WHERE ARE

YOU IN THE
CHART ?
Explain your position in the organization
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A NEW
HIRE, DAVID, AND THE MANAGER, JEN.
 David: Do you have a the current organization chart?
 Jen: Yes, let’s take a look. I’ve been meaning to go over that.
 David: I was wondering who this was?
 Jen: That’s Mike. He’s the director of department.
 David: Got it, who reports to him?
 Jen: Chris and I do but I heard that will be changing soon as Chris is moving to a new department to
head up.
 David: Who will replace him then?
 Jen: My understanding is that Mike hasn’t decided yet but word is he is looking outside of the
company to bring someone in.
 David: How many people are working in this department now?
 Jen: 26 to be specific. Take note that we have a sister team in the US though.
 David: Is that mirrored to this team.
 Jen: Exactly.
COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS
 Who is Mike?
 Who is Chris? What is he doing?
 Who reports to Mike?
 How is the sister team ?
PHRASES TO USE - 1
 NAME is the head of the DEPARTMENT department.
 NAME is responsible for the DEPARTMENT department.
 NAME is in charge of DEPARTMENT.
 NAME works in the DEPARTMENT department.
PHRASES TO USE - 2
 NAME reports to NAME
 NAME supervises NUMBER people
 NUMBER people are in the team
 NAME has NUMBER team member
 NAME works with NAMES – they are coworkers
EXERCI
SE ! TONY
STARK

PEPPER
POTTS

HAPPY EDWIN NICHOLAS STEVE

HOGAN JARVIS FURY ROGERS

MAY WHITNEY 1.Bruce Banner

MARIA HILL
PARKER FROST 2.Stephen Strange
3.Hank Pym
1. Ned Leeds 4. Thor Odinson
1. Ana Jarvis
2. Michelle Jones 5. Peter Parker
2. Peggy Carter
3. Roger Harrington
WHAT DO YOU
REALLY DO IN
YOUR JOB?
Explain your duties and responsibilities
SAMPLE PHRASES TO
EXPLAIN FUNCTIONS
WHICH DEPARTMENT SUITS
THE FUNCTION?
Administration  Transport
Purchasing  Personnel

Accounts  Legal
 Research and Development
Production
 Sales and Marketing
Purchasing
ACTION VERBS FOR JOB DESCRIPTION
 LET’S TRY TO
DESCRIBE YOUR
POSITION AND WHAT
YOU DO
I’m Nia - from BBC-Serang. I’m an Instructor, I work in Education and Curriculum
Department.
I create lesson plans to teach each class I’m responsible for.
I help designing custom lesson plans for special program, like this one we’re having
Helping learners to improve their English is my main duty.