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Some people are probably just deleting these emails, or they're looking them over quickly and saying, "This is too easy for me." Or, "This is too hard for me."
But not you! You're taking advantage of these lessons to improve your English, and to improve your attitude about learning English. You're making your English study a habit. You're the smart ones! A gold star for you!
But this is a dangerous time for you. Because things happen in life that we're not expecting. These might be illness, weather problems, unexpected responsibilities, and many other things that can push their way into your day and make you change your schedule for the day.
The way you handle these interruptions is very, very important!
Let me use an example to show you what I mean.
Which one would you normally say? Which one should you say?You've been working on a vocabulary list for a few weeks, and you've been learning many new words. You have been feeling great about your progress! You're happy that the daily study of these words is becoming a habit!
Now you get a cold. You have a fever, a sore throat, and a runny nose, and you feel terrible. You stay in bed for two days, and then you begin to feel better. But you suddenly remember your daily vocabulary study, and realize that you've lost your momentum. You missed those days when you were sick.
Now, what will you do? Here are some options:
1. "I've missed two days already, so if I skip today, just to give me time to catch up on the work I've missed, it won't really be a problem."
2. "I blew it! I missed two days! I might as well quit!"
3. "I'm glad I'm finally over that cold! Now, I'll start on that vocabulary list again today, as if I never missed a single day. I'll be back in the habit starting right now!"
Believe me, I understand how difficult it can be to keep going. But you need to keep your eyes on the prize!
I would like you to write something in your notebook or Word document. Write a promise to yourself today. Make it personal. Maybe something like, "If something interrupts my habit of studying English, I will see it as only a small pebble in the road, not a mountain that blocks my way. I'll just step over that pebble, and I'll be on my way again. I know I can do it! Interruptions cannot decide my future. Only I can decide my future."
Great! Now you have this to read to yourself when one of those interruptions comes along. It will empower you to continue on your path to speaking and writing English more fluently.
So now, be proud of yourself! You feel stronger already, don’t you? Good for you!
OK, let's study a new topic!
With you in mind,
Julie
So far, you have studied greetings, introductions, numbers, English letters, colors, and directions. But many people don't know how to describe another person's, or their own, occupation.
The word OCCUPATIONS has the following synonyms:
job, line of work, business, career, vocation, employment, work, position, craft, trade, profession
A common question when wanting to know what a person's occupation is:
"What do you do for a living?"
There are hundreds of occupations! I thought about listing them here for you, but that would end up being an entire staircase instead of just a STEP!
I tried to classify the many careers into categories for you, like the arts, business, civic positions, the clothing industry, communication, computers, construction jobs, and so on. But there is too much information to include in this newsletter, so I created a chart for you. It includes the headings and then the jobs in those areas. There is A LOT of information on the chart, and really, you don't need to memorize all the words. I really just intended it as a reference for you. Once you click on it and open it, you can save it on your own computer, or you can print it, or you can just save the link and look at it when you need to find some information.
Many occupations are easy to guess, because the name of the occupation includes part of the word to which it is related. Look at these examples:
beautician (beauty)VOCABULARY
cosmetologist (cosmetics)
statistician (statistics)
dietitian (diet)
pharmacist (pharmacy)
allergist (allergy)
farmer (farm)
gardener (garden)
chemist (chemical)
musician (music)
actor (act)
painter (paint)
firefighter (fire)
teacher (teach)
electrician (electric)
Did you know that if you look at these English lessons online, you can double-click any word and find a dictionary definition? You can find a list of all the STEPS that have been delivered so far on the archives page. Isn't that handy?
| EVERYBODY: Try these Occupations Matching Quizzes, Part 1 and Part 2. I'm quite sure you'll be able to complete them without even studying first! |
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MEMBERS: If you really want a challenge, try the Occupation Crossword. You'll probably want to study the Occupations List first. Good luck! |
Here is a link to video on the Best Careers in 2010, but they say the list applies to the job market through the year 2018. This is produced by U.S. News and World Report.
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Amy: "Arthur, do you know anyone who's hiring right now? Your mom called me today to ask. Her neighbor is looking for a job. He has sent out several resumes and filled out a lot of applications, but he hasn't had any luck." Arthur: "Does he want a nine-to-five job, or would he be willing to work nights?" Amy: "I don't think he cares. He would be thrilled, though, if he could land a job pretty quickly, because he's running out of money." Arthur: "Well, maybe he'd work out as a security guard at the building. Greg and I aren't too happy with the security guard we have right now. But he wouldn't be able to lie down on the job. He couldn't just watch TV all night." Amy: "I'm sure he wouldn't do that, Arthur. I'll call your mom tomorrow and tell her. I'm sure that he'll stop by to talk to you. She said he's pretty desperate." 
 a job with normal daytime hours land a job to find a job and be hired lie down on the job to do one's job poorly or not at all |
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| Can you write a short scenario of a situation involving these idioms? That would be a good writing submission! More Fun with Amy and Arthur ELE Members: Listen to actual recordings of the dialogues of Amy and Arthur. Then take a quiz to see how many of the idioms you can remember! |
Collocation: a grouping together of things in a certain order, as of the words in a sentence
These are collocations which are used when directions are either incorrect or are not followed carefully.
*to work out
Sometimes it doesn't work out for someone to work nights.
*to work for
Some men don't like to work for a female boss.
*go to work
What time do you have to go to work?
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More Collocations (We call them Famous Couples, because that's more fun!) ELE Members: Famous Couples |
Job and career are countable, so they can be either singular or plural. But work is uncountable, so it is always used in the singular form.
He has a new job at the pharmacy.
They have three construction jobs to finish by the end of the week.
Some women prefer to stay home when their children are young instead of having a career.
The college is training their students for several careers in medicine.
He is always on his way to work by 8 o'clock.
Each STEP includes 2 writing opportunities.
1. Writing prompt
If you could work in any job you wanted, what job would you choose?
2. Story Pieces
These are just some fun ways to start the ideas running through your mind.
Setting: in the personnel office
Opening: "When was your last..."
Vocabulary: Try to include the following words in your story: past, apply, several and boss.
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