4490 work and jobs

Talking about your job.
Often when we meet new people we are asked about our
jobs
What do you do?

I am a Sales Manager, I work in the sales Department.

What kind of work do you do?

I am an Office Manager, I look after the people in the
office.

Where do you work?
I work for ABC, I am an Electrician
What company do you work for?

I work for XYZ. I work in the Marketing Department.

What is your job?

I am a Hairdresser, I work at the Bella Testa in the
High Street.

Do you like your job?

Yes I love doing what I do.

How long have you worked there?

I have been with ABC for ten years.

What did you do before this job?

I worked for XYZ for three years.

Have you always wanted to be a
fireman?

Not really, but I went for an interview
and got the job. Now I love it.

What are your responsibilities?

I look after the Finance Department.

What kind of products do you sell?

We sell cosmetics to supermarkets.

What does your company do?

We produce nuts and bolts.

Is your company an International company?

Yes we sell all over the world.

How big is your company?

It has about 300 employees.

What services do your company offer?

We provide advice on Insurance
We sell in about 15 different companies.

Where does your company sell its
products?


VOCABULARY

Products

The things that you sell.

Customers/clients

The people you sell the products to

Sales Department
Employee

The offices that organises and sells the products
to customers
A person who works for another person.

Employer

The person or company who gives a job to another
person.

Office Manager

The person who looks after the office, the people in
the office and the problems of the office.

Electrician

A person who looks after the electricity in your
house or office.

Marketing Department

The office which tells people about a new product.

Hairdresser

A person who cuts hair.

Company

The place who makes, sells or offers a service.

Finance Department

The offices who looks after the money.

Interview
International Company
Services

It is when you go to talk to another person about
a new job.
A company which sells products all over the world.
A company that offers advice or provides people
to help them.

Produce

To make something

Provide

To give something

Insurance

To promise to protect something.


Role-play

Role A
You are at a conference on Business Management. You are talking to a person
from another company. They ask about your job. Tell them what you do,
where you work and what your company does.
Role B
You are talking to a person at a conference on Business Management.
Ask them about their job, what they do and what their company does.

Use phrases to show interest.
Really! That sounds interesting.
Where exactly are you based?
That’s nice.
Have you?
Are you?
Do you?
Is it?
Wonderful!