10 Expressions You Will Use at Work at Some Point

HERE ARE 10 COMMON WORKPLACE EXPRESSIONS. CAN YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION USING EACH ONE?

1. Apply for a job

QUESTION: When was the last time you had to "apply" for a job? Talk to me about that process and what it was, or is, like.

2. Get offered a job

QUESTION: When you got offered your last job, why did you decide to accept it?

3. Get Fired

QUESTION: Do you think that getting fired can be a good thing? Why or why not?

4. Be Made Redundant

QUESTION/ Do you think there is a difference between how a person who has been made redundant feels as compared to someone who was put at the door? Or does the impact of both feel the same?

5. Get a promotion

QUESTION: How did you feel when you were last promoted? Was the promotion all it was cracked up to be?

6. Resign

QUESTION: Can you give me 3 scenarios where you can see yourself resigning from your current position?

7. Be on Sick Leave

QUESTION: Do you think that people should take a sick leave if they have a common cold or only if they have flu?

8. Be Out Sick

QUESTION: When your colleagues are out sick, do you ever feel resentful when you have to do their jobs?

9. Be on Paternity Leave

QUESTION: Do you think men should get the same amount of paternity leave as their partners when a new baby arrives?

10. Be on Maternity Leave

QUESTION:  Do you think that women who take long maternity leaves should lose their jobs (but not necessarily get fired from the company?)


___________________________________________________________
Contact us if you want to take Business English Conversation lessons by Telephone. 

BUSINESS ENGLISH PARIS: What is the Most CHALLENGING thing you have had to do for your job?

BUSINESS ENGLISH PARIS WORD OF THE DAY: Challenging.

 French translation:difficile, stimulant

Amazon

What is the most challenging thing you have ever had to do for your job? This could be your current job or your past job? One of my students once told me that the most challenging thing he had to do with his job was just to get up in the morning and go to it. He hated his job and was taking English lessons so that he could find a new job as quickly as possible. I thought that was both tragic and funny at the same time. And a little bit triste.