In the following module you will learn how to present yourself and the company you work for.
In a first step you will aquire vocabulary and communicative ways to talk about your company.
In a second step you will create a presentation about your own company
This can be done in three ways:
All of you will create
You are going to listen to the converstations Ms. Schwartz has on her first day at a new company:
Tasks
It’s VCF’s 25th company anniversary (Firmenjubiläum). The company has invited business partners from all over Europe to a party. Choose a role card and start a conversation with one of the guests. Remember that you and your partner have not met before.
Tasks
1. Introduce yourself and your company.
2. Ask your partner questions about his job and his company.
3. Exchange information about your company and its business with VCF.
For the audience:
While listening: Which information about the companies is given in the dialogue? Take notes
Task
Listen to the dialogue about VCF’s company structure.
Complete the diagram by filling in the departments mentioned.
The names of the departments’ managers and assistants have already been added.
LINK:
Company departments:
http://www.ego4u.de/de/business-english/communication/departments-jobs
Imagine the following Situation:
Your boss realized that your English is quite good. Since he wants to give the company an international twist and be more modern, he wants you to create either
To get to know somebody and learn about his / her culture and country. It's best to start with the things people have in common:
Thus: Take the GLOBINGO sheet and find somebody of the other group for each of the items.
To do so:
You need to walk around
Say 'Hi' to somebody and ask him or her about the item
You should use the item to strike up a conversation and learn about each other!
Later you will be asked to report about your findings
Now that the ice is broken. You will get together in international groups.
The task is to
Interview each other about life, work, and education in Germany and France.
to do so you
We are going to watch the videos at the end of the lesson and see what we can from them about each other.
For the Interview: