Professional profile summaries

Read two professional profile summaries to practise and improve your reading skills.

Instructions

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and do the exercises.

Maria

I am an architect with 20 years' experience of designing and developing spaces. I am a partner in the award-winning STG Architects Ltd, which is famous for its work on the Galroy Building in London. I enjoy working with people from all over the world and have international experience of working in Italy, Greece, Thailand, Australia and Brazil. I have a Master of Science from Sheffield University and a BA in Architecture from Hull University. I also speak Italian and Thai. When I am not working, I spend my time hiking, skiing and diving.

Emily

I am an experienced sales manager with 12 years' experience of developing customer service teams. I am skilled in negotiation, team motivation and building successful sales teams. After ten years of working in sales and customer service at Halo Bank, I am now the sales office manager of a team of 120 at Southern General Plastics Ltd. I have an MBA from Stanford University and a degree in Business Studies from Cornell University. I am creative and hardworking, and enjoy working with others.

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Discussion

What work do you do? How would you describe your experience and your skills?

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A2 - Pre-intermediate

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Mahamba is a teacher by profession, he has more than 12 years in teaching career, he is experienced English teacher teaching secondary school. He is a skilled teacher when it comes to teaching literature in class. That is what makes his class interested and active.

i am a sale manager with 4 years experience sales and marketing .i enjoy my work and try to do something new in me every time.

I work in univercity assistant. my work - telephone calls, write the documents and other. My work dont very interesting , so i seeking new work.

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I work in Law Firm and I don"t that .I like to work in social science