ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE JOBS (Advanced) (EXERCISE A38E155)

rewarding         motivating         mundane         monotonous satisfying           challenging        boring             stimulating             stressful             gratifying

EXERCISE 1:

Fill in the gaps with a word from the box above (more than one word is possible and can be used more than once).

(A)   I work as a nurse and my job is difficult. I am very interested in what I do and enjoy rising   

to the challenges it presents. It is ______________ and __________________. It is also very __________________ when I see a patient’s smiling face after I have helped them.

(B)   I work on a production line, I do the same thing every day; my job is ________________.

Nothing unusual or out of the ordinary ever happens; It’s very ____________________.

(C)   When I arrive at work, I usually have a mountain of things to do. I have to think on my feet

a lot and use my own judgment. Sometimes I have sleepless nights because of my job. It is ________________. When I do something well and know that I did a good job, it is very __________________.

(D)   I work hard but I get a lot back from my job. I always feel appreciated by my co-workers  

and by my boss. I feel good about what I do. It’s __________________.

(E)    I always want to get up in the morning and see what has to be done. I always want to start work as soon as possible. My job is  ___________________.

(F)    I never want to arrive at work. When I am working, I daydream all the time. My job is

 ____________________.

EXERCISE 2:

Answer the following questions:

(1)    If you work, describe your job using the adjectives in Exercise 1.

(2)    Have you ever had a job you did not like?

(3)    Have you ever changed professions? If so why?

(4)    What would be your ideal job?

(5)    What do you think is a good retirement age?

SUGGESTGED ANSWERS

ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE JOBS

(A)    work as a nurse and my job is difficult. I am very interested in what I do and enjoy rising  to the challenges it presents. It is rewarding / motivating / satisfying / challenging / stimulating and rewarding / motivating / satisfying / challenging / stimulating. It is also very rewarding /satisfying /gratifying when I see a patient’s smiling face after I have helped them.

(B)   I work on a production line, I do the same thing every day; my job is mundane /monotonous / boring /stressful. Nothing unusual or out of the ordinary ever happens; It’s very mundane / monotonous / boring / stressful.

(C)   When I arrive at work, I usually have a mountain of things to do. I have to think on my feet

a lot and use my own judgment. Sometimes I have sleepless nights because of my job. It is stressful. When I do something well and know that I did a good job, it is very rewarding / motivating / satisfying / stimulating / gratifying.

(D)   I work hard but I get a lot back from my job. I always feel appreciated by my co-workers 

and by my boss. I feel good about what I do. It’s rewarding / motivating / satisfying / challenging / stimulating / gratifying.

(E)    I always want to get up in the morning and see what has to be done. I always want to start

work as soon as possible. My job is rewarding / motivating / satisfying / challenging / stimulating / gratifying.

(F)    I never want to arrive at work. When I am working, I daydream all the time. My job is

mundane / monotonous / boring / stressful.

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