Jobs – part six
Whether you are going to an event or at the event, there are probably job titles you do not know…
Here are some common ones.
Event staff
disc jockey (D.J.)
master of ceremonies (M.C.)
model
valet
doorman
bouncer
Jobs with wheels
bus driver
cab driver
chauffeur
courier
dispatcher
driver
forklift operator
taxi driver
truck driver
JObs – part five
We hope you have learned a few new words in this series. We have a few more days yet. How many new words in total will you learn?
Airlines and travel
baggage handler
copilot
customs officer
flight attendant
navigator
pilot
ticket taker
travel agent
Religious Callings
nun
priest
Jobs series – part four
Well, no point in wasting time… Here are the next words.
Go get’em!
Civil servants and essential services
firefighter
police officer
politician
postal worker
sanitation engineer
attorney
bailiff
court clerk
court reporter
guard
judge
jury foreman
lawyer
School
instructor
professor
pupil
student
teacher
tutor
Jobs – part three
Here is the third part of our series. You can add extra words if you know any. These lists are just to help you get started…
Good luck!
Medical and Health Care
dentist
doctor
nurse
pediatrician
physician
physician’s assistant (P.A.)
psychiatrist
psychologist
surgeon
veterinarian
caretaker
nanny
pediatrician
obstetrician
Jobs series – part two
Jobs and job titles are used all the time in English. Whether you are talking about yourself, your family, recent events, or movies, you will (sooner or later) need to know the words for a variety of occupations. We are going to give you a good list in this series. We hope you enjoy it.
Here are today’s jobs:
Finance
accountant
bank teller
bank manager monk
Movies
actor
actress
dancer
director
producer
singer
stage hand
hairdresser
hairstylist
Enjoy!
Jobs series – part one
As we mentioned a few days ago, we will list a bunch of jobs over the next few weeks. You will probably know most of them. These are some very common names and titles. But we have added a few that are not so common. Follow this series to test your knowledge of these words and positions. Good luck!
Here are the first jobs:
Restaurants and other food related jobs
bus boy
butcher
chef
cook
dishwasher
host
hostess
restaurateur
sous-chef
waiter
waitress
wine steward
bartender
Enjoy!
Proverbs – Week Three
Okay. You probably looked around for the answers. But if you didn’t, here they are…
1. You can lead a horse to water… but you can’t make him drink.
2. You cannot teach… an old dog new tricks.
3. Don’t look a gift horse… in the mouth.
4. You can’t have your cake… and eat it.
How did you do? If you want some more help with proverbs, check out our section on proverbs. And take a look at our products on Proverbs. We are sure you will learn a lot with our materials.
American Slang Series – End (for now…)
We hope you enjoyed that short series of American slang. In fact, there are thousands and thousands of these expressions. If you want to learn more, you can try out our slang courses or start with our free Slang e-course.*
(*The course hasn’t been completed yet, but add a comment and let us know that you want to join. We will finish making the course if many people want it now…)
In the meantime, don’t forget to review and use the 25 idioms you learned during this little course.
See you in another course!
Proverbs – Week Two
Here are the answers for the proverbs. We won’t say which one matches with which. If you don’t know the expression, guess. Good luck!
A) but you can’t make him drink.
B) in the mouth.
C) and eat it.
D) an old dog new tricks.
Watch for the answers next week.
American States and their abbreviations
US states and capitals
Many students (and teachers) will find abbreviations for American state names. It is hard to remember them all, and so we have included an easy list here for reference. We hope it helps you.
AK Alaska
AL Alabama
AR Arkansas
AZ Arizona
CA California
CO Colorado
CT Connecticut
DE Delaware
FL Florida
GA Georgia
HI Hawaii
IA Iowa
ID Idaho
IL Illinois
IN Indiana
KS Kansas
KY Kentucky
LA Louisiana
MA Massachusetts
ME Maine
MD Maryland
MI Michigan
MN Minnesota
MO Missouri
MS Mississippi
MT Montana
NC North Carolina
ND North Dakota
NE Nebraska
NH New Hampshire
NJ New Jersey
NM New Mexico
NV Nevada
NY New York
OH Ohio
OK Oklahoma
OR Oregon
PA Pennsylvania
RI Rhode Island
SC South Carolina
SD South Dakota
TN Tennessee
TX Texas
UT Utah
VT Vermont
VA Virginia
WA Washington
WI Wisconsin
WV West Virginia
WY Wyoming
There are abbreviations for countries and other places as well. If you or your students want to learn more, check out our products pages for more abbreviations work.