07. Professions




Pedro: Is this your father?
Mariana: Yes, he is
Pedro: 
He is so young. Does he work?
Mariana: Yes, He does. He is a bus driver(1)
Julia: 
And your mother. Does she work too?
Mariana: 
Yes, she does. She is a teacher(2)
Julia: 
Does she teach(3) math(4) ?
Mariana: 
No, she doesn’t. She teaches Brazilian history.
Pedro: 
Ah, now I see how you know all those things(5) about Brazilian History. Mariana, do you want to be a teacher too?
Mariana: 
I don’t know. I want to be an actress(6), but it is too(7) difficult. I want to be a dentist too but..but I love to write. Maybe I want to be a writer(8), or a photographer, I love to take pictures(9)! Oh, I don’t know what I want to be. And you, do you know?
Pedro: I don’t know. Let me see(10): doctor, firefighter(11)lawyer(12), dentist, taxi driver, soccer player (13), telemarketing operator
Julia: I know what I want to be. I want to be a social worker to help people.
Mariana: Julia, that is a great idea. I don’t know what I want to do. I don’t know, I have somedoubts(14). I love music, but I can’t play any instrument. Nurse(15)engineer(16)waitress(17),
saleswoman,(18) actress.
Pedro: You can work in a TV station. Maybe(19) we will see you in a soap opera(20).
Mariana: Oh, yes.
Julia: Tourism is the job(21) of the future. Maybe you can be a clerk(22)  in a tourism agency tolearn(23) how it works(24).
Pedro: Thanks. This is a great idea.
Mariana: But first, you have to learn more English. So, let’s go to the park?
Julia: I can’t. I have to go. I have many things to do.
Mariana: OK.
Pedro: And I have to go home.
Julia: Bye bye Pedro.
Pedro: Bye bye Julia. Girls, don’t forget(25). Tomorrow Lucas wants to show(26) us his home.
Julia: Tomorrow. I can’t. I have to work. Can we go on the weekend?
Pedro: Well, it’s up to you(27).
Mariana: OK, so let’s go on the weekend

                                      Vocabulary
1. Bus driver
  = motorista de ônibus
 2. Teacher =  Professor(a)
3. teach = 
 ensinar
4. math = 
matemática
5. things = coisas
6. actress = 
atriz
7. too = 
demais
8. writer
  = escritor(a)
 9. take pictures = tirar fotos
10. Let me see = 
deixe-me ver
11. firefighter = 
bombeiro
12. lawyer =
 advogado
13. soccer player  = 
jogador de futebol
14. doubts = 
dúvidas
15. 
 nurse = enfermeira
 16. engineer = engenheiro
17. waitress = 
garçonete
18. saleswoman = 
vendedora
19. maybe =
 talvez
20. soap opera =  
novela
21. job = 
trabalhoemprego
22. clerk = 
balconista
23. learn = aprender
24. How it works = como funciona
25. forget = esquecer
26. show = mostrar
27. it’s up to you = ”depende de você”