BUSINESS ENGLISH – INTERMEDIATE – LESSON ONE – WORK
BUSINESS ENGLISH –
INTERMEDIATE – LESSON ONE – WORK
FACTORS PEOPLE
CONSIDER BEFORE TAKING ON A JOB
1. Training.
2. Money.
3. Free
Time.
4. Recognition.
5. Job
satisfaction.
6. Professional
development.
7. Job
security.
8. Career
opportunities.
9. Opportunities
for promotion.
10. Variety.
- Which factor/ factors are most important
to you? Why?
ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE WORK
1. Interesting.
2. Demanding.
3. Rewarding.
4. Dull.
5. Worthwhile.
6. Stressful.
7. Glamorous.
8. Depressing.
9. Routine.
10. Varied.
11. Challenging.
- Try and find the definitions of the adjectives above.
- Describe your job or the job you want using some of the
adjectives above.
SOCIALIZING
Ways to introduce
yourself
- Hello, I’m...
- Hi, I’m …
- I don’t think we’ve met. I’m…
Ways to introduce
other people
- I would like to introduce you
to …
- I want you to meet …
- This is …
Ways to Say what you do
- I handle …
- I deal with ….
- I oversee …
- I’m responsible for ….
- My job invokes …
- I’m in charge of …
CONVERSATION MODEL
BEN: Hell
Sara, I would like to introduce you to Tom Brown. Tom Brown is from the Global
Foundation.
SARA: Nice to meet you, Tom. What do you do at the Global Foundation?
TOM: I’m the human resource manager.
I handle recruitment.
SARA: That sounds stressful.
TOM: Not
really. I enjoy my job and I find it rewarding.
JJJ
