Talking About Occupations English Conversational Phrases

hi everyone I’m Alicia

welcome to conversational phrases we’ve

found that the best way to learn a

language is to speak it from day one and

the best way to start speaking is to

learn phrases that you’ll use in real

conversations today we’ll learn

conversational phrases about occupations

after watching this video you’ll be able

to talk about your job and ask what

somebody does for a living

and if you want to learn more vocabulary

phrases and example sentences you can

use in real-life situations

click the link in the description to

download your occupation PDF cheat sheet

for free now let’s take a look at some

conversational phrases

listen to the dialogue what do you do

I’m an artist

listen to it again what do you do I’m an

artist

first of all you need to learn how to

say what do you do what do you do listen

to it again what do you do what do you

do

now how do you answer this question this

is the pattern you’ll need I’m a I’m n

your occupation

I’m a an your occupation

for example I’m an artist I’m an artist

I’m an artist

here are a few more professions you can

use with the same pattern

police officer

police officer

police officer

teacher teacher

teacher

doctor doctor

doctor

engineer engineer

engineer

now listen to some examples what do you

do

I’m a teacher

what do you do I’m a doctor

what do you do I am an engineer

okay now it’s your turn

do you remember how to say what do you

do

what do you do

imagine you’re a doctor do you remember

how to say doctor

doctor doctor

say I’m a doctor

I’m a doctor now answer the question

saying that you are a doctor what do you

do

I’m a doctor

now imagine you’re a teacher do you

remember how to say teacher

teacher teacher

say I’m a teacher

I’m a teacher now answer the question

saying that you are a teacher what do

you do

I’m a teacher

now imagine you’re an engineer do you

remember how to say engineer

engineer

engineer

say I’m an engineer

I am an engineer now answer the question

saying that you are an engineer what do

you do

I am an engineer

well done in this lesson you learn new

occupation related vocabulary and

phrases you can use in your everyday

life you are now able to talk about your

job like a native speaker

start by practicing in the comments

below tell me about your job lastly

don’t forget to click the link in the

description and download your PDF cheat

sheets you’ll get useful phrases you

need for everyday life for free see you

in the next lesson bye

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