A: Yes, I‘m a fashion designer. I work from home.
$ H5 h S' {) Y. Z3 g5 J B: That‘s interesting.
, m* O4 f9 ?/ u! M$ z 2.Presentation It is very common to present yourself in terms of your job. The job identifies the person. The dialogues that you heard follow a certain pattern:
" L# Q+ ~4 k" t) T1 ~/ M9 n5 j A: What do you do ?
4 a- O/ o1 p+ k; \ a3 u B: Well, I‘m in computers. Not a bad job.
' p. f0 Z# }2 ^ A: Do you work?
5 z7 s( z; i' \ B: Yes, I‘m a fashion designer.
3 w- B) j, T+ R- b# N) V2 p+ L A: That‘s interesting.
7 \7 _ `) H( y6 U2 R A: What do you do ?, P2 p, c+ Q+ p% a3 U1 e
B: Oh, I‘m on the market research side. What about you? / And you?
' A; G& Q% O1 F- C% R A: I haven‘t seen you around before., |( U P* d) X, i6 ]
B: No, I‘ve just started with Manders. I‘m in the Sales Department.
* H3 r+ i }+ H A: What do you do there?0 g4 M. H j$ K: s
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1. We often use the simple present when talking about jobs.
: K' d, }# {- e/ V e.g. A: What do you do?
$ p! G. G' m4 P' h, Q5 ~% V B: I work for Manders.
7 C) A4 v' j5 w" m5 O- N) C 2. We use a variety of prepositions to indicate work relationships.
3 M( A3 U7 s6 d! j. G6 P/ | e.g. I work for Manders# p3 i2 ?0 I$ V( a4 v _
I work at Manders
1 }( V) {, ~! k4 D: q I work with Manders
$ A3 w' K! ^3 I( G |) i+ ]* g; t& } I‘m in computers
- D d/ R- |; G& W I‘m on the market research side
- ~/ K# h! U3 _# w I‘m in the Sales Department
4 r; d9 {3 o" S 3. Controlled practice4 ~& K4 ~. B; o
Choose the most appropriate response.
$ j p( Z% Z0 C+ F7 t+ }& N# B( ? 1. I‘m in computers. What about you?
' I! j( {, e) E! t9 T( @( i2 L a. Oh, I live in London.# C( x t3 p2 i+ \! }% ?$ `2 R; Q0 f
b. Well. I work in Sales.% |2 ?; H/ ~' G. D7 |: _
c. Oh, I‘ve been here for years.5 {8 o! \* J# ]5 L; w
2. I‘m Mr. Jane‘s secretary. He‘s the Production Manager.2 {* X2 j0 [* r2 q
a. Ah, that‘s interesting.4 q; @" V Q" H8 a( I2 r$ H. y
b. Is that one of your colleagues over there?% _+ q9 b3 p i/ _
c. Oh, I haven‘t met him., C2 ]: V3 B2 i2 O
3. I live in Paris. What about you?0 K5 W8 I4 a9 T, i( ]! N5 U
a. I‘m a fashion designer.2 V( F' s8 I5 ~9 S0 y$ a
b. I live right here.
F3 E: e7 U" _4 w) _, y2 U c. Well, I work from home.
4 o) ^' o- e+ N w. {2 e3 [) F2 ~ 4. My husband‘s in the Production Department. |