This episode is about “Jobs and Hobbies”, the words you need to know to talk about common jobs and common hobbies.

Episode 5: “Work and Play”

Host (H): “Welcome again to [Neek Podcast], I’m Yasaman and today we’re exploring the world of jobs and hobbies (or pastime). From what we do to what we love, let’s talk about work and play!”

Jobs

  • H: “What do you do for a living? What do you do for a living? Whether a teacher, engineer, or artist, we’ve got you covered.”

Let’s together name some jobs that we know:

    • A teacher,
    • a doctor,
    • an engineer,
    • an artist,
    • a musician,
    • a chef..سرآشپز
    • I can also add to the list a nurse,
    • a businessman or a businesswoman تاجر ,
    • Oh a pilot and flight attendant مهماندار هواپیما ,
    • a driver,
    • a journalist,
    • a photographer, an
    • IT specialist متخصص آی-تی,

Ok now let’s go over them one by one: ((go one by one and define in Farsi))First time just in English

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Hobbies

  • H: Hobbies, or pastime: “Outside of work, what keeps you entertained?” what do you do in your free time to keep you busy besides watching TV or checking your Instagram? That delightful activity is your hobby. Something you do for fun or you are learning to do it. For example:

    • Painting,
    • reading,
    • dancing,
    • playing musical instruments,
    • cooking,
    • traveling,
    • collecting,
    • taking photos,
    • writing blogs, or articles,
    • gardening

These are some of the common hobbies, now let’s go over them one more time, one by one …….

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  • H: So today we talked about different kinds of jobs that people have around the world, of course we didn’t name ALL of the jobs, we just mentioned some of them. If there is any job that you would like to add to our list please tell us.
  • We also talked about hobbies or pastimes, activities that we do when we are not working or resting, things that we do for the joy and the fun or we take some classes to learn them.

 “Share with us your job or favorite hobby in English and make us soooo happy!”

Vocabulary

  1. Teacher (معلم) – “A teacher works at a school.”
    • Farsi: معلم در مدرسه کار می‌کند.
  2. Engineer (مهندس) – “An engineer builds things.”
    • Farsi: مهندس چیزهایی می‌سازد.
  3. Artist (هنرمند) – “An artist makes beautiful paintings.”
    • Farsi: هنرمند نقاشی‌های زیبا می‌کند.
  4. Musician (نوازنده) – “A musician plays music.”
    • Farsi: نوازنده موسیقی نواختن می‌کند.
  5. Chef (سرآشپز) – “A chef cooks in a restaurant.”
    • Farsi: سرآشپز در رستوران آشپزی می‌کند.
  6. Nurse (پرستار) – “A nurse helps sick people.”
    • Farsi: پرستار به افراد بیمار کمک می‌کند.
  7. Businessperson (تاجر) – “A businessperson works in an office.”
    • Farsi: تاجر در دفتر کار کار می‌کند.
  8. Pilot (خلبان) – “A pilot flies planes.”
    • Farsi: خلبان هواپیما پرواز می‌کند.
  9. Flight attendant (مهماندار هواپیما) – “A flight attendant helps on the plane.”
    • Farsi: مهماندار هواپیما به مسافران کمک می‌کند.
  10. IT specialist (متخصص آی-تی) – “An IT specialist fixes computers.”
    • Farsi: متخصص آی-تی کامپیوترها را تعمیر می‌کند.

Basic English Paragraph: Work and Play

Work is what we do to make money. People have many kinds of different jobs. Some people are teachers, doctors, or cooks. They go to their jobs in the morning and come home in the evening. Play is what we do for fun. It is our hobby. Some hobbies are painting, reading, and dancing. Hobbies make us happy. We do them after work or on weekends. Work and play are both important. They make our lives good.

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