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(name of company)  \nFor example, \"I work at Espresso English\" or \"I work for Nike.\" You can also use \"for\" if you work directly for a famous person: \"I work for Tom Cruise. I'm his public relations manager.”  \nI work in...  \na place:  \n• I work in an office.  \n• I work in a school.  \n• I work in a factory.  \na city/country:  \n• I work in Paris.  \n• I work in France.  \na department:  \n• I work in the marketing department.  \n• I work in human resources.  \n• I work in sales.  \na general area/industry:  \n• I work in finance.  \n• I work in medical research.  \n• I work in consulting.  \nI work with... (things / people that are the objects of your dayto-day work)  \n• I work with computers.  \n• I'm a teacher. I work with special-needs children.  \nIf you want to add more details about your work, you can say \"I'm responsible for...\" or \"I'm in charge of...\" or “My job involves…”  \n• I'm responsible for updating the company website.  \n• I'm in charge of interviewing candidates for jobs.  \n• My job involves giving tours ofthe museum.  \nAfter these phrases, use the-ING form of the verb.  \nLet's review:  \n• I work at (a company) .  \n• I work for (a company / a person)  \n• I work in (a place, city, country, department, or general area/industry)  \n• I work with (people / things)  \nIn conversational English, the question \"Where do you work?\" is commonly phrased as \"What do you do?\" or \"What do you do for a living?\"  \nYou can answer with one of the \"I work...\" phrases we just learned, or you can say \"I'm a/an... (your job title) .\"  \n• I'm a teacher.  \n• I'm an accountant.  \nHow do you answer this question if you don't have a job? You can say:  \n• I'm unemployed.  \n• I'm between jobs at the moment.  \nHere are some other reasons you might not have a job:  \n• I'm a student.  \n• I'm a stay-at-home mom/dad.  \nIf you work for yourself, you can say \"I'm self-employed.\" If you have your own company, you can say, \"I own a small business,\" or more specifically, \"I own a restaurant\" or \"I own a graphic design company. \"  \nDescribing your job  \nDo you like your job? Here are some different ways to talk about how you feel about your work:  \n• My job is interesting / exciting.  \n• I find my work very rewarding.  \n(this means it satisfies you and makes you feelgood)  \n• The work is quite challenging.  \n(“challenging” can be a way to say it’s difficult, but with a positive connotation; you enjoy the difficulty)  \n• My job is tough / tiring / demanding.  \n• The work is rather dull / boring / repetitive.  \n(“dull” is another way to say “boring,” and “repetitive” means you do the same type of task multiple times; there’s not much variation)  \nEssential Employment Vocabulary  \nWhen you are officially accepted into a new job at a company, you are hired by the company. For example, \"I was hired by an insurance company just two weeks after graduating from college.\"  \nWhen you're hired, you become an employee of the company. The company becomes your employer. The other employees in the company are  \nyour colleagues or coworkers. The person above you who is responsible foryour work is your boss or supervisor.  \nYou can work full-time (usually about 40 hours per week) or part-time (usually 15-25 hours per week). A small number of companies offer flex-time, meaning the employee can set his/her own schedule.  \nIn some jobs, you work shifts – meaning the hours aren’t the same every day; instead, you work a specific block of hours that the manager schedules. If you work overtime, it means you work extra hours in addition to your normal schedule.  \nWe typically use the expression go to work for arriving a","cbCaisxTLqg3xpHx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisxTLqg3xpHx","pdf",270044,"English","# Where do you work?\n## I work at/for\n## I work in\n## I work with\n# Describing your work and responsibilities\n## I’m responsible for / in charge of / involves\n## Review of prepositions\n# Talking about your job\n## What do you do for a living?\n## Unemployed, between jobs, and stay-at-home\n# Essential employment vocabulary\n## Hired, employee, employer, colleagues, boss\n## Full-time, part-time, flex-time, shifts, overtime\n## Commute, remote work, salary, pay raise, promotion, bonus\n## Fire, lay off, quit, leave, resign, retire","[{\"question\":\"How can you answer “Where do you work?” in business English?\",\"answer\":\"Use one of the taught patterns: “I work at/for...,” “I work in...” or “I work with...” depending on what you want to mention. 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