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7 Video activities

Top 5 dangerous jobs

A. Talk in pairs. Discuss the questions.
• Can you name a few dangerous jobs?
• What do you think makes them dangerous?
B. The jobs given in the table are the top 5 most dangerous in the USA. Can you put them in order starting from the
most dangerous job (1) to the least dangerous job (5)? Write 1-5 in the first column. Then watch Part 2 of the video
and check your answers.

fisherman
iron and steel worker
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roofer

pilot

C. Watch Part 2 again and complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
1. The main reason iron and steel workers lose their lives is .

2. The job of an iron and steel worker has become more dangerous because .
3. faces similar dangers to an iron and steel worker.
4. In the past, the job of a roofer wasn’t as as it is today.
5. Pilots who work for have fewer risks.

6. is the main reason why pilots lose their lives.
7. Rescue teams have difficulty rescuing fisherman because of and
.
8. Apart from difficult weather conditions and dangerous machinery, loggers have the extra danger
of .
9. More are being employed because the number of houses being built has
increased.

D. Talk in pairs. Discuss the questions.
• If you had to do one of these jobs, which would you choose?
• Can you think of any ways to make these jobs safer?
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