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TALKING

ABOUT JOB
Lesson 11 - Daily Conversation

No more theories, let's practice!


Lesson 11 - Daily Conversation

Question about occupation


What is your job?
What do you do?

What do you do for a living?

What line of work are you in?


Lesson 11 - Daily Conversation

How to answer:
I’m a/ an ____
I’m a teacher/ I’m an English teacher

I’m a student

I’m an engineer

I’m a freelancer

I’m a housewife
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How to answer:
I work for ___
I work for a community college
I work for an online English company
I work for the local council
I work for myself
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How to answer:
I work in ___
I work in advertising
I work in the fashion industry
I work in the tech industry

I work in the marketing department of paint company


I work in the design department of a sports company

Note :

The fields of work you are in


The department in your company you work in
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How to answer:
(Combine All phrases)
I’m a teacher – I work for a high school.
I’m a waiter – I work in a local restaurant.
I’m a designer – I’m in the design department in an
advertising company.
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Exercise:
I’m a _______
I work for ___________
I work in ____________
I work in the ______ department in a ______
company
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Where do you work?


I work for Google
I work for Coca-Cola
I work for a local company that rents cars to the public
I work for an international company that supplies
internet advertising
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What are your job responsibilities?


I teach English I have to ___
I write article for the big magazine in the I manage ____
city I lead ____
I sell cars
I take care of ____
I cook food
I organize ____
I make clothes for a local boutique shop
I’m responsible for _____
Most of my time I spent ___
I make furniture
I’m in charge for _____
I do marketing
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Example
I’m a marketing manager. I have to do the marketing. I’m
responsible for all the social media accounts. Most of my time is
spent writing articles and blog post.
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Example
Andy : Hi Jess. Can you tell me a little bit about your current job?
Jess : Certainly What would you like to know?
Andy : First of all, what do you work as?
Jess : I work as a computer technician at a local company.
Andy : What do your responsibilities include?
Jess : I'm responsible for systems administration and in-house programming.
Andy : What sort of problems do you deal with on a day-to-do basis?
Jess : Oh, there are always lots of small system glitches. I also provide
information on a need-to-know basis for employees.
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Example
Debby : Hello! We always take the same bus but we’ve never spoken before. My name is Debby.
Luke : Hi! I am Luke.
Debby : How was your day?
Luke : So tired. It was a busy day.
Debby : Excuse me, but what do you do for a living?
Luke : I am a secretary. I work for a German company.
Debby : Wow! That sounds like a lot of hard work. I guess you can speak German.
Luke : Yes I can. How about you? What do you do for a living?
Debby : I am in digital marketing. Most of my work is done online.
Luke : That must be interesting.
Debby : Yes it is indeed.
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Example
Nemo : Dory, long time no see! How are you?
Dory : I’m fine, how about you, Nemo? What do you do for living?
Nemo : I’m fine too. I’m a senior high school teacher.
Dory : A teacher? What you do as a teacher?
Nemo : I’m teaching English, so mostly I prepare for my lesson according to the
curriculum.
Dory : Wow, you are really doing great.
Nemo : Thank you.
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Example
Rob : Hi Jim, I heard you have a new job. what is your
responsibilities?
Jim : Yes, I’m a salesman in an automotive company, so mostly I’m
trying to sell new cars to the potential customer. I need to make
sure that I meet sales target from the company and it what
make me feel motivated.

Rob : It fits you well, Jim.


Jim : Yeah, it really does.
Thank You
Do you have any question?
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Let’s practice
Tell us about you!
Do you work or study?
What do you like about your job?/ why did you choose to do that type
of work?
What do you dislike about your job?
Is there other kind of work you’d (you would) rather do?
What do you usually do after work?

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