Job suffixes
Learning English Vocabulary
BBC
4.5 • 523 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2021
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a download from BBC Learning English. To find out more, visit our website. |
| 0:07.0 | Six Minutes Vocabulary. From BBC LearningEnglish.com. |
| 0:13.0 | Hi. Hello. And welcome to six minute vocabulary. |
| 0:17.7 | My name is Neil and I'm one of the presenters today. |
| 0:21.6 | And I'm Sophie and I'm the other presenter. Welcome to the show. |
| 0:26.6 | Did you hear that word? presenter. |
| 0:29.6 | Today we're going to be talking about jobs and the different kinds of English words for different jobs, like presenter, for example. |
| 0:40.6 | We'll look at some of the different ways that words for jobs can end, like the er, at the end of presenter. |
| 0:47.6 | These are called suffixes. |
| 0:50.1 | As usual, we'll be giving you a quiz to see how much you can remember. |
| 0:55.0 | And we'll also bring you a top tip to help you learn vocabulary. |
| 0:59.0 | But first, let's listen to Anna. |
| 1:02.0 | She's going to tell us about the different jobs she's had in her life so far. |
| 1:07.0 | While you listen, think about this question. |
| 1:10.0 | What is Anna's job now? When I was a little girl, |
| 1:14.9 | I always wanted to be a teacher. So I spent years training as a teacher and then I got a job |
| 1:21.3 | in a school and I hated it. After a few months I quit. I worked for a while as a librarian, but I didn't really like that either. |
| 1:32.4 | Finally, I started writing for a small website. |
| 1:35.9 | Now, I work as a journalist, writing for newspapers and magazines. |
| 1:43.7 | So, that was Anna talking about all the job she's done |
| 1:47.9 | and we asked what's Anna's job now? |
| 1:51.6 | Anna is a journalist now. |
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