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Hello English learners and welcome back to another great lesson with English Pod.
Hello English learners and welcome back to another great lesson with English Pod.
My name is Marco and I'm Erica, and today we're bringing you a great intermediate lesson with some really useful vocabulary.
My name is Marco and I'm Erica, and today we're bringing you a great intermediate lesson with some really useful vocabulary.
Some vocabulary you can use to describe your job.
Some vocabulary you can use to describe your job.
Yes, this is a really common situation when someone asks you what you do and you have to tell them exactly.
Yes, this is a really common situation when someone asks you what you do and you have to tell them exactly.
So today's lesson is all about that.
So today's lesson is all about that.
So before we jump into our dialogue, let's start with our vocabulary preview.
So before we jump into our dialogue, let's start with our vocabulary preview.
Vocabulary preview.
Vocabulary preview.
We have two simple phrases today that you'll hear in our dialogue for our vocabulary preview.
We have two simple phrases today that you'll hear in our dialogue for our vocabulary preview.
The first one is VP.
The first one is VP.
VP.
VP.
VP.
VP.
So the VP of a company is.
So the VP of a company is.
the vice president.
the vice president.
The vice president exactly.
The vice president exactly.
Yep, simple little acronym.
Yep, simple little acronym.
And the next word is Fortune five hundred company.
And the next word is Fortune five hundred company.
Fortune five hundred company.
Fortune five hundred company.
Fortune five hundred company.
Fortune five hundred company.
So a Fortune 500 company is... I'll let you explain.
So a Fortune 500 company is... I'll let you explain.
Well, Fortune Magazine ranks the 500 biggest companies in the US.
Well, Fortune Magazine ranks the 500 biggest companies in the US.
So a Fortune 500 company basically is.
So a Fortune 500 company basically is.
one of the 500 biggest companies in the US.
one of the 500 biggest companies in the US.
Okay, that's simple.
Okay, that's simple.
Yep.
Yep.
All right, well with those words, it sounds like we're going to be talking to some important people today.
All right, well with those words, it sounds like we're going to be talking to some important people today.
Yes, we are going to be talking to some important people.
Yes, we are going to be talking to some important people.
So let's listen to our dialogue for the first time.
So let's listen to our dialogue for the first time.
Now it's going to be a little bit fast, but you don't have to worry about it.
Now it's going to be a little bit fast, but you don't have to worry about it.
because we'll come back and explain all of the important vocabulary.
because we'll come back and explain all of the important vocabulary.
OH LOOK, THERE'S CAROLINE AND A BOYFRIEND.
OH LOOK, THERE'S CAROLINE AND A BOYFRIEND.
SHE'S ALWAYS GOING ON ABOUT HIM AT THE OFFICE.
SHE'S ALWAYS GOING ON ABOUT HIM AT THE OFFICE.
GREAT!
GREAT!
THEY SAW US.
THEY SAW US.
THEY COME IN THIS WAY.
THEY COME IN THIS WAY.
OH MAN.
OH MAN.
JESSICA ARTHUR, HI!
JESSICA ARTHUR, HI!
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY BOYFRIEND GREG.
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY BOYFRIEND GREG.
HE'S THE VP OF QUALITY AND SAFETY FOR A TOP FORTUNE FIVE HUNDRED FOOD COMPANY.
HE'S THE VP OF QUALITY AND SAFETY FOR A TOP FORTUNE FIVE HUNDRED FOOD COMPANY.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
This is my husband Arthur.
This is my husband Arthur.
Hey, how's it going?
Hey, how's it going?
Hello Caroline.
Hello Caroline.
Talks about you all the time.
Talks about you all the time.
I guess you must be pretty busy at work.
I guess you must be pretty busy at work.
Well yeah, VP position is not easy, you know.
Well yeah, VP position is not easy, you know.
I implement policies and procedures nationwide, various departments as well as train junior managers in FDA and EPA regulations.
I implement policies and procedures nationwide, various departments as well as train junior managers in FDA and EPA regulations.
I also have to oversee daily operations of our quality control for the entire East Coast.
I also have to oversee daily operations of our quality control for the entire East Coast.
That alone means I have fifteen hundred employees under me.
That alone means I have fifteen hundred employees under me.
Wow, yeah.
Wow, yeah.
that sounds exciting.
that sounds exciting.
And what about you, Arthur?
And what about you, Arthur?
What do you do for a living?
What do you do for a living?
Oh, I'm a top gun.
Oh, I'm a top gun.
pilot.
pilot.
Turning in for a final approach.
Turning in for a final approach.
All right, great music for our dialogue again.
All right, great music for our dialogue again.
huh?
huh?
Chosen by...
Chosen by...
by moi, of course.
by moi, of course.
Yeah, Top Gun is one of my all-time favorite movies, and Top Gun Pilot... What a cool profession!
Yeah, Top Gun is one of my all-time favorite movies, and Top Gun Pilot... What a cool profession!
An excellent profession, much cooler than being like the VP.
An excellent profession, much cooler than being like the VP.
Yeah, boring.
Yeah, boring.
Yeah, anyway.
Yeah, anyway.
this guy was a bit of a jerk.
this guy was a bit of a jerk.
don't you think?
don't you think?
Yeah, you can tell a little bit of the sarcastic tone he had in his voice.
Yeah, you can tell a little bit of the sarcastic tone he had in his voice.
definitely.
definitely.
But he did use some interesting phrases, and we can talk about those now.
But he did use some interesting phrases, and we can talk about those now.
Right?
Right?
So let's take a look at language takeaway.
So let's take a look at language takeaway.
language takeaway.
language takeaway.
our first word for language takeaways is implement.
our first word for language takeaways is implement.
implement，implement，implement。
implement，implement，implement。
let's listen to some examples of this word to help us understand its meaning。
let's listen to some examples of this word to help us understand its meaning。
EXAMPLE ONE.
EXAMPLE ONE.
Our company has to implement this sales strategy.
Our company has to implement this sales strategy.
example two.
example two.
SARAH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN.
SARAH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN.
EXAMPLE THREE.
EXAMPLE THREE.
I implemented several new policies.
I implemented several new policies.
Okay, great examples.
Okay, great examples.
And just in case to implement means to put into action, put into action.
And just in case to implement means to put into action, put into action.
Great exactly our second word for language takeaway policies.
Great exactly our second word for language takeaway policies.
policies.
policies.
policies, policies.
policies, policies.
So policies are basically rules and regulations.
So policies are basically rules and regulations.
exactly formal rules.
exactly formal rules.
for a company or an organization, exactly policies.
for a company or an organization, exactly policies.
Great third word oversee.
Great third word oversee.
oversee.
oversee.
oversee.
oversee.
oversee.
oversee.
So when you oversee operations.
So when you oversee operations.
it means like you watch it to make sure it's okay.
it means like you watch it to make sure it's okay.
You supervise it.
You supervise it.
This is an excellent word to use when you want to talk about your job responsibilities.
This is an excellent word to use when you want to talk about your job responsibilities.
Right?
Right?
Oversee great.
Oversee great.
And our last word for language takeaway, it's kind of tricky.
And our last word for language takeaway, it's kind of tricky.
So let's listen to how it was used in our dialogue.
So let's listen to how it was used in our dialogue.
That alone means I have fifteen hundred employees under me.
That alone means I have fifteen hundred employees under me.
That alone means I have fifteen hundred employees under me.
That alone means I have fifteen hundred employees under me.
So this guy has fifteen hundred employees under him, meaning he supervises fifteen hundred employees.
So this guy has fifteen hundred employees under him, meaning he supervises fifteen hundred employees.
Right?
Right?
He manages fifteen hundred employees.
He manages fifteen hundred employees.
He must be a busy man.
He must be a busy man.
Yes, for fifteen hundred employees.
Yes, for fifteen hundred employees.
How many employees do you have under you, Erica?
How many employees do you have under you, Erica?
Uh, two.
Uh, two.
Yeah, not quite as much as fifteen hundred.
Yeah, not quite as much as fifteen hundred.
Yeah, I guess I'm not a VP right yet.
Yeah, I guess I'm not a VP right yet.
Right yet?
Right yet?
Hey, not yet, but you will.
Hey, not yet, but you will.
Okay.
Okay.
All right, so with this in mind, we are ready to listen to our dialogue for a second time, and this time it's gonna be slower.
All right, so with this in mind, we are ready to listen to our dialogue for a second time, and this time it's gonna be slower.
Oh, look, there's Caroline and her boyfriend.
Oh, look, there's Caroline and her boyfriend.
She's always going on about him at the office.
She's always going on about him at the office.
Oh great, they saw us.
Oh great, they saw us.
They're coming this way.
They're coming this way.
Oh man.
Oh man.
Jessica Arthur, hi.
Jessica Arthur, hi.
I'd like you to meet my boyfriend Greg.
I'd like you to meet my boyfriend Greg.
He's the VP of quality and safety for a top Fortune 500 food company.
He's the VP of quality and safety for a top Fortune 500 food company.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
This is my husband Arthur.
This is my husband Arthur.
Hey, how's it going?
Hey, how's it going?
Hello Caroline.
Hello Caroline.
Talks about you all the time.
Talks about you all the time.
I guess you must be pretty busy at work.
I guess you must be pretty busy at work.
Well yeah, VP position is not easy, you know.
Well yeah, VP position is not easy, you know.
I implement policies and procedures nationwide of various departments as well as train junior managers in FDA and EPA regulations.
I implement policies and procedures nationwide of various departments as well as train junior managers in FDA and EPA regulations.
I also have to oversee daily operations of our quality control for the entire East Coast.
I also have to oversee daily operations of our quality control for the entire East Coast.
That alone means I have fifteen hundred employees under me.
That alone means I have fifteen hundred employees under me.
" "Wow!
" "Wow!
Yeah, that sounds exciting.
Yeah, that sounds exciting.
And what about you, Arthur?
And what about you, Arthur?
What do you do for a living?
What do you do for a living?
".
".
Oh, I'm a top gun pilot.
Oh, I'm a top gun pilot.
Okay, great stuff with this.
Okay, great stuff with this.
Now we can start with our fluency builder for today.
Now we can start with our fluency builder for today.
Fluency builder.
Fluency builder.
we heard some excellent phrases in this dialogue, some phrases that sound really natural.
we heard some excellent phrases in this dialogue, some phrases that sound really natural.
Hey.
Hey.
yes, especially the first one that we have today is whenever someone talks and talks and talks and just and continuously talks without stopping, you would say.
yes, especially the first one that we have today is whenever someone talks and talks and talks and just and continuously talks without stopping, you would say.
She's always going on about him at the office.
She's always going on about him at the office.
She's always going on about him at the office.
She's always going on about him at the office.
This is a really natural way of saying, keeps talking about right, keeps talking about him.
This is a really natural way of saying, keeps talking about right, keeps talking about him.
So we have a few examples of how this phrase works.
So we have a few examples of how this phrase works.
Let's listen.
Let's listen.
Example one.
Example one.
my boss is always going on about how we need to save money.
my boss is always going on about how we need to save money.
it's all he talks about.
it's all he talks about.
EXAMPLE TWO.
EXAMPLE TWO.
Gary is always going on about his kids.
Gary is always going on about his kids.
He's always talking about how smart they are.
He's always talking about how smart they are.
EXAMPLE THREE.
EXAMPLE THREE.
My mom is always going on about how I should get married.
My mom is always going on about how I should get married.
Okay, excellent.
Okay, excellent.
It's clear now.
It's clear now.
Yes, okay.
Yes, okay.
So let's move on to our second phrase for today, and this is a great one to use whenever you meet someone for the first.
So let's move on to our second phrase for today, and this is a great one to use whenever you meet someone for the first.
time or when you start to talk to someone for the first time.
time or when you start to talk to someone for the first time.
Great.
Great.
Hey, how's it going?
Hey, how's it going?
Hey, how's it going?
Hey, how's it going?
So this is a really relaxed and natural way of saying, how are you?
So this is a really relaxed and natural way of saying, how are you?
How are you?
How are you?
Yeah, so yeah, you can just say, hey, how's it going?
Yeah, so yeah, you can just say, hey, how's it going?
Yep, great.
Yep, great.
Really natural sounding.
Really natural sounding.
Now our third phrase is the most important one of our dialogue.
Now our third phrase is the most important one of our dialogue.
Yes, and it's a really common situation.
Yes, and it's a really common situation.
when someone asks you about your job, they might say this.
when someone asks you about your job, they might say this.
Arthur, what do you do for a living?
Arthur, what do you do for a living?
Arthur, what do you do for a living?
Arthur, what do you do for a living?
So this is a really great way of asking what work do you do or what is your job.
So this is a really great way of asking what work do you do or what is your job.
Yes, I know, I know a lot of students sometimes say what is your job.
Yes, I know, I know a lot of students sometimes say what is your job.
Yeah, and that is... it's kind of correct but not really.
Yeah, and that is... it's kind of correct but not really.
It doesn't sound very natural right?
It doesn't sound very natural right?
So you want to use what do you do or.
So you want to use what do you do or.
what do you do for a living?
what do you do for a living?
Sounds great.
Sounds great.
That's the way you ask someone what is their.
That's the way you ask someone what is their.
job and that's how you sound supernatural.
job and that's how you sound supernatural.
Okay, so we're ready now to listen to our dialogue last time.
Okay, so we're ready now to listen to our dialogue last time.
And now you are ready to understand everything.
And now you are ready to understand everything.
OH LOOK, THERE'S CAROLINE AND A BOYFRIEND.
OH LOOK, THERE'S CAROLINE AND A BOYFRIEND.
SHE'S ALWAYS GOING ON ABOUT HIM AT THE OFFICE.
SHE'S ALWAYS GOING ON ABOUT HIM AT THE OFFICE.
GREAT!
GREAT!
THEY SAW US.
THEY SAW US.
THEY COME IN THIS WAY.
THEY COME IN THIS WAY.
OH MAN.
OH MAN.
JESSICA ARTHUR, HI.
JESSICA ARTHUR, HI.
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY BOYFRIEND GREG.
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY BOYFRIEND GREG.
HE'S THE VP OF QUALITY AND SAFETY FOR A TOP FORTUNE FIVE HUNDRED FOOD COMPANY.
HE'S THE VP OF QUALITY AND SAFETY FOR A TOP FORTUNE FIVE HUNDRED FOOD COMPANY.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
This is my husband Arthur.
This is my husband Arthur.
Hey, how's it going?
Hey, how's it going?
Hello Caroline.
Hello Caroline.
Talks about you all the time.
Talks about you all the time.
I guess you must be pretty busy at work.
I guess you must be pretty busy at work.
Well yeah.
Well yeah.
VP position is not easy, you know.
VP position is not easy, you know.
I implement policies and procedures nationwide, various departments as well as train junior managers in FDA and EPA regulations.
I implement policies and procedures nationwide, various departments as well as train junior managers in FDA and EPA regulations.
I also have to oversee daily operations of our quality control for the entire East Coast.
I also have to oversee daily operations of our quality control for the entire East Coast.
That alone means I have fifteen hundred employees under me.
That alone means I have fifteen hundred employees under me.
Wow, yeah.
Wow, yeah.
that sounds exciting.
that sounds exciting.
And what about you, Arthur?
And what about you, Arthur?
What do you do for a living?
What do you do for a living?
Oh, I'm a top gun.
Oh, I'm a top gun.
pilot.
pilot.
During Annual Fireproofing.
During Annual Fireproofing.
Okay, so I have a little challenge for listeners today.
Okay, so I have a little challenge for listeners today.
What is it?
What is it?
Two challenges actually.
Two challenges actually.
The first one: who performs the song that you heard and what is the song called?
The first one: who performs the song that you heard and what is the song called?
Okay, I don't know the answer, so I'm looking forward to seeing what users do.
Okay, I don't know the answer, so I'm looking forward to seeing what users do.
And the second one is: what is the number one company in the Fortune 500?
And the second one is: what is the number one company in the Fortune 500?
Oh, I also don't know this answer.
Oh, I also don't know this answer.
Two great questions, so I expect to see your answers on the comments page, but also we want to know about your profession.
Two great questions, so I expect to see your answers on the comments page, but also we want to know about your profession.
Yes, tell us about your job, tell us what you do, and use some of the great phrases you learned today to describe your answer.
Yes, tell us about your job, tell us what you do, and use some of the great phrases you learned today to describe your answer.
Great!
Great!
So we hope to see you there, but we're out of time now, so we'll see everyone at EnglishPod.
So we hope to see you there, but we're out of time now, so we'll see everyone at EnglishPod.
com.
com.
Leave all your questions and of course all the comments.
Leave all your questions and of course all the comments.
and Marco and I are always around to answer your questions.
and Marco and I are always around to answer your questions.
Well, until then, it's goodbye.
Well, until then, it's goodbye.
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