Do you often meet new colleagues, clients, or business partners? What do you discuss?
Here are some answers given by a student to some general questions, They contain one mistake. Can you correct them?
EX. Nice to meet you. My name (is) Pierre.
A Yes, I am thinking English is very important for this kind of work because everyone
uses English in business nowadays.
B Well, it's a business studies degree and I'm interesting in marketing.
C I from a small town in northern Switzerland.
D I'd like work in a marketing department so I've started applying for jobs with
companies in Switzerland.
E Actually, I'm just finish my degree at the University of Zurich.
F Since about six years
Use the answers 0-F from exercise 1 to complete this dialogue,
A. Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Karl.
B
A And where are you from?
B
A Do you work or are you student?
B
A That's interesting What do you like most about your studies?
B
A What are your plans for the future?
B
A Do you think English will be important to you U! your Career?
B
A So how long have you been learning English?
B
After you have exchanged personal information, you may go on to talk about
business topics. Here are some topics you might discuss.
- Business in your home town or country.
- The importance of English in business.
- effect of technology on business.
- Present and future changes in working
- Training and developmentin the workplace.
- Ways of selling products or services.
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