USEFUL EXPRESSIONS: Telling people your job When people ask you What do you do?, there are different ways that you can answer. In all the examples below the speaker is a hairdresser. Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing 1.) Im a hairdresser. 2.) Im in hairdressing. 3.) I work as a hairdresser. 4.) Im a professional hairdresser. 5.) I do a bit of hairdressing. 6.) Im in the hairdressing business. 7.) I cut hair (for a living). 8.) I work for a hairdressers. 9.) My day job is hairdressing. 10.) I earn my living as a hairdresser. How To Use These Phrases In Your English 1.) Phrase 1 is simply giving the job as a fact. 2.) Phrase 2 is describing the job as an area with a variety of possible jobs - hair-cutter, stylist, colorist etc. 3.) Phrase 3 says that the speakers job is now hairdressing but maybe she can do other things as well. 4.) We say phrase 4 when we want to make our job sound more important or difficult. 5.) We say phrase 5 when we want to make the job sound less important or difficult. Also, maybe it is only part-time work. 6.) Phrase 6 is similar to phrase 2. 7.) Phrase 7 simply describes the action of the job. It makes the job sound less glamorous or difficult. 8.) Phrase 8 is saying who the employer is. Maybe the speaker doesnt actually cat hair. Maybe he / she sweeps the floor. 9.) Phrases 9 and 10 says that the speaker makes money by cutting hair but has another profession that he / she wants to follow in the future. Lela Ansari
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:44:15 +0000
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