ESL teachers - jobs

Dialogue A: What is he? B: A man, of course. A: Yes, but what does he do? B: He lives, and is a man. A: Oh quite! But he must work. He must have a job of some sort. B: Why? A: Because obviously he's not one of the leisured classes. B: I don´t know. He has a lot of leisure. And he makes quite beautiful chairs. A: There you are, then! He's a cabinet-maker. B: No, no! A: Anyhow, a carpenter and joiner. B: Not at all! A: But you said so. B: What did I say? A: That he made chairs, and was a joiner and carpenter. B: I said he made chairs, but I did not say he was a carpenter. A: All right, then. He's an amateur. B: Perhaps. Would you say a thrush was a professional flautist, or just an amateur? A: I'd say it was just a bird. B: Well, and I say he is just a man... D.H.Lawrence