Learn English British English in Three Minutes What Do You Do
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British English in three minutes the
fastest easiest and most fun way to
learn English hey everyone I’m Gina in
this series we’re going to learn some
easy ways to ask and answer common
questions in English it’s really useful
and it only takes three minutes in this
lesson you’re going to learn how to ask
what someone’s job is in natural English
of course you can just say what is your
job this is correct English but it
sounds too direct and awkward native
English speakers almost never say this
in a social situation instead they use a
different question but before we master
that we need to compare it to a very
similar question what are you doing I’m
presenting a video about English what do
you do I’m an English teacher do you see
the difference these two questions
what are you doing and what do you do
sound similar but mean different things
the first one is asking what you are
doing right now this minute you answer
it using an ING verb what are you doing
I’m reading I’m watching TV while the
second is actually a shortened version
of what do you do for a living this is
how we ask what is your job in natural
English let’s practice this question
what do you do what do you do
when native speakers of English asked
this question it can come out very fast
and sound more like what do you do in
order to tell it apart from what are you
doing just listen for the in sound on
the end of the question if it’s not
there then you’re being asked what your
job is so how would you answer this
question just think of it as if the
other person is asking you what is your
job you could answer with I’m and then
your job I’m a teacher I’m a teacher or
I’m an engineer I’m an engineer if you
want to learn more job names go to
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and check out the core word lists these
cover job vocabulary and more and
include a picture and audio to help
perfect your pronunciation
you can also mention the place that you
work at starting with I work at I work
at a hospital I work at a hospital I
work at a law firm I work at aa law firm
if you work for a big company that is
well known you can say I work for and
then the name I work for Barclays Bank I
work for Barclays Bank I work for the
BBC I work for the BBC now it’s time for
Gina’s tips when you ask the question
what do you do
and the other person tells you their job
it’s polite to make some kind of
positive comment about his or her job
for example how interesting all that
must be exciting or even oh really
remember to sound sincere do you know
how native English speakers ask each
other what their hobbies are here’s a
hint we don’t use the word hobby find
out next time in the third English in
three minutes lesson see you then
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