Pls click to the title and listen to the talk
Kate: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Kate Colin and today we’re
talking about home swapping.
Jackie: Hi Kate, yes our topic today is about the growing trend of exchanging your
house or apartment with someone in a different country for a limited period. So
instead of paying for an expensive hotel to go on holiday, you simply swap
your house with someone in a place you want to visit and you can get a lowcost
holiday anywhere in the world.
Kate: What do you think Jackie – would you be willing to swap your house with a
stranger rather stay in a hotel?
Jackie: Answers
Kate: Before we go any further, here's my question for this week. According to a
recent survey which is the most of the most popular destination for UK home
swaps?
a) Australia
b) UK
c) USA
Jackie: Answers
Kate: So how does home swapping work exactly? Well, you just think of a country
you'd like to go to, register with one of the many companies which deal in
home swapping who will list your house on their website, and hopefully you'll
find another family or individual who wants to swap their house for yours.
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Kate: Now we're going to listen to someone who has tried it. She says she's a
tremendous fan of home swapping – which means she likes it. Why is she a fan?
Link 1
Well I'm a tremendous fan of home swapping, for all kinds of reasons not least because it's
free. But also it's the most marvellous opportunity to become somebody else because you
inhabit someone else's life when you swap homes with them.
Jackie: She says she's a fan of home swapping because it's free and it's a great opportunity
to live someone else's life. I suppose she means it is a unique chance to see how
other people live around the world, something you wouldn't experience so much if
you stayed in a hotel.
Kate: Now she goes on to talk about the cost. She mentions home swapping being part
of the mainstream.
Jackie: If something is in the mainstream, it means that some is accepted and known by
most people.
Kate: So let's listen to the next extract – what makes home swapping a cheap holiday?
Link 2
It's become part of the mainstream. Usually they include cars as well, so when you think
about it you're not paying for your accommodation or your vehicle. It really makes it a cheap
holiday. Basically all you've got to pay for is the airfares.
Jackie: She said that many home swaps include a car and this means that you get your
accommodation and vehicle for free. All you pay for is your travel and airfare.
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Kate: Now, let's look at some words for the different types of homes you could end
up swapping with:
Kate: A flat is the equivalent an apartment, or you could end up with a penthouse,
this is a luxurious apartment at the top of a building. A cottage is a small selfcontained
house which is usually in the countryside. A townhouse is a house
in a town or city, usually a comfortable, expensive one in a fashionable area. A
houseboat is a special boat which people use as their home, often kept in one
place on a river or canal and a holiday home or 2nd home is where people
don’t live full time but visit at the weekends and on holidays.
Let's listen to the next extract – which of these types of accommodation does
she mention?
Clip 3
There's a wide range of options in unexpected locations from a houseboat in Kerala to an
apartment in Fairbanks, Alaska and a friend of mine recently spent Christmas in an apartment
on Bondi Beach.
Jackie: She mentioned a house boat in Kerala, India and an apartment in Alaska and a
friend of hers spending Christmas on Bondi Beach in Australia.
Kate: Now we're going to hear from some members of a family from London who
regularly house swap. What does the first speaker like about it?
Clip 4
I quite like living in other people's houses. You're not living in a hotel so you don't have to
live out of a suitcase. You can unpack and live like you would at home but in somebody else's
house.
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Jackie: She said she likes being to unpack and doesn't have to live out of a suitcase. If
you live out of a suitcase you don't unpack your things, you have to keep then
in your bag, so she says she likes this because she can put all her clothes and
things in a cupboard and feel at home. What does her dad think?
Clip5
And I think the other thing I quite like is that because you're living in someone's house you
can kind of pretend you're not a tourist and you're actually nearly a local so you can feel a bit
smug about that.
Jackie: He said that because you're living in someone else's house, you can feel like a
local and not a tourist. That makes him feel smug which means pleased with
himself because he's done something in quite a clever way.
Kate: Yes, I think that's one of the main benefits of home swapping. Often if you
stay in a hotel, you get to see very little of the real culture of the country you're
visiting. What better way of finding out about how people live than living in
someone's house? Before we finish for today, let's have a look at some of the
vocabulary we've come across:
Jackie: We had mainstream which that something that happens often and is known.
Kate: And we had various different types of accommodation:
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A flat is an apartment
A penthouse is a luxurious apartment or set of rooms at the top of a hotel or
tall building.
A cottage is a small self-contained house which is usually in the countryside
A townhouse is a house in a town or city, usually a comfortable, expensive
one in a fashionable area: it can also mean it is joined on to another house.
A houseboat is a special boat which people use as their home, often kept in
one place on a river or canal and a holiday home or 2nd home is where people
don’t live full time but visit at the weekends and on holidays.
Jackie: And we had that term to live out of a suitcase which means that you have to
keep all your things packed and you can't take them and put them in a
cupboard. And we also had the term smug which means to feel pleased with
yourself.
Kate: And finally the answer to the question I asked you earlier. According to a
recent survey, which country is the most popular this year for home swapping.
Jackie: I think I said Australia.
Kate: I'm afraid you were wrong - the answer is USA with 15% of respondents
preferring to go there. 12% chose to stay in the UK and 11% chose Australia.
That's all we have time for. Thanks for listening everyone. Goodbye!
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6/6/09
speaking_ water polution
Water. We won’t live without it. Water is life and pollution is putting that at risk.
Water pollution is a enormous issue globally and is thought to be the leading cause of deaths and disease daily.
I always was under the impression that there are only one type of pollution, but the fact is there is three types of water pollution.
Point source pollution - containments enter a waterway through a discrete transportation such as a pipe or ditch (includes sewage treatment plants, factories or a city storm drain).
Non-Point source pollution - diffuse contamination that doesn’t come from a single source. NPS pollution is a small collective of infectivity from a large area.
Examples of this type of NPS is nutrient runoff in storm water from “sheet flow” over agricultural or a forest. Contaminated storm water washed of parking lots, roads and highways (urban runoff) is also falls under this category.
Groundwater- a spill of chemical contaminate on soil, located from water bodies that may contaminate the aquifers below.
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconcluded materials (sand, gravel, silt or clay) from which ground water can be removed by a water well.
To keep the point source pollution under regulation the Clean Water Act established in 1972. The law mandates the Untied States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish and enforce waste water standards.
Water pollution is a enormous issue globally and is thought to be the leading cause of deaths and disease daily.
I always was under the impression that there are only one type of pollution, but the fact is there is three types of water pollution.
Point source pollution - containments enter a waterway through a discrete transportation such as a pipe or ditch (includes sewage treatment plants, factories or a city storm drain).
Non-Point source pollution - diffuse contamination that doesn’t come from a single source. NPS pollution is a small collective of infectivity from a large area.
Examples of this type of NPS is nutrient runoff in storm water from “sheet flow” over agricultural or a forest. Contaminated storm water washed of parking lots, roads and highways (urban runoff) is also falls under this category.
Groundwater- a spill of chemical contaminate on soil, located from water bodies that may contaminate the aquifers below.
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconcluded materials (sand, gravel, silt or clay) from which ground water can be removed by a water well.
To keep the point source pollution under regulation the Clean Water Act established in 1972. The law mandates the Untied States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish and enforce waste water standards.
5/31/09
Speaking_film, music band _Mamma Mia
The ever so-beloved West End musical Mamma Mia! has finally been taken from the stage to the silver screen.
The film is based on the songs of legendary Swedish pop band ABBA and is an adaptation of the musical of the same name.
Mamma Mia! uses the music of ABBA to tell the story of Sophie Sheridan, a 21-year-old American bride-to-be, trying to find out the identity of her real father so that he can give her away at the wedding.
Since the premiere of the musical in London in 1999, over 30 million people have seen Mamma Mia! around the world and the theatre production has grossed $2bn in earnings.
Although the title of the musical is taken from ABBA's 1975 chart-topper Mamma Mia, neither the musical's nor the film's plot has anything to do with the story of the group itself.
The band ABBA was the winner of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and following that success their songs topped the charts worldwide until the early 1980s.
After a week of exclusive showing in the Leicester Square Odeon, one of London's most famous cinemas, the film was screened in cinemas across the country from 10th July.
Some people say maybe it is the mature A-list cast that makes the film work so well. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard star as the three potential fathers with the Oscar winner Meryl Streep starring as the mum of the bride-to-be.
A film critic said the film is truly wonderful. It is sharp, hilarious and very beautifully shot.
If you are a fan of ABBA, a fan of the musical, or simply just a fan of Pierce Brosnan, then the film Mamma Mia! is a must.
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Vocabulary
Listen to the words
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ever so beloved
very popular
the silver screen
the cinema
legendary
very famous
bride-to-be
woman who is going to get married
give her away
the formal act in a wedding ceremony when the bride is presented to the groom, traditionally by her father, is known as 'giving away'
has grossed
has taken an amount of money before tax and other expenses
chart-topper
song which reached the top of the music charts
topped the charts
reached the number one position in the music charts
A-list cast
the actors in the film are from the top group of respected performers
shot
filmed
is a must
is something that should not be missed
The film is based on the songs of legendary Swedish pop band ABBA and is an adaptation of the musical of the same name.
Mamma Mia! uses the music of ABBA to tell the story of Sophie Sheridan, a 21-year-old American bride-to-be, trying to find out the identity of her real father so that he can give her away at the wedding.
Since the premiere of the musical in London in 1999, over 30 million people have seen Mamma Mia! around the world and the theatre production has grossed $2bn in earnings.
Although the title of the musical is taken from ABBA's 1975 chart-topper Mamma Mia, neither the musical's nor the film's plot has anything to do with the story of the group itself.
The band ABBA was the winner of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and following that success their songs topped the charts worldwide until the early 1980s.
After a week of exclusive showing in the Leicester Square Odeon, one of London's most famous cinemas, the film was screened in cinemas across the country from 10th July.
Some people say maybe it is the mature A-list cast that makes the film work so well. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard star as the three potential fathers with the Oscar winner Meryl Streep starring as the mum of the bride-to-be.
A film critic said the film is truly wonderful. It is sharp, hilarious and very beautifully shot.
If you are a fan of ABBA, a fan of the musical, or simply just a fan of Pierce Brosnan, then the film Mamma Mia! is a must.
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Vocabulary
Listen to the words
Download the words (421 K mp3)
ever so beloved
very popular
the silver screen
the cinema
legendary
very famous
bride-to-be
woman who is going to get married
give her away
the formal act in a wedding ceremony when the bride is presented to the groom, traditionally by her father, is known as 'giving away'
has grossed
has taken an amount of money before tax and other expenses
chart-topper
song which reached the top of the music charts
topped the charts
reached the number one position in the music charts
A-list cast
the actors in the film are from the top group of respected performers
shot
filmed
is a must
is something that should not be missed
5/29/09
Carbon capture technology tested
Read the article, also pay attention to compound words in bold.
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The 30-tonne test unit could pave the way for a much larger plant
New carbon capture technology is being tested for the first time in the UK on a working coal-fired power station.
A 30-tonne test unit will process 1,000 cubic metres of exhaust gas per hour from Longannet power station in Fife.
Carbon dioxide will be removed using chemicals and turned into a liquid, ready for storage underground.
Energy company ScottishPower wants to test technology which could lead to a full scale carbon capture plant becoming operational by 2014.
The UK government recently gave the go-ahead for a new generation of coal-fired power stations provided they were able to limit their CO2 emissions.
The scientists have focussed on the post-combustion method of carbon capture and storage (CCS) which aims to trap greenhouse emissions after fossil fuels have been burnt.
We believe that the UK can lead the world with CCS technology, creating new skills, jobs and opportunities for growth
Ignacio Galan
Chairman, Iberdrola
The plant, developed by Aker Clean Carbon, will enable them to assess the effectiveness of chemicals, known as amines, at removing CO2.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh will join the project, testing three different types of amine solution over the next three months.
ScottishPower chief executive Nick Horler said: "This is the first time that CCS technology has been switched on and working at an operational coal-fired power station in the UK.
"It's a major step forward in delivering the reality of carbon-free fossil fuel electricity generation."
Research centre
ScottishPower's parent company Iberdrola said the UK would be its global centre of excellence for CCS development, bringing together academics, industry experts and engineers.
A professorship of CCS will be based at Edinburgh University, but other academic institutions will also be involved including Imperial College, London.
Iberdrola Chairman Ignacio Galan said: "We believe that the UK can lead the world with CCS technology, creating new skills, jobs and opportunities for growth.
"There is the potential to create an industry on the same scale as North Sea Oil, and we will invest in Scotland and the UK to help to realise this potential."
The Longannet power station opened in 1969 and is the second largest in the UK.
The station chimney is 183m tall, the second highest free-standing structure in Scotland.
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The 30-tonne test unit could pave the way for a much larger plant
New carbon capture technology is being tested for the first time in the UK on a working coal-fired power station.
A 30-tonne test unit will process 1,000 cubic metres of exhaust gas per hour from Longannet power station in Fife.
Carbon dioxide will be removed using chemicals and turned into a liquid, ready for storage underground.
Energy company ScottishPower wants to test technology which could lead to a full scale carbon capture plant becoming operational by 2014.
The UK government recently gave the go-ahead for a new generation of coal-fired power stations provided they were able to limit their CO2 emissions.
The scientists have focussed on the post-combustion method of carbon capture and storage (CCS) which aims to trap greenhouse emissions after fossil fuels have been burnt.
We believe that the UK can lead the world with CCS technology, creating new skills, jobs and opportunities for growth
Ignacio Galan
Chairman, Iberdrola
The plant, developed by Aker Clean Carbon, will enable them to assess the effectiveness of chemicals, known as amines, at removing CO2.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh will join the project, testing three different types of amine solution over the next three months.
ScottishPower chief executive Nick Horler said: "This is the first time that CCS technology has been switched on and working at an operational coal-fired power station in the UK.
"It's a major step forward in delivering the reality of carbon-free fossil fuel electricity generation."
Research centre
ScottishPower's parent company Iberdrola said the UK would be its global centre of excellence for CCS development, bringing together academics, industry experts and engineers.
A professorship of CCS will be based at Edinburgh University, but other academic institutions will also be involved including Imperial College, London.
Iberdrola Chairman Ignacio Galan said: "We believe that the UK can lead the world with CCS technology, creating new skills, jobs and opportunities for growth.
"There is the potential to create an industry on the same scale as North Sea Oil, and we will invest in Scotland and the UK to help to realise this potential."
The Longannet power station opened in 1969 and is the second largest in the UK.
The station chimney is 183m tall, the second highest free-standing structure in Scotland.
5/25/09
Speaking_ family
Questions
Vocabulary
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1. Do you live in a big or small family?
2. Would you like to live in a big family?
3. What do your family do?
4. Do you live with your parents?
5. Would you like to spend more time with your family?
6. What family members do you live with?
7. What does your family usually do at weekends?
8. Do you like going out with your family? Why?
9. Who would you most like to go on holiday with?
10. Can you tell me about your family?
11. Now are you enjoying family life?
12. Where are your parents from?
13. Why anti when did they come here?
14. Do you live in a one-parent / single-parent family?
15. What kind of jobs get very high salaries in your country?
16. Who's the breadwinner in your family?
17. Do you usually have a family get-together?
18. Do you often see your family at weekends?
19. Do you have strict parents?
20. Are your grandparents alive??
21. Do you think your parents are proud of you?
22. Who do you like in your family more? Why?
23. Can you get along with your parents / brothers and sisters?
24. Have you got any step-brothers or sisters?
25. Who does your brother / sister take after?
26. What's your brother like?
27. Do you know the family next door?
28. What's the relationship between you and Mr. Watson?
29. Where does your mum work?
30. Do you live by yourself or with your family?
31. Is your family with you?
32. What do your parents do for a living?
33. is the generation gap between you and your parents a big problem for you?
34. Are your grandparents still alive? Can you tell me about them?
35. Are you married? What does your husband ! wife do?
36. Are you happy with the life you have with your husband wife?
37. Can you get along with your in-law?
38. Do you agree with arranged marriages?
39. What do you think of polygamy?
40. Where and when did you get married Do you remember how you felt at that time?
41. How would you describe your lifestyle?
42. Do you have any English speaking friends?
43. Do you live close to your family? Can you tell me about your fame members?
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1. I live in a one-parent family / single-parent family.
(a family where the children live with only one parent)
2. I really enjoy my family life.
(the way a familiy lives)
3. I come from a big family of eight children.
(the group of people who are related to you)
4. I grew up on a farm.
(develop from being a child to being an adult)
5. I grew up knowing that my elder brother would take over the family business one day.
(the job your parents and probably your grandparents used to do)
6. Nuclear family
(a family consisting of mother, father and their children)
7. Extended family
(all the people in a family including aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.)
8. Family background
(the sort of family you come from)
9. She's / he's family (infml)
(used to say that someone is related to you)
10. A large household
(all the people who live in one house)
11. My domestic life isn't very happy.
(connected with the private family home)
12. I live on my own. I haven't got any family.
(the group of people who are related to one another)
13. We've got the same name but are not related.
(the way you are connected)
14. He lives with us, but he's not related / unrelated.
(a person who is not a member of your family)
15. He is a close / distant relative of mine.
(near or not in a family relationship)
16. I really take after my mother.
(to look like or be like a parent or older member of your family)
17. All the men in our family are bald. I support it's hereditary.
(a quality which is passed from parents to children)
18. All her children are very artistic. It must run in the family.
(something which is passed from parents to children and their childrens' children / a common feature in a family)
19. Bringing up / raising children is never easy.
(to look after children in a family until they are adults and to teach them how to behave)
20. My parents really tried to give me a good upbringing.
(the way somebody is brought up)
21. My father recently lost his job, so my mother's the main breadwinner now.
(a person who earns all or most of the money in family)
22. I need a job, so I can support my family.
(to have enough money to be able to look after a family)
23. I am getting married next year and hope to start a family straight away.
(have children)
24. My father is really a family man.
(a man who enjoys being at home with his wife and children)
25. He's got some fatherly concern and duties.
(behaving like a father)
26. Motherhood really suits her.
(the state of being a mother)
27. She is a motherly sort of person.
(behaving like a mother)
28. Danny is my foster brother.
(having different parents, but being brought up in the same family)
29. My step father is a nice man.
(the man who is married to your mother but is not your father)
30. Paul is my big brother / older / elder brother.
(older than you)
31. Anna is my little sister / younger sister.
(younger than you)
32. We're identical twins.
(twins who look exactly the same)
33. My twin sister is a dentist.
(either of the children who have the same parents and are born at the same time)
34. She doesn't get on well with her in-laws.
(the parents of your husband or wife)
35. Next of kin
(your closest relative, who should be told if you are injured or killed)
36. I closely resemble my father.
(to be closely similar to, or look like someone)
37. You can see the resemblance between Susan and her sister.
(a similarity between two things, especially in the way they look)
38. He bears a remarkable resemblance to my father.
(to be or look somebody / something else)
39. My parents live apart from each other.
(if married people decide to separate, then they live apart)
Vocabulary
=================
1. Do you live in a big or small family?
2. Would you like to live in a big family?
3. What do your family do?
4. Do you live with your parents?
5. Would you like to spend more time with your family?
6. What family members do you live with?
7. What does your family usually do at weekends?
8. Do you like going out with your family? Why?
9. Who would you most like to go on holiday with?
10. Can you tell me about your family?
11. Now are you enjoying family life?
12. Where are your parents from?
13. Why anti when did they come here?
14. Do you live in a one-parent / single-parent family?
15. What kind of jobs get very high salaries in your country?
16. Who's the breadwinner in your family?
17. Do you usually have a family get-together?
18. Do you often see your family at weekends?
19. Do you have strict parents?
20. Are your grandparents alive??
21. Do you think your parents are proud of you?
22. Who do you like in your family more? Why?
23. Can you get along with your parents / brothers and sisters?
24. Have you got any step-brothers or sisters?
25. Who does your brother / sister take after?
26. What's your brother like?
27. Do you know the family next door?
28. What's the relationship between you and Mr. Watson?
29. Where does your mum work?
30. Do you live by yourself or with your family?
31. Is your family with you?
32. What do your parents do for a living?
33. is the generation gap between you and your parents a big problem for you?
34. Are your grandparents still alive? Can you tell me about them?
35. Are you married? What does your husband ! wife do?
36. Are you happy with the life you have with your husband wife?
37. Can you get along with your in-law?
38. Do you agree with arranged marriages?
39. What do you think of polygamy?
40. Where and when did you get married Do you remember how you felt at that time?
41. How would you describe your lifestyle?
42. Do you have any English speaking friends?
43. Do you live close to your family? Can you tell me about your fame members?
===============
1. I live in a one-parent family / single-parent family.
(a family where the children live with only one parent)
2. I really enjoy my family life.
(the way a familiy lives)
3. I come from a big family of eight children.
(the group of people who are related to you)
4. I grew up on a farm.
(develop from being a child to being an adult)
5. I grew up knowing that my elder brother would take over the family business one day.
(the job your parents and probably your grandparents used to do)
6. Nuclear family
(a family consisting of mother, father and their children)
7. Extended family
(all the people in a family including aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.)
8. Family background
(the sort of family you come from)
9. She's / he's family (infml)
(used to say that someone is related to you)
10. A large household
(all the people who live in one house)
11. My domestic life isn't very happy.
(connected with the private family home)
12. I live on my own. I haven't got any family.
(the group of people who are related to one another)
13. We've got the same name but are not related.
(the way you are connected)
14. He lives with us, but he's not related / unrelated.
(a person who is not a member of your family)
15. He is a close / distant relative of mine.
(near or not in a family relationship)
16. I really take after my mother.
(to look like or be like a parent or older member of your family)
17. All the men in our family are bald. I support it's hereditary.
(a quality which is passed from parents to children)
18. All her children are very artistic. It must run in the family.
(something which is passed from parents to children and their childrens' children / a common feature in a family)
19. Bringing up / raising children is never easy.
(to look after children in a family until they are adults and to teach them how to behave)
20. My parents really tried to give me a good upbringing.
(the way somebody is brought up)
21. My father recently lost his job, so my mother's the main breadwinner now.
(a person who earns all or most of the money in family)
22. I need a job, so I can support my family.
(to have enough money to be able to look after a family)
23. I am getting married next year and hope to start a family straight away.
(have children)
24. My father is really a family man.
(a man who enjoys being at home with his wife and children)
25. He's got some fatherly concern and duties.
(behaving like a father)
26. Motherhood really suits her.
(the state of being a mother)
27. She is a motherly sort of person.
(behaving like a mother)
28. Danny is my foster brother.
(having different parents, but being brought up in the same family)
29. My step father is a nice man.
(the man who is married to your mother but is not your father)
30. Paul is my big brother / older / elder brother.
(older than you)
31. Anna is my little sister / younger sister.
(younger than you)
32. We're identical twins.
(twins who look exactly the same)
33. My twin sister is a dentist.
(either of the children who have the same parents and are born at the same time)
34. She doesn't get on well with her in-laws.
(the parents of your husband or wife)
35. Next of kin
(your closest relative, who should be told if you are injured or killed)
36. I closely resemble my father.
(to be closely similar to, or look like someone)
37. You can see the resemblance between Susan and her sister.
(a similarity between two things, especially in the way they look)
38. He bears a remarkable resemblance to my father.
(to be or look somebody / something else)
39. My parents live apart from each other.
(if married people decide to separate, then they live apart)
Speaking _jobs
What do you do?
Questions about jobs
Vocabulary
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1. What do you do?
2. What's your job?
3. What do you do for a living?
4. What are your main responsibilities?
5. What do you do every day?
6. What are your duties?
7. What is your daily routine?
8. What does your job involve?
9. How many people does your firm employ at present?
10. Can you have some time off whenever you want?
12. Why don't you apply for another job?
13. Have you filled in the application form?
14. If they offer you a well-paid job. will you take it?
15. How much holiday do you get / How many weeks holiday do you get?
16. What are normal working hours for most office jobs in your country?
17. What kind of jobs get very high salaries in your country?
18. What is the minimum amount of income tax you have to pay?
19. What jobs often involve shiftwork? Would you like to do one?
20. Is flexi-time common in your company?
21. What are your working hours?
22. Do you do / work any overtime?
23. Teachers don't earn very much, do they? Why (not)?
24. When were you last promoted?
25. Why / When did you apply for this job?
26. Why did you take an early retirement?
27. Why did you resign?
28. Did they give you a lot of training before getting the job from the company?
29. Did you do / go on any training courses for this job?
30. Have you been promoted since you started in the comply?
31. Do you normally get a good pay rise at the end of each year?
32. How do you feel about your future prospects in the company?
33. Are you happy in the job or do you feel is time for a fresh challenge in another company?
34. What exactly are your duties as a nurse?
35. Who do you work for?
36. Are you usually busy at work?
37. What do you find difficult about working there?
38. Can you describe your place of work?
39. What do you like about your job?
40. Do you usually cover for a colleague when he is on leave?
41. How do you find visiting a lot of people / clients?
42. Who will take your place when you leave? How do you feel about this?
43. What kind of jobs are you good at?
44. Can you tell me about your boss? What kind of a person is he / she?
45. Have you ever had any serious problems at work?
46. Do you work at the moment? Tell me about the work you do.
47. Have you ever had any other jobs?
48. Would you like to do the same job as your mother / father?
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1. I'm a / an (+ job).
e.g. a nurse / an accountant / a builder
2. I work in (+ place or general area).
e.g. a hospital / an office marketing / social
3. I work for (+ name / place of the company).
e.g. Union Bank / IBM / Fiat / an international bank
What your job involves
4. I'm in charge of
e.g. a big company
5. I'm responsible for
e.g. some workers in that department
6. I have to deal with
e.g. any complaints / overseas clients, mainly
7. I run
e.g. the company / a restaurant
8. I manage
e.g. a shop in downtown
Daily duties / routines
9. I have to go / attend (fml)
e.g. (to) a lot of meetings / conferences
10. I visit / see / meet
e.g. patients / clients
11. I advise
e.g. people / clients and give them help...
12. It involves
e.g. writing letters / filling in forms / doing a lot of paperwork / using computers a lot of the time
Getting a jop
13. It's not easy to get / find work
e.g. in big cities / round these parts
14. I'd love to do
e.g. marketing / this kind of work
15. It's difficult to make a living as a / an
e.g. freelance writer
16. I've been offered a job
e.g. in that company / in London
17. I've applied for a job
e.g. in a local company / in the accounts department
Working hours
18. I have a nine-to-five job / I work nine-to-five
(regular working hours in Britain)
19. I do / work shift work.
(nights one week, days next)
20. I am on flexi-time.
(flexible working hours)
21. I have to do / work overtime.
(work extra hours)
22. I only work part-time / take a part-time job.
(part of a day or a few days a week)
23. I am a workaholic. I work full-time.
(work too much)
24. I took early retirement.
(retire at 55 in Britain)
25. I am on / take sick leave.
(a period spent away from work, etc. because of illness)
26. I am on / take maternity leave.
(expecting a baby)
27. I gave up work
e.g. in order to study
28. I was laid off (infml)
e.g. when the factory went bust
29. I was made redundant.
(no longer needed and therefore out of work)
30. I was dismissed (fml)
e.g. for refusing to obey orders
31. I was fired (infml)
e.g. for always being late
32. I am on / off duty.
(to be working / not working)
Other useful phrases
33. We usually take a break
e.g. for lunch / for ten minutes
34. We normally knock off work (infml)
e.g. about 5:30 p.m. and go off to a resataurant nearby
35. I get some rest.
(a period of time when you relax after working)
36. I was rather inexperienced
e.g. for that kind of work
37. I have a lot of experience
e.g. in this area / of this kind of problem
38. I am sufficiently qualified
e.g. for this position
39. This is a job requiring
(a period of time when you relax after working)
40. I try to be hardworking.
(work hard)
41. I'm quite competent
e.g. at my job
42. I try to work efficiently.
(work quickly without making mistakes and wasting time)
43. Efficiency is very important
e.g. in my job
44. A lot of people do voluntary work.
(you want to do it and you're not paid)
45. I was promoted.
(get a higher position)
46. It is a demanding job.
(needing a lot of effort, care, skill)
47. I fill in for / stand in for / cover for
e.g. her while she is off sick
48. I am acting
e.g. as a manager for the next couple of months
49. I will take the place of
e.g. our manager when he leaves
50. Ithis morning shift takes over from
e.g. the night shift t 9 a.m.
51. It is greate teamwork
e.g. that helps get the job done on time
52. We teamed up
e.g. with another group to finish our project
53. We cooperate
e.g. with a German firm on this project
54. I was employed
e.g. as a secretary for a couple of months
55. I do casual work.
(not regular, usually paid hourly)
56. I'v got a temporary job
e.g. working in a newspaper office
57. This factory has 200 employees.
(a person who is employed)
58. The staff
e.g. are so polite and friendly
59. They promoted
e.g. me to office manager
60. I'm on leave
e.g. at the moment because...
61. The post has been vacant
e.g. for some time
62. I turned it down.
(to refuse one's offer)
Payment
63. I am paid
e.g. every months and this pay goes directly into my bank account monthly
64. My salary
e.g. is 20.000$ a year
65. I earn
e.g. 200$ a week as a hairdresser
66. With many jobs you get holiday pay and sick pay.
(when you're off duty or ill)
67. I'm going to a pay rise.
(my pay goes up)
68. My average income
e.g. has risen 2% this year
69. I'm poorely paid / badly paid / don't earn much.
(I'm paid very little money)
70. I have a high income / earn a lot / am well-paid.
(I'm paid a lot of money)
71. My take-home pay / net income is 150$.
(money left after deductions)
72. My gross income is more than that.
(before deductions)
Questions about jobs
Vocabulary
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1. What do you do?
2. What's your job?
3. What do you do for a living?
4. What are your main responsibilities?
5. What do you do every day?
6. What are your duties?
7. What is your daily routine?
8. What does your job involve?
9. How many people does your firm employ at present?
10. Can you have some time off whenever you want?
12. Why don't you apply for another job?
13. Have you filled in the application form?
14. If they offer you a well-paid job. will you take it?
15. How much holiday do you get / How many weeks holiday do you get?
16. What are normal working hours for most office jobs in your country?
17. What kind of jobs get very high salaries in your country?
18. What is the minimum amount of income tax you have to pay?
19. What jobs often involve shiftwork? Would you like to do one?
20. Is flexi-time common in your company?
21. What are your working hours?
22. Do you do / work any overtime?
23. Teachers don't earn very much, do they? Why (not)?
24. When were you last promoted?
25. Why / When did you apply for this job?
26. Why did you take an early retirement?
27. Why did you resign?
28. Did they give you a lot of training before getting the job from the company?
29. Did you do / go on any training courses for this job?
30. Have you been promoted since you started in the comply?
31. Do you normally get a good pay rise at the end of each year?
32. How do you feel about your future prospects in the company?
33. Are you happy in the job or do you feel is time for a fresh challenge in another company?
34. What exactly are your duties as a nurse?
35. Who do you work for?
36. Are you usually busy at work?
37. What do you find difficult about working there?
38. Can you describe your place of work?
39. What do you like about your job?
40. Do you usually cover for a colleague when he is on leave?
41. How do you find visiting a lot of people / clients?
42. Who will take your place when you leave? How do you feel about this?
43. What kind of jobs are you good at?
44. Can you tell me about your boss? What kind of a person is he / she?
45. Have you ever had any serious problems at work?
46. Do you work at the moment? Tell me about the work you do.
47. Have you ever had any other jobs?
48. Would you like to do the same job as your mother / father?
=====================
1. I'm a / an (+ job).
e.g. a nurse / an accountant / a builder
2. I work in (+ place or general area).
e.g. a hospital / an office marketing / social
3. I work for (+ name / place of the company).
e.g. Union Bank / IBM / Fiat / an international bank
What your job involves
4. I'm in charge of
e.g. a big company
5. I'm responsible for
e.g. some workers in that department
6. I have to deal with
e.g. any complaints / overseas clients, mainly
7. I run
e.g. the company / a restaurant
8. I manage
e.g. a shop in downtown
Daily duties / routines
9. I have to go / attend (fml)
e.g. (to) a lot of meetings / conferences
10. I visit / see / meet
e.g. patients / clients
11. I advise
e.g. people / clients and give them help...
12. It involves
e.g. writing letters / filling in forms / doing a lot of paperwork / using computers a lot of the time
Getting a jop
13. It's not easy to get / find work
e.g. in big cities / round these parts
14. I'd love to do
e.g. marketing / this kind of work
15. It's difficult to make a living as a / an
e.g. freelance writer
16. I've been offered a job
e.g. in that company / in London
17. I've applied for a job
e.g. in a local company / in the accounts department
Working hours
18. I have a nine-to-five job / I work nine-to-five
(regular working hours in Britain)
19. I do / work shift work.
(nights one week, days next)
20. I am on flexi-time.
(flexible working hours)
21. I have to do / work overtime.
(work extra hours)
22. I only work part-time / take a part-time job.
(part of a day or a few days a week)
23. I am a workaholic. I work full-time.
(work too much)
24. I took early retirement.
(retire at 55 in Britain)
25. I am on / take sick leave.
(a period spent away from work, etc. because of illness)
26. I am on / take maternity leave.
(expecting a baby)
27. I gave up work
e.g. in order to study
28. I was laid off (infml)
e.g. when the factory went bust
29. I was made redundant.
(no longer needed and therefore out of work)
30. I was dismissed (fml)
e.g. for refusing to obey orders
31. I was fired (infml)
e.g. for always being late
32. I am on / off duty.
(to be working / not working)
Other useful phrases
33. We usually take a break
e.g. for lunch / for ten minutes
34. We normally knock off work (infml)
e.g. about 5:30 p.m. and go off to a resataurant nearby
35. I get some rest.
(a period of time when you relax after working)
36. I was rather inexperienced
e.g. for that kind of work
37. I have a lot of experience
e.g. in this area / of this kind of problem
38. I am sufficiently qualified
e.g. for this position
39. This is a job requiring
(a period of time when you relax after working)
40. I try to be hardworking.
(work hard)
41. I'm quite competent
e.g. at my job
42. I try to work efficiently.
(work quickly without making mistakes and wasting time)
43. Efficiency is very important
e.g. in my job
44. A lot of people do voluntary work.
(you want to do it and you're not paid)
45. I was promoted.
(get a higher position)
46. It is a demanding job.
(needing a lot of effort, care, skill)
47. I fill in for / stand in for / cover for
e.g. her while she is off sick
48. I am acting
e.g. as a manager for the next couple of months
49. I will take the place of
e.g. our manager when he leaves
50. Ithis morning shift takes over from
e.g. the night shift t 9 a.m.
51. It is greate teamwork
e.g. that helps get the job done on time
52. We teamed up
e.g. with another group to finish our project
53. We cooperate
e.g. with a German firm on this project
54. I was employed
e.g. as a secretary for a couple of months
55. I do casual work.
(not regular, usually paid hourly)
56. I'v got a temporary job
e.g. working in a newspaper office
57. This factory has 200 employees.
(a person who is employed)
58. The staff
e.g. are so polite and friendly
59. They promoted
e.g. me to office manager
60. I'm on leave
e.g. at the moment because...
61. The post has been vacant
e.g. for some time
62. I turned it down.
(to refuse one's offer)
Payment
63. I am paid
e.g. every months and this pay goes directly into my bank account monthly
64. My salary
e.g. is 20.000$ a year
65. I earn
e.g. 200$ a week as a hairdresser
66. With many jobs you get holiday pay and sick pay.
(when you're off duty or ill)
67. I'm going to a pay rise.
(my pay goes up)
68. My average income
e.g. has risen 2% this year
69. I'm poorely paid / badly paid / don't earn much.
(I'm paid very little money)
70. I have a high income / earn a lot / am well-paid.
(I'm paid a lot of money)
71. My take-home pay / net income is 150$.
(money left after deductions)
72. My gross income is more than that.
(before deductions)
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