Unit 5 Work
What do you do?
1.I work as a painter and decorator.I'm self-employed.
I'm a student at the moment,
but I'd like to work for a big publishing company as graphic designer when I graduate.
3.I work for a small clothes company as a designer.
4.I'm a housewife now.but I used to work in a bank as a cashier.
5.I work part-time in a local hospital as a nurse.
6.I'm a student,but I work part-time in a restaurant as a waitress.
7.I work part-time in a local school as a teacher.
8.I'm unemployed at the moment,
but I used to work for a dotcom company as a computer programmer.
So,what do you do?
So,what do you do.Maria? Oh,I'm a drugs worker.
Right.so what does that involve?Do you work in a rehabilitation centre or what?
No.no.I work in an area of Bristol where there are a lot of drug addicts.
We go out in a van and give out clean needles,food and things like that.
We also give them information about how to stay healthy.
or give them help if they need to see a doctor.
So you don't try to make them stop?
No.not if they don't want to.If we tried to make them stop.
they wouldn't want to know us.I mean.If they want to stop sure.
we help them find a place in a rehabilitation centre,
but we don't try to persuade them or anything.We try not to make judgements.
Not at all?So what's the point?
Aren't you making things worse?You know,encouraging them to take more drugs?
No.I don't think so.You can't really persuade them.
They have to want to give up.
What we do it make sure they stay as healthy as possible so they don't spread diseases like ALDS and they don't leave dirty needles lying around.
Mm.maybe,You must get a bit depressed,though.
seeing all those people wasting their lives.Yeah,I do sometimes,
but it can also be very rewarding when you help people sort out a problem.
And the money's quite good as well.So you like it.then?
Yeah,it's OK.There's lots of good things about it.I mean,
I work in the afternoons and evenings,so I don't have to get up early,
and the people I work with are really nice,so you know...
Well,that's the main thing,isn't it?
What do you do,then?
Oh,I work for Barclays Bank.Doing what?
Buying and selling currency.
Yeah?I have to say,that sounds a bit boring.
It can be,and I have to work really long hours.but then again,
the money's really good.Mm.right.
And I get to travel quite a lot.
We've got an office in New York that I go to every month.
That must be good.Yeah,it is.
5 Pronunciation:sentence stress
You must get quite tired.
That must be quite depressing.
That must be quite stressful.
You must get quite depressed.
You must get quite stressed-out.
That must be really hard work.
That must be really frustrating.
You must get really well-paid.