UNit 5: We promote equality at work

WE PROMOTE EQUALITY AT WORK

PROJECT: INTERVIEW A FAMILY MEMBER ABOUT THEIR JOB.

Social Science Project – My Family Member’s Job

Objective:
You will interview a member of your family about their job. Then, you will write the information you collected on an A4 paper or cardboard. You should also include a drawing or a photo that shows the job or the workplace.

What to do:

1. Choose a family member (it can be a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc.).

2. Ask them the following questions and write down their answers.

3. Use the answers to create a short text in English.

4. Decorate your page with a drawing or photo of them at work!

Interview Questions:

• Do you work in nature, in manufacturing, or in services?

• What is your job? 

• Who is your employer?

• Where is your workplace?

• What are your working hours each week?

Final product:
✍️ Write a small paragraph with the information.
🎨 Add a photo or a drawing about the job.
📄 Present it on a decorated A4 sheet or cardboard.

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE:

👨‍🔧 My Uncle’s Job

My uncle works in services. He is a mechanic and he fixes cars and motorbikes. He works for a small garage in our town. His workplace is a big workshop with lots of tools and machines.
He works 40 hours every week, from Monday to Friday. He likes his job because he enjoys helping people and solving problems.

🖼️ (Include a drawing or a photo of the garage or a car being fixed)

1. Where do people work?

JOBS IN NATURE: These jobs obtain raw materials directly from nature

JOBS IN MANUFACTURING: These jobs transform raw materials into manufactured products

JOBS IN SERVICES:  These jobs provide services to other people.

- What is fishing?

Fishing is the catching of fish and other aquatic animals in the sea, lakes and rivers. Areas of the sea where there are many fish are called fishing grounds.

- What is farming? 

🐄🐑 Livestock Farming 🐖🐓

Livestock farming is the raising of animals to get milk, meat, eggs, and wool.

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🏞️ Types of Livestock Farming

🌿 Extensive Farming

• 🐏 The animals live in the open (fields or meadows).

• 🌱 They eat grass or grain.

🏠 Intensive Farming

• 🐄 The animals live in pens or barns (inside buildings).

• 🥣 They eat hay or dry feed.

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🐾 Animals on a Farm

👩‍🌾 Farmers raise different types of animals:

Animal Group	Adults	Babies
🐑 Sheep	sheep	🍼 lamb
🐄 Cattle	cow	🍼 calf
🐔 Poultry	hen (♀), cock (♂)	🥚 chicks (not shown here)
🐖 Pigs	pig	🍼 piglet

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❤️ Animal Welfare

👨‍⚕️ Farmers care about animal welfare.
They:

• 🍽️ Feed the animals

• 🏡 Give them shelter

• 🩺 Call a vet to make sure they are healthy

Primary sector video

- What are manufacturing jobs?

🏭 What are Manufacturing Jobs?

Workers in factories transform raw materials into manufactured products.
This process is called the industrial process.

👜 For example:

• Raw material: 🧵 cotton

• Manufactured product: 👜 a bag

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🤔 Think About It!

• What other raw materials do we get from nature? 🌾⛏️🌳

• What products can we make with them? 🧃👚🏺

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🔧 What Is the Industrial Process Like?

In big factories, workers do different jobs.
They use machines, check product quality, and pack items.

Let’s see the Glass Recycling Process! 🍾🔁

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🧱 Step by Step:

1️⃣ RAW MATERIAL
👷‍♂️ Workers prepare the raw material: ♻️ recycled glass

2️⃣ INDUSTRIAL PROCESS
🔥 Factory workers melt the glass in huge furnaces until it becomes liquid.

3️⃣ MOULDING
🧪 Machines pour the liquid glass into moulds in the shape of bottles. 🧴

4️⃣ PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION
📦 Workers pack the bottles in boxes. 🚚 Drivers take them to other factories, like a drinks factory!

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📘 Word Bank

• 🏭 factory

• 🧵 raw material

• 👜 manufactured product

🏭 Types of Manufacturing Industries

There are two types of manufacturing industries.
They make different kinds of products. Let’s see! 👀

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🛠️ 1. Basic Industries

These industries transform raw materials into materials we use to make other things.

🔧 They produce:

• 🥖 Flour

• 🧵 Fabrics

• ♻️ Plastics

• 🔩 Steel

🧑‍🏭 Example: A worker melting metal to make steel.

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👚🚗 2. Consumer Goods Industries

These industries make products to sell to people (customers).

🛍️ They produce:

• 👗 Clothes

• 🚙 Cars

• 📱 Electronics

🧑‍🔧 Example: A worker assembling a car in a factory.

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🌟 In short:

• Basic Industries = Make materials 🧱

• Consumer Goods Industries = Make things we use every day 🧴👟🚴

-What are services?

🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️ What Are Services?

Services are jobs where people help or assist others.
There are many types of services we use every day! 🧠💼🚑

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💼 Types of Services

🧑‍⚕️ Health Services
Doctors and nurses take care of our health. 🏥

🗞️ Media
Journalists share news and information on TV, radio or online. 🎤

👩‍🏫 Educational Services
Teachers help us learn new things at school! 📚✏️

🎻 Cultural Services
Musicians, artists, and performers create and share culture. 🎭🎨

💻 Information Technology (IT)
People who work with computers and fix tech problems. 🖥️🔧

🚒 Emergency Services
Firefighters, police, and paramedics help in dangerous situations. 🚓🚨

🔬 Research & Development (R&D)
Scientists and researchers discover new things. 🔍🧪

🧼 Cleaning Services
Workers keep our spaces clean and safe. 🧹🧽

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🤔 THINK ABOUT IT!

• What services do you use every day?

• Can you name another job in services?

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📘 Word Bank

• service

• trade

• transport

💰🛒 Trade, Transport & Tourism

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🛍️ TRADE OR COMMERCE

Trade is the buying and selling of products and services in shops or online.
🛒 Trade on the internet is called e-commerce.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The customer buys the product.
👩‍💼 The shop assistant sells it.
💳 The customer pays with cash or card.

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🚗🚢✈️ TRANSPORT

Transport services move people and goods from one place to another.
Examples of means of transport:

• 🚌 Buses

• 🚕 Taxis

• 🚇 Trains

• 🚢 Ferries

• ✈️ Aeroplanes

🛣️ All of them need infrastructure to work:
roads, ports, airports, and train lines.

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🏖️ 🏨 TOURISM

Tourists visit places on holiday. 🌍
Many people work in the tourism industry.

👩‍💼 A hotel receptionist helps and attends to tourists in hotels.