Working with words I
Working with words II
Language at work I
What would you say...?/ Make a sentence with...
Mystery box!
100
This deparment is responsible for organizing deliveries.
Logistics
100
This deparment supports employees.
Human Resources.
100
Choose the correct preposition for these sentences.
1. The New York subway goes under/over/above the Central Park several times.
2. Walk past/on/opposite the post office, then go along/across/into the avenue until the corner and turn right.
1. The New York subway goes under the Central Park several times.
2. Walk past the post office, then go along the avenue until the corner and turn right.
100
To ask for directions to get from the park to the hospital in a polite way.
Hello. Excuse me. Could you please tell me how to get from... to..., please?
100
Can you correct the mistakes in this sentence?
Elena is resposible for organise deliveries in the Finance department.
Elena is responsible for ORGANISING deliveries in the LOGISTICS department.
200
Customer Services is responsible for...
a) organizing deliveries
b) handling customers' complaints and issues.
c) supporting employees
d) Help customers and solve their problems.
200
She works in the Sales department, so she
a) promote products.
b) sells products for a company.
c) supports sales and gets profits.
d) organize sells and deliveries.
200
Look at the map.
Keep driving straight ahead until you get to Maple St and turn right. It is in front of the hospital, between the gas station and the bus station.
Where am I going to?
A) The gym
B) The park
C) The clinic
D) The pet store.
You are going to the clinic.
200
To talk about your responsibilities in your department?
In my department, I'm responsible for/ in charge of/ I deal with ...
200
Which deparments do these pictures represent? Why?
1- Finance
2- Logistics
3- Human Resources
300
Marketing is responsible for...
It is responsible for promoting products by means of engaging and attractive advertisement.
300
The Quality Control department is in charge of...
It is in charge of checking a product's quality before the company sells it.
300
Take a look at this map.
Go straight ahead for two blocks and turn right until you get to Third Avenue. Then, keep on driving. It is on your left, opposite the gym, on the corner.
Where am I going to?
You are going to the bus station.
300
Make a sentences connected to company departments with the following verbs:
Invoice
Maintain
Check
Accounts invoices customers and employees.
Maintenance maintains equipment in a company. Quality Control checks the quality of a product.
300
Complete the sentences with the correct preposition:
1- We walked _________ the library and sat down inside.
a- into
b- over
c- between
2- My friends are __________ Japan. They live in Tokyo.
a- in
b- from
c- through
3- Every morning I get _______ a bus to go to school
a- at
b- up
c- on
4- When you get to Third Street, turn _______
a- straight
b- down
c- left
5- Another word that means the same as "under" is ___________
a- on
b- below
c- in
6- Another word that means the same as "over" is ________
a- above
b- down
c- at
Answers:
1- We walked INTO the library and sat down inside.
2- My friends are FROM Japan. They live in Tokyo.
3- Every morning I get ON a bus to go to school
4- When you get to Third Street, turn LEFT
5- Another word that means the same as "under" is BELOW
6- Another word that means the same as "over" is ABOVE
400
She works in the R&D deparment, so she...
She designs new products and then she deals with its production process.
400
She works in the IT department, so she...
She deals with computers and other technologies.
400
Look at the map and give directionsds to get to the Italian restaurant. Use at least two prepositions of place. 
Kepp driving straight until you get to the roundabout. Turn right into King's Road and go straight ahead one block. The Italian restaurant is next to the café, opposite the bus station.
400
What would you say to ask someone for personal information: name, age, place of residence, job, department where they work in and their responsibilities there?
What is your name?
How old are you?
Where do you live/reside?
What is your job? / Who do you work for?
Which deparment do you work in?
What are your responsibilities? What are your roles?
400
Take a look at these roles. Which department do they refer to?
a) It deals with complaints:
b) It is responsible for purchasing contracts:
c) It trains staff:
d) It transports goods and products within the supply chain:
e) It is in charge of advertising campaigns:
f) It designs and develops prototypes:
a) It deals with complaints: customer service
b) It is responsible for purchasing contracts: sales
c) It trains staff: HR
d) It transports goods and products within the supply chain: Logistics
e) It is in charge of advertising campaigns: Marketing
f) It designs and develops prototypes: R&D
500
Introduce a peer and give information about their age, their job and the department they work for. What roles does that department have?
This is... He/She is ... and he/she works for .... he/she works in the ... deparment, which...
500
Introduce yourself to your peers. Talk about the company you work for, when you started. Also, mention the department where you work in and the responsibilities it has within the company.
Hello. My name is Lucas Bartolomé. I am twenty-three years old and I work for Toyota. I started working for this company in 2021, and I am part of the Finance department. The Finance deparment deals with invoices and it is responsible for checking accounts and salaries. It is also in charge of the profits the company makes.
500
How could a tourist do to get from the Movie Theatre to the Women's Wear? Give directions using at least two prepositions of place. 
Go straight on Oak St. Then, turn right into Pine street until you get to First Avenue. Next, turn left and keep driving for some metres. Women´s Wear is in the middle of the block, between Sporting Goods and the Jewelry Store.
500
Make sentences using the following prepositions. Which is the odd one? Why?
Along
Between
Around
Through
Past
"Between" is the odd one because it is a preposition of place, whereas the rest are prepositions of movement.
Go along this street until the corner.
The cinema is between the shopping mall and the bus station.
Turn around and take the first on the left.
I went through the tunnel but I couldn't find the way to the riverside.
Go past the shop and the hotel is next to the cinema.
500
Give directions and explain how you get from your office to your home
Well done! :)