E7 G - A simple job profile
aiMOOCE7 G - A simple job profile
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E7 G - A simple job profile
Mini description: Understand a short English job profile. Find the workplace, tasks and skills. Then make your own simple profile.
Look first. What can you see? A shop? A workplace? People at work?
Try first: Watch about one minute. Listen for job words and places. Do not translate every word.
I can
After this aiMOOC, you can say:
- I can find a workplace.
- I can find two or three tasks.
- I can find simple skills.
- I can talk about a job in short sentences.
- I can write a short job profile.
Before you start
You already know some job words. Look at the pictures and say one word or one short sentence.
Try: “A baker works in a …”
Try: “A mechanic works in a …”
Hint 1: bakery – garage – supermarket
German help if needed: workplace = Arbeitsort.
Notice: A simple job profile
This profile is fictional. It is not about a real person.
Name: Jamie
Job: shop assistant
Workplace: Green Street Supermarket
Tasks: I help customers. I put food on shelves. I work at the checkout.
Skills: I am friendly and careful. I am good with numbers.
Key idea: A job profile answers three questions:
- Where does the person work?
- What does the person do?
- What can the person do well?
Quick check
Where does Jamie work?
Think first. Then check: Jamie works in a supermarket.
Name one task.
Possible answer: Jamie helps customers.
Name one skill.
Possible answer: Jamie is careful.
Listening and Viewing
First listening: Watch a short part. Tick mentally: Do you hear a job and a workplace?
Second listening: Listen again. Say one pair, for example: “baker – bakery”.
Do not read a transcript first. Try with sound and pictures.
Help after listening: The video practises simple job and workplace pairs. Listen for short patterns such as “Where do you work?” and a place of work.
Direct feedback: If you can match one job with one workplace, you have the main idea. Watch again for one more pair.
Reading
Read the short profile once without a dictionary.
Amina is a baker. She works in a bakery. She makes bread and cakes. She talks to customers. She is careful and friendly.
Try: Find one workplace, two tasks and two skills.
Hint 1: workplace = a place.
Hint 2: tasks are actions.
German help if needed: skills = Dinge, die jemand gut kann oder Eigenschaften, die bei der Arbeit helfen.
Check: workplace = bakery; tasks = makes bread and cakes, talks to customers; skills = careful, friendly.
Vocabulary in context
| English | Easy context | Deutsch nur als Hilfe |
|---|---|---|
| workplace | I work in a supermarket. | Arbeitsort |
| task | I help customers. | Aufgabe |
| skill | I am good with numbers. | Fähigkeit |
| customer | A customer buys something. | Kundin oder Kunde |
| shelf | I put food on a shelf. | Regal |
| checkout | I work at the checkout. | Kasse |
| careful | I check my work. | sorgfältig |
| friendly | I smile and help. | freundlich |
Use the chunks: “I work in …” – “I help …” – “I am …” – “I can …”
Pronunciation
Say the words slowly, then in a short sentence:
- workplace – “This is my workplace.”
- customer – “I help a customer.”
- careful – “I am careful.”
Focus: Speak clearly. You do not need a perfect accent. Verständlichkeit ist wichtiger als Akzentfreiheit.
Private practice: You can record yourself only if you want to. Keep recordings private unless you choose to share them.
Functional grammar
Use the simple present for regular job tasks.
I work in a bakery.
I help customers.
Use can for a simple skill.
I can use a checkout.
I can repair bikes.
Pattern: I + verb. / I can + verb.
Try: Make two sentences about one job.
Feedback: After can, use the base verb: “I can help”, not “I can helps”.
Speaking
Work with a partner or speak quietly to yourself.
Model:
A: What is your job?
B: I am a shop assistant.
A: Where do you work?
B: I work in a supermarket.
A: What do you do?
B: I help customers.
A: What are your skills?
B: I am friendly and careful.
Word bank: bakery – garage – supermarket – help – make – repair – friendly – careful
Mini-transfer: Change the job and the workplace. Keep the sentence pattern.
Writing
Write 4–5 short sentences. Use this frame:
I am a … . I work in a … . I … . I … . I am … .
Optional extra: “I can … .”
Check your text:
- Is the workplace clear?
- Are there two tasks?
- Is there one skill?
- Are the sentences short and clear?
AI note: If you use an AI tool, check that the English is still your level and your meaning. Do not let AI replace your own text. Do not upload private voice recordings or personal data without permission.
Mediation
Your German-speaking friend asks about a fictional job profile. Give only the key information in simple English.
Info: Sam arbeitet in einer Fahrradwerkstatt. Sam repariert Fahrräder und spricht mit Kundinnen und Kunden. Sam ist sorgfältig.
Start: “Sam works in …”
Possible answer: Sam works in a bike shop. Sam repairs bikes and talks to customers. Sam is careful.
Mini-transfer
Look at the picture. Make a fictional profile with only four facts:
- job
- workplace
- one task
- one skill
Start: “This person is a mechanic. …”
Self-check: Can do
| Can-do statement | Yes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|
| I can find the workplace. | □ | □ |
| I can find two tasks. | □ | □ |
| I can find one skill. | □ | □ |
| I can speak in short job sentences. | □ | □ |
| I can write a simple job profile. | □ | □ |
If “not yet”: Go back to the profile and use the chunks again. Then try one new job.
Interaktive Aufgaben
Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen
What is a workplace? (A place where a person works) (!A school subject) (!A weekend hobby) (!A family name)
Which sentence gives a task? (I help customers) (!I am friendly) (!I work in a bakery) (!My name is Jamie)
Which word is a skill in the profile? (careful) (!bakery) (!checkout) (!shelf)
Where does a baker usually work? (in a bakery) (!in a garage) (!in a cinema) (!in a stadium)
Which sentence is correct with can? (I can help customers) (!I can helps customers) (!I can helping customers) (!I can to help customers)
What does a customer do? (buys something) (!repairs every car) (!teaches every class) (!bakes every cake)
Which sentence tells you the workplace? (I work in a supermarket) (!I am careful) (!I help people) (!I can count)
Which is a useful job-profile chunk? (I work in a) (!Yesterday maybe perhaps) (!Very very many things) (!Because after before)
What should you do first in the listening task? (Listen for job and workplace) (!Translate every word) (!Write a long German text) (!Skip the video)
What is the best length for your writing here? (4 to 5 short sentences) (!20 long paragraphs) (!One hundred sentences) (!No sentences)
Memory
| workplace | place where you work |
| task | job action |
| skill | something you can do well |
| customer | person who buys something |
| careful | works with attention |
| friendly | kind and helpful |
Drag and Drop
| Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu. | Workplace |
|---|---|
| cashier | supermarket |
| baker | bakery |
| mechanic | garage |
| teacher | school |
| doctor | clinic |
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Kreuzworträtsel
| bakery | Where can a baker work? |
| garage | Where can a mechanic work? |
| cashier | Who can work at a checkout? |
| careful | Which skill means working with attention? |
| friendly | Which skill means being kind and helpful? |
| customer | Who buys something in a shop? |
LearningApps
Lückentext
Offene Aufgaben
Leicht
- Workplace: Choose one job picture and say the workplace in one short English sentence.
- Tasks: Write two simple tasks for a baker, cashier or mechanic.
- Skills: Choose two useful skills from the word bank and use “I am …”.
- Speaking: Read the model dialogue with a partner and change only the job and workplace.
Standard
- Job profile: Write a fictional 4–5 sentence profile with workplace, two tasks and one skill.
- Listening: Watch one of the job videos again and note three job–workplace pairs.
- Interview: Ask a partner four simple questions about a fictional job and note the answers.
- Mediation: Turn three short German facts about a job into simple English key information.
Schwer
- Mini-Video: Create a private 30–45 second job-profile video. No upload is needed.
- Comparison: Compare two fictional jobs using short sentences: workplace, tasks and skills.
- Feedback: Exchange profiles, mark workplace, tasks and skills, then improve one sentence.
- Transfer: Create a new fictional job card for a job not used in the course and explain it orally.
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Lernkontrolle
- Information entnehmen: Read a new short fictional profile and sort its information into workplace, tasks and skills. Explain how you found each type.
- Transfer: You get the words “garage – repair bikes – careful”. Build a clear mini-profile and add one fitting task.
- Vergleichen: Compare a baker and a mechanic. Give one similarity and one difference in simple English.
- Fehler verbessern: Correct “I can helps customers” and explain the rule in one short sentence.
- Kommunikation: Give a partner enough information to guess a fictional job without saying the job word itself.
Lernnachweis
Für den Lernnachweis ist wichtig:
- Du verstehst in einem kurzen Berufssteckbrief den workplace.
- Du erkennst einfache tasks.
- Du erkennst einfache skills.
- Du nutzt Chunks wie “I work in …”, “I help …”, “I am …” und “I can …”.
- Du sprichst verständlich in kurzen verbundenen Sätzen.
- Du schreibst einen eigenen kurzen, fiktiven Berufssteckbrief.
- Du kannst deinen Text nach Feedback an einer Stelle verbessern.
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Follow-up
Next step: Talking about jobs. There you can ask and answer more questions about jobs.
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