to build a boat. He had never built a boat before. His brothers did not believe he could do it. Nephi looked to God for direction.

Nephi told his brothers, “If [God] … has wrought so many miracles among the children of men, how is it that he cannot instruct me, that I should build a ship?” (1 Nephi 17:51).

With God’s help, Nephi and his family built a ship and made the difficult journey across the ocean. Just as God helped Nephi, God wants to help you. You can pray for direction. You can pray to understand and remember what you are learning. As you pray, pay attention to the thoughts and feelings that come. Then act in faith. You can do more with His help than without.

Ponder

• How is your journey of learning English like Nephi’s story of building a ship?

• As you learn English, what can you ask God to help you with?

Memorize Vocabulary

Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group. Try applying the words in your life. Think about when and where you could use these words.

job

Nouns 1

factory
hospital
office
restaurant
school
store

Nouns 2

accountant
artist
cashier
computer programmer
cook
custodian
doctor
electrician
factory worker
farmer
lawyer
mechanic
nurse
office worker
salesperson
server
teacher

Practice Pattern 1

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. You can replace the underlined words with words in the “Memorize Vocabulary” section.

Q: Where do you work?A: I work at a (noun 1).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: Where do you work?A: I work at a hospital.

Q: Where does she work?A: She works at an office.

Practice Pattern 2

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try saying the patterns aloud. Consider recording yourself. Pay attention to your pronunciation and fluency.

Q: What’s your job?A: I’m a (noun 2).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What’s your job?A: I’m a nurse.

Q: What’s his job?A: He’s an electrician.

Q: What’s her job?A: She’s an artist.

Use the Patterns

Write four questions you can ask someone. Write an answer to each question. Read them aloud.

Additional Activities

Complete the lesson activities and assessments online at englishconnect.org/learner/resources or in the EnglishConnect 1 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Continue to practice English daily. Use your “Personal Study Tracker.” Review your study goal and evaluate your efforts.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: You Are a Child of God

(20–30 minutes)

• Read the principle of learning for this lesson aloud.

• Discuss the questions.

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Review the vocabulary list with a partner.

Practice pattern 1 with a partner:

• Practice asking questions.

• Practice answering questions.

• Practice a conversation using the patterns.

Repeat for pattern 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Look at the pictures. Ask and answer questions about each person’s job. Take turns.

Example: Carlos

• A: Where does Carlos work?

• B: He works at a school.

• A: What’s his job?

• B: He’s a teacher.

Image 1: Sofia

Image 2: Jean

Image 3: Clara

Image 4: Frederick

Image 5: Hana

Image 6: Lee

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Ask and answer questions about your job and where you work. Take turns. Switch partners and practice again.

New Vocabulary

home
student
university

Example

• A: What’s your job?

• B: I’m an electrician.

• A: Where do you work?

• B: I work at factory.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Evaluate your progress on the objectives and your efforts to practice English daily.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Say where I work.

  

• Say what my job is.

  

• Ask and say where someone works.

  

• Ask and say what someone’s job is.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

Evaluate your efforts to:

1. Study the principle of learning.

2. Memorize vocabulary.

3. Practice the patterns.

4. Practice daily.

Set a goal. Consider the study suggestions in the “Personal Study Tracker.”

Share your goal with a partner.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“The Lord knows you and loves you. … He will lead and guide you in your personal life if you will make time for Him in your life—each and every day” (Russell M. Nelson, “Make Time for the Lord,” Liahona, Nov. 2021, 121).