Practice English Listening A2 Exercises – What’s my job?

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a yes   b yes, sometimes   c no   d yes

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a private houses, factories, subways

b dangerous, disgusting

PRESENTER:   Welcome to ‘What’s my Job?’ the panel game in which we try and guess someone’s job or occupation. Our guest in today’s programme is Jason. Jason does a very useful job. Your job, panel, is to guess what Jason does. How do you guess? Well, you ask Jason questions. But you can only ask yes/no questions. In other words, Jason can only answer yes or no. If your question is not valid you will hear this sound. You can ask up to 20 questions and make three guesses. All right? Now let’s play ‘What’s my Job?’

Panel, question 1, please.

PANELLIST A:   Jason, do you work with people or animals?

PRESENTER:   Your question is not valid. Question 2, please.

PANELLIST B:   Jason, do you work with animals?

JASON:   Yes, I do.

PANELLIST C:   Is your occupation dangerous?

JASON:   Yes, well, it can be dangerous sometimes but it isn’t dangerous that often.

PANELLIST B:   Do you work in a special place? Umm, do you work in a zoo?

PRESENTER:   That’s two questions! You can only ask one at a time.

PANELLIST B:   OK, OK. Do you work in a special place?

JASON:   Er … no, not really. Sometimes I work in private houses, sometimes I work in a factory, even in the subway!

PANELLIST C:   Do you enjoy your job?

JASON:   No. Well, that is, yes, I do enjoy my job but sometimes it can be er … not very nice, really. A bit disgusting, but you get used to it.

PRESENTER:   That’s a long, long answer, Jason.

JASON:   Sorry!

PANELLIST A:   Aha. What do you do with the animals – with the animals you work with?

PRESENTER:   Your question is invalid. Remember, Jason can only answer …

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pest controller

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a animals   b kill   c people   d things

e Pest   f controller   g pest controller

h That’s right

PRESENTER:   Your question is invalid. Remember, Jason can only answer yes or no. That’s the idea anyway. OK Jason?

JASON:   Yeah, OK.

PANELLIST A:   Sorry. OK. Do you kill the animals you work with?

JASON:   Yes! Yes I have to kill them!

PANELLIST B:   Right, I think we’ve got it! Are you a … Are you one of those people who kill rats, or bad insects or things like that? Do you kill pests like that? Are you a – what is it?

PANELLIST C:   Pest controller?

PANELLIST A:   Yes, that’s it! A pest controller? Are you a pest controller?

JASON:   That’s right! I am a pest controller. I specialise in catching rats.

PRESENTER:   So thank you very much, Jason. And well done panel. You guessed Jason’s job with only seven questions. Fantastic. Now our next guest is going to be more difficult for you …

The correct order is: 8, 5, 4, 2, 7, 3, 1, 9, 6

A:   Do you travel a lot in your job?

B:   Yes, I do. I travel all over the world.

A:   Do you have to wear a uniform?

B:   Yes, I do. I have to look very smart.

A:   So, you travel all over the world, wearing a uniform … Do you sell anything?

B:   Well, mmm, yes and no.

A:   You have to say yes OR no, not both!

B:   OK! Well, sometimes I sell things, but not usually. It’s not the major part of my job.

A:   Do you have to speak other languages in your job?

B:   Yes, at least two, English and another one.

A:   Ah! I’ve got it. Are you in politics – a politician maybe?

B:   No, I’m not involved in politics at all.

A:   But you need languages, and you travel … would you say you work with people in your job?

B:   Yes, definitely. I couldn’t do my job without people!

A:   Do you help people?

B:   Yes, you could say that!

A:   Are you a doctor or something?

B:   No, I don’t help them in that way, although, I do have some first aid training.

A:   You help people, but you’re not a doctor. OK. When you travel, do you travel by plane?

B:   Yes, always. I fly everywhere.