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Learning activity 3.2
The following conversation will show you how to talk about jobs with others. It provides you with
a lot of examples of the vocabulary you have learned in block IV.
Ask to your teacher to read the following dialogue. If it isn´t possible, work in mixed pairs and
read it aloud. Take turns in reading the dialogue. Practice your pronunciation and intonation; as
well as improve your listening comprehension.
Listen to the conversation and underline the words you don´t understand. Write the words in the
box and include them in your Glossary at the end of this book.
PART I:
Ring, Ring…
Sally: Hello.
Plumber
: Hi, is this Brenda?
Sally: No, this isn´t Brenda.
Plumber: Well, who is this?
Sally: I´m Sally.
Plumber: Oh, I´m sorry. I got the wrong number.
Sally: That´s ok.
Plumber: Excuse me Sally, do you know Brenda?
Sally: No, I don´t know Brenda.
Plumber:
Well anyway, what do you do Sally?
Sally: Me? I am a secretary.
Plumber: Mmm a secretary, I see…so what does the secretary do?
Sally: I do many things!
Plumber: Really?
Sally: Yes, I type letters.
Plumber: You type letters?
Sally:
Yes and I answer the phone.
Plumber: Mmm so you type letters and answer the phone.
Sally: Mmmhu!! And I make photocopies.
Plumber: Oh! You are very busy, you type letters, answer the phone and you make photocopies.
Sally: I also make cofee and I do
fling
.
Plumber: You can do many things.
What is your job?
Plumber
: someone whose job is repair pipes, water tanks, and
other equipment used for supplying storing water.
Filing
: to put documents into an ordered system so that you can
easily Fnd them.