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Oxford Read and Discover Level 2
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Jobs Introduction What is a job?
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A job is the work that you do.
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A teacher does a job.
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A bus driver does a job, too.
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Most people do jobs for money, but not all jobs are for money.
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What does a doctor do?
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Where does a farmer work?
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What jobs do you know?
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Discover!
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Now read and discover more about jobs.
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Chapter 1 Jobs Some jobs are inside.
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These people are working in an office.
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They are using telephones and computers.
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Some jobs are outside.
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These people are making a new road.
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They have orange clothes so other people can see them.
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Some people work in the same place every day.
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Some people go to lots of places.
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Flight attendants work on planes.
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They help the passengers.
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Flight attendants wear a uniform so passengers can find them.
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Discover!
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Firefighters wear a uniform to protect their body.
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They can go into very, very hot buildings.
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Chapter 2 In the City Cities are big and busy.
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Lots of people work in cities.
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People work in stores, parks, and libraries.
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Chefs work in restaurants.
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They cook the food.
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Many tourists go to cities.
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Tour guides work with tourists.
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They help tourists to learn about a city.
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When you are in a city, how can you go from a park to a library?
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Maybe you take a bus or a train.
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Bus drivers and train drivers are doing a job.
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In cities, there are lots of jobs for drivers.
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Chapter 3 In the Countryside In the countryside, many jobs are outside.
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Farmers work in the countryside.
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Some farmers keep animals, and some farmers grow crops.
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Rice, bananas, and olives are crops.
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Some farmers sell their animals or crops at a market.
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Some farmers sell their animals or crops to a store.
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That's how farmers make money.
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Some people catch fish and sell them.
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They go in boats to catch fish from the ocean.
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Miners work in mines under the ground.
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Their job is to find coal, metal, or other things.
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Discover Some gold mines are more than three kilometers under the ground.
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Chapter 4 Making Things What other jobs are there?
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Lots of people make things.
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People use their hands to make some things.
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This man is making a pot.
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Many people work in factories.
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They use machines to make things.
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This woman is making ice creams.
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Some people make new homes, offices, and other buildings.
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They make the walls and the roof.
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Then they put in the doors and windows.
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It takes a long time to make a building.
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Some people make machines.
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They make the machines in planes,
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trains, cameras, cell phones, and lots of other things.
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Chapter 5 Helping People We can help people at home.
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Parents help children, and young people help old people.
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These are jobs, but they are not for money.
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Some people help lots of people.
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Doctors and nurses help sick people.
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Teachers help children at school.
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Doctors, nurses, and teachers help us all.
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What do police officers do?
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Police officers help people.
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Firefighters and ambulance workers help people, too.
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They all help people who are scared or sick or in danger.
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These workers can be in danger when they do their job.
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Discover!
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In Venice, in Italy, there are no roads.
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The firefighters go in boats.
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Chapter 6 Jobs with Animals Lots of people work with animals.
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Vets help sick animals.
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Some vets work on farms, and some vets work in zoos.
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Some vets work in animal parks.
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They help wild animals.
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These vets are helping pandas in an animal park.
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Some people help animals in danger.
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These people are washing a pelican.
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The pelican has oil on its body.
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The oil comes from a ship.
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Some people teach animals to do jobs.
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They teach guide dogs to help people who can't see.
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The dogs help the people on busy roads.
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Chapter 7 Jobs at Night You sleep at night,
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but some people do jobs at night.
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Many doctors and nurses work at night.
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Some stores and factories are open all night so people have to work there.
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In the day, people buy lots of food from stores.
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At night, store workers put more food in the stores.
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These railway workers are working on train tracks.
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They work at night because there are no trains.
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It's too busy in the day.
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Cities are busy at night.
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People go out to meet friends or to see a movie.
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When they go home, they can take a taxi.
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Taxi drivers are busy at night.
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Chapter 8 More Jobs Do you like singing or dancing?
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Do you play music or do you play soccer?
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You can do these things at school or in your free time.
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Some people do these things for a job.
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That's how they make money.
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These soccer players are working.
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These musicians are working.
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They are playing instruments.
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People pay money to watch the musicians.
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These people are making a movie.
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The actors act in the movie.
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The camera operator uses the camera.
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The director tells them what to do.
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There are so many jobs.
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What job do you want to do?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “(Oxford RnD - Level 2) Jobs”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: animal, chapter, lots, farmer, discover. This video has 119 sentences and 855 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:19. The speaker talks slowly, about 76 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| farmer noun | /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ | A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm. |
| discover verb | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | To find or learn something for the first time. |
| vet verb | /vɛt/ | To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval. |
| worker noun | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor. |
| crop noun | /kɹɑp/ | A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose. |
| nurse noun | /nɝs/ | Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession. |
| countryside noun | /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ | An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area. |
| soccer noun | /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ | Association football. |
| passenger noun | /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew. |
| uniform noun | /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/ | A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc. |
| taxi noun | /ˈtæksi/ | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. |
| musician noun | /mjuˈzɪʃən/ | A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession. |
| attendant noun | /əˈtɛndənt/ | One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something. |
| railway noun | /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ | A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods. |
| wash verb | /wɑʃ/ | To clean with water. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What jobs do you know?
- Do you play music or do you play soccer?
- What job do you want to do?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who are · people who can |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are working · are using · are making |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: musician /mjuˈzɪʃən/, wash /wɑʃ/, chef /ʃɛf/
- Long words — get the stress right: operator /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like farmer, discover, vet.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.