What do you do for a living?

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Small talk is social conversation about unimportant things, often between people who do not know each other well. The most common topic of small talk is work.

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Page 1: What do you do for a living?

Small talk is social conversation about unimportant things, often between people who do not know

each other well. The most common topic of small talk is work.

Page 2: What do you do for a living?

• What do you do for a living? • I’m a salesperson. I’ve got a temporary job

at the local market. It’s part time three days a week. I don’t like this job. It’s stressful and exhausting.

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• What do you do? • I work for a finance company as an

accountant. I love my job. It’s challenging and that’s why motivating. I have to work quickly and accurately. I use a range of software.

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• I work at the Human Resources department in a large international company. I have to be good at dealing with people and solving problems.

Page 5: What do you do for a living?

• How’s your job going? Not bad. I’ve got a promotion to a more responsible position. I can finally afford to buy a car.

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• Are you still working for that catering company?

• No, I resigned from my post because of a disagreement with my boss. Now I’m out of work.

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• Are you still working for that insurance company?

• No, didn’t you hear? The company went bankrupt and I was made redundant. At the moment I’m unemployed.

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• Are you still looking for a job? • Yes. I have applied for a few places, but

they all turned me down. • No, I finally got a permanent job.