In this lesson you will ...

Talk about your job and your

responsibilities
Vocabulary & Expressions Grammar Items

ago wrote Simple past: more irregular verbs

How long ago …? sent
flew began
sat came (back)
ate paid
drove cost
read told
saw knew
sold taught

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Grammar Talk about your job and your responsibilities

What did you do?

PRESENT PAST PRESENT PAST PRESENT PAST PRESENT PAST

begin began fly flew meet met send sent

buy bought give gave pay paid sit sat
come came go went put put speak spoke
cost cost know knew read read teach taught
drive drove leave left see saw tell told
eat ate make made sell sold write wrote

– How did the sales team do last month, Michelle? – Did you see Mark this morning?
– Great. We sold fifty new cars and twelve trucks.  – No, but I saw him at lunch an hour
– Did your customers buy the service plan, too? ago and told him the reports were
– Yes, between thirty-five and forty bought the service ready.
plan. – Thank you for telling him.

What did Mike Larson do at work?

On Monday morning, Mike Larson (1) an email from
the R&D team. The team (2) him another update
about the projects they’re working on. In the afternoon, Mike
called the production manager. They (3) about
production costs and new manufacturing schedules. On
Tuesday, he 4) (to the company’s headquarters and
(5) the new products. Yesterday, Mike (6)
his marketing team. The advertising manager gave a
presentation about their new advertising strategy. After that,

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they all (7) out to lunch. They (8) at the

Plaza restaurant. Of course, Mike (9) for the meal.

paid gave went spoke saw got drove ate met with

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Reading Talk about your job and your responsibilities

My first job

Pat: What was your first job, Diane?

Diane: My first job? I worked as a swimming instructor.
Pat: How old were you?
Diane: I was seventeen.
Pat: Who did you teach?
Diane: Oh, lots of people. I taught children, babies, and
some older people.
Pat: Did you give many lessons?
Diane: I gave lessons almost every day.
Pat: How long did you do that?
Diane: I did it for a couple of years—until I went to
college.
Pat: Did you make a lot of money?
Diane: I made enough money to pay for my first year at
the university.

1. What was your first job?

2. Where did you work?

3. What did the company do?

4. How long did you stay there?

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5. What did you do there?

6. What were your responsibilities?

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Performance Talk about your job and your responsibilities

Can you … explain your responsibilities?

Talk about your responsibilities and give examples of what you did last week.
Notes:

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