Kathleen became a nurse like her grandmother, often visiting her at the hospital as a child. While nurses' uniforms have changed from dresses and pointy hats to more comfortable scrubs, Kathleen enjoys her job. Her husband Larry works at the family telephone company, talking to different people on calls but preferring older phone styles to headsets. Both Kathleen and Larry are continuing family traditions in their careers.

2. Listen and write the number on each image. Then, write what their
jobs are in the blanks?
Reporter Flight attendant Architect
Veterinarian Writing Judge

3. I want to be ____________________ in the future
because I want to _____________________. I will be
proud of myself if I can ________________. If I
become _________________, I also want
to___________________and ___________________.
When I look at _________________, they are very
______________________and _________________. I
learned that _____________must have
____________________ and ___________________. I
know it will not be easy, but I will study hard to
become _________________.

4. 1 2
4
3

5. 1.
2.
3.
4.
1. What were Jaime’s dreams before and after the show?
a) writer – actor c) reporter - scientist
b) writer – reporter d) writer – scientist
2. What will Alex do to prepare for his future job?
a) He will do research c) he will study hard
b) He will exercise regularly d) He will be in front of the camera

6. 1 2 3 4

7. Kathleen Long is a nurse at a hospital. Her grandmother was a nurse at the
same hospital. “I often went to see my grandma at work when I wasn’t in
school. I always liked being there, so when I grew up, I decided to become a
nurse”. She says, “It’s funny when you see pictures of us at work. Back then,
nurses wore something like a dress and pointy hat. Now, all I have to wear is
my scrubs. They are really comfortable, and I even like the color!”
Larry Long is Kathleen’s husband. His family owns a telephone company and
Larry works there. He spends most of his day on the phone helping people. “I
like my job, I get to back to a lot of different people . I don’t like my headset
through. I prefer the old style of phone you can hold. In the past, my grandpa
used a very different kind of phone when he had my job. I guess I’m an old-
fashioned kind of guy!”
1. This person wears a uniform at work.
2. This person does the same job that a family member did.
3. This person likes his/her job.
4. This person likes talking to different people.

8. Present Simple vs. Past Simple
TIME USE EXAMPLE
Present Simple Everyday activities or routines. She always works late at night.
Past Simple Activities that happened at a She worked at the hospital in
definite time in the past. 1999.
Routines in the past.
Complete with the Present Simple or the Past simple
of the verbs in parentheses
1. My father _____ (work) as a salesperson when he was young. Now he
has his own company and I ______ (help) him with that.
2. Martha is a doctor. She ______ (g0) to the hospital every day last year
but not this year. Every Tuesday and Friday she ______ (visit) sick
people at their houses. She ______ (love) her job very much.
3. Bruce _________ (get) a job as a taxi driver a year ago but last week he
________(stop) because he ________ (not like) driving a taxi.

9. My grandfather was a doctor….

11. a) are going to
b) will
c) have not

12. a) you
b) your
c) yours

13. a) spending
b) spends
c) spent

14. a) our
b) we
c) ours

15. a) work
b) works
c) working

16. a) Linda
b) Linda’s
c) Lindas’

17. a) he
b) her
c) his

18. a) is
b) are
c) be

19. a) her
b) she
c) hers

20. a) has
b) have
c) had

42.  Grew up: Become adult, to develop into an adult, to
behave in more mature and sensible way.
 Pointy hat: Ending in a point, accessory used as a
covering for the nuerse’s head.
 Scrubs: Uniform that nurses wear for performing surgery.
 Old-fashioned: Out-of-date, characteristic of or
belonging to a time in the past and no longer considered
fashionable or suitable for the present.
 Headset: Set of earphones, a pair of earphones, often with
a small mouthpiece attached to enable two-way
communication.