EFFECTIVE BUSINESS SPEAKING SKILLS

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 2.B The First Day
Say what you know
 Who do you meet when you first arrive in a
company.
 If you are working, how did you feel on your first
day?
 Pronunciation- Stress

• Stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to

certain syllables in a word, or to certain words in a
phrase or sentence. In English, stressed syllables are
louder than non-stressed syllables. Also, they are longer
and have a higher pitch. English is a stress-timed
language: is a language where the stresses syllables are
said at approximately regular intervals, and unstressed
syllables shorten to fit the rhythm.
Cont.
• Word stress is the emphasis we place in a specific
syllable of a word when pronouncing it. Word stress
is accent on one syllable within a word.
In English words that have more than one syllable.

• Sentence stress is what gives English its rhythm or

"beat". Sentence stress is accent on certain words
within a sentence. Most sentences have two basic
types of word: content words and grammar word.
Word Stress
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Syllable & Word Stress
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Sentence Stress in English Pronunciation
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In this activity, students practice stressed and unstressed
forms of modal verbs. The stressed words are underlined
in the following sentences.
A 1. Can you come at five? E 1. He’ll do it.
2. I can come at five. 2. He will do it.
B 1. I must go now. F 1. I must call Phil.
2. Must you go now? 2. I must call phil.
C 1. Will she come? G 1. She may get the job.
2. She’ll come. 2. She may get the job.
D 1. We can meet on Thursday. H 1. Can I help you?
2. We can meet on Thursday. 2. I can help you, I know I can.
How do you talk about your job

Question & Answers

• What do you do? • I’m an office assistant.

• What do you work? • I’m a team leader.
• What is your job? • I work as an office assistant.
• I work as a team leader.
 Key Expressions
• I deal with…./ I handle…./ I oversee….
Eg. I deal with a lot of people.

• I’m in charge of + noun/ I’m in charge of+ VERB+- ing

Eg. I’m in charge of Marketing Department.
I’m in charge of online content on the company’s website and
social media.

• I’m responsible for + noun/ I’m responsible for+ VERB+- ing

Eg. I’m responsible for my project.
I’m responsible for preparing budget and financial forecasts.
I’m responsible for preparing and delivering promotional
presentations.
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Example: Job Responsibilities
My job involves+ noun/ My job involves + VERB+-ing
Eg.
My job involves a lot of administration.
My job involves caring for elderly.
Responsibility + infinitive/ Responsibility + VERB +-ing
Eg.
We have a responsibility to ensure the project finishes on time.
One of my responsibilities is to make sure that new model designs
are finished on time.
One of my responsibilities is to conduct marketing research and to
gather important data( social media, web analytics, etc.)
One of my responsibilities is making sure that new model designs are
finished on time.
Job Responsibilities
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Talk About Your Job
In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about your job in English.
• Where do you work?
• What do you have to do in your job?
• What kind of company do you work for?
• In this class, you can learn how to answer questions when talking
about your job in English.
• Prepare for a job interview, or improve your speaking with an
English teacher.
Talk About Your Job
Contents:
1. Introducing Your Job.
2. Describing Your Company.
3. How to Describe Your Job in More Detail.
4. Saying How You Feel about Your Job.
5. How to Make a Longer Answer.
Talk About Your Job
This lesson will help you:
• Learn how to describe your job position in English.
• Talk about the department you work in.
• Learn how to say where you work.
• Describe your job in more detail by talking about the
company you work for.
• Talk about your job in more detail.
• Explain your job responsibilities and what you do at work.
Talk About Your Job

• Learn useful English phrases to say what you like or don't

like about your job.
• Put more details into your answer so you can make a
longer answer about your job in English.
• Prepare for an interview or exam where you have to talk
about your job in English.
Talk About Your Job
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SPEAKING TIME TO TALK ABOUT YOUR JOB

2.6.2022
 Key Language(Job Descriptions)
Talking about jobs and office routines
What do I have to do exactly?
Your job is mostly general duties in the office.
You work with the accountant a lot.
What else do you do?
There’s a lot of filing of important documents.
There’s always photocopying and so on.
What do you do?
I’m a trainee in the Accounts Department.
 Cont.

What does he/she do?

He/ She keeps the mailing list up to date.
Finishing your job description
That’s (about)it!
Responding to descriptions of jobs
That sounds interesting/boring/good fun.