Lesson 18 What are their jobs?
Notes on the text:
1 如果名词是以-f或-fe结尾的,变成复数时,一般要把-f或-fe变成-v,再加-es,如housewife--housewives.
2 英语中有一些名词的复数形式是不规则的,如man,woman,以及由这两个词组成的复合名词:
man--men; woman--women;
milkman--milkmen;
policewoman--polciewomen;
Written exercises:
A complete these sentences using He,She,We or They.
Example:
Those men are lazy.____are sales reps.
Those men are lazy.They are sales reps.
1 That man is tall.____is a policeman.
2 Those girls are busy.____are keyboard operators.
3 Our names are Britt and Inge.____are Swedish.
4 Look at our office assistant.____is very hard-working.
5 Look at Nicola.____is very pretty.
6 Michael Baker and Jeremy Short are employees.____are sales reps.
B Write questions and answers.
Example:
(mechanics)/sales reps.
What are their jobs?
Are they mechanics or sales reps?
They aren't mechanics.They're sales reps.

1 (keyboard operators)/air hostesses
2 (postmen)/policemen
3 (policewomen)/nurses
4 (customs officers)/hairdressers
5 (hairdressers)/teachers
6 (engineers)/taxi drivers
7 (policewomen)/keyboard operators
8 (mikemen)/engineers
9 (policemen)/mikemen
10 (nurses)/housewives
Today's class is over,See you next.
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