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Talking about Jobs Lesson 2
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Glossary I’m swamped at work = I’m very busy To have good people skills = you can communicate with people well to multitask = to do lots of things at the same time
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JOBS An accountant A civil servant A lawyer A deputy director An MP (Member of Parliament) A freelance journalist A secretary A tax inspector
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Use a/an article with job titles. Incorrect: I'm teacher. Correct: I'm a teacher.
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Chairperson Salesperson Businessperson Police officer Flight attendant Don't use 'chairman' or 'chairwoman' because it's impolite. Instead, use 'chairperson'.
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Job or Work? Use the word 'job' when you are talking about your profession. Use the word 'work' when you talk about everyday tasks. What are you doing or What do you do? Use the question in Present Simple if you want to ask about the job, and in Present Continuous to ask what the person is doing at the moment.
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Things you do at work do paperwork solve problems travel on business do research keep in touch with regional offices draw up contracts be responsible for negotiate робити дослідження займатись паперовою роботою їздити у відрядження вирішувати проблеми підтримувати зв'язок із місцевими представництвами складати договори бути відповідальним за вести перемовини
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- So, Sasha what are you doing? - Well, I'm teacher. - And what exactly you do at your job? - I make some paperwork, create lessons and I'm responsible of designing new courses. - Hm..sounds challenging. - What qualities help you do this? - I guess I am creative, hard-working and I have good people skills. FIND MISTAKES IN THIS DIALOGUE:
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- So, Sasha what do you do? - Well, I'm a teacher. - And what exactly do you do at work? - I do some paperwork, create lessons and I'm responsible for designing new courses. - Hm..sounds challenging. - What qualities help you do this? - I guess I am creative, hard-working and I have good people skills. CORRECT ANSWERS
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Ask about someone's job correctly. Describe what you do. Describe the qualities that help you in your work. Today we have learned how to:
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