Do you communicate at work?

VOCABULARY

Delete the verb that does NOT go

0 an email                        send/draft/post

1. a phone call                do/make/receive

2. a press release            put up/issue/put out

3. an advertising campaign            launch/run make

4. a presentation            give / make/ tell

5. a meeting or seminar        hold/attend/carry out

6. a report                    produce/run/publish

7. a notice                        put out/put up / display

8. a memo to all concerned        publish/send out/circulate

9. information on the net            post/make / put

For which of the following would you feel most/least confident using English?

a presentation/ a meeting/ a phone call/ a report/ an email 

DISCUSSION

Have you had good experiences of dealing with companies through call centers? 

Do you shop online?

About which products or services is f2f contact helpful / not necessary?

READING

Match the paragraphs with the statements

LANGUAGE

Verb Patterns

Company benefits

What is most important for you when choosing a job? Rank from 1-10

an impressive job title                                                    training and staff development

a good salary                                                                  a pension

flextime                                                                          traveling opportunities

opportunities for promotion                                          parental leave

days off and long holidays                                            a company car

READING SKILLS

Read an article here about XErox. What incentives does the article mention for employees at Xerox?

Now answer the questions here

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

What are some expressions with take in the Xerox text that mean:

1. not completely believe smth

2. look after

3. for exaple

4. participate in

5. employs 

6. regarded as important

LANGUAGE PRACTICE: The Past

What tenses can you spot in this job profile? What are they used for?

Steve started as a project manager in global services and since then has moved into sales. He has only been working in the company for two years. 

You can practise narrative (past) tenses more extensively here.

SPEAKING SKILLS

Asking questions about jobs

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Work in pairs. Use the prompts to ask questions 1 to 6 about working for your company

Example: Q. Why /like the company? Why do you like the company?

A: It's like a family.

1 Q: long /working /the company?

P. Two years.

2 Q: when / join?

A: In 1978

3 Q: was /first job?

A: A project manager.

4 Q: what /responsible?

A: Growing and maintaining customer relationships.

5 Q: where based?

P. At Uxbridge.

6 Q: would /like/do// in the future?

A: Work abroad and be part of the senior management team.

WRITING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Write a short piece (110 words approx) about a turning point in your life, work or studies; a moment when you decided to pursue a different route to the one you had until that point.