Working on Thanksgiving: a nurse, a firefighter and a bus driver
Three people in Atlanta, Denver and Minneapolis say how they spend Thanksgiving at work; students read for details, practice the present simple with he and she, interview classmates about work and holidays and write about a person who works on a holiday.
A1Adults35 minInterview
About this lesson
An A1 reading lesson (interview). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- A1
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Interview
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 35 minutes
- Topic
- Jobs & work
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, True / False, Gap-fill, Matching, Table to fill in
- Key words
- day off, nurse, firefighter, fire truck, alarm, bus driver, passenger, colleague
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Find key information in three short texts about people at work on a holiday
- Use the present simple with he and she to talk about jobs and daily routines
- Ask and answer about work, study and holidays, and write a short text about a person