TALKING

ABOUT WORK

AC HR T&D | EPD 2021

1. Siti Rohmah (Ext. 7387) rohmah@pci.co.id

INAC HR T&D 2. Devi Febriani (Ext. 7242)

3. Mohamad Desgia (Ext. 7242)
devi.febriani@pci.co.id
desgia.hr@pci.co.id
4. Olivia Hung (Ext. 7324) olivia.hung@pouchen.com
WHY is it
important to
learn Talking
About Work?
It helps you interact with others for work purpose
It helps you identify and explain your job
responsibilities
It presents you and your company in the best
possible light
WHAT will you
learn today?
1 Key Expressions

2 Business English Dialogues

 Key Expressions
If you want to know someone's job, you may use the following
expressions.

FORMULA

What is your job?

What do you do?
What do you work?
What do you do for a living?
 Key Expressions
If you want to explain your job, you may use the following
expressions.

FORMULA

I deal with...
I am responsible for + [noun] / [verb]ing
I am in charge of + [noun] / [verb]ing
My job involves + [noun] / [verb]ing
One of my responsibilities is to + [verb]
EXAMPLE

I deal with the customers

I am responsible for developing HR strategies
I am in charge of managing product testing
My job involves writing a legal opinion
One of my responsibilities is to conduct an assessment
for my team members
 Business English
Dialogue
You may find a Business English
dialogue involving George and
Lauren on the next page.
DIALOGUE

Hi George. Can you tell me a little bit about your

current job?
Sure. What would you like to know?
First of all, what do you work as?

I work as a computer technician at ABC

Company
What do your responsibilities include?

I'm in charge of systems administration

and in-house programming.
DIALOGUE

What sort of problems do you deal with on a

day-to-day basis?

Oh, there are always lots of small

system glitches. I also provide
information on a need-to-know basis
for employees.

What else does your job involve?

Well, as I said, for part of my job I have

to develop in-house programs for
special company tasks.
DIALOGUE

Do you have to produce any reports?

No, I just have to make sure that

everything is in good working order.
Thank you for all the information,
George. It sounds like you have a
nice job.
Yes, it's very nice, but stressful, too!
 Learn More
If you want to learn more about this course, you may
check on the following sites:

www.yourenglishsuccesstoday.com/english-language-
blog/business-english-how-to-talk-about-your-job-
responsibilities

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yiRbQxgk5w?
v=yMLDiA6Hy-Y
USEFUL VOCABULARIES
WORD MEANING

to be responsible for : bertanggung jawab atas

to develop : mengembangkan
to involve : melibatkan
day-to-day basis : dasar sehari-hari
good working order : urutan kerja yang baik
to work as : bekerja sebagai
need-to-know basis : dasar yang perlu diketahui
organizational meeting : rapat organisasi