Page 11 - Social Studies 5

Talking about rest of my neighbours, Shambhu and Debu work in a factory.
Dharmesh sells medicine. He has a pharmacy that is open for 24 hours.
Subash and Dinesh are tempo drivers.

In this way, people in my neighbourhood are engaged in different

professions and occupations according to their skill and abilities. But all
the works are different forms of labour to do. If people do not labour,
our need will not be fulfilled. If farmers do not grow food grains, we
do not have food to eat. If a tailor doesn’t sew the cloths, we may not
have clothes to wear. So, we should respect labour and the occupations
because all these are equally important to run all of our living. When
we are involved in any occupation, we are serving our social and nation.
Therefore, all sorts of occupations deserve equal respect.

Glossary

observed - found, seen or notice
ethnic - relating to a population subgroup with a common
national or cultural tradition
involved - engaged in
cooperate - work jointly towards the same end, help
engaged - occupied
occupations - regular economic activities performed by a person
or a group to earn bread and butter
perform - carry out, accomplish, or fulfill an action, task, or
function
professional - engaged in a specified activity as one’s main paid
occupation rather than as an amateur
unemployed - without a paid job but available to work
vocational - directed at a particular occupation and its skills

Note to the teacher: Help the students to identify different work and occupation done in neighbour-
hood. Take the students outside where people are involving in different works for living and make
them understand the importance of different works/occupations.

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