Business English – sample lesson : 1. What do you do?
To find out what someone’s job is you can say ‘What do you do?’. Below Kerstin talks about her job:

“I work for a large European car maker. I work on car design. In fact, I run the design department and I manage a team of designers: 20 people work under me. It’s very interesting. One of my main responsibility is to make sure that new model designs are finished on time. I am also in charge of design budgets.

I deal with a lot of different poepl in the company. I’m responsible for co-ordination between design and production: I work with managers at our manufacturing plants.”

NOTE:

• “in charge of” & “responsible for” followed by a NOUN or VERB-ING.
• “responsibility + infinitive/Verb-ING
  example:
  One of my responsibility is to make sure …..
  One of my responsibilty is making sure ….

2. Word combinations with “work”

If you work or have work, you have a job. But you don’t say someone has a work. Work is also the place where you do your job.

Look at the example below for phrases with “work”:

• Hi, I’m Frank. I work in a bank in New York city. I leave for work at 7.30 every morning.
• I go to work by train and subway.
• I get to/arrive at work at about nine.
• I’m usually at work till six.
• Luckily, I don’t get ill very much. so I’m not often off work.

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Common Expressions used on the phone in business

Requests	Possible responses
Can I speak to….., please? I’d like to….., please. Could you ask…..to …. for us? Could you ……please? Could you put me through ……? Do think you could……? WOuld you mind…..?	Sure! Hold on, please! Certainly! I am very sorry that ……. I am afraid that is not possible, because……