ENGLISH FOR

BUSINESS STUDIES
Chapter 2: Company structure

Course designer: BUI DO CONG THANH

 Learning objectives
• Upon the completion of Chapter 2, students will be able to:
1/ give a brief self-introduction
2/ give an introduction about the company and its products/
services
3/ identify the company types
4/ describe some common job positions in a company
 LEAD-IN

Look at the list of kind of organisation, which one are you

working for or want to work for?
• A state-owned company
• A private limited company
• A nationalized company
• A partnership
• A public limited company
• A multinational corporation
• A small or medium-sized family business
• A trendy new high-tech corporation
 Some common job positions in the company
• Executive/Managerial Positions
• Administrative Positions
• Finance and Accounting Positions
• Marketing and Sales Positions
• Human Resources Positions
• Operations Positions
• IT and Technical Positions
• Customer Service Positions
• Legal Positions
• Research and Development Positions
KEY WORDS AND TERMINOLOGY
 LANGUAGE INPUT
Talking about yourself/ your company name, location and
length of service
• Hello, my name is Nguyen Hoang Anh.
• I have been with HSBC for five years.
• I work in banking. To be more specific, I work in finance
control.
• I work as a finance controller. (I am involved in finance
control.)
• I am responsible for ensuring that all accounting allocations
are appropriately made and documented.
• I report to the Head of Finance.
 LANGUAGE INPUT

Giving the history of your company

• We were founded / set up / established in 1981.
• We merged with X company in 1990.
• We set up a subsidiary in the UK.
• The subsidiary was sold off two years after and the
remaining company was split into five
different divisions.
 LANGUAGE INPUT
Talking about your products and services
• We make / produce packaging material.
• We manufacture car engines.
• We supply paper products.
• We launched a new washing powder last month. It has revolutionised
the washing process.
• We have pioneered new ways of reducing energy costs in domestic
appliances.
• We are researching new products for the home entertainment industry.
We hope to roll them out early next year.
• We are developing new software for the internet. Our R&D department
is working closely with our international partners.
 LANGUAGE INPUT

Company performance
• We are the market leaders in three countries.
• We have expanded our operations.
• Our company has grown by one-third.
• We make annual profits of $1 million.
• Our turnover is in excess of $2 million.
 LANGUAGE INPUT
Company structure
• At the head is the President, or CEO.
• Below the President is the Managing Director, who
has overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the
company.
• The company is divided into different departments, each
with its own director. The Marketing and Sales
department consists of the sales team, and customer
services. The Administration department
also includes Human Resources.
• We employ/ engage/ recruit/ take on more than 2,000
people worldwide.
 LANGUAGE INPUT
Responsibilities
• I report to the Marketing Manager.
• I deal with customer enquiries.
• We work closely with the sales team, who are in charge of
customer accounts.
• We co-operate with our offices worldwide.
• We have more than one branch in some countries.
• We are responsible for our own markets.
 SPEAKING QUESTIONS
(USED FOR VIDEO CONFERENCES)

1/ Give a professional introduction about yourself. (you

should include your strengths, the company you work for
or desire to work for, your current job position or your
desirable job position, your personality and your future
plan)
2/ What do you care most about when choosing a
company to work for? Why?