Improve Your English: English in the Workplace (Book): Hear and see how English is actually spoken--from real-life speakers

143 Pages·2009·3.96 MB·English

by  Stephen E. Brown

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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
CHAPTER 1 WHAT KIND OF WORK DO YOU DO?
PART I 1
1. Th e Librarian 1
2. Th e Nurse 2
3. Th e Artist 2
4. Th e Chemist 2
5. Th e Mechanic 3
6. Th e Offi ce Manager 3
7. Th e Sign Language Teacher 3
8. Th e Retired Policeman 3
9. Th e University Professor
(Linguistics) 4
10. Th e Entrepreneur and
the Surgical Technologist 5
11. Th e Travel Agent 5
12. Th e CPA and the IT Professional 5
13. Th e EMT 6
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14. Th e University Professor
(Archaeology and Antiquities) 6
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Advisor/Hotel Manager 7
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PART II 11
1. Th e Chemist 11
2. Th e Accountant 13
3. Th e Nurse 13
4. Th e Librarian 14
5. Th e Retired Policeman 14
6. Th e Professional Musicians 15
7. Th e High School Student 16
8. Th e Artist 17
9. Th e University Professor
(Archaeology and Antiquities) 17
10. Th e Offi ce Manager 19
11. Th e Retired Policeman 19
12. Th e University Professor
(Linguistics) 21
CHAPTER 3 AN AVERAGE DAY 27
1. Th e Travel Agent 27
2. Th e Surgical Technologist 28
3. Th e Offi ce Manager 28
4. Th e Chemist 29
5. Th e Academic Advisor 29
6. Th e Librarian 30
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7. Th e EMT 32
8. Th e Nurse 32
9. Th e Professional Musicians 33
CHAPTER 4 LOOKING FOR WORK 39
1. Th e Sign Language Interpreter 39 nts
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3. Th e Mechanic 43
4. Th e Entrepreneur 44
5. Th e CPA and
the IT Professional 45
6. Th e Travel Agent 46
CHAPTER 5 INTERVIEWING FOR A JOB 51
1. Th e Hotel Manager 51
2. Th e Accountant 53
3. Th e University Professor
(Foreign Languages) 55
4. Th e Sign Language Interpreter 56
5. Th e IT Professional 57
6. Th e Nurse 58
7. Th e CPA 59
CHAPTER 6 TRAINING FOR A JOB 65
1. Th e Librarian 65
2. Th e University Professor
(Linguistics) 66
3. Th e EMT 67
4. Th e Sign Language Teacher 69
5. Th e Sign Language Interpreter 69
6. Th e Chemist 70
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7. Th e Offi ce Manager 71
8. Th e Entrepreneur 71
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CHAPTER 7 COMMUNICATION AT WORK 77
nts 1. Th e University Administrator 77
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the Surgical Technologist 79
4. Th e IT Professional 82
5. Th e Travel Agent 83
6. Th e Surgical Technologist and the
Entrepreneur 84
7. Th e Retired Policeman 85
8. Th e Chemist 87
9. Th e Sign Language Teacher 88
CHAPTER 8 DRESSING FOR WORK 93
1. Th e Librarian 93
2. Th e Accountant 94
3. Th e Sign Language Interpreter 95
4. Th e IT Professional 96
5. Th e Surgical Technologist 96
6. Th e Mechanic 97
CHAPTER 9 PROBLEMS AT WORK 101
1. Th e Nurse 101
2. Th e Retired Policeman 104
3. Th e Travel Agent 105
4. Th e CPA 106
5. Th e Hotel Manager 107
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6. Th e Mechanic 108
7. Th e EMT 109
8. Th e IT Professional 109
9. Th e Entrepreneur 111
CHAPTER 10 TECHNOLOGY AT WORK 117 nts
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(Linguistics) 117
2. Th e Chemist 118
3. Th e Accountant 118
4. Th e Entrepreneur and the
Surgical Technologist 119
5. Th e EMT 120
6. Th e Travel Agent 121
7. Th e Sign Language Interpreter 122
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