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The words you need ... to talk about your job
1 Choose the correct prepositions in these sentences about Bonnie.
| 1 I'm part | of/for | a consulting company. |
| 2 I work | on / for | Sprangbradan. |
| 3 I work | in /at | training. |
| 4 I'm responsible | of/ for | developing democracy. |
| 5 1 work closely | with / for | three female colleagues. |
| 6 I'm in charge | for / of | Eastern Europe. |
| 7 An important part | of/ at | my job is email contact. |
| 8 I work | at /in | the former Soviet Union, |
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Now listen and check your answers. Then make similar sentences about yourself.
2 It is important to use nouns and verbs correctly.
Example: Verb - train I train women.
Noun - training I do a lot of training.
Choose the correct noun or verb in these sentences.
1 1 meet J meeting a lot of people in my job.
2 I work for a small organise / organisation.
3 1 communicate / communication a lot by email.
4 I manage / management a small team of three women.
5 1 have a lot of political discuss / discussions in my job.
3 Make questions with the verbs and nouns above. Ask your partner your questions.
Question: Do you meet a lot of people in your job? Answer: Yes. 1 do. / No. 1 don't.
It's time to talk
►H2.1
Ask your partner about his/her job and organisation. Look back at some of the questions in this unit and in Unit 1 to help you. Note down your partner's answers in the table.
| Whwk | Company/organisation | ||
| Job title | Name | ||
| Main responsibility | Activity | ||
| One thing 1 like in my job | Number ot employees | ||
| Other information | Other information |
Unit (wo 13
Communicating at work
Telephoning 1: Getting information
1 Listen to two telephone calls Peter Blake gets about a training course. Write ihe number of the call next to the information below. Write X if the information isn't in either call. >H2.2
| Caller Jake Roberts Jane Dawson Julie Simpson |
Reason
Cancel training Discuss a problem Give help
Result
Call back in ten minutes No action - talk next week Send email with information
2 Listen again. Which of these sentences do you hear? >M2.2
A Answering a phone call
Good morning. How can I help you? Who's calling, please? Connecting you now. I'll put you through.
C Giving a reason for the call Could I speak to ... (+ name)? I'm just calling to ... (+ reason tor call) Could you ... (+ reason (or call)
8 Introducing yourself
My name's... (+name) It's... (+ name) Which do you prefer - call 1 or call 2? Why?
D Finish the call
Thanks tor calling.
Talk to you next week. Bye.
3 Are you good on the phone? Look at this plan for making good phone calls.
Dial the number
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Your partner
answers the
phone
| Introduce yourself |