Business English for first contacts
1. Practice the following dialog with a partner
A: Good morning, I’m [name] from Anderson Consulting. |
B: I’m pleased to meet you, please take a seat. |
B: What do you do at Anderson, Mr./Ms. [name]? |
A: I’m the Operations Manager, I’m in charge of transportation. And you, Mr. Mize? |
B: I’m Senior Sales Representative here, I supervise our sales people. |
2. Use the chart below and practice the dialog with other students.
Jung-Ah Hwang | Bill Smith | Wolfgang Zimmer | Nobuo Wakanabe | |
company | Xerox | IBM | Volkswagen | Honda |
job | engineer | systems analyst | purchasing manager | sales manager |
duties* | designs photocopiers | oversees software development | buys car parts | supervises their salespeople |
* responsibilities |
3. Now, change the dialog and ask and answer questions about the people on the chart above, similar to the dialog below:
A: Where does Jung-Ah Hwang work? |
B: She works for Xerox. |
A: What is her job there? |
B: She is an engineer. |
A: What does she do? |
B: She designs photocopiers. |
Now, change the dialog a bit and ask and answer questions about other students in your classroom, similar to the dialog below:
A: Where does Jung-Ah Hwang work? |
B: She works for Xerox. |
A: What is her job there? |
B: She is an engineer. |
A: What does she do? |
B: She designs photocopiers. |
Now you are ready for the Business English Introductions Lesson
Business English Greetings Activity