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We Are Stronger Together

What does a farmer do? And a builder? Can people do great things when they work together? Let’s visit a little village!

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نحن أقوى معًا · Programme: Describing jobs; helping others · Grammar: verb + -er = noun (build ➡️ builder)

By the end of this lesson, I can:

  • I can name and describe five jobs.
  • I can make a job name with verb + -er (teach ➡️ teacher).
  • I can say how people help each other with their jobs.
  • I can say the “-er” ending correctly.

🖼️ Picture dictionary قاموس مصوّر

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🏡village قريةMy grandparents live in a small village.
💼job مهنة / عملWhat’s your father’s job?
🛠️work يعملThe farmers work in the fields.
👷builder بنّاءThe builder builds houses and schools.
🪚carpenter نجّارThe carpenter makes tables and chairs.
🧑‍🌾farmer فلّاحThe farmer grows tomatoes and wheat.
🍞baker خبّازThe baker makes bread every morning.
🧑‍🏫teacher معلّمOur teacher teaches us English.
👍agree يوافقWe all agree: let’s work together!
📚learn يتعلّمI learn new words every day.
🤒sick مريضThe farmer is sick, so his friends help him.
🙋participate يشاركAll the pupils participate in the game.
🏆competition مسابقةOur school won the drawing competition.

📚 كلمات الدرس

13 كلمة من هذا الدرس في القاموس المدرسي: المعنى بالعربية والفرنسية، والنطق، ومثال.

كلّ كلمات الوحدة 4 في القاموس ←

📖 Read: The new school in Ain Zitouna أقرأ

Ain Zitouna is a small village near Béja. Last year, the old school was too small for the children.

One evening, the people of the village met. Mr Salah, the builder, said: “I can build the walls.” Mr Moncef, the carpenter, said: “I can make the doors and the desks.” Mrs Naima, the farmer, said: “I can give food to the workers.” Everybody agreed.

They worked together every weekend. When Mr Salah was sick, the young men carried the stones for him. The baker brought fresh bread and the painter painted the walls blue and white.

Three months later, the new school was ready! Now the teacher, Miss Olfa, teaches thirty happy children there. The village even won a competition for the best village project.

Each job is important. Together, we are stronger!

Do you understand? أفهم

Answer in your copybook first, then check.

  1. Where is Ain Zitouna?
    Answer

    It is a small village near Béja.

  2. What does the carpenter make?
    Answer

    The doors and the desks.

  3. What does Mrs Naima do?
    Answer

    She is a farmer; she gives food to the workers.

  4. Who helped when Mr Salah was sick?
    Answer

    The young men carried the stones for him.

  5. What did the village win?
    Answer

    A competition for the best village project.

🧩 Grammar القواعد

We can make the name of a job or a person from a verb: verb + -er = noun.

build ➡️ builder · farm ➡️ farmer · teach ➡️ teacher · play ➡️ player

If the verb ends in -e, add only -r: bake ➡️ baker, drive ➡️ driver, write ➡️ writer.

Careful: some jobs don’t follow the rule: carpenter, doctor, nurse, vet.

نصنع اسم الفاعل أو المهنة بإضافة er إلى الفعل: build (يبني) ➡️ builder (بنّاء). إذا انتهى الفعل بـ e نضيف r فقط: bake ➡️ baker.

Word building: verb + -er

VerbNoun (person)What does he / she do?
build 🧱builder 👷A builder builds houses.
farm 🌾farmer 🧑‍🌾A farmer grows fruit and vegetables.
teach 📖teacher 🧑‍🏫A teacher teaches pupils.
bake 🥖baker 🍞A baker bakes bread.
drive 🚌driver 🧑A driver drives a bus.
paint 🎨painter 🖌️A painter paints walls.
play ⚽player 🏃A player plays football.
⚠️ Not all jobs!

A carpenter makes furniture, a doctor helps sick people, a vet helps sick animals. These names are not verb + -er.

Describing a job

  1. Name the job: He is a farmer.
  2. Say where he works: He works in the fields.
  3. Say what he does: He grows wheat and olives.
  4. Say how he helps people: He gives us food.
✍️ Tip

Use the present simple with -s for he / she: She works, he builds.

💬 Useful expressions عبارات مفيدة

Asking about jobs

What’s your father’s job? What does a builder do? Where does a farmer work? He builds houses. She teaches English.

Working together

Let’s work together! I agree. I can help you. Together, we are stronger.

🔊 Pronunciation النطق

“-er” /ə/
farmerbuilderteacherbakerdriverplayer

Worked examples أمثلة محلولة

Try first, then read the solution.

Example 1Make the job name

teach ➡️ ?

Step-by-step solution
  1. teach is a verb.
  2. Add -er.

✓ teacher

Example 2Verb ending in -e

drive ➡️ ?

Step-by-step solution
  1. drive ends in -e.
  2. Add only -r.

✓ driver

Example 3Describe the job

Complete: A builder … houses.

Step-by-step solution
  1. builder comes from build.
  2. a builder = he/she ➡️ add -s.

✓ A builder builds houses.

⚠️ Common mistakes أخطاء شائعة

❌ *baketer, bakeer*✅ baker — bake ends in -e: add only -r.
❌ *carpenter comes from carpent*✅ carpenter is a job, but it is not verb + -er.
❌ *The farmer grow vegetables.*✅ The farmer grows vegetables. — he/she ➡️ -s.
❌ *He is farmer.*✅ He is a farmer. — Use a before a job.

⭐ Remember أحفظ

  • verb + -er = noun: build ➡️ builder, farm ➡️ farmer.
  • Verb ending in -e ➡️ + r: bake ➡️ baker.
  • Some jobs are different: carpenter, doctor, nurse, vet.
  • Say a job with a / an: She is a teacher.
  • When people work together, they are stronger.

Quick quiz اختبار سريع

4 questions · instant feedback

1. build + er = ?

2. A person who makes desks and doors is a…

3. What did the villagers build?

4. bake ➡️ ?

✍️ Write: A job I like أكتب

Choose a job you like. Write 5 or 6 sentences about it: where the person works, what he or she does and how this job helps people.

Steps
  1. Name the job.
  2. Say where the person works.
  3. Say what he or she does (present simple + s).
  4. Say how this job helps people.
  5. Say why you like it.
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A model text to compare with (after writing mine)

I like the job of a builder. My uncle Kamel is a builder in Gabès. He works outside every day. He builds houses, schools and hospitals. He works with other builders and a carpenter. His job is hard, but it is very important: people need homes and children need schools. I want to be a builder, because I like to make big things with my hands.

One good example among many: compare, don’t copy.

😊 The lighter side استراحة

💡
Proverb

Unity is strength.

🧩
Riddle

I get up early. I make bread for the whole town. Who am I?

Answer

A baker.

😄
Joke of the day

Pupil: “Is a builder strong?” — Teacher: “Yes, why?” — Pupil: “Because he carries a whole house… in his head!”

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