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Foreign Trade I
 Unit 2
Workplaces and jobs
 Criterios de Evaluación:
2.1.1. Describe cargos, considerando
Aprendizaje responsabilidades y tareas.
esperado:
2.1. Intercambia 2.1.2. Formula preguntas y
información sobre respuestas sobre tipos de empresas,
profesiones y lugares nombres de cargos y funciones.
de trabajo, 2.1.3. Relata actividades propias de
utilizando una profesión, considerando un día
expresiones laboral y expresiones de frecuencia.
simples.
2.1.4. Realiza las tareas que le son
asignadas dentro del grupo en los
plazos requeridos, reconociendo sus
cualidades personales.
Part a
I. Workplaces and Jobs
Where do these people work?

Accountant Mechanic
Personal assistant Electrician
Engineer Salesperson
Manager Executive manager
Receptionist CEO
Sales assistant
Truck driver
Technician
Custodian
Designer
Watchman
Different types of workplaces
Other Workplaces…

Hardware store

Supermarket

Gas Station
Jobs and Workplaces
Where do these people work?

Manager - Executive manager – Supervisor - Accountant

Secretary – Clerk - Technician - Designer Engineer
Salesperson - Sales assistant - Mechanic

Factory Hotel Lab Office Warehouse Shop

(Laboratory)
Jobs and Workplaces
Match the work positions or jobs with the descriptions:

1. ______ I check financial Information. 1. Manager

2. Executive
2. ______ I direct activities in a company.
manager 3.
3. ______ I supervise or manage other or Supervisor
4. Accountant
others in a company. 5. Secretary
4. ______ I create designs of all kinds. 6. Clerk
7. Technician
5. ______ I fix equipment and supplies in
8. Designer
a factory or company. 9. 9. Engineer
6. ______ I sell (vendo) all kinds of goods or 10. Salesperson
11. Sales assistant
services. 12. Mechanic
7. _______I fix cars and all kinds of vehicles.
Para preguntar por la actividad o trabajo de alguien, usa
las siguientes preguntas:

A: What do you do?

B: I´m an accountant.

A: What’s your job

B: I work as an electrician.

A: Who do you work for?

B: I work for AT&T.
A: What do you do?
B: I’m a trade agent.
B: I’m a foreign trade agent.
Other questions…

A: Where do you work?

B: I work in a factory/hotel/lab.
I work in Bilbao, Spain.
I work at Inacap.

A: Do you work in sales?

B: Yes, I do

A: Which department do you work in?

B: I work in the Sales Department.
Don’t forget
• Usa For… para indicar la empresa para la
cual trabajas.
I work for SAAM
• Usa In… para indicar un lugar de trabajo,
ciuda o país.
I work in an office, in Arica, Chile.
• Usa At…para lugares específicos
I work at Intel
• Usa As… para indicar un oficio o profesión.
I work as a secretary.
Describing responsabilities …

I am responsible for the sales department.

I am in charge of the web site.
I handle all the accounts.
I deal with customers.
I control the company’s social media.
I manage new projects in this company.
I provide my company with a strong online
presence.
Let’s talk about it.
Identify the job or occupation.
He deals with personal or commercial
accounts in an enterprice.
He uses math and science to design
new things and new technologies.

He’s an engineer
She receives and assists callers or
clients, in an office.

She’s a receptionist
She does office or administrative
work in an office.

She’s a personal assistant

She designes all kinds of things.

She’s a designer
He fixes electronic equipment.

He’s a technician
He assists people in a store

He’s a salesperson
He’s in charge of a business or an
institution.

He’s a manager
He’s in charge of buying and selling
financial assets in any financial
market.

Trader