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a. I'm an engineer.                                    c. Jules is a sales manager.

 

b. It's an office.                                          d. Are you a student?

My Notes

LANGUAGE CHECK. A/AN We often use "a/an" with singular nouns. Study the examples and complete the rules below.

VOCABULARY. JOBS. Do you use "a or an" with the jobs in the box? Think of more jobs. Do you use "a" or "an" with them?

accountant            designer             architect                lawyer

 

teacher                  mechanic            salesperson           receptionist

Complete the sentences with jobs from the box above. Use "a/an" where necessary.

1. Laura is                                         - she helps people with legal problems.

 

2. Marco is                                         - he builds offices.

 

3. Stella is                                        - she's good with cars.

 

4. I'm                                        - I work with money.

 

5. Gregor and Sam are                                        - they give lessons at the college.

 

6. Philo is                                        - she's good at art.

 

7. Ronaldo and I work at Walmart - we're                                          .

 

8. Helen is                                        - she welcomes visitors to the company.

When we meet business contacts for the first time, we usually give information about ourselves, for example, name, nationality, job title and company. We may also need to ask people for information about themselves. Look at the following examples. Match the questions 1 - 4 with the responses

a - d.

 

1. What's your name?                                                     a. I'm (an IT manager).

 

2. Where are you from?                                                 b. I'm (Tom Allen). 

 

3. What do you do?                                                         c. I'm (from the UK) / I'm (British).

 

4. What company are you with?                                  d. I'm (with Alcoa).

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