Let's talk about business: how to talk about business and company in English. Text translation: Microsoft Company - Microsoft Company Description of the organization in English

The ability to talk about your work in English is a must for communication in the modern world. Sooner or later, everyone faces the task of presenting themselves in English and talking about their work. For example, there is an important business event coming up, where you will probably have to answer a lot of questions about your professional activities. You are worried and worried. But under no circumstances should you try to find someone else’s story on the Internet in order to learn it! Nothing good will come of this.

I assure you that you will be able to write a story about your work in English on your own. It's very simple. Especially for readers of the ENGINFORM blog, I prepared this practical lesson, in which I included a number of necessary words, phrases and expressions with explanations and examples of their use. After studying this material, in 15 minutes you will be able to independently compose a ready-to-use story about your work. Get yourself a dictionary, get ready to write down your ideas and examples, and let’s go, let’s get started!

So, you've heard the question:

What do you do?
What's your job?
What do you do for a living?
In what field are you?

What to say if you are not currently working? You can answer like this:

I haven’t got a job at the moment. - At the moment I don’t have a job.
I am unemployed. - I am unemployed.
I am retired. - I'm on retirement.
I am a student. - I am a student.
I am looking for a job at the moment. - I'm looking for a job at the moment.

If you have a job, then the first thing you can say is to name your profession. To do this, use . A list of the most common professions with transcription and translation is presented in the article:

I am a teacher. - I'am a teacher.
I am a lawyer. - I am a lawyer.

A more “complicated” version is with the verb work, after which the word as is required:

I work as a manager. - I work as a manager.
I work as a secretary. - I work as a secretary.

My responsibilities include... - My responsibilities include...
My daily duties include... - My daily duties include...
I am involved into… - I take part in… I work on… - I am working on…
My responsibilities include meeting customers. - My responsibilities include...
My daily duties include transporting goods. - My daily responsibilities include...
I am involved in creating new design. - I take part in the creation of a new design.
I work on testing new drugs. - I'm working on testing new drugs.

When you talk about responsibilities, use the have to construction. It is not as strong and categorical as must and is very suitable for describing responsibilities:

I have to travel a lot. - I have to travel a lot.
I have to read documentation every day. - I have to read the documentation every day.

We talk about the type, place of work, and working hours.

Do you have a permanent job or a temporary job, do you have a full-time or part-time job? Let's learn how to talk about this in English:

I have a full-time job. = I work full-time. - I work full time/full time.
I have a part-time job. = I work part-time. - I have a part-time job.
I have a permanent job. - I have a full-time job.
I have a temporary job. - I have a temporary job.

Let's talk about your schedule. In English they use the word hours - hours of work. Pay attention to the pronunciation - the first letter is not pronounced:

I have regular working hours. - I have a constant schedule.
I have fixed working hours. - I have normal working hours.
I work nine-to-five. = I have a nine-to-five job. - I work from 9 to 6.
I work flexible hours. - I have a flexible schedule.
There is a system of flexitime in my company. - We have a rotating schedule in our company.

If your job involves a shift work schedule, remember the word shift: shift:

A day shift - day shift
A night shift - night shift
I work in shifts. - I work in shifts.
I change shifts every two weeks. - My shifts change every two weeks.

To tell where you work, you will need the following phrases:

I work in an office. = I have an office work. - I have an office job.
I work outside. - I work outdoors.
I work from home. - I work from home.
I telecommute. / I telework. - I work remotely.

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To begin with, your story may be small, in the form of a few sentences, but in the future, by learning new words, deepening your knowledge of grammar and getting enough speaking practice in individual lessons, you will supplement and improve it.

My name is Maxim Sviridov. I work as a manager at the "Star tour" company. It is a Russian company which works in the business travel market. Two weeks ago I was sent by the administration of our company to London where I studied the English travel companies, their traditions, their marketing and management. Now my business trip is coming to an end and I want to share my impressions of English business world with you.

First of all English businessmen are well known all over the world for their honesty and decency. If an Englishman gives you his word he will keep it in any case. Besides that, nothing can prevent him from refusing the once taken decision. Of course, there are some exclusions, but they are so rare that nobody should put attention on them.

During the last two weeks my working day was approximately the same. Early in the morning I took a taxi to my hosts" headquarters, which is located in the City - the business heart of London. First of all I usually asked Mrs. Lapital - my secretary if there were any letters or cables for me. Then she gave me my correspondence and fresh newspapers and I followed to my office-room. There I studied all documents that had come for my name and wrote a short report about the previous business day and then faxed it to my native company in Vladivostok.

After that I went to Mr. Forsberg's office-room to get tasks for the new day and ask some questions about their company, its history, traditions, clients, and so on. After that I usually did what Mr. Forsberg told. My usual job was meeting with potential clients, discussing their rest plans and offering the services of Mr. Forsberg's company. I usually met 10 or 12 people a day. They were representatives of different social groups and communicating with them increased my knowledge of England, Englishmen and their psychology greatly.

This business trip was a great chance for me and I hope I used this chance fully. Now I know a lot about Western business world, about travel business and this knowledge will help me in my future career.

My job in a foreign trading company

First of all, English businessmen are known throughout the world for their honesty and integrity. If an Englishman gives you his word, he will keep it no matter what. In addition, nothing can prevent him from abandoning a decision once made. Of course, there are some exceptions, but they are so rare that no one should pay attention to them.

Over the past two weeks, my workday has been something like this. Early in the morning I took a taxi to the office of my owners, which is located in the City - the business center of London. First of all, I used to ask Mrs. Lapital - my secretary, if there were any letters or messages for me. Then she gave me my correspondence and the latest newspapers, and I went to my office. There I studied all the documents that came to my name and wrote a short report about the previous working day, and then faxed it to my home company in Vladivostok.

After that, I went to Mr. Forsberg's office to get tasks for the new day and ask a few questions about his company, its history, traditions, clients and so on. After that I usually did what Mr. Forsberg said. My normal job is to meet with potential clients, discuss their vacation plans and offer services to Mr. Forsberg's company. I usually met with 10 or 12 people a day. They were representatives of various social groups and communication with them significantly increased my knowledge of England, the British and their psychology.

This business trip was a great chance for me and I hope that I took full advantage of this chance. Now I know a lot about the Western business world, about business travel, and this knowledge will help me in my future career.

Microsoft Company

Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded the Company in 1975.

Microsoft is the best-known American company involved in software production. Microsoft's wealth and power is growing up for years. It is a giant company. Microsoft's $25 billion market value tops that of Ford, General Motors.

Some time ago, Microsoft dominated the PC market with its-MS-DOS operating system, the basic software that let the computer understand your commands and carry them out, appeared in the beginning of the 80s. MS-DOS ran on 90 percent of the worlds IBM and IBM-clone computers. Then, Microsoft has extended that presence with releasing of Windows, which is probably the most important and popular operating system in the World. And now it dominates the market.

Firstly, Microsoft released Windows "95 in 1995. It was a graphics interface environment that ran on top of MS-DOS and replaced by DOS in future versions. Then, Microsoft released Windows "98, Windows NT, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000 and Windows XP .

Microsoft also supplies about 50 percent of the world's software applications. Among them, there are three well-known Office Packs; they are also called Microsoft Office programs such as Excel (spreadsheets), Microsoft Word (word processing), Access (databases ) and Outlook Express (e-mail)- There were releases in 1997, 2000, and 2002, when Microsoft Office XP appeared. Microsoft is also in the market of networking, multimedia and even books. And as an early supporter of the Macintosh computer ,Microsoft virtually owns the Mac application market.

It has been calculated that Microsoft controls 80-85% of the entire PC software industry. The company has hundreds of products and thousands of employees, making it one of the largest companies. Many of the company's shareholders are now millionaires and a few including Bill Gates and Paul Allen are billionaires. Microsoft is no doubt the fastest growing company in the PC software industry.

Microsoft Company

Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded the company in 1975.

Microsoft is a well-known American software company. Microsoft's wealth and power have been growing for years. This is a giant company. Microsoft's $25 billion market surpasses the markets of companies such as Ford and General Motors.

For some time now, Microsoft has dominated the market with its MS-DOS platform, an operating system introduced in the early 1980s that allows the computer to understand and execute commands. There were three versions of MS-DOS. MS-DOS ran on 90% of all IBM computers and IBM-compatible computers. Microsoft then increased its presence in the market by releasing Windows, which is probably the most important and most popular operating system in the world at the moment. It now dominates the market.

First, Microsoft released Windows 95 in 1995. It was a graphical shell interface that ran on top of MS-DOS and in the future replaced DOS. Then Microsoft released Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium and Windows HR.

Microsoft also supplies about 50 percent of all software in the world. Among them are three well-known office suites, also called Microsoft Office programs, such as Xcel (spreadsheets), Microsoft Word (text editor), Access (databases) and Outlook Express (email). There were releases in 1997, 2000 and 2002, when Microsoft Office XP appeared. Microsoft is also present in the networks, multimedia, and even books markets. Because Microsoft initially supported the Macintosh company, Microsoft virtually owns the Macintosh computer application market.

It has been estimated that Microsoft controls 80-85% of the total personal computer software market. The company's assortment includes hundreds of types of products and thousands of employees, which makes it the largest company. Many of the company's shareholders are millionaires, and some, including Bill Gates and Paul Allen, are billionaires. Without a doubt, Microsoft is the fastest growing company in the personal computer software market.

Questions:

1. Who founded the Company?
2. When was Microsoft founded?
3. What does the company produce?
4. What was the first Microsoft operating system that dominated the PC market?
5. How many Windows operating systems did Microsoft release?
6. Is it a rich company?
7. Does the Company dominate the PC market?

Vocabulary:
to found - to found
to involve - touch, affect
software - software, programs
wealth - cost
PC market - PC market for personal computers
MS-DOS operating system - MS-DOS operating system
to carry out - carry out
to extend - expand, increase
to release - release
graphics interface - graphical interface
to supply - to supply, supply
application - application
spreadsheets - spreadsheet calculation program
word processing - text editor
networking - organization/creation of networks; networking; network connection
multimedia - multimedia (using various media)
virtually - virtually
entire - whole, whole
employee - employee
shareholder - shareholder, shareholder, owner/holder of shares
doubt - doubt

Imagine the situation: foreigners came to work for you, but you didn’t think of bringing a translator with you. Of course, they will be super-important partners or investors, clients or suppliers, and you need to make the best impression on them, and at the same time tell them about your company. What to do? Run and hide in a dark corner? Of course not. Read the article, learn to correctly present your company, remember the appropriate words and don’t be afraid of anything!

Tell about the history of the enterprise in English

Typically, a mini-tour for guests begins with a “biography” of the company - starting from the founding date, they talk about the most important stages: divisions, mergers, expansions, key projects and major achievements.

• Company was founded/established/set up in… - the company was founded in…
  Merge - merger, absorption
• Subsidiary – subsidiary company
• Affiliate branch/division – branch
• Sold off – sell out
• Split into - division

Talk about the company's products and services in English

After historical interesting things, let's move on to today - you can talk about what the company does, while focusing on key points: main production; the most popular types of goods/services among clients; current tasks and plans for the future to conquer markets. In general, we are talking about what should interest the guests who come to your enterprise.

• To produce/make/manufacture – produce, manufacture
• To supply - to supply
• To launch - implement, launch into production
• To research - explore
• To develop - to develop
• To roll out - release a new product for sale
• Pioneer – new, innovative, unique

Tell in English about the company's position in the market

Don’t forget to talk about the company’s reputation - of course, you are important, needed, active, proactive, developing and improving in every possible way, striving for new things and endlessly improving the old. It would be nice to confirm the beautiful words with real results, preferably in numbers.

• Market leaders - market leaders
• Key player - key player
• To expand - expand
• To grow up - grow
• Annual profit - annual profit
• Turnover - turnover
• In excess of a plan - something done beyond the plan

Tell us about the company structure in English

If it is important for visitors, you can tell about the management, departments and divisions, labor organization and corporate procedures.

• President/Director/CEO (Chief Executive Officer) – head of the organization
• Managing director - managing director, executive director
• Overall responsibility - collective responsibility
• Day-to-day operation – current production activities
• Department/Subdivision – division, department
• To consist from– consist of…
• To include - include
• Activity/Occupation/Performance – activity

Responsibility in English

Speaking about departments, division of responsibilities and functionality of employees in your organization, you can mention the responsibility and interaction of people with each other, talk about the logic and sequence of doing things.

• To report to... - obey, report
• To deal with... - do business with...
• To connect with… - connect with…
• In charge of... - responsible for something
• To co-operate - cooperate, unite
• To be responsible for... - to be responsible for something