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Talking About Occupations
Talking about occupations (jobs)
The following English phrases and expressions are used for talking about occupations.
Aking about occupations
- What do you do for a living?
- What do you do to make a living?
- What company do you work for?
- What’s your job?
- What’s your occupation?
- What do you do?
Answers
- I am a doctor/teacher/hairdresser…
- I’m in sales/online digital marketing/public education…
- I work for a private school/an oil company…
- I teach for a living…
How to show interest
- Are you?
- That’s interesting.
- How interesting!
- That sounds like a lot of hard work.
- That must be a lot of work.
- That must be a rewarding job.
Example of a conversation
This is an example of a conversation where the speakers are talking about occupations
At the bus stop.
After work, two strangers are making a friendly conversation while waiting for the bus.
John: Good morning! We always take the same bus, but we’ve never spoken before. I’m John.
Lisa: Hi there, I’m Lisa.
John: How was your day?
Lisa: Exhausting, actually. It was pretty busy.
John: Pardon me for asking, but what do you do?
Lisa: I’m a secretary. I work for a German company.
John: Impressive! That sounds demanding. I suppose you speak German?
Lisa: Yes, I do. And you? What’s your line of work?
John: I’m in digital marketing. Most of what I do is online.
Lisa: That sounds fascinating.
John: It definitely is.
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