Vocabulary Builder · A1 Core
Jobs, Duties, and Workplaces
Learn common job words, connect each worker to a workplace and say what the person does.
Why this lesson matters · เหตุผลที่เรียนบทนี้
For learners: These words help you answer simple questions about work and understand who can help in an everyday place.
สำหรับผู้เรียน: คำศัพท์ชุดนี้ช่วยให้บอกอาชีพ สถานที่ทำงาน และหน้าที่ง่าย ๆ ของแต่ละคน ก่อนนำไปใช้ฟังและพูดเรื่องงานในบทถัดไป
Your goal
By the end of this lesson, you can retrieve at least eight job and duty words and describe one worker with a workplace and three clear duties.
ดูคำอธิบายเป้าหมายภาษาไทย — เปิดเมื่อจำเป็น
เมื่อจบบทเรียน คุณสามารถนึกคำเกี่ยวกับงานและหน้าที่อย่างน้อย 8 คำ และอธิบายคนทำงานหนึ่งคนด้วยสถานที่ทำงานและหน้าที่ที่ชัดเจน 3 อย่าง
Why these words matter
- Name a worker instead of saying only that person.
- Connect a job to a real workplace and useful action.
- Prepare to understand duties, schedules and career plans in TF17.
Progress focus VRFP
Lesson structure · Progress path and 30-minute route
Your progress path: connect meaning → listen and identify → build job descriptions → choose and explain → perform independently.
6 minConnect words
5 minListen
6 minDescribe
5 minChoose
8 minFinal + retry
Teacher Lesson Plan · Read before class
| Time | Teacher does | Student does | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–6 | Elicit known jobs, then contrast job / workplace / duty. | Connect each worker to a place and one action. | Meaning links |
| 6–11 | Play Joanna and Amy once; replay only after a decision. | Identify job, workplace and two duties. | Recognition |
| 11–17 | Remove full models and prompt with who / where / what. | Build four short job descriptions. | Accurate chunks |
| 17–22 | Give four everyday needs. | Choose the helpful worker and explain one reason. | Useful choice |
| 22–30 | Score the first description, correct one item and retry. | Describe one worker and answer one question. | VR/FP 0–2 |
Feedback rule: Do not read the complete word bank aloud. Let the learner finish, correct one high-value verb or workplace phrase and retry only that part.
1. Connect each job to a workplace and duty
Your task:
- Say the job.
- Choose the usual workplace.
- Add one action: A nurse works in a clinic and helps patients.
Sentence frames
A / An receptionist works at a hotel.
The person welcomes guests and checks bookings.
hotel or office · welcome visitors · answer questions · check bookings
Try: A receptionist works at…café · prepare drinks · serve customers · clean the counter
Try: A café worker…clinic or hospital · help patients · check information · work with a team
Try: A nurse works in…building or workshop · check equipment · repair problems · keep places safe
Try: A maintenance worker…school or learning centre · explain ideas · answer questions · plan lessons
Try: A teacher helps…road and delivery centre · collect items · drive to addresses · deliver orders
Try: A delivery driver…How to run Stage 1
Accept another realistic workplace. Ask the learner to show the difference between the job noun and the action verb.
2. Listen and identify the job, workplace and duties
Play each recording once. Decide before opening the transcript.
Worker 1 · Hotel front desk
Engduo Audio · Joanna · American EnglishTranscript and answer · open after listening
I work at the front desk in a busy hotel. I welcome guests, answer questions, and check bookings. I usually work indoors, and I start at eight o’clock.
Answer: receptionist · hotel · welcomes guests, answers questions, checks bookings
Worker 2 · Small café
Engduo Audio · Amy · British EnglishTranscript and answer · open after listening
I work in a small café. I prepare drinks, serve customers, and clean the counter. I often work with another team member. I like speaking with people, but I do not enjoy very early shifts.
Answer: café worker · café · prepares drinks, serves customers, cleans the counter
How to run Stage 2
Ask for job, workplace and two duties before checking. Replay only the phrase the learner missed and keep the transcript closed until a decision is made.
3. Build short job descriptions
Your task:
- Choose four workers from Stage 1.
- Say where each person works.
- Add two different duties using the present simple.
Accuracy check: A receptionist welcomes guests. Receptionists welcome guests.
How to run Stage 3
Model one unrelated job and remove it. Correct subject–verb agreement only when it blocks a repeated useful pattern.
4. Choose the helpful worker and explain why
Say your choice first, then give one reason with a duty word.
A hotel guest cannot find a booking. Who can help?
A machine in a building is not working. Who can check it?
A customer wants a drink and a snack. Who can serve the person?
A patient needs information at a clinic. Who can help?
Response frame: A / An ______ can help because the person ______.
How to run Stage 4
Accept a different logical worker if the duty fits. Prompt for a reason instead of supplying the job word.
Final practice: Introduce one worker clearly
Your task: Choose a real or imaginary worker. Without reading a full model, say the job, workplace, three duties and one simple schedule or preference detail. Answer one follow-up question: “What does the person do?” or “Where does the person work?”
Success target: at least eight accurate target words and FP = 2 after one focused retry.
VR · Vocabulary Range
0 · Not yet Fewer than five target words are retrievable.
1 · With support Uses five to seven accurate words with prompts.
2 · Independent Uses at least eight accurate job, workplace and duty words without reading a full model.
FP · Functional Performance
0 · Not yet The listener cannot identify the job or duties.
1 · With support Gives the job, workplace and one or two duties with prompts.
2 · Independent Gives the job, workplace, three duties and answers the follow-up clearly.
How to run Stage 5
Score the complete first attempt. Give one specific success and one correction, then ask for a 20–30 second retry of the weaker part only.
คำอธิบายภาษาไทย — เปิดเมื่อจำเป็นเท่านั้น
ให้ผู้เรียนแยกสามอย่างให้ชัด: ชื่ออาชีพ สถานที่ทำงาน และหน้าที่ ใช้ประโยคสั้นก่อน เช่น A nurse works in a clinic. A nurse helps patients. แล้วจึงรวมเป็นคำอธิบายที่ต่อเนื่องขึ้น
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Listening: What Does the Job Involve?
Listen for duties, schedule and workplace preferences.
ฟังหน้าที่ ตารางเวลา และความชอบเกี่ยวกับงาน
