✦ Lesson 5
What does the tertiary sector do?
The tertiary sector is also called the service sector. These jobs don't make things: they provide services for people. It is the largest sector: in Spain, more than three out of four workers have a service job.
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Transport
bus drivers, pilots
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Tourism
hotel staff, tour guides
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Healthcare
doctors, nurses
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Retail
shop assistants
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Education
teachers
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Trade
buying and selling
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Media
journalists, presenters
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Administration
office workers
🔤 Service verbs
Service workers protect, serve, heal, deliver, transport, sell, organise, mend, clean, analyse and entertain. A nurse heals, a postman delivers, a mechanic mends cars and an actor entertains.
🔍 Think about your last holiday
Which service workers helped you? Maybe a train driver, a hotel receptionist, a waiter, a lifeguard or a museum guide. Tourism creates a lot of service jobs in Spain!
🛎️ tertiary = services👩⚕️ 👩🏫 🧑✈️ the largest sector