职业、身份(Occupation) 特点:在这类对话中，由于说话人之间的关系不同，其用词造句、语气都有区别，在此基础上再捕捉有关信息，然后判断、推测人物之间的关系及其身份。 考题中常涉及到的职业有： 老师与学生：teacher, student, classmate, library, grade, mark, score, term, pass, fail, scholarship 医生与病人:doctor, patient, fever, cold, cough, headache, injection, prescription, diagnose 顾客与营业员:shopassistant, attendant, customer, shopper, sale, reduction, bargain, cashier 邮局、银行职员和顾客: postman, letter, mail, postcard, money order, deposit, check, loan 餐厅服务员与顾客:menu, steak, ham, salad, soup, coffee, juice, hamburger, buffet, bar, order 常见的提问方式： Who is the man/woman? What is the man’s/woman’s job/profession/occupation? What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? 在这类题中，由于对话中不直接给出说话者的职业身份，然而其话题必然反映出身份、职业和特征。因此，考生只要注意其对话内容，即相关术语和特定环境就可从中选出正确答案。例如： W: There is a direct flight at 10 o’clock or a flight at 2 this afternoon that stops over in San Francisco. M: I think I’d rather leave earlier. So I can go to work tomorrow. Q: What relationship does these people have? [A] husband and wife [B] doctor and nurse [C] salesclerk and customer [D] airline agent and customer 对话中的关键词flight, stop over与飞机场有关，再听男士的回答：我宁愿早走以便明天能上班，对话很可能发生在航空售票员与顾客之间，故选[D]。