💞 Jobs & Work Roles — āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāđāļĨāļ°āļšāļ—āļšāļēāļ—āļāļēāļĢāļ—āļģāļ‡āļēāļ™

English for Everyday Life & Work — āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ›āļĢāļ°āļˆāļģāļ§āļąāļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļ—āļģāļ‡āļēāļ™

Week 4 · Articles (a/an) + What questions · Pre-A1 → A1

Jobs & Work Roles

🎯 āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāđāļĨāļ°āļšāļ—āļšāļēāļ—āļāļēāļĢāļ—āļģāļ‡āļēāļ™
What is Jobs & Work Roles?

🇹🇭 āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒ

āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĄāļĩ articles (āļ„āļģāļ™āļģāļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāļ™āļēāļĄ) āđāļ•āđˆāļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđƒāļŠāđ‰ "a" āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­ "an" āļāđˆāļ­āļ™āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāđ€āļŠāļĄāļ­! āļžāļđāļ”āļ§āđˆāļē "I am a teacher" āđ„āļĄāđˆāđƒāļŠāđˆ "I am teacher" āđƒāļŠāđ‰ "a" āļāđˆāļ­āļ™āļžāļĒāļąāļāļŠāļ™āļ°: a teacher, a doctor āđƒāļŠāđ‰ "an" āļāđˆāļ­āļ™āļŠāļĢāļ°: an engineer, an employee āļŠāļąāļ›āļ”āļēāļŦāđŒāļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ€āļĢāļēāļˆāļ°āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āđ† āđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ–āļēāļĄāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ "What" āđ€āļŠāđˆāļ™ "What is your job?" "What do you do?"

🇬🇧 English

Thai does not have articles (a/an), but English always needs them before jobs! Say "I am a teacher," NOT "I am teacher." Use "a" before consonant sounds: a teacher, a doctor. Use "an" before vowel sounds: an engineer, an employee. This week, we learn different jobs and how to ask "What" questions: "What is your job?" "What do you do?"

🤩 Fun Facts — āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđ€āļ—āđ‡āļˆāļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡āļ™āđˆāļēāļĢāļđāđ‰

🔹 The most common job in Thailand is farming — over 30% of the population!
āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāļ—āļĩāđˆāļžāļšāļĄāļēāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļļāļ”āđƒāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāđ„āļ—āļĒāļ„āļ·āļ­āđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢāļāļĢ â€” āļĄāļēāļāļāļ§āđˆāļē 30% āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļāļĢ!

🔹 "Engineer" starts with a vowel sound, so we say "an engineer."
"Engineer" āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡āļŠāļĢāļ° āļˆāļķāļ‡āđƒāļŠāđ‰ "an engineer"

🔹 In English, "cook" is both a noun (a cook) and a verb (to cook).
āđƒāļ™āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐ "cook" āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āļģāļ™āļēāļĄ (āļžāđˆāļ­āļ„āļĢāļąāļ§) āđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļģāļāļĢāļīāļĒāļē (āļ—āļģāļ­āļēāļŦāļēāļĢ)

🔹 Thailand has the most 7-Eleven stores per person in the world!
āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāđ„āļ—āļĒāļĄāļĩāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ™ 7-Eleven āļ•āđˆāļ­āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļāļĢāļĄāļēāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļļāļ”āđƒāļ™āđ‚āļĨāļ!

🧪 Quick Check — āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ”āđˆāļ§āļ™

Test your understanding — āļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆ

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What is "teacher" in Thai?

"teacher" āđāļ›āļĨāļ§āđˆāļēāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?

āļ„āļĢāļđ / āļ­āļēāļˆāļēāļĢāļĒāđŒ
āļŦāļĄāļ­ / āđāļžāļ—āļĒāđŒ
āļžāļĒāļēāļšāļēāļĨ
āļ„āļ™āļ‚āļąāļšāļĢāļ–
"teacher" = āļ„āļĢāļđ / āļ­āļēāļˆāļēāļĢāļĒāđŒ

Which is the definition of "doctor"?

āļ„āļģāļ™āļīāļĒāļēāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡ "doctor" āļ„āļ·āļ­āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđƒāļ”?

A person who helps sick people get well.
A person who helps doctors take care of sick people.
A person who teaches students at a school.
None of the above
"doctor" (āļŦāļĄāļ­ / āđāļžāļ—āļĒāđŒ): A person who helps sick people get well.

Which grammar topic are we studying this week?

āđ€āļĢāļēāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļŦāļąāļ§āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđ„āļ§āļĒāļēāļāļĢāļ“āđŒāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢāļŠāļąāļ›āļ”āļēāļŦāđŒāļ™āļĩāđ‰?

Articles (a/an) + What questions
Future Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Subjunctive Mood
This week we study: Articles (a/an) + What questions

📚 āļ„āļģāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļ
Key Vocabulary

teacher
āļ„āļĢāļđ / āļ­āļēāļˆāļēāļĢāļĒāđŒ
A person who teaches students at a school.
doctor
āļŦāļĄāļ­ / āđāļžāļ—āļĒāđŒ
A person who helps sick people get well.
nurse
āļžāļĒāļēāļšāļēāļĨ
A person who helps doctors take care of sick people.
driver
āļ„āļ™āļ‚āļąāļšāļĢāļ–
A person who drives a car, bus, or taxi.
engineer
āļ§āļīāļĻāļ§āļāļĢ
A person who designs and builds things like roads and machines.
manager
āļœāļđāđ‰āļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢ
A person who is in charge of a team or department.
waiter
āļžāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™āđ€āļŠāļīāļĢāđŒāļŸ
A person who serves food in a restaurant.
cook
āļžāđˆāļ­āļ„āļĢāļąāļ§ / āđāļĄāđˆāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§
A person who prepares food in a kitchen.
farmer
āļŠāļēāļ§āļ™āļē / āđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢāļāļĢ
A person who grows food or raises animals.
police officer
āļ•āļģāļĢāļ§āļˆ
A person who protects people and enforces the law.
student
āļ™āļąāļāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™ / āļ™āļąāļāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļē
A person who studies at a school or university.
job
āļ‡āļēāļ™ / āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž
Work that a person does to earn money.

🧪 Quick Check — āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ”āđˆāļ§āļ™

Test your understanding — āļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆ

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What does "engineer" mean?

"engineer" āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ–āļķāļ‡āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?

A person who designs and builds things like roads and machin
A person who is in charge of a team or department.
A person who serves food in a restaurant.
A person who prepares food in a kitchen.
"engineer" = āļ§āļīāļĻāļ§āļāļĢ: A person who designs and builds things like roads

"manager" in Thai is:

"manager" āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒāļ„āļ·āļ­:

āļœāļđāđ‰āļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢ
āļ„āļ™āļ‚āļąāļšāļĢāļ–
āļŦāļĄāļ­ / āđāļžāļ—āļĒāđŒ
āļŠāļēāļ§āļ™āļē / āđ€āļāļĐāļ•āļĢāļāļĢ
"manager" = āļœāļđāđ‰āļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢ

Which word means: "A person who prepares food in a kitchen...."?

āļ„āļģāđƒāļ”āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ–āļķāļ‡: "A person who prepares food in a kitchen...."?

cook
driver
doctor
police officer
The answer is "cook"

📖 āđ„āļ§āļĒāļēāļāļĢāļ“āđŒ: Articles (a/an) + What questions
Grammar Focus

📖 Grammar Focus: Articles (a/an) + What questions

a + consonant sound — āđƒāļŠāđ‰ "a" āļāđˆāļ­āļ™āļ„āļģāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™āļ•āđ‰āļ™āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡āļžāļĒāļąāļāļŠāļ™āļ° â€” āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĄāļĩ articles!
She is a teacher. (āđ€āļ˜āļ­āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ„āļĢāļđ)
He is a police officer. (āđ€āļ‚āļēāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ•āļģāļĢāļ§āļˆ)
an + vowel sound — āđƒāļŠāđ‰ "an" āļāđˆāļ­āļ™āļ„āļģāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™āļ•āđ‰āļ™āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡āļŠāļĢāļ° (a, e, i, o, u)
I am an engineer. (āļ‰āļąāļ™āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ§āļīāļĻāļ§āļāļĢ)
She is an employee. (āđ€āļ˜āļ­āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļžāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™)
What is...? / What do you do? — āđƒāļŠāđ‰ "What" āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ–āļēāļĄāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨ
What is your job? — I am a nurse. (āļ„āļļāļ“āļ—āļģāļ‡āļēāļ™āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?)
What is her name? — Her name is Ploy. (āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?)
Thai Tip: Don't skip articles! — āļ„āļ™āđ„āļ—āļĒāļĄāļąāļāļĨāļ·āļĄāđƒāļŠāđˆ a/an — āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđƒāļŠāđˆāļ—āļļāļāļ„āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡āļāđˆāļ­āļ™āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž
WRONG: I am teacher. ❌ I am engineer. ❌
RIGHT: I am a teacher. ✅ I am an engineer. ✅

🚀 āļšāļ—āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļ—āļĩāļĨāļ°āļ‚āļąāđ‰āļ™
Step-by-Step Practice

1Learn Job Names — āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļĢāļđāđ‰āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž

Look at pictures of jobs. Say: "This is a teacher. This is a doctor. This is an engineer."
āļ”āļđāļĢāļđāļ›āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž āļžāļđāļ”: "This is a teacher. This is a doctor. This is an engineer."

2Practice a/an — āļāļķāļāđƒāļŠāđ‰ a/an

Sort jobs into two groups: "a" (a teacher, a cook) and "an" (an engineer, an employee).
āđāļšāđˆāļ‡āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™ 2 āļāļĨāļļāđˆāļĄ: "a" (a teacher, a cook) āđāļĨāļ° "an" (an engineer, an employee)

3Ask and Answer — āļ–āļēāļĄāđāļĨāļ°āļ•āļ­āļš

Practice with a partner: "What is your job?" → "I am a student."
āļāļķāļāļāļąāļšāļ„āļđāđˆ: "What is your job?" → "I am a student."

4Describe Family Jobs — āļšāļĢāļĢāļĒāļēāļĒāļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāđƒāļ™āļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§

Say: "My mother is a cook. My father is a driver. My brother is a student."
āļžāļđāļ”: "My mother is a cook. My father is a driver. My brother is a student."

🌎 āļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™āļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡
Real World Application

💼 In Real Life — āđƒāļ™āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡

In a job interview in Thailand, they always ask "What do you do?" You must answer with an article: "I am a manager." Forgetting "a" or "an" sounds very unnatural to English speakers.

āđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļąāļĄāļ āļēāļĐāļ“āđŒāļ‡āļēāļ™āđƒāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāđ„āļ—āļĒ āđ€āļ‚āļēāļĄāļąāļāļ–āļēāļĄāļ§āđˆāļē "What do you do?" āļ„āļļāļ“āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ•āļ­āļšāļžāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļĄ article: "I am a manager." āļāļēāļĢāļĨāļ·āļĄ "a" āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­ "an" āļŸāļąāļ‡āļ”āļđāđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļŠāļēāļ•āļīāļĄāļēāļāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāđ€āļˆāđ‰āļēāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ āļēāļĐāļē

🧪 Quick Check — āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ”āđˆāļ§āļ™

Test your understanding — āļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆ

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Which sentence correctly uses Articles (a/an) + What questions?

āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āđƒāļ”āđƒāļŠāđ‰ Articles (a/an) + What questions āļ–āļđāļāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡?

She is a teacher. (āđ€āļ˜āļ­āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ„āļĢāļđ)
Me has do work.
They is going yesterday.
He have not do it.
The first option correctly uses Articles (a/an) + What questions.

What is the Thai meaning of "police officer"?

"police officer" āđāļ›āļĨāļ§āđˆāļēāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?

āļ•āļģāļĢāļ§āļˆ
āļžāļĒāļēāļšāļēāļĨ
āļžāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™āđ€āļŠāļīāļĢāđŒāļŸ
āļ„āļ™āļ‚āļąāļšāļĢāļ–
police officer = āļ•āļģāļĢāļ§āļˆ

In everyday life, jobs & work roles is important because:

āđƒāļ™āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ›āļĢāļ°āļˆāļģāļ§āļąāļ™ āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāđāļĨāļ°āļšāļ—āļšāļēāļ—āļāļēāļĢāļ—āļģāļ‡āļēāļ™ āļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāđ€āļžāļĢāļēāļ°:

In a job interview in Thailand, they always ask "What do you
It is not used in Thailand.
Only for tourists.
Nobody needs it.
In a job interview in Thailand, they always ask "What do you

📝 āļāļēāļĢāļšāđ‰āļēāļ™
Homework

Task 1: Write 12 sentences: "He/She is a/an [job]" for all vocabulary words.
āđ€āļ‚āļĩāļĒāļ™ 12 āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„: "He/She is a/an [āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž]" āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļģāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāļ—āļļāļāļ„āļģ
Task 2: Ask 3 people "What is your job?" and write their answers.
āļ–āļēāļĄ 3 āļ„āļ™ "What is your job?" āđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļ‚āļĩāļĒāļ™āļ„āļģāļ•āļ­āļš
Task 3: Draw a picture of 5 jobs and label them with a/an.
āļ§āļēāļ”āļĢāļđāļ›āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž 5 āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž āđāļĨāļ°āļ•āļīāļ”āļ›āđ‰āļēāļĒāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ a/an
Task 4: Practice: "an engineer, an employee, an office" — say each 5 times.
āļāļķāļ: "an engineer, an employee, an office" — āļžāļđāļ”āđāļ•āđˆāļĨāļ°āļ„āļģ 5 āļ„āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡

🎉 āļĒāļīāļ™āļ”āļĩāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ! / Congratulations!

āļ„āļļāļ“āļˆāļšāļšāļ—āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļŠāļąāļ›āļ”āļēāļŦāđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆ 4 āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§!

You have completed Week 4: Jobs & Work Roles! Keep learning! āđ„āļ›āļ•āđˆāļ­āļāļąāļ™āđ€āļĨāļĒ!