Talking About Your Job [Dialogue]
TALKING ABOUT YOUR JOB [DIALOGUE]
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What do you do for a living?
직업이 뭐예요? - Do you enjoy your work?
일이 즐거우세요?
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
Jack: Hi Peter. Can you tell me a little bit about your current job?
Peter: Certainly What would you like to know?
Jack: First of all, what do you work as?
Peter: I work as a computer technician at Schuller's and Co.
Jack: What do your responsibilities include?
Peter: I'm responsible for systems administration and in-house programming.
Jack: What sort of problems do you deal with on a day-to-do basis?
Peter: Oh, there are always lots of small system glitches. I also provide information on a need-to-know basis for employees.
Jack: What else does your job involve?
Peter: Well, as I said, for part of my job I have to develop in-house programs for special company tasks.
Jack: Do you have to produce any reports?
Peter: No, I just have to make sure that everything is in good working order.
Jack: Do you ever attend meetings?
Peter: Yes, I attend organizational meetings at the end of the month.
Jack: Thanks for all the information, Peter. It sounds like you have an interesting job.
Peter: Yes, it's very interesting, but stressful, too!
Vovalulary
computer technician
day-to-day basis
glitch
good working order
in-house
need-to-know basis
organizational meeting
stressful
to be responsible for
to develop
to involve
to pay bills
to produce reports
to work as
Key Vocabulary
Learn these words from today's lesson.
오늘 레슨의 주요 단어를 배워봅시다.
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어에서는 "제 직업은 마케팅이에요"라고 자연스럽게 말하지만, 영어에서 "My job is marketing"은 어색합니다. 영어에서는 "I work in + 분야" 또는 "I'm in + 분야"라고 표현합니다. 구체적인 직책을 말할 때는 "I'm a marketing manager"처럼 관사와 직책을 함께 사용하세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: TALKING ABOUT YOUR JOB [DIALOGUE]
Level: Business (BIZ)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!