Talking about yourself 1

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Talking about yourself
Review of verb tenses
Use of articles
Making Comparisons
Let me tell you a little bit about my education
I graduated/majored in International Relations.
I have a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations. 
I have an MBA in Foreign Trade.
I have a CELTA certificate.
I am currently taking DELTA and a course in Instructional Design. 
How about you?
I have a Bachelor’s Degree. or I graduated/majored in (area) from (institution).
I have an Associate’s Degree in (area) from (institution).
I have a Master’s Degree or a Doctor’s Degree in (area).
I have an MBA.
I took a ______ course.
I took a graduate course in (area). 
I took a specialization course in _______.
I specialize in ________.
Attention!
In the US, undergraduate courses are graduate courses means “pós-graduação” for us. 
A little about what I do
I work as a teacher for a company called Alumni and I am also self-employed.
I am responsible for preparing and teaching classes, writing reports and correcting tests.
or
I am in charge of preparing and teaching classes, writing reports and correcting tests.
Responsible for = in charge of = my responsibilities
How about you?
What do you do?
I work as a ________ for _____________. 
I am responsible for/in charge of…
Of 
is pronounced 
/əv/
Use the cues to form sentences
She – work – Google – web designer since 2014.
They – work - analysts - until last year, now they – work – managers.
He – work (neg.) – Facebook anymore, he – work – supervisor – Microsoft.
We – work (neg.) – anymore, we – be – retired.
I – start working – Nestle – manager next month.
Making comparisons
Do you agree?
Working from home is the most convenient way to work, but it is more distracting, 
and you may not be as productive as when you are in the office. 
Being your own boss is less stressful than being an employee. 
Working with other people is not as interesting as working alone.
People who get up before 6 a.m. are the most productive ones. 
Making comparisons
Do you agree?
Working from home is the most convenient way to work, but it is more distracting, 
and you may not be as productive as when you are in the office. 
Being your own boss is less stressful than being an employee. 
Working with other people is not as interesting as working alone.
People who get up before 6 a.m. are the most productive ones. 
Making comparisons
Complete the sentences with your own ideas to make comparisons. 
I think working for a multinational is _________________________________.
I wouldn’t like to work as ________________ because it is ________________________.
I used to ___________________, but now I see it _________________.
I started ________________ because I realized _______________________.
Complete the text
Christina Mercando is 1._____ businesswoman and 2._____ inventor. She started 3._____ company in 4._____ US named Ringly. Her first product was 5._____ ring that connects to your smartphone. When 6._____ phone receives 7._____ text or e-mail, 8._____ ring lights up. 9 ._____ idea came to Christina when she was having 10 ._____ dinner with friends. She didn’t want to miss any important calls on her phone, but she didn’t want to put her phone on 11._____ dinner table. It’s 12 ._____ common problem for 13._____ women who keep 14._____ phones in their handbags or purses, where they may not hear them. 15 ._____rings are made in China, and Christina talks with the factory once 16 ._____ week. It’s 17 ._____exciting time for Christina, and 18 ._____future is definitely bright!
 
 
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