1. What do you do? (Jobs)
People may ask you about your job. They can ask and you can answer in different ways:
what do you do? _ I'm a banker/an engineer/a teacher
what's your job? _ I work in a bank/marketing
what do you do for a living? _ I work for Union
Jobs: http://englishtips007.blogspot.com/2014/02/jobs-person.html
Describe your jobs and difinition:
doctor, nurse: these people treat (=give medical treatment and try to solve a medical problem) and look after (= care for/take care of) others.
surgeon: a specialist doctor who works in a hospital and operates on people.
dentist and vet (animal doctor) (vet is a short form for 'veterinary surgeon'.
architect: design buildings
lawyer: represents people with legal problems
engineer: plans the building of roads, bridges, machines.
accountant: controls the financial situation of people and companies.
2. What does that involve? (=what do you do in your job?)
What people ask you to explain your work/job, they may want to know your main reponsibilites (=your duties, what you have to do), or something about your daily routine (=what you do every day/week).
They can ask like this: what does that involve?
+ Main reponsibilities:
I'm in charge of (= responsible for) all deliveries out of the factory.
I have to deal with any complaints (= take all neccesary action if there are complaints).
I run the coffee bar and restaurant in the museum. (I am in control of it/ I manage it).
+ Daily duties/routines:
I have to go to/ attend a lot of meetings.
I visit/see/meet clients. (= people do business with or for)
I advise clients (= give them help and my opinion)
It involves doing quite a lot of paperwork (writing letters, filling in forms)
Note: the -ing form after involve.
3. Pay & Working hours
Most workers are paid (=receive money) every month and this pay goes directly into their bank account. We can express the same idea using the verb to earn:
_ My salary is $60,000 a year. (= I earn $60,000 a year)
With many jobs you get (= receive) holiday pay and sick pay (when you are ill). If you want to ask about holidays, you can say:
_ How much holiday do you get?
_ How much week's holiday do you get?
The total amount of money you receive in a year is called your income.
On this income, you have to pay part to the government, it called income tax.
Consequently, people often talk about a nice-to-five job (= regular working hours).
Some people have flexi-time (=they can start an hour or so earlier or finish later).
Some have to do shiftwork (= working at different times, e.g. days one week and nights the next week).
Some people also work overtime (= work extra hours).
Some people are paid to do/work overtime, others are not paid.
These general knowledge questions about work:
_ What are normal working hours for most office jobs in your country?
_ Can you name three jobs that get very high salaries in your country?
_ When you start paying income tax in your country, what is the minimum amount you have to pay?
_ What jobs often involve shiftwork? (give at least two examples)
_ Is flexi-time common in your company or your country?
_ How is your work different?
_ Can you explain your responsibilities and daily duties?
4. The career ladder
+ Getting a job:
When Paul left school he applied for (= wrote an official request for) a job in the accounts department of a local engineering company.
They gave him a job as a trainee (n- thuc tap sinh) (= a very junior person in a company).
He didn't earn very much but they gave him a lot of training (= organised help and advice with learning the job), and sent him on training courses.
+ Moving up:
Pauld worked hard at the company and his prospects (n- tien do, trien vong) (= future possibilities in the job) looked good.
After his first year he got a good pay rise (= more money), and after two years he was promoted (= given a higher position with more money and responsibility).
After six years he was in charge of (= responsible for) the accounts deparment with five employees under him. (= under his responsibility/authority - uy quyen).
+ Leaving the company:
By the time Paul was 30, however, he decided he wanted a fresh challenge (= a new exciting situation). He was keen to work abroad, so he resigned from (v- từ bỏ khỏi) his company (= he quit the company) and started looking for a new job with a bigger company.
After a couple of months he managed to find a job with an international company which involved (=included) a lot of foreign travel. He was very excited about the new job and at first he really enjoyed the travelling, but ...
+ Hard times:
After about six months, Paul started to dislike the constant moving aroung, and after a year he hated it.
He hated living in hotels, and he never really made any friends in the new company.
Unfortunately his work was not satisfactory either and finally he was sacked (v- bị sa thải) (=told to leave the company/ dismissed/ given the sack) a year later.
After that, Paul found things more difficult.
He was unemployed (= out of work/ without a job) for a year. He had to sell his car and move out of his new house. Things were looking bad and in the end Paul had to accept a part-time job (= working only some of the day or some of the week) on a fruit and vegetable stall in a market.
+ Happier times:
To his surprise, Paul loved the market. He made lots of friends and enjoyed woriking out in the open air. After two years, he took over (= took control of) the stall. Two years later he opened a second stall, and after ten years he had fifteen stalls.
Last year Paul retired (= stopped working completely) at the age of 55, a very rich man.
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