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Intensive English 1

Unit 7: People 
Reading Skills – Professional Profiles
Reading Skills: Professional Profiles

Match the words with the definitions.

1. Someone who designs buildings


2. Known by many people
3. Someone who owns part of a business
4. The department that takes care of people
who buy products or services
5. Good at doing something
6. Able to use original ideas to create
something

A. Customer Service
B. Skilled
C. Famous
D. A partner
E. Architect
F. Creative
Reading Skills: Professional Profiles

Read the two profiles.

Maria Emily
I am an architect with 20 years' I am an experienced sales manager with
experience of designing and developing 12 years' experience of developing
spaces. I am a partner in the award- customer service teams. I am skilled in
winning STG Architects Ltd, which is negotiation, team motivation and
famous for its work on the Galroy Building building successful sales teams. After
in London. I enjoy working with people ten years of working in sales and
from all over the world and have customer service at Halo Bank, I am
international experience of working in Italy, now the sales office manager of a team
Greece, Thailand, Australia and Brazil. I of 120 at Southern General Plastics Ltd.
have a Master of Science from Sheffield I have an MBA from Stanford University
University and a BA in Architecture from and a degree in Business Studies from
Hull University. I also speak Italian and Cornell University. I am creative and
Thai. When I am not working, I spend my hardworking, and enjoy working with
time hiking, skiing and diving. others.
Reading Skills: Professional Profiles

Complete the missing gaps with one of the words below.

successful world 20 famous business service hard free

1. Maria has worked as an architect for _____ years.

2. Maria’s company, is __________ for working on the Galroy Building.


3. Maria likes working with people from all around the ________.

4. Maria likes hiking, skiing and diving in her _________ time.

5. Emily has spent 12 years managing customer __________ teams.

6. One of Emily's skills is building __________ sales teams.

7. Emily studied __________ studies at Cornell University.

8. Emily is creative and works __________.


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Writing Skills: Professional Profiles

Now write your own professional profile. 

Include the following information:

• Your experience

• Your qualifications and where you are/have studied

• Your strengths

• Your personality type

• Any special skills – such as languages spoken,


awards won

• Your free time activities

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