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Was bin ich? Informatiker oder Bürokauffrau? Sachbearbeiter oder Manager?

Machen Sie mit bei unserem Beruferaten und geben Sie den Quizmasterinnen

CAROLSCHEUNEMANNund HILDEGARDRUDOLPHIhre Antworten.

What’s my job?

all levels

Guest 1

Do you work mainly with computers? No.

Do you work mainly with people? Yes.

Do you have a medical education? Yes.

a)_____________________________________

Guest 2

Do you need to be strong to do this work? No.

Are you self-employed? Yes.

Do you work mainly with figures? Yes.

b)_____________________________________

Guest 3

Do you work for a large company? Yes.

Do you make a product that is bigger than a

breadbox? Yes.

Is your work highly technical? Yes.

c)_____________________________________

Guest 4

Do you make a product? No.

Do you need a university education? No.

Do you handle money regularly? Yes.

d)_____________________________________

aerospace engineer n cashier n physician n tax adviser

THE SITUATION:

In our version of the TV game show What’s My Line?, the panel

have to guess the jobs of mystery guests. The panel members are

allowed to ask various types of question. In the show’s title, “line”

comes from “line of work”, which is an expression that means

“career”, “job”, “occupation” or “profession”.

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easy

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Is that a “yes”? (4 points)

In the first round, guests may answer with only a “yes” or a “no”. For each set of ques-

tions and answers, choose the correct occupation.

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