English for Business

Speaking
Section 1-Networking
Unit 4 Talking about jobs

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 Outline
01. Review (2mins)
02. Exercise (6mins)
03. Speaking (12mins)
04. Summary (2mins)

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 Suggested time: 2mins

A. Review
Review the tips and phrases of talking about jobs which you’ve learned in the
previous unit.

What should you say while talking about jobs:

• Introducing your job.
• Describing your company.
• Describing your job in detail.
• Saying how you feel about your job.
Tips:
• Be brief and precise.
• Show what you do in your job with detailed information.
• Avoid using technical terms.
• Say the positive aspects rather than the negative.

Let’s move on to Exercise and Speaking parts.

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B. Exercise
1. Put the following adjectives into correct categories.

a. boring b. rewarding c. creative

d. exhausting e. difficult f. satisfying
g. soul-destroying h. challenging i. interesting
j. dead-end k. stimulating

Positive Negative

e.g. e.g.
rewarding boring

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Answers:
Positive: b, c, f, h, i, k
Negative: a, d, e, g, j Suggested time: 3mins

2. Match the question types with correct phrases.

Question types Phrases

1. What do you do? A. I started in September.
2. Where do you work? B. I’m studying mathematics at college.
3. How long have you been working C. I am currently unemployed.
there? D. It varies every day.
4. How are you finding it? / Do you E. I work for a mobile phone company.
like your job? F. It’s quite challenging but I’m really
enjoying it.
G. I’m working as a teaching assistant.
H. I have been working here for
almost ten years.

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 Answers:
1. B, C, G; 2. E
Suggested time:3mins
C. Speaking 3. A, H; 4. D, F

1. Follow the instruction and complete the paragraph.

T: So tell me about your job.

S: I’m a secretary. I work in __________. I work for ___________________. I have
to _________________________. I spent most of my time ___________________.
It is very challenging work ________________.

Instruction:
➢ Give full play to your imagination and complete the conversation.
➢ The key phrase of each sentence has been given as you can see.
➢ You can say whatever you want as long as what you say is logically right.

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2. Look at the tips below first and then answer the following questions.

Tutor: What is your job?

You: _______________________
Tutor: What are your duties in your job?
You: ______________________________
Tutor: How long have you been working there?
You: ______________________________________
Tutor: Do you like working there?
You: __________________________________

Tips:
Use the following phrases to help you answer the questions.
➢ I’m a …/ I work as …
➢ I’m in charge of doing … / I’m responsible for …
➢ It’s a very challenging…

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3. Free talk

Your tutor will ask you to introduce your job or subject you are
studying in your university/college (if you don’t have job
experience).
In your description, there should include:
➢ the title (or your major);
➢ the duties of the job (what your major is about);
➢ the reasons why you like or dislike it.

* Use the strategies and phrases you’ve learned in the previous

unit in your answer.

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D. Summary
What you have learned in Unit 3 and Unit 4:
✓ Tips and phrases which are frequently used when talking about jobs;
✓ Adjectives in describing jobs;
✓ Speaking skills in talking about jobs.

What should you do after class?

1. Familiarize yourself with the tips and phrases of talking about jobs.
2. Learn how to ask someone what they do for a living (job) and how to answer
someone if they ask you.
3. Try to record yourself for review and then listen to yourself to check if you
know how to talk about your job. Repeat the process until you are very familiar
with how to talk about your job.

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See you the next unit!

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