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Communicative English II

Elementary
Business English
Unit 1: Work
Session: Friday April 24th

Prof. Carmen Gloria Pérez, Mg.


Profesor Asistente
Escuela de Administración y Negocios
Universidad de Concepción
Campus Chillán
Learning outcome: ask and answer questions about people’s job and describe
people’s job by writing a paragraph.

 Vocabulary: verbs to describe job related duties, relative pronoun What and
possessive adjectives.

 Grammar: Simple Present affirmative, interrogative and negative.


Question
Word
Auxiliary Verb

What do you do?


I’m a doctor
What do you do at work?
What do you do in your job?
I make diagnosis.
I prescribe medicine.
Asking About Job
What do you do?
I’m a fisherman

What do you do in your job?


I catch fish and sell it.
What do you do?
I’m a fireman

What do you do at work?


I put out fires
What do you do?
I’m a janitor

What do you do at work?


I clean offices or buildings
What do you do? I’m a receptionist.

What do you do in your job?

I receive visitors at the front desk and I answer and


forward phone calls.

What kind of company do you work for?

I work for a construction company.

Job Specific Tasks


Question
Auxiliary Verb
Word

?
WHAT DO YOU DO At work?
In your job?

WHAT KIND OF COMPANY Work for ?

Asking About Job


Question
Word
Auxiliary Verb

?
WHAT DO At work?
DOES HE
In your job?

WHAT KIND OF COMPANY Work for ?

Asking About Job


Work at
The company name / your employer I work at Falabella Corporation.
Work for I work for Falabella Corporation.

Work in The department or division I work at Falabella in the Customer Service.

Asking About Job


What does he do?
He is a salesman

What does he do in his job?


He helps customers find items in a store.

What kind of company does he work for?


He works for Hush Puppies shoe store.

Asking About Job


Number these duties to match the job (1-6)

The verbs!!
1. Check : revisar, chequear
2. Hire: contratar
3. Deal with : tartar con
4. Visit : visitar
5. Give a presentation : hacer una presentacion (disertación)
6. Make appointments: fijar reuniones.
7. Make parts: fabricar repuestos.
8. Train: capacitar
9. Run : operar (hacer funcionar)

jobsandduties
Listen to check your answers.
Listen to an interview with Mary Carter. Complete the conversation. (B0 T62)

A: What do you do?


B: I’m a sales __________.
A: What kind of company ___ _____ work for?
B: I work for a security company.
A: What do you do in your job?
B: I _____ the Sales Department and ________ meetings.
A: Do you _____ your job?
B: Yes, it’s great!

jobsandduties
Complete the conversation with the corresponding questions.

A: ________________________________?
B: I’m a sales manager.
A: ________________________________?
B: I work for a security company.
A: ________________________________?
B: I run the Sales Department and attend meetings.
A: ________________________________?
B: Yes, it’s great!
Use the information in the photos and in the chart, to talk about Kim Lee’s company and job duties.

Japan’s flag

Name Kim Lee


Job Receptionist. Sales Division
Office Address 1205 Takeshita Street, Suite 103, Tokyo

DescribingJobs
The possessive Adjectives
Singular Plural
Pronoun Possessive Pronoun Possessive
Adjective Adjective
I My We Our
You Your You Your
He His They Their
She Her
It Its
M

Maria works at Google. Her job is fun.

Maria and Juan work at Google. Their job is fun


Use the information in the photos and in the chart, to talk about Kim Lee’s company and job duties.

Japan’s flag

Name Kim Lee

Job Receptionist.
Office Address 1205 Takeshita Street, Suite 103, Tokyo

Kim Lee is a receptionist. She works at Honda in the Sales Division. Honda is a Japanese car manufacturer.
Her office is at 1205 Parkway Lane, Suite 103, Tokyo.
On her job, she receives visitors at the front desk and answers and forwards phone calls.

DescribingJobs
Use the information in the photos and in the chart, to talk about Tom Green’s company and job duties.

excavator

Japan’s flag

Name Tom Green

Job Machine Operator, Production Division


Factory location 1144 Mountain Road, Tokyo.

DescribingJobs
Use the information in the photos and in the chart, to talk about Mario Gonzalez’s company and job duties.

Chile’s flag

Name Mario Gonzalez

Job Business administrator. Chillan Branch


Office address 1256 El Roble Street, Chillan.

DescribingJobs
A business administrator job description.
Business administrators  work in every industry, from one-person businesses to firms with
thousands of employees.
On the job, business administrators: establish and carry organizational goals, policies
and procedures. Direct and oversee an organization's financial and budgetary activities.

Business administrators can get different jobs.


CEO (Chief executive officer)

HR Manager (Human Resources manager)

Sales Manager

Financial Analyst
How many different jobs can you describe , so far.

Sales manager
Restaurant manager
Administrative assistant
HR manager
Machine Operator
Sales Representative
Receptionist
Salesman (Saleswoman) (Salesperson)
Business administrator
Extra vocabulary
What does he do? He’s an office worker.

What does he do at work?

He writes e-mails.
He answers phone calls.
He makes phones calls.
He makes photocopies.
He schedules meetings.
He types letters or documents.
Job Specific Tasks
What do they do? They are telemarketers.

They sell products or services by calling people on the


phone.

Job Specific Tasks

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