D GOAL 4 DESCRIBE A JOB

Robots
at Work

Writing
Read this job description, and then write a job
description for yourself or for a friend.

Job Description
Working Hours: 24 hours a
day, every day
Salary: $0
Holidays: None
Duties: Welding cars

dentist

This robot works under the sea. It is dangerous

for people but it is not a problem for a robot.

Job Description: Personal Assistant

Working Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Monday to Friday
Holidays: P
 ublic holidays + 10 vacation days
per year
Duties: Answer the phone. Make
photocopies. Write emails. Meet
clients.

Communication
Ask your classmates about the job description
they wrote.

What a job! Its not a job description for a person. Its a job
description for a robot. Robots dont eat, they dont take
naps, and they dont go to bed. They work 24 hours a day
every day. They are very useful.

What hours do you (or

does your friend) work?
What holidays do
you (or does your
friend) have?

astronaut

A policemans work is sometimes dangerous. This is

a bomb squad. They use robots to look for bombs.

Reading

What do you (or does

your friend) do at work?

A. Work with a partner to answer these

questions.
What do these people do at work? What are
their working hours? Can a robot do their
work?
B. Read. Circle T for true or F for false.
1. Robots have long holidays.
2. Robots finish work at
five oclock.
3. Working under the sea
is a problem for robots.
4. The police use robots.
5. There are robots in outer space.

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T
T
T

F
F
F

A robot welds a car in a Japanese car factory.

Goal 4 Describe a job

It is expensive and dangerous to send a man to
outer space, but it is easy work for this robot.

Tell a partner about a job you want

to do.

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