Here is a list of ten departments that can find in a large company or business. Maybe the place where you work has more, less or even different departments. As English is the language of international business communication, it's useful to understand some basic terms.
Match up the departments to what they do.
When someone asks you a question, of course, they want an answer. Our problem is, that sometimes we don't have an answer for them, and saying "I don't know" is not good enough. Working in an English speaking workplace, there are other, more appropriate phrases we can use. Saying "I don't know" can make you seem unprofessional and it may make you seem uninterested in the question!
Work. We all have to do it. Some of us love what we do, some of others don't enjoy what we do at all. The reality is, we all spend too much time in work these days. So what are some of the words that are related to the world of work? Here is some vocabulary we can use when we are talking about working for a company. Now, get to work!
Using the phrase I'd like to, here are some phrases that will help you out in the bank:
When someone asks you 'What do you do?', they're asking 'What's your job?'. You, for example, might answer 'I work for an insurance company.'
Here are a few of things you should remember when you are writing a business letter:
At the very top of the page, usually in the centre or to the right, write your business address.
Below your address, leave a couple of blank lines and then add the date.
Then leave a couple more blank lines and write the address of the company you are writing to on the right-hand side.
Here we take a look at some of the specific English used in buying and selling. These are terms that are important to both customers and sellers:
Cash on delivery (British) or 'collect on delivery' (American) means that you pay for something when it is delivered to you.
'Approaching the finish line.'
It's a sporting summer with the Beijing Olympics underway. In Business English we use a number of idioms (natural English expressions) which are connected to sport.
Here are a few of the most common. Which sports do you think they are connected to?
