WORKS AND JOBS

accountant(s) baker(s) barber(s)

barman (barmen) builder(s) butcher(s)

carpenter(s) cashier(s) chambermaid(s)

chef(s) cleaner(s) dentist(s)

doctor(s) electrician(s) engineer(s)

fireman (firemen) fishmonger(s) flight attendant(s)

hairdresser(s) judge(s) lawyer(s)

nurse(s) optician(s) painter(s)

photographer(s) plumber(s) policeman (policemen)

porter(s) post[wo]man

(post[wo]men) receptionist(s)

reporter(s) sales assistant(s) sales representative(s)

scientist(s) secretary (secretaries) surgeon(s)

tailor(s) teacher(s) technician(s)

vet(s) waiter(s) welder(s)

Work - What do they do? Where do they work?

Job What do they do? Where do they work?

Accountants Look after the finances in an

organisastion. They work in an office.

Bakers Bake bread. They work in a bakery.

Barbers Shave men's beards and cut

men's hair. They work in a barbers.

Barmen/women Serve drinks. They work in a bar, pub

or restaurant.

Butchers Prepare and sell meat. They work in a

butchers.

Chambermaids Clean and tidy rooms. They work in a hotel.

Chefs Prepare and cook food. They work in a kitchen.

Dentists Look after people's teeth. They work in a dentists.

Doctors Look after people's health. They work in a hospital

or surgery.

Fishmongers Prepare and sell fish. They work in a

fishmongers.

Flight attendants Look after passengers. They work in an

airplane.

Hair dressers Cut and style people's hair. They work in a hair

salon.

Judges Judge and sentence people. They work in a law

court.

Lawyers Defend and prosecute people.

They work in a law

court and in a lawyers

office.

Nurses Look after patients . They work in a hospital

or doctor's surgery.

Opticians Look after people's eye sight. They work in an

opticians.

Porters Carry other people's bags and

luggage.

They work in a hotel or

train station.

Receptionists Meet and greet visitors. They work in reception.

Sales Assistants Sell goods and look after

customers. They work in a shop.

Secretaries Arrange appointments, type

letters and organise meetings. They work in an office.

Surgeons Operate on people who are

sick. They work in a hospital.

Tailors Design, make, alter or repair

garments,

They work in factories

and shops.

Teachers Teach people. They work in a school.

Technicians Organise and repair technical

equipment. They work everywhere!

Vets Look after people's animals.

They work in a

veterinary surgery or

vets.

Waiters/Waitresses Serve people food and drink. They work in a

restaurant.

Welders Weld metal to make things. They work in factories

and construction.

The Past Tenses

Simple Past

Simple Past Used to show

a completed

action

I studied English last Saturday.

Past Progressive/Continuous

Past

Progressive

Often used to

say when

something

was being

done or what

was

happening

when

something

else

happened

I was studying English last

Monday when my friend rang.

I was studying English at 5pm

last Monday.

The Future Tenses

The future can be indicated in several different ways in English. It is often created with

the use of auxiliaries: "She will be a student.", "She is going to drive a new car."

English can even create the future by using the simple present (used for

timetables,programs etc.), "The train arrives at 10pm" or the present progressive (used

for future plans), "He is collecting his mother from the station tonight."

Simple Future (uses will or shall or going to + base form)

Simple Future

(Some

uncertainty)

Decide to do

something at

the time of

speaking

I think I'll do my English homework

tonight.

Simple Future

(Certain)

Have already

decided or

arranged to

do something

I am going to study English next

Saturday.

Future Progressive/Continous (uses will be, shall be or going to be +-ing form)

On the hour

Past / to the

hour

Prepositions What to say

Writing the

time

Time

Idioms

When it's "on the hour" we say "o'clock". But only when it's on the hour.

Twelve o'clock

Six o'clock

One o'clock

Seven o'clock

Two o'clock

Eight o'clock

Three o'clock

Nine o'clock

Four o'clock

Ten o'clock

Five o'clock

Eleven o'clock

Because it can be difficult to say whether 12 o'clock is during the day or the night, we

use two special terms.

00:00 and 24:00 = Twelve

midnight (or midnight)

12:00 = Twelve noon

(or noon)

Time (2)

In five minute increments, when it's past the hour (up to 30 minutes past) we say "past".

When it's before the hour (after 30 minutes past) we say "to".

There are 60 minutes in an hour.

30 minutes is half an hour, we say "half past" or "thirty".

15 minutes is quarter of an hour, we say "quarter past" or "fifteen" or "quarter to" or

"forty-five".

Twelve o'clock

Twelve fifteen

or

Quarter past twelve

Twelve thirty

or

Half past twelve

We never say "half to".

Twelve forty-five

or

Quarter to one

At other "odd" times, when we want to be accurate, we add the word "minute(s)":-

It's twenty-eight minutes to

twelve.

It's one minute

past three.

If you want to avoid trying to remember when to use "minutes" and

when not to just say "nearly" or "just turned".

It's just turned half past

eleven.

It's nearly

three o'clock.

Prepositions used with time

At a point

in time

In a length of

time

"When

shall we

meet?

"Let's

meet at

12.30."

"It's 12.45,

when will you

be ready?

"I'll see you in

an hour, at

about 1.45."

Naturally speaking

Digital clocks often show the time this way using the 24-hour-clock, only the

police and the military actually speak using the 24 hour clock:-

If it's before noon we tend

to say "in the morning".

If it's after noon we say "in

the afternoon".

If it's late we say "at

night".

07:00

It's seven o'clock in the

morning

14:00

It's two o'clock in the

afternoon

22:00

It's ten o'clock at night

15 minutes past the hour

is quarter past:

07:15

It's quarter past seven in

the morning

14:15

It's quarter past two in

the afternoon

22:15

It's quarter past ten at

night

30 minutes past the hour

is half past:

07:30

It's half past seven in the

morning

14:30

It's half past two in the

afternoon

22:30

It's half past ten at night

45 minutes past the hour

is quarter to:

07:45

It's quarter to eight in the

morning

14:45

It's quarter to three in

the afternoon

22:45

It's quarter to eleven at

night

How to ask the time in English.

o Excuse me. What time is it,

please?

It's exactly eight

o'clock.

or

It's eight.

o Excuse me. Do you have the time,

please?

It's half past twelve.

or

It's twelve thirty.

o Excuse me. Could you tell me the

time, please?

It's about half past

eleven.

or

It's around eleven

thirty.

Writing the time

morning 00:01 -

11:59

a.m. - stands for Ante Meridiem (the time

between midnight and noon)

00:01 hrs -

12:00

noon or midday 12:00

p.m. - stands for Post Meridian (after noon) 12:01 -

24:00 hrs

afternoon 12:01 -

18:00

evening 18:01 -

22:00

night 22:01 -

24:00

midnight 24:00 /

00:00

There are 24 hours in a day, but only the military, police and computer programmers

use the 24-hour clock. When writing or speaking generally we tend to use the 12-hour

clock. The 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called a.m. (Latin "ante

meridiem" | English: "before mid day") and p.m. (Latin "post meridiem" | English: "after

mid day").

The way people write the time varies. I prefer a.m. and p.m.

Choose from the following styles or use what your English teacher tells you to and stick

to it:-

a.m. p.m.

am pm

AM PM

A.M. P.M.

Some people (myself included) use a dot as the separator: 2.30 pm.

Some people use a colon as the separator: 2:30 pm. The colon is usually used with the

24-hour clock: 14:30.

When you are writing the time decide whether to write it using numerals or words, and

stick to that.