aula03_preposition

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Preposition 
When talking about your work, pay attention to the preposition. Let’s see some 
examples: 
IN 
1. Our HQ is in the city centre. 6. I hope I will be promoted in two or three years. 
2. Our factory is in the 
suburbs. 
7. I have lots of meetings in the morning. 
3. I’m in charge of the sales 
team. 
8. We work in the fashion business. 
4.I work in a large, 
comfortable office. 
9. I work in Tokyo. 
5. Our head office is in Norway. 
FOR 
10. I work for a food 
wholesaler. 
13. I’m responsible for finding new markets for the 
company. 
11. I work for about 11 hours a 
day. 
14. I have been working here for 15 years. 
12. I work for Microsoft. 
FROM 
15. We import meat products 
from China. 
17. Our HQ is about 25 Km. from the airport. 
16. I wok from Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
AT 
18. I meet my clients at their 
offices 
20. I’m rarely at my desk. 
19. I usually start work at 9 
a.m. 
 
AS 
21. I work as a sales rep. 
BY 
22. We deliver our products by ship and air freight. 
ON 
23. I hardly ever work on 
Sundays. 
I am working on a project to produce a new 
product for next year. 
24. I work on the 23rd floor. 26. I work on my computer for most of the working 
day. 
25. I often speak to clients on the phone. 
WITH 
27. I have a good relationship 
with my boss 
29. I work with people from the HR and R&D 
departments 
28. I have to negotiate with suppliers. 
OF 
30. I manage a team of 5 
people. 
31. We are the biggest manufacturer of sausages of 
the world. 
TO 
32. I report to the Head of 
Sales. 
33. We export farm produce to South East Asia. 
BETWEEN 
 
 
34. I work between10 and 12 hours a day. 
THAN 
35. We have more than 20,000 employees. 
 
Now, let’s practice. Match the answers above to the questions below. More 
than one answer is possible. 
 
( ) What’s your job? / What do you do? 
( ) What are you working on at the moment? 
( ) Where do you work? 
( ) What is your workplace like? 
( ) What does your company do? 
( ) Who do you work for? 
( ) What kind of company do you work for? 
( ) Where is your head office? 
( ) What is your usual weekly schedule? 
( ) What are your main duties/ responsibilities? 
( ) How long have you been working for your company? 
( ) What are your plans for the future?