Describing your job and contacts: Business English A2

5 A2 Business exercises on “Describing your job and contacts”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.

SkillBusiness
LevelA2 Elementary
Exercises5
Gaps22
Topic9 of 32

Before you start. 5 exercises · 6 audio tracks · 7:07. Play each track, then do the tasks.

Exercise 1. Listen to Simon Faubert talk about his job and answer questions 1-4.

Audio · 7 gaps
Audio
  • 1
    What’s Simon’s main job?
  • 2
    Which department does he work in?
  • 3
    Who does he work with?
  • 4
    What is his main problem at work?
  • 2
    Complete the sentences about Simon Faubert. Then listen again and check your answers.
  • 1
    I work for a company that software.
  • 2
    They use our software to the cost of making a in different countries.
  • 3
    Then they choose the with the best price.
  • 4
    My company only 12 people.
  • 5
    I the courses.

Exercise 2. Listen to three conversations. Write the answer to the question for each conversation.

Audio · 3 gaps
Audio
  • Conversation 1 What do you do?
  • Conversation 2 What are you doing these days?
  • Conversation 3 What are you doing?

0 of 3 answered

Exercise 3. Listen to two conversations and answer the questions.

Audio · 10 gaps
Audio
  • Conversation 1:
  • 1
    What’s Nadira trying to do?
  • 2
    What’s her log-in?
  • 3
    What’s the problem?
  • Conversation 2:
  • 1) What’s Johann doing this week?
  • 2) Who with?
  • 3) Who’s going for lunch?
  • 2
    Complete Conversation 1 with the present continuous form of the verbs from the list. Then listen again and check.
  • have speak try accept work
  • A
    Who (1) I to?
  • B
    Sorry, this is Nadira. I (2) to access my customer files, but the computer (3) my log-in.
  • A
    ... There’s a problem with the server.
  • B
    (4) somebody on it at the moment?
  • A
    Yes, I am. But it’s not easy, because I’m on my own here. Everybody else (5) lunch.
  • 3
    Make sentences from the prompts using the present continuous or present simple. Then listen to Conversation 2 again and check.
  • Example: A Are you staying here all week?
  • A
    You / stay / here all week?
  • B
    Yes / I / give / training course.
  • A
    Who / train / this time?
  • B
    Group / six people. They / all work / telesales.
  • A
    I / know / Sonya / her team. It / go / well?
  • B
    Yes / they / make / good progress. You / work / with / telesales team?
  • A
    No / we / have / lunch / from time to time.
  • B
    I / go / restaurant / them / now. You / want / come?
  • A
    Sorry / I / always / go / to the gym / Wednesdays.

Exercise 4. Look at the post-it. Listen and complete the missing numbers.

Audio · 2 gaps
Audio 1
  • Hans-Peter,
  • Can you call Myra Tully on 01865 556767
  • Or if not, on her mobile:
  • (code for UK )
  • 2
    Listen to two more conversations and write the names.
  • Audio 2

Exercise 5. Listen and match the two conversations to the situations.

Audio
Audio
  • a)
    Somebody calls and asks to speak to your colleague who isn’t there.
  • b Somebody calls trying to sell you something.
  • 2
    Match sentences 1-5 with responses a-e. Then listen to Conversation 1 again to check.
  • 1
    Is Mrs Ackers there, please?
  • 2
    Who’s calling, please?
  • 3
    What can I do for you?
  • 4
    Can I call you back tomorrow?
  • 5
    Thanks for calling.
  • a)
    This is Simon Ilago from AOS.
  • b)
    I’m calling to offer you a special price on printers.
  • c)
    Speaking.
  • d)
    You’re welcome. Goodbye.
  • e)
    Sorry, but I’m out of the office tomorrow.

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