初级美语 Lesson 3:Asking about Occupations 询问职业
MARTIN: What do you do?
DINAH: I'm a supervisor.?
ractice 1:What do you do? 用来询问对方的职业。?
Examples: DAVID: Hello, I'm David Shaw.?
MARTIN: What do you do?
DAVID: I'm a mechanic.?
DINAH: I'm Dinah Cosby.?
MARTIN: What do you do?
DINAH: I'm a supervisor.?
RAJESH: Hello, I'm Rajesh Sharma.?
MARTIN: What do you do?
RAJESH: I'm a painter.?
Practice 2:询问职业,可以说“What's your occupation/profession/job?”或“What
do you do for a living?”或“What work do you do?”等,但最简单的问法就是 What do you do?
Examples:
MARTIN: What do you do?
ANDY: I'm a machine operator. What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.?
Practice 3:回答 What do you do? 可用“I'm a (n)+职业名称”结构。例如: I'm a teacher/farmer/clerk/doctor.
Examples:
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
BILL: I'm a grinder.?
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
AMY: I'm a driver.?
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
ANDY: I'm a machine operator.?
MARTIN: Good morning. I'm Martin Learner. What do you do??
BETSY: I'm a welder.?
Practice 4:介绍别人的职业,用“人称代词+be+a (n)+职业名称”结构。
Examples: BETSY: Hello, I'm Betsy Steele.?
MELANIE: She's welder.?
ANDY: Hello, I'm Andy Hendricks.?
MELANIE: He's a machine operator.?
New Words and Expressions 生词和短语?
Occupation n. 职业?
tractor n. 拖拉机?
designer n. 设计师?
supervisor n. 监督人,管理人,主管?
mechanic n. 技工,机修工?
welder n. 焊工?
machine operator n. 机器操作员?
grinder n. 磨工?
Language Points 语言要点?
本课出现了几个常用的表示人的后缀。?
1.后缀 -er,例如:painter, welder, driver, grinder。?
2.后缀 -or,例如:supervisor, operator, actor(演员)。?
3.后缀 -ic,例如:mechanic, Catholic(天主教徒),critic(评论家)。
表示人的常用后缀还有:?
4.后缀 -ese,例如:Chinese(中国人),Japanese(日本人),Cantonese(广州人)。5.后缀 -ist,例如:dentist(牙医),tourist(游客),artist(艺术家)。?
6.后缀 -ent,例如:student, president(总统),patient(病人),resident(居民)?
7.后缀 -ant,例如:servant(仆人),assistant(助手)。?
8.后缀 -eer,例如:engineer, volunteer(志愿者)。?
9.后缀 -ess,例如:actress(女演员),stewardess(女乘务员)等。?
英语单词一般都是由词根、词缀构成,掌握了它们,就可以说掌握了单词的内在构成规律,对扩大词汇量,很有益处。
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Cultural Notes 文化注释
在美国,5%的人从事农业、渔业和矿业劳动。大约25%的人从事生产和建筑业,其余的人则从事服务业,例如:教学、推销和医疗等。?