Professional Documents
Culture Documents
◦ I dance (habit); I work in New Delhi (unchanging situation); India is a large country (general truth)
You drive for two hundred meters, then you turn right.
Empty the tastemaker masala and noodles into 300ml of boiling water. Cook for 2 minutes.
◦ To express future time, after some conjunctions: after, when, before, as soon as, until:
He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.
Frequent use of formulaic chunks (I was lucky enough) Little use of formulaic language
Informal language preferred (we used to get together) Formal language preferred (commenced)
Frequent use of personal pronouns (I, we) Little use of personal pronouns
3) Write the main points you want to cover about the profession (focus on routine):
i)
ii)
iii
4) Write down signposting words, phrases or expressions you would use to show that you will
be moving from point i to point ii and then on to point iii.
Listening & Writing: ‘A day in the life’
Watch Ridley Scott & Kevin Macdonald’s 2011 experimental documentary ‘Life In A Day’
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT_UmBHMYzg
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaFVr_cJJIY