Small Talk: B1+

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Well, I’m in finance/marketing/banking/retail.

I’ve been there for four years now. / I’ve been working there since January.

I joined them a year ago. Before that I was with Barks.

I used to work in Russia/sales.

I’m self-employed. / I’m a freelancer.

I’m responsible for/I’m in charge of our website.

I run our online marketing.

Describing your goals for the event

I’m looking for new programmers/suppliers.

I’m here to talk to clients/licensees.

I’m looking into/I’m interested in the latest trends/ copyright issues.

Showing interest and talking about a connection

Really? / That’s interesting. / That must be interesting.

Maybe you know … / Maybe you’ve heard of …

What about you?

Go to www.collinselt.com/businessresources (http://www.collinselt.com/businessresources) to listen to the key phrases.

Scenarios

Hans: I see you have a Miles Inc. bag. Do you work for them?

Nisha: I used to, and I still use the bag.

Hans: I’m Hans, by the way, Hans Müller. I joined Miles Inc. about a year ago as an engineer.

Nisha: Really? Nice to meet you, Hans. I’m Nisha Parekh. So, what brings you to this conference?

Sylvia: I see from your name tag thatyou work for ABC.

Raffi: Yes, I do. I work in the Madrid offices.

Sylvia: I work for ABC too, but I’m based here. I’m in finance.

Raffi: Really? Maybe you know Robert Smith.

Sylvia: Of course I do.

Raffi: I used to work with him. Is he here today?

Sylvia: Yes, he is. I’ll call him and ask him to join us.

Raffi: That would be great.

Marco: So,what do you do?

Damien: I work in the energy sector. I’m a designer.

Marco: Really? What exactly do you do?

Damien: I run the company’s advertising campaigns.

Marco: That must be interesting.Andwhat do you hope to get out of this conference?

Damien: I’m looking for new ideas for design software. What about you?

Marco: I’m a freelance programmer.

Go to www.collinselt.com/businessresources (http://www.collinselt.com/businessresources) to listen to the scenarios.

Over to you

1    Are the statements about the past or the present?

2    Complete the sentences with your own words.

1. I used to work in.....................................................

2. I joined .................................................... ago.

3. I’ve been with .................................................... for ........................................... now.

4. Before I joined ...................................................., I used to be a(n) .....................................................

5. I’ve been working at .................................................... since ............................................

3    Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.

1. I’m in charge...........................................Marketing.

2. I’m responsible...........................................online sales.

3. I’m interested...........................................learning more about copyright laws.

4. I’m looking...........................................the latest trends.

5. I’m here to talk...........................................our suppliers.

4    Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Don’t forget to add punctuation.

1. of / you / what / out / hope / event / to / do / this / get

......................................................................

2. conference / this / so / what / to / brings / you

......................................................................

3. you / business / line / are / what / in / of

......................................................................

4. you / there / been / how / have / working / long