The Different Ways to Use the Word 'Work'

2021-02-13

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  • This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Tien, who is from Hanoi, Vietnam.
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  • Dear VOA,
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  • I'm Tien. Nice to meet you.
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  • I read many ways to use verb "work."
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  • For example: work at, work in, work for, work with,...etc. Please explain clearly for each situation.
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  • Thanks a lot!
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  • Dear Tien,
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  • Thank you for your email.
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  • "Work" has several usages. It can be a verb, noun or adjective.
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  • The examples you asked about used "work" as a verb.
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  • The structure is verb + preposition + noun.
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  • Here is a simple example sentence:
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  • Fred works at a restaurant.
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  • This means Fred has a job at a restaurant.
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  • He is a restaurant employee.
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  • We often use the "work at" combination when someone asks us the question "What do you do?"
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  • But we also might use "work + in," like in this example:
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  • I​ work in the telecommunications industry.
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  • Let's continue with that imaginary discussion.
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  • Me too! I work for Verizon.
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  • Oh! You work with our main competitor!
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  • There are lots of prepositions that "work" with the verb work.
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  • For example, did you know a person can "work under" someone?
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  • Listen again to our telecommunication workers:
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  • Do you know Pamela Jackson at Verizon?
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  • She is my supervisor! I work under her at the New York headquarters!
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  • Really? We worked on a project together years ago.
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  • But we worked out of Dallas, Texas.
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  • "Work" also combines with other words to create phrasal verbs.
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  • A phrasal verb combines a verb and another word to create a meaning different from what each individual word suggests.
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  • We have used a few phrasal verbs in this report.
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  • Can you find them? Maybe you can even work out their meaning.
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  • Thank you again for the question, Tien.
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  • We always want to work toward a better understanding of American English!
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  • And to our listeners everywhere, what question do you have about American English?
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  • Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher!
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  • I'm Armen Kassabian.
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  • This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Tien, who is from Hanoi, Vietnam.
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  • Question:
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  • Dear VOA,
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  • I'm Tien. Nice to meet you.
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  • I read many ways to use verb "work." For example: work at, work in, work for, work with,...etc. Please explain clearly for each situation.
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  • Thanks a lot!
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  • Tien, Vietnam
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  • Answer:
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  • Dear Tien,
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  • Thank you for your email.
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  • "Work" has several usages. It can be a verb, noun or adjective.
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  • The examples you asked about used "work" as a verb. The structure is verb + preposition + noun. Here is a simple example sentence:
    • 13
  • Fred works at a restaurant.
    • 14
  • This means Fred has a job at a restaurant. He is a restaurant employee.
    • 15
  • We often use the "work at" combination when someone asks us the question "What do you do?" But we also might use "work + in," like in this example:
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  • I​ work in the telecommunications industry.
    • 17
  • Let's continue with that imaginary discussion.
    • 18
  • Me too! I work for Verizon.
    • 19
  • Oh! You work with our main competitor!
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  • There are lots of prepositions that "work" with the verb work. For example, did you know a person can "work under" someone? Listen again to our telecommunication workers:
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  • Do you know Pamela Jackson at Verizon?
    • 22
  • She is my supervisor! I work under her at the New York headquarters!
    • 23
  • Really? We worked on a project together years ago. But we worked out of Dallas, Texas.
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  • "Work" also combines with other words to create phrasal verbs. A phrasal verb combines a verb and another word to create a meaning different from what each individual word suggests.
    • 25
  • We have used a few phrasal verbs in this report. Can you find them? Maybe you can even work out their meaning.
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  • Thank you again for the question, Tien. We always want to work toward a better understanding of American English!
    • 27
  • And to our listeners everywhere, what question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher!
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  • I'm Armen Kassabian.
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  • Caty Weaver wrote this story for VOA Learning English. Hai Do was the editor. Practice using the words 'work' in different ways in the comments below.