Business English lesson 3 : Showing someone around the office Reading
Beginner level / CECR : A2/B1
1st Part Video
2nd Part Understanding
3rd Part Vocabulary
4th Part Writing
5th Part Reading
6th Part Game
Read the office descriptions
Source: BLOG ON THE INTERNET.
Jeffrey : I’ll describe my office at work. I have the smallest office. I have my desk and office chair, a small file cabinet, a small bookshelf, two tables and two chairs opposite each other.
My office is very tidy. I hate clutter. My desk consists of a computer, something to hold my pens and highlighters and a box of Kleenex.
Rosemary : I’m describing my work area at home : I use three tables- my dining room, coffee and study ones. Each has piles of printed articles, a pen here and there, and an assortment of highlighters. Stationary paper (ecru colored, good quality) and stamps.
Edward : I’m describing my place at work. Tiny, crowded little desk surrounded on three sides by corkboard. Above the desk is a cabinet, open; contains file folders, books and some paperwork that needs to be processed. On the desk itself, from left to right I have a rack full of files, a phone, a computer and a scanner. Other files are in desk drawers to the left of me. It does not appear organized but I know where everything is
3 different meanings (Traduction: bureau = 3 mots différents en anglais)
A desk is a piece of furniture that you sit at to work. A study is the room where you work at home. An office: a room or a set of rooms or building where employees work.