Business English - Talking about your Work

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We are going to star by talking about one of the main questions that you ask in the bussiness context , and that is... where do you work...OK? There are a number of different ways wich you can answer this question and the all involve the word ..work of course..so for example...you start by saying...I work but...after that...you have a number of different prepositions..that you use() to need to use  depending  on what you want to say...so we are going to review some of these and then..I hope you have a better understanding of what to use and how to answer this basic question. OK?= So...Let's get started ! So..the first one is: I work in..can be used for a place..for example: I work in a school..., I work in an office...,  work in a factory...,right?...and many others examples like that..You can also...use IN to describe the city: I work in Toronto, I work in Paris, I work in Montreal, OK? ...So you can use it for cities...You can also use it for the country...I work in Australia...I work in Japan..., I work  in India, OK?  Another way you can use "I work in"...is with the departament... : I work in the marketing departement, I work in the accounting departement , OK?  You can use it to describe the field that you're in...for example: I work in computers, I work in education, Right? So...You use it to describe  the field that you are in..., the professional field...I work in accounting, for example, or you can use it similarly to describe the industry:  I work in the hospitality industry, I work in the turism industry, OK? So...Yes..The preposition in covers a lot of different possibilities...OK? Let's move...on...from there to the next one...which is on  So...Let's look at how you can use that...: I work on a farm, I work on a oil (rick)   , I work on a construction site, These are some specific examples ...You can see...that There are a little more specific is used...not as often..OK? It's most rarerly so...IN is more common. You can also use it to talk about the area or field that you that you are working on...so...for example : I work on software development..., I work on educational policy, OK? That's another way you can use ON . Now AT, describes the place....and..you maybe wandering.Because I mention place so for three different places  But..here is a little more specific...for example: I work at home, I work at downtown branch right?..I work at this location  so You are usually talking about a molre specific place or brach , or location all right?...Now we come to another one...;with..so..with..is used to talk about..who you work with..right?..I work with..John, I work with the french clients, I work with several wonderful collegues, right? You are talking about...the people...that you're working with...and last to for that perhaps most impotant..because this is what people make ask you first right? They may ask you : Who do you work for?...so.. in answer to that question  You could say: I work for diplomat lingo school, I work for microsoft, I work for IBM and so one.  or you could say I work for my uncle. It could be a person, as well but usually we are gonna give the name of the company, and in case of you are a self employee or an enterpreneur  you can also say I work for myself, OK? So...I know there is a lot of diffrent possibilities here, I know the prepositions can be quite challenging to master so the only way to really learn them is to listen to a lot of examples, to write out a lot of examples, of your own using these prepositions  and thru repetition eventuaslly you will get them . If you have any more questions or if you like actually do a free quizz on this lesson,  You can do that on our web site:...OK? Thanks very much and will see you again..By for now.