TESOL/Talking about your job
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Key sentences
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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What do you do? | I'm (job). |
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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Where do you work? | I work in (place). |
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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What's your job like? | It's (adjective). |
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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Do you like your job? | Yeah, it's not bad. Not really. |
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
job | sentence |
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a teacher | I'm a teacher. |
a nurse | I'm a nurse. |
a baseball player | I'm a baseball player. |
a sales clerk | I'm a sales clerk. |
place | sentence |
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an office | I work in an office. |
a store | I work in a store. |
a hospital | I work in a hospital. |
a baseball stadium | I work in a baseball stadium. |
adjective | sentence |
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interesting | It's interesting. |
busy | It's busy. |
boring | It's boring. |
difficult | It's difficult. |
Example
Practice this conversation.
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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What do you do? | I'm (a teacher). |
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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Where do you work? | I work in (an office). |
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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What's your job like? | It's (interesting). |
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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Do you like your job? | Yeah, it's not bad. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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What do you do? |
I'm ... . |
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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Where do you work? | I work in .... |
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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What's your job like? | It's .... |
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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Do you like your job? | Yeah, it's not bad. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
Asking about a job | Talking about a job |
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Ask your partner about their job. | Think of a job. Imagine it is your job. Tell your partner about it. |
Further study
Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
JobsEdit
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Police officer
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Scientist
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Chef
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Waiter
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Receptionist
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Sailor
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Firefighter
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Doctor
PracticeEdit