address and occupations

Electrical Engineering 2011

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Addresses

“What is address ?”Address is a code and abstract concept expressing a location on the Earth's surface (geography) (include also postal address).

“Why Addresses is very important?”Because, addresses have several functions such as:1. Providing a means of physically locating a

building, especially in a city where there are many buildings and streets,

2. Identifying buildings as the end points of a postal system,

3. A social function: someone's address can have a profound effect on their social standing,

4. As parameters in statistics collection, especially in census-taking or the insurance industry.

“How to ask someone's address in English? And how do I respond when someone asks, Where do you live?”

To ask someone's address in English you can us this:

1.  ”Where do you live?”  2.  “What`s your address?” 

3. “Do you live near here?” 

4. “You live near here, don`t you?”  etc.

The response from the question above is :1. I live  in  Bandung2. I live  on  Wr. Supratman street Bandung3. I live  at 25,  Wr.Supratman street BandungSo, any 3 method to respond the question “where do you live?” I live in  + City Name I live on + Street Name I live at  + Street name and then followed by house

number 

The other response from question number 3 and 4: Yes, I do. Yes, I do. I live on Wr. Supratman street No, I don`t. I`m from out of town

In most of the world, addresses are written in order from most specific to general . Starting with the addresses and ending with the largest geographical unit.

For example :Mr. I.M. A. Payne Name ARAMARK Ltd. Company Name 30 Commercial Rd. Street Fratton City Area/District PORTSMOUTH City/Town/Village Hampshire County PO1 1AA Postal Code

written from most specific

to general

In the world, addresses are written in many standart.Because Mailing address formatted by country of origin. So many differences of Mailing address format, requires you to know the format of some countries in the world.

IndonesiaIn Indonesia, the address format is like this:

Format Example

Name

Building name (if needed)

Street name number

Village/Kelurahan, Subdistrict/Kecamatan

City or Regency Postal Code

Province (sometimes not needed)

State

Bapak Fauzi Bowo

Gedung Balaikota DKI Jakarta

Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan No. xx

Kelurahan Gambir, Kecamatan Gambir

Jakarta Selatan 10110

Jakarta

Indonesia

United StatesIn US, the address format is like this:

Example Format

Jeremy Martinson 455 Larkspur Dr. California Springs, CA 92926

Name of addressee House number and street name Name of town, State abbreviation + ZIP code

JEREMY MARTINSON 455 LARKSPUR DR CALIFORNIA SPRINGS CA 92926-4601

Name of addressee House number and street name Name of town + State abbreviation + ZIP+4 code

ChinaIn China, the address format is like this:

Chinese Example

P.R. China 528400 Beijing City, East District, Mingdu Road, Hengda Garden, 7th Building, Room 702 To: Mr Xiaoming Zhang

Chinese Format

Country, Postal Code Province, City, District, Street Name or Road Name with Stree Number or Road Number, Building Name or Number, Room Number Recipient

Occupations

“What is occupation ?”Occupation is a regular activity performed in exchange for payment. A person usually begins a job (occupation) by becoming an employee, volunteering, or starting a business. The duration of a job may range from an hour (in the case of odd jobs) to a lifetime (in the case of some judges). If a person is trained for a certain type of job, they may have a profession. The series of jobs a person holds in their life is their career.

There are a variety of jobs: full time, part time, temporary, odd jobs, seasonal, self-employment.People may have a chosen occupation for which they have received training or a degree.

(A): “What do you do for a living?”OR(A): “What is your occupation?”(B): “I’m a mechanic.”

(A): “A mechanic? That must be a lot of work.”(B): “It is. Every day I fix cars.”

(A): “How interesting. How many cars do you fix?”(B) : “I fix about 8 cars every day”

Occupation and the activity

Mechanic fix carsTeacher teach classesDentist pull teethDoctor/Nurse take care of patientsJournalist write news storiesFisherman catch fishGardener plant flowersChef/Cook cook mealsFire fighter put out firesPhotographer take pictures