Nessa lição veremos frases com o verbo give no presente, passado e particípio passado.

Pratique com as sentenças e o áudio.

give – gave – given

Phonetic / ˈgɪv / ˈgeɪv / ˈgɪvən/
Tradução: dar

Work and jobs

What do you do?
To find out what someone’s job is, you ask ‘What do you do?’
Kerstin talks about her job:
‘I work for a large European car maker. I work on car design. In fact, I run the design
department and I manage a team of designers: 20 people work under me. It’s very
interesting. One of my main responsibilities is to make sure that new model designs are
finished on time. I’m also in charge of design budgets.
‘I deal with a lot of different people in the company. I’m responsible for coordination
between design and production: I work with managers at our manufacturing plants.’

in charge of + noun
responsible for + verb + -ing
responsibility + infinitive / -ing
One of my responsibilities is to make sure that …

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If you work or have work, you have a job. But you don’t say that someone has ‘a work’. Work is
also the place where you do your job. You don’t say for example, ‘at the work’ or ‘to the work’.
Here are some phrases with ‘work’.
The economy is growing fast and
more people are in work – have
a job – than ever before. The
percentage of people out of
work – without a job – has fallen
to its lowest level for 30 years.
Frank talks about his job:
‘I work in a bank in New York
City. I leave for work at 7.30
every morning. I go to work
by train and subway. I get to /
arrive at work at about 9. I’m
usually at work till 6. Luckily, I
don’t get ill very much so I don’t
often take time off work – away

from work due to illness.’

Types of job and types of work
A full-time job is one for the whole of the normal working week; a part-time job is for less
time than that. You say that someone works full-time or part-time.
A permanent job does not finish after a fixed period; a temporary job finishes after a fixed
period.
You talk about temporary work and permanent work.

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‘I work for a large French supermarket company. It is
an international company and I work on the
development of new supermarkets abroad. In fact,
I run the development department and I manage a team looking at the possibilities in different countries. It’s very interesting. One of my main responsibilities
is to make sure that new supermarkets open on
time. I’m also in charge of financial reporting.
I deal with a lot of different organizations in my work. I’m responsible for planning projects from start to finish.
I work closely with our foreign partners, and so I travel a lot.’

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Rebecca lives in London and works in public relations. She leaves home for work at 7.30 am. She
drives to work. The traffic is often bad and she worries about getting to work
late, but she usually arrives at work at around 9. She finishes work quite late, at about 8.
‘Luckily, I’m never ill,’ she says. ‘I could never take time off work.’
She loves what she does and is glad to be in work. Some of her friends are not so lucky: they are out of work.

3 – What is being advertised in each of these job advertisements?

Librarian required for public library,
afternoons 2 till 6. (job) – a part-time job

Personal assistant needed
for busy office, 9 am to
5.30 pm. (work) – full-time work

Experienced barman wanted, 8 pm
until midnight. (work) – part-time work

Teacher needed for summer course,
1 to 31 August. (job) – a temporary job

Salesman required for showroom –
good prospects for right
person. (work) – permanent work

Lawyer wanted for law firm – long hours,
4 weeks holiday per year. (job) – a permanent job

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Exercises:

What do you do? What are you in charge of?
What are your responsibilities?

• I’m a pilot for a regional airline. I’m in charge
  of flying small planes (30 passengers) on short
  flights. My main responsibility is for the safety
  of the passengers, of course. My other
  responsibilities include leaving and arriving on
  time, and not using too much fuel.

What time do you leave for work? How long does
it take you to get to work? What time do you
arrive at work? Do you take a lot of time off work?

• I usually leave home at 4.30 in the morning.
  The first flight is at 6 and I usually arrive at
  the airport at 5. I don’t take a lot of time off
  work – I like flying too much!

What sort of job would you like
to do?

• I’d like to do something that involves
  working with other people. What sort of routine would you
  like to have?
• I’d like to work in a job with a regular
  routine, where I can leave home at 8 and
  know that I’ll get back at 6. A nice
  comfortable office job would be nice!
• Some people prefer to work part-time
  because they have children to look after, or
  because they have other things that
  interest them. Some people like temporary
  jobs because they don’t want to work for
  the same organization all the time. Other
  people like them because they want to take
  regular breaks so that they can travel, for
  example.

Exercises:

Combinação – Regular Verb – give + Vocabulary
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