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• Is your company well-known? What is the most famous company in your country?
Reading
Language Work Fill in the blanks using a word from the list on the right.
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Speaking Practice
Work with a partner. Tell him/her about yourself and your company. Answer your partner's questions.
This worksheet gives students some basic 'survival business English' when talking about a company. It has been
designed to work in both group and one-on-one classes.
If your students all work for the same company, it's easy to adjust some exercises by having students imagine
they work for another company.
The first exercise introduces the topic of companies. Explain the meaning of 'well-known' (famous), if necessary.
Elicit some answers.
Follow the instructions. Explain the task, and have the students read the three questions. Students can then read
the business profile and write answers to the questions. After students have checked in pairs, go through the
answers with the group.
Have students cover the business profile. Follow the instructions on the sheet. Choose a confident student, and
elicit the answer to the first blank.
Students can work alone and then check in pairs. Go through the answers. Answer any questions your students
have.
This exercise gives students the chance to personalize the language. Students can work alone and then read their
answers to a partner. Monitor, and elicit some example answers at the end.
If your students are likely to struggle with this, you can make the exercise easier by providing key words for each
question. (e.g. the question word and verb). Students can work alone and check in pairs. Go through the answers.
Assign students a new partner, if possible. Students can interview each other, practicing the questions from
exercise five.
For a more natural conversation style (rather than simply question and answer) have students introduce
themselves in a style similar to the original text. The speaker can pause occasionally, allowing the other person to
ask some questions from the list. Demonstrate with a confident student.
1) He is a sales manager.
2) His office is in London.
3) His company makes electronic goods.
Updated 12/5/2009