Help
- Do the preparation activity to help you with words from the text.
- Read the text, then play the game.
- You can also print the worksheet for more practice.
- Read the discussion question and write a comment!
Reading text
My mum's an artist. She paints beautiful pictures and she teaches people to draw. My dad works in a big bank, but he sometimes works at home. He helps people with their money. My uncle has a really cool job. He's a musician – he plays the guitar in a band.
My big brother is a student. He wants to be a vet one day because he loves animals. My little sister wants to be a firefighter when she's older. When I grow up, I want to be a pilot because I love aeroplanes and I want to travel to lots of different countries.
Top tips
- Write a before the job if it starts with a consonant: he's a musician (not
he's musician). - Write an before the job if it starts with a vowel: she's an artist (not
she's artist). - You can say my sister is a … or my sister's a …
- Remember the 's' or 'es' for he or she: my dad works …. or she teaches ...
- You can say when I'm older, when I grow up or one day … to write about the future.
- Write because to say why you want to do something: I want to be a pilot because …
Discussion
Tell us about the people in your family. What are their jobs? What do you want to be when you're older?
Our mom is a dentist and our dad is a geologist