1. WHERE DO YOU WORK?
1.1. I work at…
1.1.1. I WORK AT.… (NAME OF COMPANY)
1.2. I work in…
1.2.1. A PLACE I work in an office. I work in a school. I work in a factory.
1.2.2. a city/country: I work in Paris. I work in France.
1.2.3. a department: I work in the marketing department. I work in human resources. I work in sales.
1.2.4. a general area/industry: I work in finance. I work in medical research. I work in consulting.
1.3. I work for…
1.3.1. I WORK FOR… (NAME OF COMPANY)
1.4. I work with…
1.4.1. I WORK WITH… (THINGS / PEOPLE THAT ARE THE OBJECTS OF YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK)
1.4.1.1. I work with computers. I’m a teacher. I work with special-needs children.
2. RESPONSABILITIES
2.1. I’m responsible for ... I’m in charge of ... My job involves ...
3. What do you do?” or “What do you do for a living?”
3.1. EMPLOYEE
3.1.1. I work… I’m a/an… (your job title).” I’m a teacher. I’m an accountant.
3.2. NON EMPLOYEE
3.2.1. I’m unemployed.
3.2.2. I’m between jobs at the moment
3.2.3. I’m a student.
3.2.4. I’m a stay-at-home mom/dad
4. DESCRIBING YOUR JOB
4.1. POSITIVE
4.1.1. interesting exciting. very rewarding. quite challenging
4.2. NEGATIVE
4.2.1. tough / tiring / demanding. rather dull / boring / repetitive.
5. ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT VOCABULARY
5.1. ROLE
5.1.1. hired
5.1.2. employee
5.1.3. company
5.1.4. employer
5.1.5. colleagues or coworkers.
5.1.6. boss or supervisor.
5.2. TIME
5.2.1. full-time (usually about 40 hours per week)
5.2.2. part-time (usually 15-25 hours per week). flex-time ( can set his/her own schedule)
5.2.3. shifts (the hours aren’t the same every day)
5.2.4. overtime (work extra hours in addition to normal schedule)
5.2.5. work remotely